What if you stopped waiting until retirement to start living? Chris Larsen, founder of Next-Level Income, made it his mission to achieve financial freedom after losing his father at a young age and his best friend at just 18. While building a successful career in medical device sales, Chris quietly built a real estate portfolio, starting with his first rental property at age 21 with less than $3,000 down. Over time, his passive income grew to the point where his paycheck became optional.

Today, Chris helps investors build wealth through commercial real estate investments across multifamily, self-storage, car washes, and senior housing, with more than $2 billion in acquisitions since 2016. In this episode, he shares the principles behind his new book, How to Be Financially Free by Forty, and the strategies he used to create financial freedom, lasting wealth, and a life lived on his own terms. 

In this episode, you will be able to:

• Discover how to build lasting wealth throug...

What if you could build a $60M real estate portfolio without syndications, big money, or insider connections? James Gleeson shares how he went from buying his first rental at 21 to owning 400+ units—using simple, repeatable strategies like BRRRR and value-add investing in his own backyard of St. Louis. 

He breaks down the real lessons, mistakes, and mindset shifts that helped him scale. Now mentoring dozens of investors who’ve collectively closed $50M+ in deals, James proves that building real wealth through real estate is simpler—and more attainable—than most people think.

In this episode, you will be able to:

• Understand why real estate growth is compounding and how scaling becomes easier over time
• Learn how James Gleeson built a $60M portfolio and 400+ units starting from scratch
• Discover how to get started in real estate with limited resources by leveraging relationships and persistence
• Identify the importance of building strong relationships to unlock deals, funding, ...