7FF 805: I Tried Replacing Real Estate With a Business...Here’s What Happened

July 22, 2025

About This Episode

Can I admit something?

There was a point where real estate felt too slow for me.

I was buying rentals, stacking equity, and doing everything “right.”

But the cashflow wasn’t replacing my income fast enough.

So I started thinking, “Maybe I should just buy a business instead.”

Fast cash. High returns. Skip the grind.

That’s what the social media “gurus” were saying.

So I did it.

I built a title company from the ground up.

(While still running my real estate business.)

And let me tell you…

There’s a side of that story no one talks about.

I’ve done both.

One gave me cash.

The other gave me wealth.

But neither looked like I thought it would.

If both seem hard and neither seems clear…

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