Cashflow Diary | Influenced By Robert Kiyosaki Of Rich Dad About Real Estate Investing, Cash Flow And Passive Income.

Originally from Texas, Joe Fairless moved to New York City to start out in marketing and advertising, and then worked his way up the corporate ladder. On his way he learned how to be a real estate investor. He got good at closing deals using none of his own money, and then keep adding to his skill set. Joe was able to leave his J.O.B. and open his own company, Fairless Investing, and he just keeps creating a whole lot of value! That’s what he talks about in this episode of the Cash Flow Diary podcast.Joe’s first investments were in Texas… though he lived and worked in New York. He started with single family homes and smaller multi-family properties. Today Joe invests beyond Texas in some pretty large properties and he continues to have a tremendous passion for real estate investing and entrepreneurialism. He also gets to use his marketing and advertising skills in what he does today.As Joe points out, it’s really important to do what you really love in life and you’ll earn plenty of money. But your success do

As we move through this month and this $100K series I have the honor of interviewing individuals who earn a whole lot of cashflow from their ventures and interests. The focus of these interviews is on how these people felt the first time they experienced a $100K month. Cash Flow Diary guest Ryan Moran – a killer entrepreneur, marketing specialist, speaker, author and new daddy – says for him it was like breaking through a glass ceiling that really wasn’t there. Once he hit that mark he realized that he was the only one holding him back, and that all the BS he bought into about not being able to reach this level. He did it, and not just once. For him how to get there was demystified, and now he wishes he could give people a pill to make them understand that they really can get to their financial goals. Ryan says that hitting his first $100K month didn’t feel much different than when he hit his first $10K month. Now he’s aiming at earning a million dollars in a month! Ryan says hitting high-dollar goals boils d

When I first got involved in real estate investing the idea of earing six figures in a single year seemed way out of my reach. But then I did it my very first year! It was time to set new goals, so that’s what I did, and I keep setting new goals. Big goals. Cash Flow Diary guest Darryl Lyons understands doing things big, too! After all, he’s from Texas where everything is big.This first-time guest on the podcast, Darryl talks about how growing up poor in a trailer park motivated him to never go back once he left. He worked his way out and worked his way through college, but didn’t want to be stuck in a corporate job over the long term. So he took at different route, starting a business that helps others with their finances. What’s really interesting about this path is that he became a financial advisor very early in life. Darryl became successful at a young age, too, including hitting his first $100K month.So how did this young man get so successful? He credits is to a little luck and a lot of action. He wasn

A lot of people set their sights on earning $100,000 in a year. But what if you could earn that in just a month? It is possible. How do I know? Because all my September guests have done it… and not just once. Jason Hartman is my first guest for this special motivational series. I chose Jason as the guest to start this series off because he comes to the table with lots of stats and proof that earning $100,000 a month is really possible… and not just for the top 1% in our country. As a firm believer in investing in cashflowing real estate, Jason has earned this amount in a single month lots of times.Growing up poor, Jason knew he didn’t want to keep struggling as an adult. He put his nose to the grindstone and kept his focus on working in real estate in a variety of ways and always investing on the side. Last year he became a developer and is working on building wealth from that side, too. Jason says he stays away from Wall Street and questionable investments, though he admits that once in a while he falls for

Sometimes it’s fun to do something a little different in life. So that’s what we did for this episode of the Cash Flow Diary podcast. When you hit the LISTEN NOW link, you’re gonna be greeted by a different host’s voice this time around. You’ll be hearing the voice of John Klymshyn, a really cool business coach I interviewed a few months back. Listen in as John interviews me and gives you a deeper glimpse into my mind and the way things work in there! John asks great questions and really gives me a chance to share more insights with you, which I hope helps you move forward. For example, right off the bat John asks me about the three things I feel are necessary to achieve success. My answer is integrity, faith and action, and I get a chance to explain my answer, too. John gets me to open up about creating a plan and why action is so important, and what I’ve learned about the difference between what we THINK we know and what we really know in business. We all have to learn to freefall; not everything can be pl

I hear the question frequently. People I meet who’ve been studying real estate investing for a few months or maybe even a couple of years will come to me and ask, “Why haven’t I made it yet? I’m trying to do deals and I can’t get them done. When will it happen for me?” If this is a burning question on your mind, today’s podcast episode is for you! Yep, it’s just you and me today… no guest. It’s time to recap the reasons I do what I do. The biggest reason Cash Flow Diary exists is so I could leave a road map behind for my kids, just in case they’d like to know what good ‘ol Dad has done. Plus, they could follow in my path if they want. But just like other things we do in life, this path took a new course. A friend told me that maybe I should consider doing even more, because there are a number of adults who might be interested to learn real estate investing so they can change their own life’s path. Click forward almost 200 episodes of this Cash Flow Diary podcast and I know what my friend said is true. Today w

Nellie Akalp is a serial entrepreneur, small business advocate, speaker and author. Through the various “Do-It-Yourself” and “Business-Startup” services she has founded since 1997, she has formed over 200,000 corporations and LLCs for small business owners.  Her last company was acquired by Intuit in 2005. Today, she and her husband, Phil, operate CorpNet.com where they help entrepreneurs start a business, Incorporate, Form an LLC, set up Sole Proprietorships (DBAs) and maintain a business in compliance with state filing requirements for a new or existing business.  Nellie shares her expert tips with readers at Forbes, Entrepreneur and Mashable and is a regular guest expert on the Fox Small Business Center. She was named a Top 100 Small Business Influencer in 2012, 2013, and 2014 by Small Business Trends. Nellie has presented a workshop at Small Biz Expo and sat down with members of Girls in Tech, General Assembly and more to inspire and motivate others to make their business dreams a reality.

What’s better than a little time with a real estate educator and mentor? Lots more time with him! Because people keep asking to hear more of my weekly LIVE Q & A with J episodes that only Cashflow Core Members have regular access to, I decided to put another one up here as a Cash Flow Diary podcast episode. Maybe that will help you move your needle forward in your real estate investing and business-growth goals. My team took out the fluff and kept just the questions and answers, so you get more of what you need!! In this episode I answer questions that people in the Cash Flow Diary network send in ahead of time or type into the live chat box during the show. Plus, I cover lots of topics, even mindset shifts and overcoming fears, which are critical as a real estate investor to keep you motivated and help you handle any negative experiences. I promise there will be negative experiences, a few not-so-great dealings with other individuals in your market and deals, and that you will make mistakes. That’s all o

Giving you more value than you expect is my goal in everything we do at Cash Flow Diary. You’ll see just how true this statement is once you listen to this BONUS episode that includes a pretty helpful part of my Irvine presentation about determining your Investor Identity and what types of investments you might take a look at as you work toward your goals. I’d take notes if I were you, because I give some good tips you can use immediately. This episode of the Cash Flow Diary podcast includes a lot of answers to questions posed by audience members. They are great questions, too! In this episode I talk about how I can track the timeliness of rent payments and reasons for that in my C-Class property. I also talk about why you need to understand your renters. If you don’t, you’re going to run into problems. It always goes back to deciding those whom you want to serve. Until you understand this aspect of owning rental properties, you can mess up as a landlord. I share with the audience how you can start out in one

Cash Flow Diary podcast guest David T.S. Wood knows a thing or two about helping businesses and raising capital for lots of reasons. He’s trained tens of thousands of people and today David is on a mission, which is to train 10,000 trainers so he can help even more people. Founder of Amplified Living, David left home at a very young age and started working. He wasn’t exactly the best student, so he decided to work and travel. This included a trip to Tunisia that opened his eyes. He started looking at people, how they lived, how they dealt with life and so much more. It was the beginning of a 10-year life experience that was so unique that he wouldn’t trade it for anything. Accidentally he started hanging out with people who had a different approach to life and a different belief system than the friends he left behind at home. He says that if you feel bad after hanging out with the people you spend the most time with it is time to find new friends. So when did David find his footing? As an Emcee at a wedding.

Traveling the globe since 1991, Cash Flow Diary podcast guests Billy and Akaisha Kaderli live life on the road for one reason. More than two decades ago, this loving couple made a choice to retire early so they could enjoy a more fulfilling lifestyle than what they found in the 9-to-5 world of corporations, cubicles and corner offices. The couple was just 38 years old when they made their decision. Billy was a chef looking for ways to grow his business; he asked Akaisha to help. He opened a restaurant and then went back to ask Akaisha out. Their love of food and travel brought them together. They both continued to work. Billy was seduced into becoming a stock broker where he did well for years. But with that success came less than he bargained for… like less and less time with Akaisha. They saw very little of each other. As Akaisha says, they were both working about 80 hours a week so they could one day travel and enjoy their time together. The couple sat down and wrote out their goals, they went over their f

In this second part of my two-part series in the Cash Flow Diary podcast, I’m coming to you recorded LIVE event I did in Irvine, California. If you didn’t listen to the last episode, get back there and do so. That way you’ll know why I’m starting in the middle of the event!I was in front of an audience of about 80 like-minded individuals who were there to learn new ways to earn income and put their message out to the group. That’s what we all need to do as real estate investors… as often as we can. We also need to keep educating ourselves. That’s why attending events where you can learn from expert speakers is a really good idea. I’m happy to share what I know with audiences far and wide.In this event, I made new contacts and got a chance to expand my reach as a center of influence. Remember, to educate is to dominate. You want to educate others and help them solve their problems through real estate investing. In this episode I pick up where I left off in the last episode, and cover a great deal of ground qui

From time to time, I get to speak in front of some pretty lively groups. Such is the case when I spoke at a recent Orange County Real Estate Investing networking event in Irvine, California. I was in front of an audience of about 80 like-minded individuals who were there to learn new ways to earn income and put their message out to the group. Smart people! That’s what we all need to do as real estate investors… as often as we can. We also need to keep educating ourselves. That’s why attending events where you can learn from expert speakers is a really good idea. I’m happy to share what I know with audiences far and wide.In this event, it was a short drive. You can’t beat that! What did I get out of it? New contacts and a chance to expand my reach as a center of influence. Remember, to educate is to dominate. You want to educate others and help them solve their problems through real estate investing as often as is humanly possible. I promise that there are lots and lots and lots of problems you can solve. In t

With 17 consecutive years of impressive business growth under his belt, Cash Flow Diary podcast guest, Gobundance tribe member and superstar mindset mentor Rock Thomas has a lot to say about sales and success. And you should listen! He says quite clearly that staying on track comes from one’s ability to control his mindset. The things Rock says in this interview are critical to keeping you on track in your goals and in helping you create abundance. Maybe the foundation for Rock’s success comes from being born and raised on a farm and learning how to work really hard from an early age. He says he also learned how important having a daily routine is to one’s success. Rock says he didn’t grow up in a home with a TV, and he doesn’t spend much time watching television now. He spent a lot of time reading books at the library, and he still spends time reading and learning. Some of his favorite books were written by great thought leaders of the world from our time and throughout history. Rock attributes his success t

Former Good Morning, America field producer, local NBC and ABC news producer, and partner in the content marketing agency, Client Cycle Marketing, Cash Flow Diary podcast guest Mary Jo Cranmore is excellent in guiding others in smart ways to attract new clients using on­line platform video marketing. Through a program called “Bottle Your Brilliance” she shows us how to use a mix of storytelling and client attraction to really “pull” in new customers and clients. Mary Jo’s video marketing programs teach experts to leverage their knowledge and create content their clients really want. Client Cycle also helps clients develop information products and build effective marketing and sales systems around those information products. Between the media career and Client Cycle, Mary Jo worked as Client Service Director for a large, international marketing agency and her clients were Discovery Channel, Kraft Foods, Ann Taylor and Verizon. However, that’s not how she started out. In fact, she started out in politics, but q

There’s a reason Cash Flow Diary podcast guest Robert Gignac is highly sought as a speaker. He tells us that Rich is a State of Mind! In fact, he wrote the book on that topic. (It happens to be the title of his book, too.) This former computer geek, who grew bored with doing what he was doing, decided he needed to do something completely different. As the universe would have it, he got the opportunity to take a new path. In fact, the universe booted him into action. He just wasn’t sure what that would be yet. The next step was to meet with his financial advisor who suggested he write a book about something Robert knew pretty well, which was the basics of personal finance and financial responsibility. After having a chuckle, he left his advisor’s office and started writing the book that has now sold more than 50,000 copies across multiple countries. What he shares in his book resonates with readers because he states concepts in an easy-to-understand way that is also easy to embrace. Today Robert combines knowl

Jack and Jill of all trades, Matthew and Kira McClellan, started a company to help lots of people just like you access cashflow opportunities across the world called Direct Source Wealth. This is the company Matthew and Kira built together, starting in the single-family housing space and then progressing through commercial and multi-family. This includes vacation rentals. Kira says she was always interested in real estate investing. In fact, she says she was an “insomniac child” who grew up reading and watching Robert Kiyosaki. She says her passion for real estate has never subsided. Matthew says that success came as a result of trial and error. He and Kira decided to keep going, no matter what. They used guerilla marketing strategies at the beginning and things were going okay, but they wanted to expand. Matthew says though he was scared, he moved forward anyway. He says real estate is an ever-changing market, and investors have to be flexible. Kira says that as a couple, she and Matthew have more strength,

Ever wish you could leave your corporate job and then take a year off to take care of yourself as you also transition to your new life? That’s exactly what Cash Flow Diary podcast guest Jane Blaufus did… and, yes, she is living the life she wanted to create. Why? Because she believed in herself, took a risk and created it. She also did a lot of planning her exit strategy. Jane even wrote a book about how to claim our lives, With the STROKE of a Pen. So where did this global business-building firecracker come from? Canadian-born Jane Blaufus was raised at the knee of an entrepreneurial mother whose first five businesses failed and the sixth become a fantastic success. Jane’s father was an engineer. As a result Jane knows that it takes a lot of planning to go with any entrepreneur’s dreams. Jane also learned that entrepreneurs keep going, even after failure events, and nothing is an overnight success. There are really long hours involved. Like many “overnight” successes, it took Jane about 10 years to create he

Cash Flow Diary podcast guest Dorie Clark is a marketing strategy consultant, professional speaker, and frequent contributor to the Harvard Business Review, TIME, Entrepreneur, and the World Economic Forum blog. Recognized as a “branding expert” by the Associated Press, Fortune, and Inc. magazine, Dorie is the author of Reinventing You: Define Your Brand, Imagine Your Future, which has been translated into several languages for global distribution. Her most recent book, Stand Out: How to Find Your Breakthrough Idea and Build a Following Around It, was released in April 2015. In this interview, you learn about how Dorie became the brand expert she is today. Born and raised in a small town, Dorie found her way to college early, so she could get out of the small town and its stagnating mindset. She thought she was on a path to becoming part of academia, but found life would offer more opportunities. Dorie held different jobs, including a stint as a political journalist, and ended up as a business and branding co

Sales coach, founder of Actus Sales Intelligence, host of Boss Academy Radio and sales academy leader, Paul Kirch started in Gallup and moved around in research organizations. He knew he was strong in sales and that he wanted to be an entrepreneur. However, he said his fears held him back. He accepted a great sales job instead. That’s where he learned to build relationships and trust, because that is what great sales is all about. Things were sailing along fine and he moving up the ladder in his industry. Then something shifted. The company was bought out almost overnight the company culture shifted to something that made him and his wife who also worked there miserable. That was the push he needed to head out and start his own company. Paul says his wife was eight months pregnant at the time, yet she was very supportive of his move into entrepreneurialism. Actus, Paul’s company, is the brainchild of that decision to take control of their own life and finances. Now Paul reports being happy and fulfilled. In t