Epic Real Estate Investing - Everyone’s Pretending This Is Fine… But It’s Not (right?) | 1473

Episode Date: April 24, 2025

In this episode, Matt explores the current economic landscape marked by China's threats over siding with the US, a collapsing dollar, and rising inflation fears. He discusses the surge in gold prices and its implications, the recent transparency changes by Airbnb, and the contrasting sentiments between stock market optimism and consumer confidence woes. Matt also highlights a significant trend in the real estate market where nearly half of home sellers are offering concessions to close deals. Additionally, he shares a strategic approach to leveraging current market conditions for real estate investments and introduces a method to secure up to $150K at 0% interest through loophole lending. As wild opportunities arise from weird times, Matt underscores the importance of owning tangible assets like real estate, commodities, and even a bit of crypto to preserve wealth during inflationary periods. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This is Terio Media. Hey, strap in. It's time for the epic real estate investing show. We'll be your guides as we navigate the housing market, the landscape of creative financing strategies, and everything you need to swap that office chair for a beach chair. If you're looking for some one-on-one help, meet us at rei-aise.com. Let's go, let's go, let's go, let's go, let's go, let's go.

Let's go. China is threatening countries for siding with the U.S., gold is exploding, the dollars collapsing, and inflation panic is rising. Airbnb finally stopped lying about prices, stocks are climbing while the economy wheezes, and almost half of home sellers giving away cash to get deals done. What's up? Matt here? If it affects your money, your freedom, or your shot at building real wealth, we cover it here without the fluff. Let's break down what's really happening and how to play offense while everyone else is still watching cable news. China's making threats, not just to the U.S., but to anyone who dares to side with us in this trade war. Their message,

if you support America, we're coming for you too. And they're not bluffing. More than 50 countries are already talking trade with the U.S. China's trying to intimidate them into silence. And here's what that means for us. Higher prices, more uncertainty, and less control over the things that we rely on every day. When pressure like that builds, investors move to safety. And right now, that means gold. Gold just hit $3,400. an ounce, that's nearly double what it was just two years ago. At the same time, the dollar has hit a three-year low. And Steve Forbes is saying that this feels like the 1970s all over again, which is not a good thing, because back then, we had sky-high inflation, stagnant growth,

and money that lost value by the minute. And the more people fear that kind of scenario, the more they ditch dollars and load up on hard assets. Now, personally, I don't own any gold, but I kind of feel like I should. I've got some real estate, and historically, during inflationary times, gold and real estate moved together. They're both wealth preservation assets. You need some. They protect your purchasing power while everything else burns. And speaking of burning, Airbnb finally stopped hiding the real cost of their listings.

They now show total prices up front, cleaning fees included. By default, this change comes right before the FTC's new rule goes into effect that cracks down on jump fees across the board. Truth is, Airbnb didn't suddenly grow a conscience. They saw what was coming and decided to get ahead of it. it. Now, full disclosure, I just sold my last Airbnb. It was fine, not a horror story, but trying to manage it from across the country without a local manager, pretty tough to keep that running smooth. So if you're looking at short-term rentals, keep that in mind.

Meanwhile, Wall Street seems to think everything's just fine. I mean, stocks are up, but consumer confidence way down. And inflation still here. The Fed's stuck in the middle, trying not to crash the playing. And yet, investors are betting big on the idea that rate cuts are coming soon. Here's the problem. Sometimes the market's optimism turns into denial. And right now, it feels weird. And I'll be honest, it's hard to cut through the media noise, especially with the way they jump on every Trump misstep like it's a national emergency. But then you look at Trump's confidence and you've got to wonder, where does this guy? What does he know that we don't? That's what keeps me watching. Now let's talk some real estate because there's a stat that just

dropped and it should have buyers pumped. 44.4% of sellers offered concessions in the first quarter. That's just shy of the highest level ever recorded, and that means nearly half of sellers are thrown in extras to close the deal. We're talking closing costs, mortgage buy-downs, repair credits, some are even covering HOA dues. Now, when I see that, I see a green light. This is the time to go shopping and forget the interest rate drama.

Use it instead. Tell the seller, it's not me. It's the market. That's leverage that they can't argue with. And here's a move I like. Pick out three to five properties that fit your criteria and submit offers on all of them at the same time and see who bites. Let them compete for your business.

You might be surprised how much flexibility shows up when you have options. And before we wrap, if you're looking for some cheap money to throw out some assets, some skill training, or business efficiencies, check out loophole lending.com. It's how some of our viewers are getting up to 150. $50,000 at zero percent interest using a legit, but rarely talked about banking strategy. No pitch. Just check it out if you're curious, loophole lending.com. So countries are clashing, the dollar is sliding, home sellers are sweating, and

Wall Street's whistling past the graveyard. But here's the truth. Weird times create wild opportunities. And if inflation does come roaring back like the 70s, here's my plan. Own assets, own real estate, own commodities, and maybe even a little crypto. because if the money keeps losing value, the people holding the real things will win. So stay curious. Stay sharp and stay free.

I'll see you next time. Take care. And that wraps up the epic show. If you found this episode valuable, who else do you know that might too? There's a really good chance you know someone else who would. And when their name comes to mind, please share it with them and ask them to click the subscribe button when they get here and I'll take great care of them. God loves you and so do I.

Health, peace, blessings, and success to you. I'm Matt Terrio. Living the dream. Yeah, yeah, we got the cash flow You didn't know home boy, we got the cash flow This podcast is a part of the C-suite Radio Network For more top business podcasts, visit c-sweetradio.com