Wealth Juice | Real Estate, Personal Finance, 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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He Bought a Triplex & an Airbnb in Under a Year After Betting on Himself | Francesco Tesei E380
<p>What happens when loans fall through, appraisals don't pan out, and the deal you worked months for starts to unravel? For most people, that's where the story ends. For this Wealth Juice Inner Circle member, it's where his real investor journey began.</p> <p>In this episode, we sit down with a Philadelphia-based investor who, after joining our mastermind, went on to acquire a triplex he house hacks and an Airbnb, all within his first year. But the path was anything but smooth. He faced financing setbacks, deals that nearly died on the table, and moments that would've stopped...
The Entrepreneurial Lessons of Building the Biggest Coffee Company in Colombia | Adam Jason E379
<p>What does it take to build the largest coffee company in an entire country from the ground up? Adam Jason spent years working in corporate America as a lawyer, grinding through the traditional path most people never question. It wasn't until a vacation to Colombia that everything changed. What started as a trip turned into a vision, and that vision turned into the Green Coffee Company. Adam joins the Wealth Juice Podcast to break down the entrepreneurial journey behind one of the most ambitious agribusiness stories in South America. With over 45 farms, 9 million coffee trees, and 350+ full-time employees spread...
These Architects Used Social Media to Build a $6M Boutique Hotel | Diana & Josh Ossa E378
<p>Losing their fathers two months apart changed everything. For Diana and Josh, playing small was no longer an option. Former architects with no traditional path into real estate, they took a different approach. They immersed themselves in podcasts, reached out directly to guests, built real relationships, and used social media to get in the right rooms. That’s how they found their opportunity. Together, they partnered with experienced investors and acquired a boutique hotel in Palm Springs with roughly $4M all-in between acquisition and renovations.</p> <p>Today, that same 13-room, award-winning wellness hotel, The Terra Palm Springs, is es...
Uncertain Markets Reward the Investors Who Act Anyway (Here's How) | Phil Bach E377
<p>The market feels uncertain right now. Rates are high. Deals are tighter. And a lot of investors are sitting on the sidelines waiting for clarity. But what if that’s exactly when the biggest opportunities are created?</p> <p><br> </p> <p>In this episode, we break down what actually happens when markets shift and why most investors get it wrong. Using real insights and examples, we dive into how experienced investors think, where they’re finding opportunities today, and how they position themselves when things feel uncomfortable. This isn’t about timing the market perfectly. It’s about understan...
How to Turn Empty Parking Lots Into Cash Flowing Businesses | Jonathan Velarde E376
<p>Alot of investors are looking for their next deal. New strategy. New market. New opportunity. But what if the opportunity has been right in front of you the whole time? In this episode, we sit down with Jonny Velarde to break down a business almost no one in real estate talks about… parking. From valet services to leasing unused lots, Jonny shares how he’s built a cash-flowing business by turning empty space into income producing assets. We get into how the model actually works, how you can control deals without owning the property, and why some of these “simple...
Why Leaving California for Indianapolis Was the Best Real Estate Decision He Ever Made | Ryan Rominger E375
<p>What if the move you didn't want to make was the one that changed everything?</p> <p>Ryan Rominger relocated from California to Indianapolis without a real estate playbook — just a new market, a hunger to build, and the willingness to figure it out. What happened next is the kind of story that makes you rethink where you're investing and why.</p> <p>In this episode, Ryan breaks down how Indianapolis became the launching pad for a career and portfolio that most people only dream about. We get into why the Indianapolis market is still one of the most ov...
He Got Fired at a Starbucks…Then Built a 7 Figure Real Estate Business | Brandon Cobb E374
<p>Brandon Cobb thought he had it figured out. Dream job in medical device sales. Stability. Income. A clear path forward. Then one meeting at Starbucks changed everything. He got fired on the spot and realized something most people never want to admit. You can do everything right and still have zero control.</p> <p><br> </p> <p>That moment forced a shift. Not just into real estate, but into a completely different way of thinking.</p> <p><br> </p> <p>In this episode, we break down how Brandon went from flipping houses and chasing deals to structuring large scale la...
Building a Real Estate Business That Actually Scales: Inside the Journey to "Zombie House Flipping" on A&E | Tommy Harr E373
<p>Most people see the glamorous side of house flipping on TV, but what they don't see is the machinery behind it all. Tommy Harr has built a real estate empire in Columbus, Ohio, but he'll be the first to tell you it wasn't just about finding good deals and swinging hammers. In this episode, we dig into the systems, processes, and operational backbone that allowed him to scale from doing deals himself to running an actual business and now being featured on A&E</p> <p> </p> <p>Scaling a flipping business looks nothing like doing one or two d...
One $500,000 Bet on His Work Ethic Built a $10M Real Estate Company | Ryan Greenberg E372
<p>In this episode, we sit down with Ryan Greenberg, a Maryland-based real estate investor, developer, and property management business owner who has built a company doing over $10 million per year. But his story doesn’t start in real estate, it starts on the water as a towboat captain (in the summers while also working as a teacher), where his work ethic caught the attention of someone who believed in him enough to write a $500,000 private money loan that changed everything.</p> <p><br> </p> <p>Ryan shares how he turned that opportunity into a growing real estate portfolio, a ful...
She Built a 50+ Unit Rental Portfolio Without Any Partners | Alli Keib E371
<p>What if the best real estate deals weren’t across the country, but right in your own backyard?</p> <p><br> </p> <p>In this episode, we sit down with Allie Keib, founding principal of Keib Capital Property Group, who has quietly built a portfolio of 50+ rental units in the Saratoga Springs, New York area - without raising outside capital or using other people’s money.</p> <p><br> </p> <p>After spending eight years in corporate financial services in New York City, Allie moved to the Capital Region to start her family and began acquiring and self-managing small multif...
