Know When to Hold ’Em: Real Estate Cycles No One Talks About | EP#43

Ever feel like everyone else in real estate is dancing to a different beat?
Welcome to the silent disco of investing—where everyone’s moving, but no one’s on the same song.

In this episode, we pull back the curtain on something most investors never talk about: personal market cycles.
When to hold. When to fold. When to press pause and when to double down.

This conversation isn’t about timing the market. It’s about timing your life—your energy, your goals, your next chapter.

What we cover:

• The Kenny Rogers rule of real estate (and why every hand’s both a winner and a loser)

• The three investor phases: Starter, Builder, Ender — and which one you’re actually in

• How to recognize when it’s time to pivot, pause, or go all in

• Why “moving the goalposts” isn’t quitting—it’s evolving

• The myth of more: when scaling up stops serving your life

• How to build clarity by creating a “to-not-do” list

• What personal cycles look like for each of us: Kristi’s in her builder 2.0 phase with Elevate SWFL, Erik’s in a deliberate hold pattern

• The real reason we keep chasing new challenges even when we “don’t have to”

Bold truth:
Every investor hits a crossroads. The smart ones don’t chase someone else’s beat—they learn to change the song.

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