Mark Schuler has been a practicing architect for over 40 years, licensed in 1992, and has designed and built close to 500 structures across his career. By his own count, the permit set he produces today is 1,000 times more complex than the one he produced when he started. He has the battle scars to prove it. He also owns north of 4,000 multifamily units through SGRE Investments, and is launching an indoor golf simulator business in Phoenix on the side. He is not slowing down. The three busine...

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From Active to Passive: The 1031 Exchange Revolution with Ben Carmona

Real talk from an operator who learned real estate the hard way.Ed Mathews analyzed 1,100+ deals before buying his first property in 2011. Frozen in fear. He made every mistake, all while traveling 150+ nights a year working for some of Silicon Valley's top companies. 100+ deals later, he shares what actually works and what doesn't.Each week, Ed brings you candid conversations with experienced operators, investors, and syndicators. No hype. No theory. Just real deals, real lessons, and the street-level intelligence you won't find anywhere else.You'll learn and hear about:Deals that worked (and the ones that didn't)What we learned when contractors ghosted and we had to step inHow to vet opportunities when everyone else is sitting on the sidelinesConservative underwriting in markets that punish optimismSystems that protect capital when deals go sidewaysWhether you're analyzing your first deal or your hundredth, this is the conversation you'd have over coffee with someone who's been there, made the mistakes, learned the lessons and built the track record.New episodes every Tuesday at 12pm ET.