Episodes

Nov. 30, 2025

MB500: 500th Episode Special — My Honest Answers to Your Biggest Questions

To celebrate 500 episodes of the Financial Freedom with Real Estate Podcast, Michael flips the script and answers your biggest questions. Listeners submitted their favorite episodes plus their most burning questions about sca...
Nov. 23, 2025

MB499: Swap Till You Drop: Building Wealth with Tax-Advantaged Real Estate – With Louis Rogers

What if you could build wealth through real estate… without paying taxes along the way? In this episode, Michael Blank welcomes Lewis Rogers , founder of Capital Square and pioneer of the tenants-in-common model still widely ...
Nov. 16, 2025

MB498: Unlock the $40 Trillion Secret Hiding in Retirement Accounts - With Kaaren Hall

Did you know there’s more than $40 trillion sitting in U.S. retirement accounts — most of which could be invested in real estate? In this episode, Michael Blank chats with Karen Hall, Founder of uDirect IRA and author of The ...
Nov. 9, 2025

MB497: Engineer Closes $9.7M Deal in 4 Months: How Jordan McNeely Closed His First Multifamily Syndication - With Jordan McNeely

In this episode, Michael talks with Jordan McNeely, a former nuclear engineer who realized his rotating 12-hour shift job was draining his energy and keeping him from family life. That sparked his pursuit of passive income an...
Nov. 2, 2025

MB496: Behind the Curtain: How We Actually Run Nighthawk Equity

Ever wonder what really goes on inside a syndication company? In this rare behind-the-scenes episode, Michael Blank and his Nighthawk Equity business partner, Drew Niffin, pull back the curtain on how they operate their priva...
Oct. 26, 2025

MB495: The $10M Idea That Made 20 Rentals Look Like a Waste of Time - With Andrew Reichert

Andrew Reichert, CEO of Birgo Capital, went from buying his first duplex with no money down to owning 3,000+ units worth over $300 million. But his journey wasn’t all smooth sailing - Andrew reveals how building a 20-rental p...
Oct. 19, 2025

MB494: What Billionaire Investors Really Want (And How to Work With Them) - With Richard Wilson

Economic pressure is shrinking returns and tightening capital—but there’s a smarter way forward. In this episode, Michael Blank reconnects with Richard Wilson, founder of the Family Office Club, to explore how multifamily ope...
Oct. 12, 2025

MB493: 2025 Q4 Market Outloook

In this special market outlook session, Michael Blank breaks down the current state of the multifamily investing landscape—and explains why Q4 2025 may present one of the best buying opportunities we've seen in over a decade....
Oct. 5, 2025

MB492: Raising $50M in 2 Years: Capital Raising Blueprint - With Jeremy Dyer

Most people raising capital are doing it completely wrong. They focus on flashy decks, mass emails, and trying to “look big”—but investors can smell the inauthenticity from a mile away. Jeremy Dyer took a different approach. ...
Sept. 28, 2025

MB491: How to Scale Without Hustling Harder: In-House Teams, Smarter Capital, and Fast Execution—With Kent Ritter

Think you need 10 years of house flipping before you can go big in real estate? In this episode, Michael Blank sits down with Kent Ritter—Founder of Hudson Investing and host of Ritter on Real Estate —who scaled from solo ope...
Sept. 21, 2025

MB490: $300M Investor's 10 Rules to Get Your Money Right - With Michael Blank

Most people are playing the wrong money game—trading time for income, saving their way to retirement, and hoping it adds up by 65. In this episode, $300M multifamily investor Michael Blank shares the 10 money rules that helpe...
Sept. 14, 2025

MB489: Keep More. Pay Less. Scale Faster. How Smart Investors Save Six Figures on Taxes with Cost Segregation - With Sean Graham

If you’re serious about building wealth through real estate, you can’t afford to ignore the tax side. In this episode, CPA and active investor Sean Graham breaks down how cost segregation and bonus depreciation can save you (...
Sept. 7, 2025

MB488: How to Use Your Retirement Funds to Invest in Apartments (No Wall Street or UBIT) - With Damion Lupo

Don’t forget to grab your free book! www.TheMichaelBlank.com/QRP Most people don’t know this—but you can invest your IRA or 401(k) in real estate instead of leaving it trapped in mutual funds. In this episode, I’m joined by D...
Aug. 31, 2025

MB487: How This Deal Maker Scaled to 700 Units and Raised $20M—With Chad Schieler

In just a few years, Chad Schieler went from zero to over 700 units, ditching his high-paying W2 job to build a real syndication business from scratch. And he did it the hard way - solo, self-funded, and battle-tested. In thi...
Aug. 24, 2025

MB486: How to Identify a Good Market for Real Estate Investing (And Where We’re Buying in 2025)

This is one of the most tactical, eye-opening conversations we’ve had on market selection. Market selection can make or break your deal before you ever sign a contract. And right now, it’s not just about job growth or populat...
Aug. 17, 2025

MB485: The Real Reason You’re Not Scaling — The Psychology of Impossible Goals - With Dr. Benjamin Hardy

If you’re trying to scale your real estate business and still asking “How do I do this?”, you’re already falling behind. In this episode, Dr. Benjamin Hardy, author of 10X Is Easier Than 2X and The Science of Scaling , explai...
Aug. 10, 2025

MB484: The Asset Class Most Multifamily Investors Overlook—That Could Help You Scale Faster - With Cody Payne

Small Bay Industrial (a.k.a. Flex Space) wasn’t on your radar—and for good reason. But what if the most overlooked asset class in commercial real estate turned out to be one of the most profitable? In this episode, Cody Payne...
Aug. 3, 2025

MB483: 33,000 Units Later: What Smart Passive Investors Really Want—and How Great Operators Deliver It - With Jeff Gleiberman

What does it take to scale from a 38-unit syndication to 33,000 units across six states—and still never lose investor capital? Jeff Gleiberman of MG Properties breaks it down. In this episode, Jeff shares the core principles ...
July 27, 2025

MB482: How I’d Raise Capital Today Without a Track Record: What Actually Works (and What Doesn’t)

If you think you need experience, deals, or wealthy connections to raise capital… think again. In this episode, Michael Blank walks through exactly how first-time investors are raising $500K to $1M in 60 days—even without a t...
July 20, 2025

MB481: 50 Rapid-Fire Questions Every Passive Investor Should Ask (And Every Active Investor Must Answer)

What should you really ask before wiring $100K into a multifamily deal? In this special episode, Michael sits down with Nighthawk’s Garrett Lynch and Drew Kniffin to run through 50 of the most important questions every passiv...
July 13, 2025

MB480: From Solo Deals to 1,000+ Units: The Mindset and Partnerships That Changed Everything - With Eric Nelson

Eric Nelson thought buying one rental a year would lead to financial freedom. But after years of grinding, he realized he was just building another job. In this episode, Eric breaks down how he shifted from single-family rent...
July 6, 2025

MB479: The Real Path to Wealth: From Flips to Commercial Real Estate - With Paul Moore

In this episode, Michael Blank is joined by seasoned investor Paul Moore, founder of Wellings Capital, to unpack the journey from flipping houses and chasing every real estate strategy… to raising over $200 million in capital...
June 29, 2025

MB478: Retirement Is Stupid: 3 Myths That Are Stealing Your Freedom (And What to Do Instead)

Forget what you’ve been told about retirement. In this episode, Michael Blank breaks down why chasing the dream of sitting on a beach at 65 is not just outdated—it’s dangerous. He unpacks the flawed math behind 401(k)s, FIRE,...
June 22, 2025

MB 477: From House Hack to 350 Units: How to Achieve Financial Freedom in a Tenant Friendly State - With Andrew Freed

How do you scale to 350 multifamily units in a high-regulation, tenant-friendly market like Massachusetts—starting with a single house hack and a HELOC? In this episode, Andrew Freed breaks down how he did exactly that. He sh...