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EPISODE #10

How Josh McCallen Went From a $32K Duplex to Controlling $150 Million in Real Estate

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EPISODE #10 SUMMARY

Learn how to leverage your W-2, use tax strategy to accelerate growth, and use your skills & connections to build wealth.

Josh McCallen shares how he went from buying a $32K duplex and living mortgage-free to controlling $150 million in real estate. He explains how his journey evolved from house hacking to luxury development and experiential hospitality. Josh explains why your W-2 can be a powerful tool for real estate investing, how tax strategies can accelerate wealth creation, and why your skills, relationships and experience can be just as valuable as financial capital.

About the Guest

Josh McCallen

Josh McCallen has been investing in real estate for almost 3 decades. He is also an entrepreneur, CEO, and the host of the top rated Capital Hacking podcast. He currently leads Accountable Equity, a private real estate investment firm serving accredited investors, and VIVAMEE Hospitality, a fast-growing experiential hospitality platform focused on destination resorts and lifestyle-driven properties. Josh has led 3 different companies to the Inc. 5000 list and in his personal portfolio, he and his wife now control over $150 million in real estate.

3 Real Estate Investing Lessons

Leverage your W-2 income to start acquiring real estate and building long-term wealth.
Use tax strategies to accelerate your ability to acquire more real estate and grow your portfolio.
Leverage your skills, experience and relationships to attract capital and create new opportunities.

Time Stamped Show Notes

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00:00 – Meet Josh McCallen
01:27 – From Humble Beginnings to Real Estate
04:25 – Buying His First Duplex & House Hacking
06:07 – Breaking Into Real Estate Through Networking
08:08 – Learning Luxury Development & Construction
11:13 – Turning a Distressed Hotel Into a Resort
13:26 – Scaling a Multimillion-Dollar Hospitality Business
15:31 – Lesson #1: Leverage Your W-2 to Buy Real Estate
17:45 – Lesson #2: Use Tax Strategy to Build Wealth
18:41 – Lesson #3: Leverage Your Skills & Relationships
19:57 – Building a Network Through the Capital Hacking Podcast
21:25 – What 400+ Interviews Taught Josh About Success
25:15 – The 4-Hour Workweek & Building a Location-Independent Business
27:45 – Living in Austria & Traveling Europe
30:00 – Building Wealth Through Resort Hospitality
32:01 – Free Real Estate Investing Training

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Follow & Learn from Josh McCallen

Get a Free Copy of Steps to Build Wealth with Resort Hospitality Assets Book:
- https://accountableequity.com/
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- https://capitalhacking.com/
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- https://vivamee.com/
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- https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshmccallen/
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