American Dream Builder & Investor

Running businesses while also being a real estate investor? Not a problem!

Omar Kasim is a successful entrepreneur and real estate investor. After successfully establishing restaurants, he’s seen real estate investment as one of the most effective way towards freedom and found a partner with the same values that made him successfully invested in real estate and he is not stopping!

Find out how he did it!

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• Omar...

Heard about how to use retirement funds to invest in real estate but don't know how? Don't know how to correctly structure it?

You're not alone! Bernard told us how to invest our retirement funds properly and achieve your financial goals that will help you avoid common mistakes and make the most out of your retirement funds.

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• Bernard’s introduction

• The different types of retirement funds and what they...

If you want to put your eggs in multiple baskets, this episode is for you.

We all know how important it is to diversify your investments but do you know how to actually do it? Omar has investments on real estate, and commodities like food, gas and oil and he’s successful in all of it. Let’s dive into the episode and learn how he did it!

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• Omar’s investment journey

• The key to being successful in diversified investm...

Want to be an investor while on W2?

Believe it or not, there are many people who have started their real estate journey while on W2. Most of them have grown their portfolio to the extent that their passive income exceeds their paychecks.

They use their paychecks to acquire assets that generates passive income, giving them options to leave their job and focus on things that really matter to them.

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• Daniel’s real es...

Ever wondered how economists see the real estate economy?

An economist’s point of view is always backed by data. That's why media people ask for their perspective on certain spaces in economy and market. If you’re wondering what an economist thinks about real estate’s current situation, you’re in the right place!

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• The love for studying economy

• How do economists see real estate and how the methodologies they...

Want to go fast? Go alone. Want to go a long way? Go together.

Tom has experienced having a corporate job and working in the aerospace area. He has worked with people from top schools and thought that he wanted to start his entrepreneurial journey which he thought he could do on his own and really had a hard time. He then stumbled upon his partner that would lead to a business with a $50 million in revenue.

Let’s dive in!

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Wondering what market cycle you’re currently in?

David Monroe, CCIM a member of a group of commercial real estate professionals discusses everything about market updates and cycles and all the factors that affect it. If you’re a person who loves data-driven insights, you need to hear this episode!

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• His journey towards being a CCIM

• Market cycles at high level

• Things to look out for in today’s market

Abou...

What is and why invest in built to rent?

Legacy acquisitions, the company that Ruben is working on, has been syndicating built to rent and believes that it can be the solution to the housing problem in the US.

If you’re one of those people who are looking for a good cash-flowing asset type of investment, then this episode is definitely for you!

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• What is built to rent asset type and why invest in it?

• Why invest in...

What does multi-family look like right now?

Multi-family doesn’t look the same way right as it did 3-4 years ago. Julie, gave updates on how the space look like right now, what changed in details, and how it can look like a few more years.

Let’s dive in!

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• Debt market before and after covid
• Rate caps
• What experienced investors are doing right now

About Julie Anne Peterson:

Considered the 1st Lady of Lending,...

Real estate syndication is too good to be true, it’s a scam!

Dr. Hoa Nguyen had to overcome a common limiting belief: "Real estate syndication is a scam." because it was too good to be true. So she had to find out for herself what she was missing while lingering on her limiting thoughts.

Find out what changed her mind!

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• Her journey as an active and passive investor
• Adapting to property management as a doctor
• The...

Nothing better than having a great family and successful businesses.

Hoa Nguyen, an eye doctor and a business leader and real estate investor shares how she managed to take care of her family and at the same time manage her 2 practices as a doctor with her daughter and her husband. Clearly her entrepreneurial spirit is one to be admired.

Find out how she and her husband did it!

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• Humble beginnings
• Her journey as an...

Passive income from real estate investing = funds for studies.

One of the beauties of building passive income is having the options to use as funds. Nainika, a student, started her real estate investing journey just last year using passive income for her masters. What makes passive income better is that you can still receive distributions even after studying!

Find out how she did it!

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• Her background
• How she starte...

Got laid off? Buy real estate and wait!

You kept on hearing about this phrase about real estate but what does it really mean? In this episode, let’s hear what a licensed engineer who has been laid off has to say about the phrase and how she managed to start her real estate journey despite her demanding job as an engineer.

Maybe her story can give you the definition of it!

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• What took her so long before investing in ...

What if you're just one step away from building your legacy?

Adam is one of the people who can attest that taking that first step towards freedom can get you far. He started his real estate journey from Australia and brought his investment philosophies with him and his family in the US.

Let’s find out how he did it and what is his guiding compass throughout his 25 years in retail and as an investor!

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• His journey to...

Passive investing in real estate is a whole new world of opportunities

Grace Wang, a first generation immigrant and pharmacist, initially struggled with work-life balance when her daughter was born. She thought she solved the problem with her 30+ units of portfolio locally. But she learnt later on that passive investing in real estate is one of the best ways, especially for families,  to continue growing her legacy while being...

If there’s a will, there will always be a way.

I’ve talked to 300+ investors in my real estate journey and learned different resources of funds that they use to invest and I have shared them in this episode. Envision the future life you want to have, and keep your vision on the horizon.

Let’s dive in and start investing!

DISCLAIMER: American Dream Builder & Investor podcast is not an investment adviser or a broker-dealer and is...

Money is important, but legacy is everything.

While there’s so many things you can do with money, it’s not going to be the first thing your loved ones will remember on your deathbed. In this episode, Micy Liu, the host of the American Dream Builder & Investor Podcast and founder of Life Mission Capital, shared what legacy beyond money means to her.

DISCLAIMER: American Dream Builder & Investor podcast is not an investment a...

You don’t know what you don’t know.

As a passive investor, Micy Liu, host of the podcast American Dream builder and investor and Life Mission Capital, will share seven personal learnings that were not taught to me in textbooks.

DISCLAIMER: American Dream Builder & Investor podcast is not an investment adviser or a broker-dealer and is not registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The information presented in ...

A great deal can be nothing if its structure is not right.

And the last but definitely not the least of the due diligence episode series is understanding the deal structure. You may find a great deal but if its structure is not right, your interest is not protected well and you’re putting your money at higher risks than needed. In this episode, I shared key areas in the deal structure that need your full attention to protect your i...