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Brian Armstrong: How to use Real Estate as an Anti-Cycle

  1. Brian Armstrong: How to use Real Estate as an Anti-Cycle David McIlwaine 43:14

In this episode of our podcast, we are thrilled to have Brian Armstrong, the founder and managing partner of Progress Capital Group, LLC, as our guest. Brian shares his expertise in real Estate investment, mainly focusing on providing opportunities that generate passive income for busy professionals.
With a background in real estate and structural engineering, Brian brings a unique perspective. He has been actively involved in the real estate industry since 2012, Investing in multifamily properties and successfully flipping single-Family homes. In addition to his real estate ventures, Brian has had a successful career as a licensed structural engineer, contributing to various projects across the United States and internationally.
Brian resides in the vibrant San Francisco Bay Area with his wife and two children. Outside of his professional life, he cherishes spending quality time with his family and supporting his children in their numerous youth sporting events during the weekends.
Join us as we delve into Brian's journey as a real estate investor and his strategies for achieving financial success through passive income. Discover valuable insights and expert tips that will empower you to make informed decisions and take advantage of the opportunities within the real estate market. Whether you're a seasoned investor or just starting your journey, this episode will provide valuable knowledge to help you build wealth through passive real estate investments.

Show Highlights:
✅ Engineering construction sector
✅ Reasons to get into real estate
✅ Reasons for the importance of being diversified
✅ The difficulty of investing in real estate
✅ Time balance activities
✅ Best advice you wish you had a decade ago
✅ The worst advice you have received in your life
✅ Motivational quote or axiom for life
✅ Brian's book recommendation
✅ Ways to contact Brian

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David McIlwaine Host of Break Your Golden Handcuffs

David McIlwaine is a seasoned entrepreneur and successful executive with deep experience in business growth, scale and delivering results. His real estate experience is vast--spanning over 20 years. Experience, knowledge and understanding have been gained firsthand by either currently owning or having owned multifamily units, commercial retail development, asset management, single family, vacation rental properties, second homes and custom builds. He personally wore Golden Handcuffs for almost 14 years, successfully gaining sovereignty over his career and net worth along the way. He founded MAC Assets in 2019 and its portfolio currently includes property in the southeast and mountain west. At present he is a general partner in 1,000 doors.

David’s entrepreneurial experience spans a highly successful sales career in several areas including Real Estate, Marketing/Advertising, and Information Technology start ups. He has a variety of first hand experience including having held C Level positions, led teams across the US to overperformance, raised capital, executed mergers, implemented improvements in operating systems, coached diverse constituencies, created and delivered strategic growth initiatives all leading to successful outcomes. David graduated from the University of Kansas with a BS in Journalism and Advertising.