Wealth Juice | Real Estate, Entrepreneurship & Investing
Join hosts Ryan Bevilacqua and Cory Jacobson as they interview top real estate investors, entrepreneurs, business leaders, and professional athletes from around the world to reveal what it really takes to build generational wealth today. You’ll learn the mindset and money habits of self-made millionaires, proven strategies for building passive income, how to invest in real estate without quitting your 9-5, and the hidden wealth hacks used by the top 1%. Ryan and Cory are active investors with a portfolio of 80+ units, including long-term rentals, short-term stays, multifamily apartments, and a boutique hotel. They built it all while working full-time co...
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Why Investors Are Leaving Multifamily for Land (And How You Can Get Started) | Brent Bowers E436
<p>Rising rates, tight cash flow, and tenant headaches are pushing more investors out of multifamily and rentals, and many of them are moving into land.</p><p>In this episode, we sit down with Brent Bowers, Army veteran, land investor, and founder of The Land Sharks. Brent started out building a rental portfolio, but realized the landlord lifestyle wasn’t giving him what he wanted most: time. So he pivoted to buying and selling vacant land and built a business he can run virtually from anywhere.</p><p>Brent explains how his land business works, why land can be a...
The Relationship-Building Playbook Nobody Teaches You | Ben Albert E435
<p>What if the fastest way to grow your business, career, or real estate portfolio isn’t a strategy, but a relationship?</p><p> </p><p>In this episode, we sit down with Ben Albert, host of the Real Business Connections podcast and owner of Balbert Marketing. Ben’s story starts in the music scene, where he found his passion for promoting, connecting, and amplifying creatives. When the pandemic hit in 2020 and he was furloughed from his marketing executive job, he did something most people wouldn’t: he started reaching out to strangers on LinkedIn and launched a business podcast without...
SportsCenter Anchor by Day, Real Estate Investor by Night | Gary Striewski (WJ Classics) E434
<p>Wealth Juice Classic: One of our favorite conversations, back by popular demand.</p><p>By day, Gary Striewski is a SportsCenter anchor at ESPN. Before that, he spent years with NESN as a Boston Red Sox sideline reporter. By night, he's a real estate investor building wealth that doesn't depend on a camera or a contract.</p><p>In this episode, Gary shares why a high-profile career on TV still wasn't enough, how he got started in real estate while working a demanding full-time job, and the mindset that helps him build long-term wealth outside the spotlight. It's proof...
There’s Blood in the Streets in Multifamily (And How to Win Anyway) | Forrest Jinks E433
<p>There’s blood in the streets of the multifamily market. Rising rates, distressed deals, and failing syndications have sent many investors running. But for those with the right strategy and the right partners, this could be one of the biggest buying opportunities in a decade.</p><p> </p><p>In this episode, we sit down with Forrest Jinks, CEO of Altus Capital Group. Forrest has more than 20 years of real estate experience and has been the lead investor on over $200 million in transactions, from single-family homes to apartment repositioning, development, and large retail centers. Before founding Altus, he led a c...
The Path to Making Your First Million in Real Estate | Henry Washington (WJ Classics) E432
<p>This episode is one of our classic throwbacks. Originally recorded in late 2024, Henry Washington delivers a masterpiece in how to build your first $1M in real estate. Every single lesson, story and antidote applies 100% to today. If you listened to the first episode, re-listen for the inspiration. If this is your first time listening - Henry is one of the true GOAT's of this game. Turn up the volume and turn down the distractions</p> <p><p>Download our new AI Rental Property Calculator </p><p> </p><p>🏢 LLCs, Business Credit & Tax Optimization – Set up your business the right way...
The “Regular Rich” Number: How Much You Really Need to Be Free | Templeton Walker E431
<p>How much money do you really need to be free? For luxury developer and real estate agent Templeton Walker, the answer is “regular rich”: $2 million liquid and a paid-off house.</p><p> </p><p>In this episode, we sit down with Templeton, a fellow agent at Real Brokerage and a luxury real estate expert in the Arizona market. He has grown an agent network of more than 700 agents and used that leverage to buy back his time, so he can focus on what truly matters to him.</p><p> </p><p>Templeton explains why he stopped chasing small deals and no...
He Sold Two Companies and Built a 33-Unit Portfolio. Here's What Financial Freedom ACTUALLY Looks Like | Eric Griffin E430
<p>He scaled a company from 1 to 1,500+ locations in 60 countries, sold two businesses, and built a 33-unit Philadelphia rental portfolio. Then, in just nine months, he watched revenue drop 60%, profits fall 80%, and debt climb to $1.4 million.</p><p> </p><p>In this episode, we sit down with Eric Griffin, a Philadelphia serial entrepreneur, business coach, and co-founder of Mobile Outfitters, PAW5, and GSW Real Estate. Eric takes a candid look at what building, buying, and selling multi-million dollar companies really looks like, including the parts most founders never talk about, and what financial freedom ACTUALLY looks like once you get t...
What We Got Wrong in Our 20s About Money, Business & Building a Life on Your Terms | E429
<p>Most advice about building wealth in your 20s comes from people who've forgotten what it felt like. We're still close enough to remember.</p><p> </p><p>In this episode, Ryan and I look back at what we got wrong in our 20s: the money moves, business decisions, and assumptions that felt right at 27 and 28, when we were starting out, and the ones we'd never repeat today. We get candid about the mistakes that cost us time, money, and energy, and what we'd tell ourselves if we could go back.</p><p> </p><p>We also talk about how ou...
The 5 Stages of Wealth (From Our Perspective) | E428
<p>Most wealth-building content comes from people who've already "made it," looking back and polishing the story. This episode is different. Cory and Ryan sit down to get candid about exactly where they are right now, how far they've climbed, and how far they still have to go.</p><p> </p><p>Together, they break down the five stages of wealth, in their own words, based on what they've actually lived through building Wealth Juice and their own real estate portfolios: Survival, Stability, Accumulation, Ownership, and Optionality/Freedom. This isn't a textbook framework, it's their honest take on what each s...
Debtor, Saver, or Wealth Creator? Relearning Everything School Left Out About Money | Marvin Mitchell E427
<p>Nobody teaches you how to build real wealth in school. Marvin Mitchell has spent his career closing that gap.</p><p> </p><p>Marvin is the Founder and CEO of Wealth Creators and a Hall of Fame financial advisor who's guided thousands of individuals and families through the process of legally reducing taxes, repositioning their money for long-term growth, and building a financial foundation that actually supports the life they want, not just the one they're stuck maintaining. His mission is built on a simple belief: financial independence isn't reserved for the lucky few, it's available to anyone with t...
