The Total Wealth Academy radio show is about much more than just using real estate to make more money. Real wealth includes all the parts of a balanced life: fitness, family, romance, charity, fun, travel, and, of course, money. Host Steve Davis started with bad credit and no money and ended up invested in over 4000 single-family and apartment units. He did this while maintaining above-average fitness, a 33-year marriage, raising two outstanding children, and simply living life to the fulles ...
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Ep. 801 - Locating, Analyzing, and Offering Deals To Investors
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45:55Welcome back to the show! In this episode, Steve is joined by The Seago Group and Catalyst Funding to discuss the now monthly opportunity presented to all members of Total Wealth Academy - actionable investment opportunities! So, where are these opportunities, and what makes them actionable or even good opportunities? Tune into the show and let Ste…
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Welcome back to the show! In this episode, Steve discusses the correct course of action to take when you are lost with a map that is only taking you further away from your destination. This description may read like a travel channel advertisement, but Steve is talking about your financial journey and the map that you were given by all the influenti…
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Ep. 799 - The 10 Habits of A Successful Investor
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43:17Welcome back to the show! In this episode, Steve delves into an article that examines the habits of a classically successful investor. Usually, Steve dismisses most articles written about investors or successful habits because they are often compiled or written by people who are reflective of their own subject matter. However, this article's author…
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Ep. 798 - Flexibility Differences: Stock Market VS Real Estate Investing FT. Trevor Davis
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45:14In this episode, Trevor Davis, Lead Wealth Coach at Total Wealth Academy, discusses the wild ride that has been, and always will be, for those who want to take their chance with their fortunes in the stock market. Join Trevor as he discusses this topic, his Stock Market analysis, and much more! Please remember that Trevor is always available via em…
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Welcome back to the show! In this episode, Steve discusses the ever-encroaching, ever-insidious power of life LAG. Now, what do we mean by LAG? Is this an AI thing? Something to do with computers? Not at all! LAG is an acronym for Laziness, Arrogance, and Greed; three life symptoms that most people suffer from in one form or another. But how do you…
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Ep. 796 - Why Does Total Wealth Academy Exist? FT Trevor Davis
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45:12In this episode, Trevor Davis, Lead Wealth Coach at Total Wealth Academy, discusses the wild ride that has been, and always will be, for those who want to take their chance with their fortunes in the stock market. Join Trevor as he discusses this topic, his Stock Market analysis, and much more! Please remember that Trevor is always available via em…
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Ep. 795 - The 6 Habits of The Middle Class
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46:38Welcome back to the show! In this episode, Steve discusses the six habits of the middle class that keep them "stuck" in the middle class. Your first reaction to this might be to become angry or even dismissive because there aren't habits that people participate in that keep them in the middle class...are there? Well, Steve has a list of habits that…
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Ep. 794 - The 4X Power of Real Estate Investing
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46:35Welcome back to the show! In this episode, Steve discusses how every dollar invested into a single-family home makes money in 4 entirely separate but symbiotic ways. How is that for an attention grabber? Can you think of another form of investment or money-acquiring system that can boast a 4X multiplier per dollar? Join Steve on today's show and fi…
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Ep. 793 - Going Over The 3 Major Stock Indexes FT. Trevor Davis
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20:45In this episode, Trevor Davis, Lead Wealth Coach at Total Wealth Academy, discusses the wild ride that has been, and always will be, for those who want to take their chance with their fortunes in the stock market. Join Trevor as he discusses this topic, his Stock Market analysis, and much more! Please remember that Trevor is always available via em…
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Ep. 792 - The Typical Origin Story Of Most Slum Lords
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46:17Welcome back to the show! In this episode, Steve discusses the concept of slum lords and how they are created. What do you think of when the term "slum lord" is thrown out? Do you see a nefarious character, sitting in a dark room, contemplating new ways to take advantage of tenants? Do you see a high-powered business person in a boardroom looking a…
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Ep. 791 - What To Do When The Bank Thinks Your Investment Is "High Risk"
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38:55Welcome back to the show! In this episode, Steve discusses a case study based on real investments made by real investors! So what do investors do when the bank thinks that their investment is "too risky" to back with a loan? Tune in to the show and find out! Please remember that Steve is always available to talk with his listeners! Just send your q…
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Ep. 790 - The Context of Change and The Battleground of The Human Brain FT. Trevor Davis
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45:23In this episode, Trevor Davis, Lead Wealth Coach at Total Wealth Academy, discusses the wild ride that has been, and always will be, for those who want to take their chance with their fortunes in the stock market. Join Trevor as he discusses this topic, his Stock Market analysis, and much more! Please remember that Trevor is always available via em…
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Ep. 789 - Talking About The Barriers to Self Growth
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40:40Welcome back to the show! In this episode, Steve discusses the 10 Barriers to Growth that keep people in the life that they want to move on from. This is a continuation from the previous show, but don't worry, Steve is going to review what he already covered and then finish strong with the newer material. So hit that play button and grab some writi…
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Welcome back to the show! In this episode, Steve discusses a unique form of paralysis that overcomes those people who like to analyse every aspect of every decision they are considering making in life. Unfortunately, it is not an uncommon maledy for those who are looking to overcome the circumstances in their life. The most insidious thing about th…
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Ep. 787 - The Unpredictability of The Stock Market FT. Trevor Davis
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50:26In this episode, Trevor Davis, Lead Wealth Coach at Total Wealth Academy, discusses the wild ride that has been, and always will be, for those who want to take their chance with their fortunes in the stock market. Join Trevor as he discusses this topic, his Stock Market analysis, and much more! Please remember that Trevor is always available via em…
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Ep. 786 - Why We Don't, Generally, Pay Off Our Homes
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43:25Welcome back to the show! In this episode, Steve discusses why savvy real estate investors typically don't pay off their homes and real estate investments. But...but... once I'm done paying off my house, I won't have to pay anyone, anything anymore! Unfortunately, that is entirely untrue. Tune in now and discover what Steve has to say and how it ca…
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Ep. 785 - Debunking the Excuse: "It's Not The Right Time"
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39:25Welcome back to the show! In this episode, Steve discusses one of the most common excuses used by people who are too afraid to change their lives: "It's just not the right time." Can you look back at any point in your life and say that a significant change or decision happened at the exact right time? Was it. At a time when you were fully ready? Or…
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Ep. 784 - Taking Care of People As A Form of Real Estate Investing Ft. Aaron Ameen
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49:02Welcome back to the show! In this episode, Steve is joined by Special Guest Aaron Ameen, who began his investing journey in Las Vegas, Nevada, and has since relocated to Houston, Texas. But what makes Aaron special? What kinds of investing is he doing? Is he one of those unapproachable millionaires who had everything handed to them early? You're no…
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Ep. 783 - Leading Your Peers and Children By Example
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45:49Welcome back to the show! In this episode, Steve discusses the importance of leadership and how you can become a better leader for both your peers and children. But why would you want to be the leader that everyone is looking to? Because you already are, and this show episode is not about BECOMING a leader, it is about EVOLVING as a leader. So take…
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Ep. 782 - Getting A Mentor Is Required For Success
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45:28Welcome back to the show! In this episode, Steve discusses the importance of having a mentor for every successful person. How likely would it be to find a person has has reached great heights of success who never had a mentor? Steve would say that it is impossible. AS long as history has been recorded, all successful people ow that success to a men…
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Ep. 781 - The Dependent VS Independent Stages of Life
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19:01Welcome back to the show! In this episode, Steve discusses two very different stages of an average person's life: the stage of dependence nd the stage of independence. If you are still reading this, STOP RIGHT NOW! Most of you have a certain age in mind for when a person becomes independent, don't you? Well, right that number down and hit the play …
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Ep. 780 - Saving A Million Is No Long Enough
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39:50Welcome back to the show! In this episode, Steve discusses one of the most shocking truths of the modern age: saving one million dollars is no longer enough to ensure financial security. Everyone of a certain age who just read the previous sentence is most likely blinking at the screen in confusion. How can 1 million dollars NOT BE ENOUGH? Before y…
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Ep. 779 - Grappling with Lazy, Arrogance, and Greed
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46:05Welcome back to the show! In this episode, Steve tells the story of how his early investing career was plagued by the three killers of all real estate investors. How often do you come across a podcaster who readily serves up his own mistakes as an example of what NOT to do as an investor? Well, you found one, and the best part of this story is that…
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Ep. 778 - Why Are Most American Investing THAT Way? Ft. Trevor Davis
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46:45In this episode, Trevor Davis, Lead Wealth Coach at Total Wealth Academy, discusses the wild ride that has been, and always will be, for those who want to take their chance with their fortunes in the stock market. Join Trevor as he discusses this topic, his Stock Market analysis, and much more! Please remember that Trevor is always available via em…
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Ep. 777 - What Do You Do When You Are Exposed To A New Live-Changing Concept?
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40:23Welcome back to the show! In this episode, Steve discusses the recent events unfolding at the Total Wealth Academy office, where a group of teens left the building having been taught something their parents had never been exposed to. We are, of course, referring to the concepts of credit, investment lending, and the process of real estate investing…
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Ep. 775 - BEWARE YOUR SOURCES: Are You Listening To An Expert?
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45:40Welcome back to the show! In this episode, Steve discusses an article that he found on the internet that seems attractive and helpful at first glance, but is full of terrible advice for those who want to invest in real estate. Now, we all know that you shouldn't believe everything that is posted on the internet because EVERYONE can post on the inte…
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Ep. 776 - Keeping Up to Date With The Market FT. Trevor Davis
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45:33In this episode, Trevor Davis, Lead Wealth Coach at Total Wealth Academy, discusses the wild ride that has been, and always will be, for those who want to take their chance with their fortunes in the stock market. Join Trevor as he discusses this topic, his Stock Market analysis, and much more! Please remember that Trevor is always available via em…
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Ep. 778 - Looking Into the "40/40/40" Scam
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40:19Welcome back to the show! In this episode, Steve investigates and discusses the 40/40/40 scam. What is this scam, you ask? Do you need to change your passwords and check your credit score? No! This scam has been perpetuated on the American people for decades, and most think that it means success! So what is this crazy scam? Tune in now and find out…
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Ep. 774 - The Difference Between An Investment Job & Investment Wealth
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44:41Welcome back to the show! In this episode, Steve discusses the difference between gaining wealth from a real estate investing job and building passive income from actual real estate investments. Not all real estate investing vehicles are created equal, and that is doubly true when you consider that not all cars create PASSIVE INCOME. While getting …
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Welcome back to the show! In this episode, Steve dissects the universal desire to have and acquire more money. But is that desire and pursuit such a simple matter? Steve would have to go out on a limb and say it is not so simple. He doesn't believe that people are greedy. He doesn't think that people are pursuing money for the sake of money. But wh…
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Ep. 772 - Follow Good Models FT. Trevor Davis
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44:56In this episode, Trevor Davis, Lead Wealth Coach at Total Wealth Academy, discusses the wild ride that has been, and always will be, for those who want to take their chance with their fortunes in the stock market. Join Trevor as he discusses this topic, his Stock Market analysis, and much more! Please remember that Trevor is always available via em…
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Ep. 771.5 - SPECIAL SHOW: Flipping and Deal Nights @ TWA
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46:38Welcome back to the show! In this episode, Steve is joined by not one but two special guests to discuss flipping in the current real estate market and this week's Deal Night at Total Wealth Academy. Steve is joined by Michael Seago (The Seago Group) and Wade Comeaux (Catalyst Funding) to talk about the state of the real estate flipping market. Thes…
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Ep 771 - Finding Your WHY (Motivation) Ft. Joseph Bramante
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51:30Welcome back to the show! In this episode, Steve is joined by special guest Joseph Bramante. In addition to discussing the exciting ways that Joseph is investing in the real estate market, they discuss their "why," the core reasons they wanted to become financially independent. Have you discovered why, or is listening to this podcast one of the man…
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Ep. 770 - 5 Habits The Wealthy Share With Each Other Ft. Austin Wright
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41:24Welcome back to the show! In this episode, Steve is joined by special guest Austin Wright, and they discuss an essential set of habits practiced by the rich but not by anyone else. This is not a long list of habits, though; surprisingly, there are five major points to cover, and these guys do just that in under an hour! Where else in the world do y…
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Ep. 769 - Why Is "Save Your Way To Retirement" Still Around?
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40:08Welcome back to the show! In this episode, Steve discusses how most Americans have been tricked or deluded into thinking that their beliefs about life and finances were created individually. It is the complete opposite! From the time our listeners were old enough to understand the language of their parents, belief models and systems were being inst…
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Ep. 768 - The Overwhelming Power of Sophisticated Investors
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44:20Welcome back to the show! In this episode, Steve discusses the dangers of jumping into investing opportunities before obtaining "Sophisticated Investor" status. If you haven't been told yet, investing in anything comes with many inherent risks. But how do whole groups of people get into investment deals and make money without having to work much at…
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Ep. 767 - Are You Ready For The Changes Coming? FT. Trevor Davis
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44:44In this episode, Trevor Davis, Lead Wealth Coach at Total Wealth Academy, discusses the wild ride that has been, and always will be, for those who want to take their chance with their fortunes in the stock market. Join Trevor as he discusses this topic, his Stock Market analysis, and much more! Please remember that Trevor is always available via em…
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Welcome back to the show! In this episode, Steve discusses the power of buying one "small" rental house and how that one purchase can forever impact one's financial power. But what does he mean by "just buy a house"? In this market?!? The uninitiated may be in a full-blown, browser-closing panic right now, but the open-minded and veterans of the sh…
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Ep. 765 - The Habits of The Rich & Successful
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47:44Welcome back to the show! In this episode, Steve discusses the habits practiced by the rich and successful that seem to be entirely ignored by everyone else. Not all of the habits discussed in this episode are ground-breaking or shocking. Most of them can be done daily with little to no effort! So why aren't more people doing them? Tune in and find…
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Ep. 764 - Talking About 401(k)s & IRAs AGAIN
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44:32Welcome back to the show! In this episode, Steve returns to a very important topic: investors who use their 401(k) and IRAs. As a rule, we understand that most professionals in the workforce today have been contributing to a 401(k) or IRA program for the majority of their working career. This also means that most people who want to invest in real e…
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Ep. 763 - The Challenge Left Unanswered For 27 Years
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45:26Welcome back to the show! In this episode, Steve presents an offer, or bet, to all of his listeners that has been unanswered for over twenty-seven years. Now, what is this so-called offer? What is this bet? We could tell you now and ruin the surprise, or encourage you to hit that play button and let Steve deliver the offer to you personally. Will y…
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Ep. 762 - Disassembling The Stock Market FT Trevor Davis
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45:23In this episode, Trevor Davis, Lead Wealth Coach at Total Wealth Academy, discusses the wild ride that has been, and always will be, for those who want to take their chance with their fortunes in the stock market. Join Trevor as he discusses this topic, his Stock Market analysis, and much more! Please remember that Trevor is always available via em…
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Welcome back to the show! In this episode, Steve discusses the number one cause of failure. ON top of answering questions from listeners live on the show, Steve talks about the number one problem people have when they want to succeed. But what could it be? Are you too afraid to hit the play button to find out? Please remember that Steve is always r…
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Ep. 760 - Dissecting The "Dumb Doctor" Deal
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40:06Welcome back to the show! In this episode, Steve discusses doctors who are dumb investors. If you are still reading, you are either in shock that Steve would make such a claim, or you are an enraged doctor who doesn't want to believe what you've read. Either way, you need to hit play and let Steve explain! Do you need to ask a question or tell Stev…
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Ep. 759 - Working On The Lens of Your Ego FT. Trevor Davis
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46:27In this episode, Trevor Davis, Lead Wealth Coach at Total Wealth Academy, discusses the power of those who can direct and control their egos to make the most effective progress. Join Trevor as he discusses this topic, his Stock Market analysis, and much more! Please remember that Trevor is always available via email. Send your questions, comments, …
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Ep. 758.5 - Announcing "Deal Nights" THIS WEEK
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41:12Welcome back to the show! In this special edition episode of the Total Wealth Academy Radio Show, Steve is sitting down with two special guests to talk about a special event series happening THIS WEEK! Join Steve, Michael Seago (The Seago Group), and Jeff Johnson (Catalyst Funding) as they tell you about an investment event happening near you (Hous…
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Ep. 758 - How To Handle The Responsibility Of Financial Independence
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46:18Welcome back to the show! In this episode, Steve discusses the reasons viewers like you can and should use the financial education provided by Total Wealth Academy. Were you alive during the time of company pensions and retirement funds? Do you realize that in the 1970s, the government shifted the responsibility of the American worker's retirement …
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Welcome back to the show! In this episode, Steve discusses how just one family investment property can impact your life. That may sound a bit dramatic, but please be assured that this is not an exaggeration or a clickbait phrase. If anyone knows the life-changing power of real estate, it would be Steve Davis. So tune in now! Please remember that St…
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Ep. 756 - The Truth About Real Estate and Tariffs
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45:08Welcome back to the show! In this episode, Steve breaks his general rule about talking in absolutes and discusses what will really happen when trade tariffs hit the real estate market. Don't believe us? Tune in now and listen! Please remember that Steve is always an email away. You can have a one-on-one conversation with him by sending your questio…
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Ep. 755 - It Is A New Month With Big Changes! FT. Trevor Davis
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45:13In this episode, Trevor Davis, Lead Wealth Coach at Total Wealth Academy, discusses the wild ride that has been, and always will be, for those who want to take their chance with their fortunes in the stock market. Join Trevor as he discusses this topic, his Stock Market analysis, and much more! Please remember that Trevor is always available via em…
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