Real Estate Reality Check: Strategies, Caution, and Cash Flow for Today’s Market – Mathew Owens: Ep #518

Resilience and adaptability are key traits for success in real estate. Today, I am joined by Mathew Owens, CPA and Owner of OCG Properties and OCG Capital. We discuss the transition from active income to passive income for long-term security.

Mathew shares his personal journey of rebounding from a 50k loss to making a 70k profit and the importance of learning from challenges such as contractor fraud and market downturns. Listen in to learn more about what due diligence is necessary, the insight active real estate investing can offer, the benefits of maintaining low leverage and high cash reserves, the importance of building relationships with real estate operators, and more!

Minute Markers:

04:40 – How being in finance introduced Mathew to working with multi-family real estate.
07:15 – Why he started joint venture flips.
10:37 – How to weather long term financial downturns, and why you should have cash reserves on hand.
14:35 – Why investing passively is better in the long run.
19:19 – Why it’s so important to do due diligence and background checks before investing with a company.
26:47 – The danger of co-mingling funds.
27:25 – The power of owning and fixing mistakes.
28:18 – How he went from a 50k lost on a deal to a 70k profit instead.
30:04 – Why grit is so important to success in adversity.
36:10 – Why financial advisors can’t answer if you have enough to retire.
38:40 – How a cash-flow strategy gives you long term stability.

If you like this episode, here are more episodes we think you’ll enjoy:

Ep #517 – Austin Hair – Combining Healthcare and Real Estate – How Demographics and Market Analysis Protect Investors
Ep #509 – Matt Larson – Success Requires Risk and Courage – An Entrepreneur Mindset
Ep #505 – Jeff Watson – How and Why You Should Loan Money in Real Estate

Featured on the Show:

- Mathew Owens: LinkedIn | Website | YouTube
- Masters of Real Estate Podcast: Dr. David Phelps Interview
- Request Your Discovery Call
- Get your free copy of my new book

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