{"id":3983,"date":"2019-02-11T02:00:58","date_gmt":"2019-02-11T10:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/olddawgsreinetwork.com\/?p=3983"},"modified":"2019-02-10T23:04:13","modified_gmt":"2019-02-11T07:04:13","slug":"real-estate-investing-for-everyone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/olddawgsreinetwork.com\/real-estate-investing-for-everyone\/","title":{"rendered":"283: Real Estate Investing for Everyone: A Guide to Creating Financial Freedom"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3997 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/olddawgsreinetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Podcase-with-Martin-Stone.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"794\" height=\"415\" srcset=\"http:\/\/olddawgsreinetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Podcase-with-Martin-Stone.png 794w, http:\/\/olddawgsreinetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Podcase-with-Martin-Stone-300x157.png 300w, http:\/\/olddawgsreinetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Podcase-with-Martin-Stone-768x401.png 768w, http:\/\/olddawgsreinetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Podcase-with-Martin-Stone-600x314.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 794px) 100vw, 794px\" \/><div class=\"smart-track-player-container  stp-color-dd8c11-EEEEEE\" data-url=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/olddawgsreinetwork\/ep_283_Martin_Stone.mp3\" data-background_color=\"#EEEEEE\" data-image=\"http:\/\/olddawgsreinetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/PodcastLogo.jpg\" data-download=\"true\" data-color=\"dd8c11\" data-title=\"283: Real Estate Investing for Everyone: A Guide to Creating Financial Freedom\" data-artist=\"OLD DAWG'S REI NETWORK\"  data-social=\"true\"  data-social_linkedin=\"true\"  data-social_pinterest=\"true\"  data-social_email=\"true\" data-speedcontrol=\"true\" data-uid=\"gIUom9Bl\" data-download_id=\"3cc8220b2adcc3c032c7a63695248eae\" ><\/div>SHOW NOTES FOR EPISODE 283:\u00a0REAL ESTATE INVESTING FOR EVERYONE: A GUIDE TO CREATING FINANCIAL FREEDOM<\/h2>\n<p>Being raised by a single mom on welfare in Minnesota, Marty Stone was\u00a0motivated to do more\u00a0with his life, help his family and ultimately help others.\u00a0 In this podcast episode, real estate investor, adviser and best selling author Martin Stone shares his story of how real estate investing turned his life around, how he is\u00a0living his retirement dreams and\u00a0how\u00a0anyone can do the same if they just understand a few key principles.<\/p>\n<h2>What You Will Learn<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>The importance and value of\u00a0having a good mentor<\/li>\n<li>How he got started with very little money<\/li>\n<li>3 critical points for true real estate investing success<\/li>\n<li>The importance of creating a life plan and determining what brings you joy first before you start investing<\/li>\n<li>Why setting a financial goal doesn&#8217;t work<\/li>\n<li>What it means to invest for retirement instead of to save for retirement<\/li>\n<li>How &#8220;Apartment Hacking&#8221; can be your perfect retirement solution<\/li>\n<li>Why the myth of a &#8220;Free and Clear Home&#8221; can stifle your retirement years<\/li>\n<li>Two critical concepts that prove real estate investing is the most important investment you can make<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>About Our Guest<\/h2>\n<h2>Martin Stone<\/h2>\n<p>Martin Stone (or Marty as he prefers being called), is a founder and one of the owners of Buckingham Investments.\u00a0 He has been a successful real estate broker and investor for over 40 years. \u00a0Marty was very energetic in his youth so, besides brokering investments, he established management, development, syndication, and finance divisions within the company. \u00a0\u00a0At one point, he had 4 brokerage operations, managed over 1000 units, and, in the 1980\u2019s, developed over 50 apartment buildings, commercial buildings, and single-family homes. \u00a0A graduate of USC with a degree in finance, Marty also co-authored two highly successful books on real estate investing,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2DcCucz\">Secure Your Financial Future Investing in Real Estate<\/a>, and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2BEqnCE\">The Unofficial Guide to Real Estate Investing<\/a>. And he has a new book that just came out through Dover Publications called <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2Bwfntw\">Real Estate Investing for Everyone: A Guide to Creating Financial Freedom<\/a>.\u00a0 Marty and his wife Lori have 3 sons, Aaron, Chris, and Adam and reside in Southern California.<\/p>\n<h2>More About Marty<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Oldest of four kids<\/li>\n<li>Raised by a single mom who never graduated high school<\/li>\n<li>His mom ran away from an orphanage at 15 because she was tired of being abused<\/li>\n<li>Marty&#8217;s father was kinda in the picture but didn&#8217;t make enough money to help out much<\/li>\n<li>Lived most of his life on welfare<\/li>\n<li>He\u00a0got the crazy idea to move to California to get a college education he could afford<\/li>\n<li>His family wanted to go with him and moved to California as well<\/li>\n<li>Went to El Camino Junior College<\/li>\n<li>The state of Minnesota continued to pay welfare for a year while the family lived in California<\/li>\n<li>The first friend he made in California he calls a true &#8220;blessing&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>He met his friend, Bob, while working at\u00a0Der Wienerschnitzel restaurant<\/li>\n<li>His Bob&#8217;s dad was a real estate investor who worked with a man named Jack Buckingham<\/li>\n<li>While\u00a0Marty and\u00a0Bob were in college (Marty transferred from Junior College to USC\u00a0with 2 academic scholarships), they heard stories of how his friend&#8217;s dad was doing so great in real estate and they wanted to do the same<\/li>\n<li>Marty wanted to get a great job after college and invest heavily in real estate with his massive earnings<\/li>\n<li>When he graduated\u00a0USC with a Bachelor&#8217;s degree in Finance, unfortunately, the economy was not good and he couldn&#8217;t\u00a0find a job<\/li>\n<li>Bob&#8217;s dad went to his employer, Jack Buckingham, and asked if he could give a job to his son and Marty<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Finding a Mentor<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Jack Buckingham became Marty&#8217;s mentor<\/li>\n<li>Jack taught him not only about real estate but about life and living life with a plan<\/li>\n<li>Marty also learned about analyzing information and understanding why real estate worked so well<\/li>\n<li>Jack was instrumental in teaching Marty everything he learned about real estate for the next 20 years<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>His New Book<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Marty just wrote <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2GFMTRN\">Real Estate Investing for Everyone: A Guide to Creating Financial Freedom<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Been 20 years since he last wrote a book<\/li>\n<li>Tough real estate times hit<\/li>\n<li>Kids grew up<\/li>\n<li>And he just got caught up in\u00a0life<\/li>\n<li>Finally decided to write the new book<\/li>\n<li>Wanted to pass the information on that has helped him and his clients achieve financial freedom<\/li>\n<li>The principles in the book are the same principals used in his company to help clients invest in real estate<\/li>\n<li>Principles and concepts that anyone can use<\/li>\n<li>Differs from his other books\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;The Unofficial Guide&#8230;&#8221; is more of a textbook<\/li>\n<li>The new book reflects his 40 plus years of experience<\/li>\n<li>Has includes special &#8220;Critical Concepts&#8221; for each chapter with additional details<\/li>\n<li>He also shared his own story of how he found financial independence coming from very meager beginnings (growing up on welfare)<\/li>\n<li>The book also\u00a0includes\u00a0his original first investment plan<\/li>\n<li>He shares all the things he has learned about real estate investing over the last 40 years<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>&#8220;Real Estate Investing for Everyone&#8221;<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>The title wasn&#8217;t Marty&#8217;s idea but his publisher&#8217;s idea<\/li>\n<li>But it grew on him over time<\/li>\n<li>What\u00a0&#8220;Everyone&#8221; said to Marty is that\u00a0&#8220;If you have hundreds of thousands of dollars to invest, it&#8217;s real easy to become an investor.\u00a0 But if you have nothing, which is Marty&#8217;s story, it&#8217;s still\u00a0possible creating the net worth you need\u00a0for the life you&#8217;ve always dreamed.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>3 Critical Points for True Real Estate Success<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Money is a tool to pay for life needs and goals<\/li>\n<li>Real estate investing is a\u00a0tool to earn the money to pay for\u00a0your life, needs and goals<\/li>\n<li>Education and planning are the keys so you\u00a0use while you are working toward\u00a0the correct\u00a0goals<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li>Theses are the key principles they teach their clients<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Creating a Life Plan<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>The most important thing is to put a plan together<\/li>\n<li>Start off sitting down in a quiet room somewhere with no distractions<\/li>\n<li>Then\u00a0try to think about\u00a0not what they\u00a0need, but what they would like to have that would give them peace, serenity and joy in life<\/li>\n<li>Too many people chase dreams that have been given to them by other people &#8211; &#8220;I have to have a 3,000 square foot house with a pool, a BMW, join a country club or two, etc.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Have that talk with yourself, &#8220;the man in the mirror,&#8221; about what would really bring them joy and happiness in their life<\/li>\n<li>And maybe they do want those material things and that might bring them peace and joy, or maybe it&#8217;s just moving back to their hometown, getting a little cabin by a lake, with a fishing boat, and living a simple life with family,\u00a0and serving others<\/li>\n<li>There&#8217;s the reality that many need to see &#8211; &#8220;No one is going to take care of me.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>If people would put the time, planning and effort, that they used to put together at their jobs, for others, into making their own life plan, they could create an amazing future<\/li>\n<li>For the plan to be successful, it needs to start with goals that are near and dear to your heart &#8211; the emotional things that people don&#8217;t often think or talk about<\/li>\n<li>Just chasing a goal like &#8220;I want to have a million dollars in the bank&#8221; will not bring the things that really matter<\/li>\n<li>There are many unhappy people who have millions and millions of dollars<\/li>\n<li>Money is just a tool in life to get what you want in life<\/li>\n<li>Unless you really figure out what will bring you joy in your life, the money alone isn&#8217;t the answer &#8211; it&#8217;s just a tool<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Living the Dream<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>In his new book, he tries to share true life stories of clients he knows who have used real estate investing to help them find that kind of joy, peace and serenity<\/li>\n<li>For example, Keith has been retired for many years and while he is still young\n<ul>\n<li>Spoke to Marty last week from Ecuador on a trip with his wife and daughter<\/li>\n<li>They had just gone to the Galapagos Islands<\/li>\n<li>Were having a great time on one of the many trips they take<\/li>\n<li>Real Estate is the thing that helped him to do these things and enjoy his life to the fullest<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>When you first figure out what brings you joy in your life and then\u00a0put together a plan that\u00a0will bring you that, it will make a true difference<\/li>\n<li>The goal is not the $1 million, $10 million or $100 million &#8212; the goal is to get you enough money to be able live a life of joy and purpose<\/li>\n<li>Real estate investing can create the kind of passive income to get what you need to fulfill those goals and dreams in life<\/li>\n<li>Use real estate investing as a tool to\u00a0get the passive income (another tool) to\u00a0pay for what is really important in your life<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>About Jack Buckingham &#8211; Marty&#8217;s Mentor<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Brilliant and successful aerospace engineer<\/li>\n<li>Got tired of the corporate grind<\/li>\n<li>Found real estate investing and used it as the tool to retire early<\/li>\n<li>He got his real estate license initially as a way to handle his own real estate dealings<\/li>\n<li>People found out about what he had done through real estate investing and\u00a0they asked if he could\u00a0show them\u00a0how he did it<\/li>\n<li>He said yes but first he had to educate them so they\u00a0could understand what he was\u00a0telling them<\/li>\n<li>Most real estate firms are in the &#8220;listing properties&#8221; business\n<ul>\n<li>They do a tremendous amount of marketing to get people to list their properties for sale with them, which is very expensive<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Jack attracted people to his firm by &#8220;word of mouth&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>He educated people for free<\/li>\n<li>If the people liked what they heard, they would most often want to do business with Jack&#8217;s firm<\/li>\n<li>That&#8217;s how Buckingham Investments has worked since the beginning<\/li>\n<li>They share much of their own in-house research that they have compiled<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Help for Old Dawg&#8217;s Interested in Real Estate Investing<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Too many people are &#8220;saving&#8221; for retirement and they hope that one day they will\u00a0save enough money to\u00a0last them through the rest of their life<\/li>\n<li>Marty&#8217;s\u00a0book focuses more on &#8220;investing&#8221; for retirement<\/li>\n<li>He also shares tips for\u00a0older people\u00a0interested in starting\u00a0real estate investing later in life<\/li>\n<li>Information on what type of properties to buy<\/li>\n<li>He has clients that are in their 80s and still living a great life<\/li>\n<li>If you invest in real estate, your cash flow should increase every year<\/li>\n<li>The earlier you start the better<\/li>\n<li>You also have the advantage of leaving a legacy to your family<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Marty&#8217;s\u00a0Investment Plan Re-do and &#8220;Apartment Hacking&#8221;<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>30 years ago, Marty was motivated to re-do his investment\u00a0plan to work better for his retirement years<\/li>\n<li>The plan\u00a0plots out how he thinks his investments would grow,\u00a0what properties he\u00a0would re-finance and what type to buy and\/or trade -up<\/li>\n<li>Then, 20 years ago, his wife got breast cancer but, by the grace of God, survived, did well and is fine today<\/li>\n<li>But it\u00a0made them really look at their lives and realize, that at any moment, either one of them could be gone<\/li>\n<li>Marty also\u00a0had some friends that died at a young age<\/li>\n<li>He got to thinking, &#8220;If something happened to me, what would my wife do?&#8221;\n<ul>\n<li>They\u00a0had three young kids<\/li>\n<li>His wife is a registered nurse and she could work if she needed to but he didn&#8217;t want the burden to fall on her<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>To insure that his family would be well taken care of, he created a plan\n<ul>\n<li>He would\u00a0buy an apartment with an &#8220;owner&#8217;s unit&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>As time went on, the property would be performing well<\/li>\n<li>If he passed away:\n<ul>\n<li>His wife could sell their home and put the money in the bank<\/li>\n<li>Then she could move into the &#8220;owner&#8217;s unit&#8221; in the apartment building and live there rent free, plus she would have a\u00a0nice\u00a0income from the tenants&#8217; monthly rents and she wouldn&#8217;t have to work<\/li>\n<li>Plus she would have a substantial amount in the bank from their home sale<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>The Retirement Years<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>They both had successful careers and did well<\/li>\n<li>As the years went by and their kids grew up and moved out, Marty and his wife\u00a0reassessed their lives<\/li>\n<li>Although they both loved their jobs, they decided to slow down and dedicate more of their lives to doing\u00a0the things that really brought them joy, without having to worry about their careers<\/li>\n<li>They bought a little cabin up in the mountains where they could escape, kick back, enjoy life and walk in the woods<\/li>\n<li>Then, with all the kids gone, they realized they didn&#8217;t need the big house any more<\/li>\n<li>So, they sold\u00a0their personal home and moved into the owner&#8217;s unit in their apartment building &#8211; he saw that as one of the best decisions he ever made<\/li>\n<li>One of the best things you can do to simplify your life is to find an apartment building in a nice area that has a unit you would feel comfortable in, buy it and retire there.\u00a0 You could live for free and live off the positive cash flow<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>\u00a0The Myth of the Free and Clear House<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Many people work really hard, scrimp and save to pay the mortgage off of their house<\/li>\n<li>The day their mortgage is paid off they celebrate that they are free &#8211; but they aren&#8217;t!<\/li>\n<li>Their home, for most people, is their largest single asset<\/li>\n<li>The house is still negative cash flow<\/li>\n<li>They still have to pay:\n<ul>\n<li>Tax<\/li>\n<li>Insurance<\/li>\n<li>Maintenance<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>A condo is no different than a house because you have home owner association (HOA) fees<\/li>\n<li>They could have upwards of $1,000,000 tied up in a property that costs them money to own<\/li>\n<li>Whereas, if they took that money, bought a multifamily property, with a unit they can live in, they could live rent free and get a nice cash flow on top of that &#8211; after expenses, including property management<\/li>\n<li>Could put the property in the name of an LLC and no one would know who the owner was and wouldn&#8217;t bother them<\/li>\n<li>They could live there rent free, travel and do what they want<\/li>\n<li>Have property manager increase rent each year of the property<\/li>\n<li>2 of his 3 kids have duplexes where they &#8220;house hack&#8221; &#8211; live in one unit and rent to a tenant in the other &#8211; they live rent free<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Number One Critical Concept!<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Key reason you want to invest in real estate is that it <strong>never goes out of business<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The stock market goes up and down and you have no control of it<\/li>\n<li>His company has tracked 50 years of data in his area and has seen that recessions in real estate come (like clockwork) every 10-12 years<\/li>\n<li>He has a chart from a guy back east that charted the same thing and it is exactly the same<\/li>\n<li>And even though there are cycles, the only people who lose money are the people who, for some reason, have to sell &#8211; everyone else keeps earning cash flow<\/li>\n<li>The S&amp;P 500 started over 50 years ago\n<ul>\n<li>They claim to represent 75% of the largest corporations in the U.S.<\/li>\n<li>Only 86 (or 17%) of the original 500 companies survived<\/li>\n<li>The rest of the companies went out of business<\/li>\n<li>Real estate never goes out of business<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Number Two Critical Concept &#8211; It&#8217;s not the property you buy that makes you wealthy &#8211; it&#8217;s buying a property that does!\n<ul>\n<li>Many people don&#8217;t buy now because they think they can get a better deal<\/li>\n<li>They are missing the point that appreciation works to your advantage for the long run<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Appreciation &#8211; the Big Lie<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>The third chapter of his book<\/li>\n<li>Somewhere back in time, economists came up with the term &#8220;appreciation&#8221; for real estate (the term to represent a property increasing in value)<\/li>\n<li>Because real estate goes up and down in value, it scares some people away\u00a0&#8211; thy think that they will get stuck<\/li>\n<li>Real estate\u00a0increases in value each year because of inflation and demand<\/li>\n<li>Inflation is just the loss of our purchasing power of the U.S. dollar\n<ul>\n<li>The cost of gasoline in the 1960s was $.18 per gallon &#8211; today it is $3.00 (on average)<\/li>\n<li>That&#8217;s 1,567%\u00a0inflation<\/li>\n<li>In 1950, a scoop of ice cream was $.05.\u00a0 Today it&#8217;s $2.50.\u00a0 That&#8217;s 4,900% inflation<\/li>\n<li>That&#8217;s just a loss of purchasing power<\/li>\n<li>check out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usinflationcalculator.com\/\">www.usinflationcalculator.com<\/a>\u00a0to see what something will be worth in the future<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Demand\n<ul>\n<li>In some areas with limited vacant land and\/or a growing economy prices can go even higher than inflation rates<\/li>\n<li>In parts of the US, you can buy a nice 3 bedroom 2 Bath home for $100,000.\u00a0 In California, the exact same house would go for $1,200,000<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>How to Reach Marty<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/buckinghaminvestments.com\/\">BuckinghamInvestments.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"mailto:Gr8profit@aol.com\">Gr8profit@aol.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>To Get Marty&#8217;s New Book<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>To get Marty&#8217;s book and a\u00a0<strong>FREE downloadable Real Estate Investment Planning Guide (PDF)<\/strong>\u00a0, plus a 20% discount coupon, click here <strong>before February 14<\/strong>:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.doverpublications.com\/realestateinvesting\">https:\/\/www.doverpublications.com\/realestateinvesting<\/a><\/li>\n<li>To order the book on amazon, click here:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2Bwfntw\">https:\/\/amzn.to\/2Bwfntw<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>IF YOU LIKED THIS PODCAST, we would love if you would go to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/old-dawgs-rei-network-bill\/id1116214379?mt=2\">iTunes<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/old-dawgs-rei-network\/000-welcome-to-the-old-dawgs-rei-network?refid=stpr\">Stitcher<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/1ZkxExp\">GooglePlay<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.iheart.com\/show\/53-Old-Dawgs-REI-Networ\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=http:\/\/www.iheart.com\/show\/53-Old-Dawgs-REI-Networ\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1513285099455000&amp;usg=AFQjCNG-RvnEtL-8y6AHGzyVcYi7DneRnw\">iHeartRADIO<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.spotify.com\/us\/\">Spotify\u00a0<\/a>and\u00a0<strong>Subscribe, Rate &amp; 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