Master the art of pacing your capital deployment. Learn the 3-phase strategy, diversification rules, and why dry powder matters for long-term success.

Timing isn't everything in investing—but it's close. In this episode, CREI Collin breaks down the Paced Deployment Strategy, a three-phase framework designed to help you invest intelligently over 18-36 months. Learn why going all-in on one deal is a mistake, how to diversify across sponsors and markets, and why keeping 20-30% of your capital in reserve gives you optionality and protection. Stop gambling. Start building a portfolio with intention.

• Why the "all-in approach" is the most common (and costly) mistake
• The Paced Deployment Strategy: 3 phases over 18-36 months
• How to pace investments during your Learning, Build, and Optimization phases
• Why you can't time the market—but you can control your pacing
• Capital calls and reserve planning: How to keep dry powder for opportunities

• 0:00 - Opening: Timing Isn't Everything, But It's Close
• 2:00 - The Biggest Mistake: Going All-In Too Fast
• 4:15 - The Paced Deployment Strategy (3 Phases Explained)
• 8:30 - Market Timing: Why You Can't Predict It (But You Can Prepare)
• 11:00 - Capital Calls & Reserve Planning: Keep 20-30% in Dry Powder
• 13:15 - Your Action Step: Map Your 24-Month Deployment Plan

• Episode 7: Understanding Your Financial Starting Point
• Episode 9: Creating Your Personal Investment Policy Statement
• Passive Investor Coaching: Schedule a Call

Investment timeline, capital deployment strategy, paced investing, diversification strategy, syndication portfolio, dry powder, reserve capital, learning phase investing, market timing, multifamily investing, passive income strategy, risk management

This episode is for educational purposes only and does not constitute financial, tax, legal, or investment advice. Always consult with your licensed CPA, attorney, and financial advisor before making any investment or tax decisions.

Schedule a free consultation with CREI Partners to build a strategic deployment plan tailored to your goals and risk tolerance.

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• (00:00:01) - Building Passive Income
• (00:01:25) - Pacing Your Investment
• (00:02:15) - The PACED 3-Step Approach
• (00:06:25) - Property Pricing and Market Timing
• (00:09:11) - Paced Investment Strategy
• (00:10:39) - Building Passive Income

Map your financial starting point before investing. Learn the Financial Snapshot Exercise, capital allocation rules, and tax planning essentials.

You can't build wealth if you don't know where you're starting from. In this episode, CREI Collin walks you through the Financial Snapshot Exercise—a simple but powerful framework to map out your liquid assets, retirement accounts, liabilities, and monthly cash flow. Learn the three critical questions every investor must answer, the rules of thumb for capital allocation, and why meeting with a Real Estate CPA before your first investment can save you tens of thousands in taxes.

• The 3 critical questions to answer before investing a single dollar
• How to complete the Financial Snapshot Exercise (4 key categories)
• The rules of thumb for emergency funds and capital allocation
• Why you should only invest 10-20% of liquid assets in Year One
• How to integrate real estate into your overall tax strategy

• 0:00 - Opening: Know Your Starting Point Before You Invest
• 2:15 - The 3 Critical Questions Every Investor Must Answer
• 4:30 - The Financial Snapshot Exercise (4 Categories)
• 7:45 - Rules of Thumb: Emergency Funds & Capital Allocation
• 10:20 - Your Tax Situation: Why It Matters Before You Invest
• 12:30 - Meet with a Real Estate CPA Before Your First Deal
• 14:00 - Your Action Step: Complete Your Financial Snapshot This Week

• Episode 6: Building Your Investment Team - Who You Need and Why
• Episode 8: The Investment Timeline - When to Deploy Capital
• Passive Investor Coaching: Schedule a Call

Financial starting point, investment capital allocation, liquid assets, emergency fund, passive income investing, real estate syndication planning, tax planning, investable capital, W-2 earners, Real Estate Professional Status, passive loss carryforwards

This episode is for educational purposes only and does not constitute financial, tax, legal, or investment advice. Always consult with your licensed CPA, attorney, and financial advisor before making any investment or tax decisions.

Schedule a free consultation with CREI Partners to create a personalized roadmap for your passive income journey.

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• (00:00:01) - Building Passive Income
• (00:01:25) - Knowing Your Financial Starting Point
• (00:04:20) - How to Map Out Your Financial Future
• (00:08:32) - How to Pass Passive Real Estate Investments on to Your CPA
• (00:12:11) - Building Passive Income

Build your Financial Freedom Dream Team. Learn which experts you need, how to find a Real Estate CPA, and why your team is your best investment.

You can't build wealth alone—and you shouldn't try. In this episode, CREI Collin teams up with Tax Pro Tina to break down the four key players every passive real estate investor needs on their Financial Freedom Dream Team. Learn how to find a Real Estate CPA who specializes in syndications, why proactive tax planning beats reactive tax filing, and how the right team can save you tens of thousands of dollars in taxes every year.

Featured Guest: Tax Pro Tina - Real Estate Tax Strategist

• Why most CPAs aren't equipped to handle real estate syndications
• The 3 key indicators to look for when interviewing a Real Estate CPA
• The 4 members of your Financial Freedom Dream Team (and what each one does)
• How a good Real Estate CPA can save you multiples of their fee in taxes
• Real-world example: What happens when you don't have the right CPA on your team

• 0:00 - Opening: Why You Can't Build Wealth Alone (CREI Collin)
• 1:45 - Meet Tax Pro Tina: Real Estate Tax Strategist
• 3:20 - Where to Start: Finding Your Real Estate CPA
• 5:30 - The 3 Key Indicators When Interviewing a CPA
• 9:15 - Your Financial Freedom Dream Team (4 Key Players)
• 11:45 - Real-World Example: Dr. Smith's $50K Tax Mistake
• 13:30 - Tina's Final Advice: Treat Your Team Like an Asset
• 14:45 - Collin's Closing: Your Action Step

• Episode 4: Using Real Estate to Reduce Your Tax Bill
• Passive Investor Coaching: Schedule a Call

Real Estate CPA, tax strategist, Financial Freedom Dream Team, passive income team, cost segregation, passive loss carryforwards, syndication tax planning, fee-only financial advisor, estate planning attorney, high-income earners, real estate investing team

This episode is for educational purposes only and does not constitute tax, legal, or investment advice. Always consult with your licensed CPA, attorney, and financial advisor before making any investment or tax decisions.

Schedule a free consultation with CREI Partners to discuss your passive income strategy and get connected with the right professionals for your portfolio.

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Don't put all your eggs in one basket! In this episode, CREI Collin teaches you how to build a resilient, diversified passive income portfolio that protects you from market downturns, sponsor failures, and asset class headwinds. Learn the 4 pillars of diversification and how to balance risk and return across sponsors, markets, asset classes, and hold periods.

• Tom's hurricane story: Why concentration risk is dangerous
• The 4 Pillars of Diversification: Sponsors, Markets, Asset Classes, Hold Periods
• Why you should invest with 3-5 different sponsors (not just one)
• How to diversify across 3-5 markets with strong fundamentals
• Asset class diversification: Multifamily, self-storage, mobile home parks, and more
• How to balance conservative, moderate, and aggressive portfolio allocations
• Why 6-12 total investments is the sweet spot (avoid over-diversification)
• How to track and manage your portfolio over time

• [0:00] Introduction: Why one deal is a gamble, not a strategy
• [1:30] Tom's Story: Hurricane Harvey and the cost of concentration risk
• [3:45] Why Diversification Matters (Market, Sponsor, Asset Class, Timing Risk)
• [6:00] The 4 Pillars of Diversification Overview
• [6:30] Pillar #1: Diversify Across Sponsors
• [7:30] Goal: Invest with 3-5 sponsors over time
• [8:30] Example: 8 investments across 4 sponsors
• [9:30] Pillar #2: Diversify Across Markets
• [10:00] Goal: Invest in 3-5 different markets
• [11:00] Target markets: Sun Belt, Southeast, Midwest, Mountain West
• [12:15] Example: 8 investments across 6 markets
• [13:00] Pillar #3: Diversify Across Asset Classes
• [13:30] Goal: Invest in 2-3 asset classes
• [14:00] Asset class breakdown: Multifamily, Self-Storage, Mobile Home Parks, Retail, Industrial, Office
• [16:00] Example: 5 multifamily, 2 self-storage, 1 mobile home park
• [17:00] Pillar #4: Diversify Across Hold Periods and Investment Stages
• [18:00] Value-Add vs. Core-Plus vs. Stabilized vs. Development
• [19:30] Example: Staggered exit timelines for liquidity
• [20:30] How to Balance Risk and Return
• [21:00] Conservative portfolio: 12-15% IRR, stabilized/core-plus
• [21:45] Moderate portfolio: 15-18% IRR, value-add/core-plus mix
• [22:30] Aggressive portfolio: 18-22%+ IRR, value-add/opportunistic
• [23:30] How to Avoid Over-Diversification
• [24:00] Mistake: Too many deals (20+ syndications = overwhelming)
• [24:45] Goal: 6-12 total investments over time
• [25:30] Invest larger amounts in fewer deals
• [26:30] How to Build Your Portfolio Over Time (Year 1-3+ timeline)
• [28:00] How to Track and Manage Your Portfolio (spreadsheet system)

✅ Diversify across 3-5 sponsors, 3-5 markets, 2-3 asset classes

✅ Aim for 6-12 total investments (sweet spot for diversification without overwhelm)

✅ Invest larger amounts in fewer deals (not $25K across 10 deals)

✅ Stagger investments over time to manage timing risk

✅ Track your portfolio quarterly with a simple spreadsheet

• Free Passive Investor Coaching Program: passiveinvestorcoaching.com
• CREI Partners: CREIPartners.com
• Email: invest@CREIPartners.com

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• (00:00:01) - Building Passive Income
• (00:01:23) - Building a Passive Income Portfolio
• (00:02:18) - Real Estate Syndications: Risk Is Real
• (00:03:45) - Why Diversification Matters
• (00:05:29) - 4 Pillars of Diversification
• (00:15:17) - Building a Diversified Passive Income Portfolio

High-income earners: Stop overpaying taxes! In this episode, CREI Collin reveals how physicians, executives, and business owners earning $250K-$500K+ use commercial real estate syndications to generate massive tax deductions through depreciation—without becoming landlords. Learn the difference between real losses and paper losses, how cost segregation works, and how to build a passive loss carryforward.

• Sarah's story: How a physician reduced her tax liability by $120K in year one
• Real estate depreciation explained: The IRS gift to investors
• Cost segregation: How to accelerate depreciation into the first few years
• Bonus depreciation phase-out schedule (2023-2027)
• The difference between paper losses and real losses
• Passive Activity Loss Rules: Why W-2 employees can't offset active income
• How to build a passive loss carryforward to offset future capital gains
• Real Estate Professional Status (REPS): Is it worth it?

• [0:00] Introduction: How to legally reduce your tax bill with real estate
• [1:45] Sarah's Story: $300K invested, $120K in first-year depreciation
• [4:00] The Foundation: How Real Estate Depreciation Works
• [5:30] Standard depreciation periods (27.5 years residential, 39 years commercial)
• [6:45] Cost Segregation: Accelerating Depreciation Explained
• [8:00] Example: $10M property generates $1.5-$2M first-year depreciation
• [9:30] Bonus Depreciation: The Turbo Boost
• [10:30] Phase-out schedule: 80% (2023) down to 0% (2027)
• [11:45] Real Losses vs. Paper Losses: The Critical Difference
• [13:00] Example: $7K cash + $40K depreciation = $33K paper loss
• [14:30] Passive Activity Loss Rules: The Key Limitation
• [15:30] Why W-2 employees can't offset active income (unless REPS)
• [16:45] Building Passive Loss Carryforwards: The Long-Term Strategy
• [18:00] Real Estate Professional Status (REPS): 750-hour rule explained
• [19:30] How to Use Syndications for Tax Planning: The 5-Step Strategy
• [21:00] Step 1: Assess your tax situation with your CPA
• [21:45] Step 2: Invest in high-quality syndications with cost segregation
• [22:30] Step 3: Build your passive loss carryforward
• [23:15] Step 4: Use losses strategically to offset future passive income
• [24:00] Step 5: Review and adjust annually
• [25:00] Important Tax Strategies: Timing, offsetting passive income, oil & gas
• [26:30] Common Mistakes to Avoid
• [28:00] Mistake: Investing solely for tax benefits (fundamentals first!)

✅ Depreciation creates "paper losses" that reduce taxable income (without real losses)

✅ Cost segregation accelerates depreciation into the first 1-3 years

✅ Bonus depreciation is phasing out—act before 2027

✅ W-2 employees: Passive losses build carryforwards to offset future capital gains

✅ NEVER invest in a bad deal just for the tax write-off—fundamentals first!

• Free Passive Investor Coaching Program: passiveinvestorcoaching.com
• CREI Partners: CREIPartners.com
• Email: invest@CREIPartners.com

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• (00:00:01) - Building Passive Income
• (00:01:23) - How Real Estate Depreciation Can Lower Your Tax Bill
• (00:07:42) - Passive Losses vs. Active Losses
• (00:11:05) - How to Use Syndications for Tax Planning
• (00:16:48) - Building Passive Income

The sponsor is more important than the deal. In this episode, CREI Collin walks you through the exact due diligence framework to evaluate sponsors before you invest. Learn the 5 pillars of sponsor evaluation, the red flags to watch for, and the questions you MUST ask before writing a check.

• Michael's cautionary tale: How skipping due diligence cost him $100K
• The 5 Pillars of Sponsor Due Diligence (Track Record, Team, Structure, Communication, Reputation)
• The critical questions to ask about track record and completed exits
• How to evaluate a sponsor's team and operations
• Deal structure red flags: fees, profit splits, and alignment of interests
• How to conduct reference checks (and what questions to ask)
• 8 red flags that should make you walk away immediately

• [0:00] Introduction: Why the sponsor matters more than the deal
• [1:30] Michael's Story: The $100K lesson in skipped due diligence
• [3:45] The 5 Pillars of Sponsor Due Diligence Overview
• [4:30] Pillar #1: Track Record and Experience
• [5:00] Question 1: How many deals have you completed?
• [6:00] Question 2: How many deals have you successfully exited?
• [7:00] Question 3: What were the ACTUAL returns vs. projections?
• [8:15] Question 4: Have you been through a down market?
• [9:30] Question 5: Do you have experience in THIS asset class and market?
• [10:30] Pillar #2: Team and Operations
• [11:00] Who is on your team? (Acquisitions, Asset Management, IR, Finance)
• [12:15] Full-time vs. side hustle sponsors
• [13:00] How many deals are you managing at once?
• [14:00] Property management relationships
• [15:00] Pillar #3: Deal Structure and Alignment of Interests
• [15:30] Skin in the game: Minimum 5% co-investment required
• [16:30] Fee structure breakdown (Acquisition, Asset Management, Disposition)
• [17:45] Profit split and preferred return standards (70/30, 6-8% pref)
• [19:00] Pillar #4: Communication and Transparency
• [19:30] How often do you communicate? (Monthly/Quarterly updates required)
• [20:30] What happens when things go wrong?
• [21:30] Can I see examples of past investor updates?
• [22:00] Pillar #5: Reputation and References
• [22:30] How to ask for and call investor references
• [23:30] Questions to ask references
• [24:45] Do your own online research (Google, BBB, SEC filings)
• [25:30] Trust your gut
• [26:00] 8 Red Flags That Should Make You Walk Away
• [28:30] How to Organize Your Due Diligence (Checklist, Scorecard, Database)

✅ The sponsor is MORE IMPORTANT than the deal—never skip due diligence

✅ Require minimum 5 completed deals with successful exits

✅ Demand 5%+ sponsor co-investment for alignment

✅ Call 3-5 investor references—don't skip this step!

✅ Red flags: No track record, lack of transparency, no skin in the game, poor communication

• Free Passive Investor Coaching Program: passiveinvestorcoaching.com
• CREI Partners: CREIPartners.com
• Email: invest@CREIPartners.com

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Stop chasing every deal that hits your inbox! In this episode, CREI Collin teaches you how to define clear investment criteria that will help you filter opportunities, avoid analysis paralysis, and invest with confidence. Learn the 3 critical areas every passive investor must define before writing their first check.

• Why having no criteria (or overly rigid criteria) kills your investing success
• Jennifer's story: How clear criteria ended 2 years of analysis paralysis
• The 3 Critical Areas of Investment Criteria: Returns, Markets, and Sponsors
• Key metrics to define: Cash-on-Cash, IRR, Equity Multiple, Hold Period
• How to choose your target markets and asset classes
• What to look for in sponsor qualifications (track record, experience, fees)
• How to avoid common mistakes when setting your criteria

• [0:00] Introduction: The two mistakes most investors make
• [1:45] Jennifer's Story: Breaking free from analysis paralysis
• [3:30] Critical Area #1: Return Expectations
• [4:00] Cash-on-Cash Return explained (5-8% typical)
• [5:15] Internal Rate of Return (IRR) targets (15-20% value-add)
• [6:30] Equity Multiple targets (1.7-2.5x)
• [7:30] Hold Period considerations (3-7 years typical)
• [8:45] Critical Area #2: Markets and Asset Classes
• [9:30] Geographic market selection (Sun Belt, Midwest, etc.)
• [11:00] Asset classes explained: Multifamily, Self-Storage, Mobile Home Parks
• [13:15] Investment strategies: Value-Add vs. Core-Plus vs. Development
• [15:00] Critical Area #3: Sponsor Qualifications (THE MOST IMPORTANT)
• [15:30] Track record requirements (minimum 5 completed deals)
• [16:45] Experience and team evaluation
• [17:30] Skin in the game (minimum 5% co-investment)
• [18:15] Communication and transparency standards
• [19:00] Deal structure and fees (what's fair, what's excessive)
• [20:30] Reputation and reference checks
• [22:00] Putting It All Together: Your Personal Criteria Checklist
• [24:30] Common Mistakes to Avoid
• [26:45] How to Use Your Criteria in Practice

✅ Define minimum acceptable returns: Cash-on-Cash, IRR, Equity Multiple

✅ Choose 3-5 target markets with strong fundamentals

✅ Focus on 2-3 asset classes you understand

✅ SPONSOR IS MOST IMPORTANT: Track record, experience, and alignment matter more than the deal

✅ Write down your criteria and use it to filter every opportunity

• Free Passive Investor Coaching Program: passiveinvestorcoaching.com
• CREI Partners: CREIPartners.com
• Email: invest@CREIPartners.com

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• (00:00:01) - Building Passive Income
• (00:01:19) - Passive Income Investing: 3 Mistakes
• (00:03:46) - Critical Areas for Attractive Deals
• (00:06:14) - Real Estate: Where to Invest, What To Do
• (00:08:36) - Sponsor Qualifications
• (00:11:25) - My Investment Criteria Checklist
• (00:15:37) - Building Passive Income

Ready to build wealth through passive real estate investing? In this episode, CREI Collin breaks down how to set SMART passive income goals that are ambitious yet achievable. Learn the proven framework high-income professionals use to invest $100K-$500K+ annually in commercial real estate syndications without becoming a landlord.

• Why most investors fail to achieve their real estate goals (and how to avoid it)
• The SMART goal framework for passive income investing
• How to assess your current financial situation and set realistic targets
• 3 critical goal categories: Capital Deployment, Passive Income, and Education
• How to break annual goals into quarterly milestones for accountability
• Sample investment goals for first-time, experienced, and high-income investors
• The compound effect: How $100K/year investments become $70K+ in annual passive income

• [0:00] Introduction: Why most financial goals fail
• [1:30] David's Story: From vague wishes to specific goals
• [4:15] Step 1: Assess Your Current Situation
• [5:45] Step 2: Define What Success Looks Like
• [7:20] Step 3: Set Your Annual Investment Goals (Capital, Income, Education)
• [10:30] Step 4: Make Your Goals SMART
• [12:00] Step 5: Break It Down into Quarterly Milestones
• [14:30] Step 6: Create Accountability Systems
• [15:45] Step 7: Anticipate Obstacles
• [17:00] Sample Goals for Different Investor Profiles
• [20:30] How to Track Your Progress
• [22:00] The Compound Effect: 10-Year Wealth Building Example
• [24:15] Action Steps for This Week

✅ Set specific, measurable goals (not "I want to invest in real estate")

✅ Break annual goals into quarterly milestones

✅ Create accountability through community, coaching, or partners

✅ Progress over perfection—even partial goal achievement builds wealth

✅ The compound effect: Consistent investing creates exponential results

• Free Passive Investor Coaching Program: passiveinvestorcoaching.com
• CREI Partners: CREIPartners.com
• Email: invest@CREIPartners.com

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• (00:00:01) - Building Passive Income
• (00:01:23) - How to Set Realistic Passive Income Goals
• (00:05:52) - Setting Specific Goals for the Year
• (00:10:25) - Financial Goals for Different Investor Profiles
• (00:13:24) - Setting and Accomplishing Passive Income Goals