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In this episode, Daniel Apke sits down with Brian Tran, an entrepreneur who built an $8M real estate portfolio and runs 8 successful businesses. Brian shares how failure, grit, and strategic investing took him from a failed coffee shop to financial freedom.
Even if youāre focused on land flipping, this episode is packed with mindset, tax, and scaling lessons that apply to any investing business.
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https://www.youtube.com/@mr.briantran
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TIMESTAMPS (Have to wait until uploaded because intro/edits will be made to raw file changing the times)
TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Intro
0:36 Meet Brian Tran
1:33 Immigrant Roots & Hard Work Mindset
2:31 Early Side Hustles
5:00 Becoming a Realtor in the Bay Area
6:14 Why He Left Real Estate Sales
8:01 Building a Brokerage & Local Expertise
11:04 Coffee Shop Failures & Lessons
13:03 First Flip: $575K Profit Deal
15:01 Scaling Multiple Businesses
17:41 High-Dollar Flips vs. Volume Deals
20:13 Why Land Investors Should Own Rentals
22:13 Tax Savings Through Depreciation
25:06 Using Real Estate to Reduce Taxes
27:03 Cash Flow vs. Appreciation
29:01 How Time Builds Wealth
30:03 Out-of-State Rentals in Alabama
31:19 What to Look for in Rental Properties
33:01 Section 8 Rentals & Cash Flow
35:47 Leverage & Paying Down Loans
36:17 Diversifying Beyond Land Flipping
38:02 Managing Risk with Profit First
38:34 Balancing Family & Business
42:20 Leadership & Delegation Lessons
43:37 The VA Hub
48:26 Final Advice