Season Seven Premier, Major Grief, and One Million Downloads

not done any brand new podcasts for several months . I took four months off and I'll tell you why . But first I'm going to have a toast and just cheers to you , thank you to you . My heart is just , my love tank is full .

I'm so happy , I'm just so happy that all my hard work because you know podcasts are a lot of work all my hard work and we've reached a million downloads and we're growing and we're in the top 50 in Spotify in the business category . So thank you , thank you , thank you , thank you , thank you . Cheers to you .

I got my little , you know , glass things you put on so we can have people over . Everybody knows what glass is theirs . But I wanted to start off and just have a little toast and say thank you to you , because I really am just like ever . I'm so grateful . I've been working on the podcast . I think we're in our sixth year of doing shows .

So we are officially today starting season seven ! So there's a lot to talk about . We have a new president , we rescued people from space . I mean there's a lot going on . You know , people are always worried about the market . What about the market ? What about the market ? What about the market ?

I've been on so many shows lately and the thing I can tell you about the market is we specialize over here in working the foreclosure side of the business . We are always helping homeowners that are in distress and the things that cause the distress , they don't ever change .

People go through foreclosure because of divorce , a job loss , a sickness , a death , a transfer , like the

main reasons that people go in and out of foreclosure . They don't change . So whether the market is really good or the market is really bad , if you go to the county courthouse in your county and you go online , you look at all the foreclosures and you start talking to people , you'll recognize it's the same reasons . It's always the same reasons .

Like I said , divorce , what income is leaving , sickness , death whatever the reason , foreclosures are always the same . So the one thing I think you should not worry about is oh my gosh , what's going to happen . We have a new president . The world's gone wild . But just so you guys know , I am 100% pro-Trump , so I love what Trump is doing .

I love that Elon Musk has gotten rid of billions of dollars in waste . Like I , am all about that , and one of the reasons I like that is because , as investors , we get so many tax write-offs and we want business write-offs and tax write-off for business people because we are business people , write-off for business people because we are business people .

So if you don't like that about me , sorry , I have expressed my political views in the past . I'm not going to politicize my podcast , but I love what's happening . I love the waste is getting rid of . I love that we have someone in charge of the health of the country .

I love that we're getting rid of bad foods and things that are in our food that are poisoning and making us all sick , and all of those things . I am loving all of it . So I'm just so excited to be back here with you today . Oh , I have been . Oh , I'm gonna cry . So the last couple months , yeah , I promised myself that I wouldn't cry .

I was ready to do this today . Sorry , my dad passed away and I was really close to him and the thing I appreciate most about real estate is I was able to spend his last six weeks with him . The whole time I was able to be with him in the hospital and then in hospice ,

I was able to hold his hand when he passed and , sorry , when I start crying my voice gets really high and cracks bad . I felt a little bit more prepared to podcast . I was like really going to try and hold back my tears , but I mean , it's my dad , I'm allowed to cry , you know .

But honestly , real estate investing , I just really can't tell you how much I appreciate what it's done for me because I was able to take off all that time and I was able to be there and plan the celebration of life which , let me tell you something , it was the most fun party we've ever had .

My dad loves bluegrass , he likes moonshine , he likes hunting , he likes poker . So in his house we cleaned the house out and we had poker tables . We had bluegrass music going on , we had people playing guitars , we were out back shooting at targets . We had a big giant fire burning a few leftover things and I'm telling you it was great .

He would have really been proud about it . So I was great . It would have , like you know , really been proud about it . So , yeah , I'm sorry .

So the thing is with the investing and with having rentals and with having a VA team for example , my VA team for all of October , all of November , all of December , all of January and all of February , all of November , all of December , all of January and all of February .

For five months my VA team has been able to keep up with everything and keep emails coming and keep videos coming and keep podcasts coming , and they've been able to keep things coming and I was able to really take the time off and , just like you know , just have a minute for myself , because I'm telling you it was a lot .

And then in February , my very best friend ever also passed away . So here's to my dad and Miss Cathi . But that was very hard for me , just right after my , my dad , to lose my best friend of 30 years . And you know , I just found myself feeling really grateful that I was able to take the time I was able .

I mean , I'm obviously still grieving , but it's March and I've been down here in my house the whole month of March . I could just have some time and just process . Like you know , that's two really giant losses in a really short amount of time . And so I got my new podcast background .

If you saw my video on Instagram , I put it all up , did it myself , used all my power tools and I was able just to have time to , to regroup and think more about , like , what do I want to do personally going forward .

And , like you know , sometimes I think Bill and I just go through like we're teaching , we're training , we're with the grandkids , we're just like plowing through , and I've had time to think about , like , just for me personally , what do I want to do and where do I see myself .

And you know having that time up as a lot of time for some really good self-reflection and you know , what I really want to do is I want to help you all become successful real estate investors

. Having gone through what I just went through , I really saw the true beauty of what building a real estate empire or real estate business it doesn't have to be an empire building a business can do for you as far as your freedom . I didn't have to worry about taking bereavement days and some of my other family did .

They only got you know , a day off , only got you know a day off for the service , a day off for the celebration . Like people couldn't have time off work and I was just like I had all the time in the world .

I will just take care of all kinds of stuff , but literally every single person just about had to get time for everything and I thought you know it's really grateful that I was able to afford to stay in a hotel for six entire weeks . I could have stayed at my dad's house , but we were .

He was already had moved into this beautiful assisted living apartment and was getting ready to sell his house anyway . It's like I could have stayed there , but it's like you know what . I didn't want to stay there .

I wanted to help clean it and do this and go through the boxes and the memories but still have a place mentally at night to get to , which was my hotel . Stayed at a great hotel . I mean you know they're as fancy as they can be for West Mountain Ohio , but I stayed at a great Holiday Inn with a pool and a workout room .

Everybody at the front desk knew what was happening . They were so sweet to me and , um , sorry guys , I almost want to start over , but I'm not going to . Y'all can see my vulnerable side . I'm a very soft part .

So it was really a blessing to be able to stay for six weeks and to be able to rent a car for six weeks and , and you know , eat out and do this and do that and take care of my dad's estate . And you know it's funny , because my dad was so prepared .

My sister and I we settled in from the minute we got together at the attorney's office till the day we were done .

We settled the entire stay in 26 hours and we went to sleep that night 26 hours , went to the bank , took care of the stuff , went to the funeral home , sold the property was in a land trust , everything Done , done , check for the house , money , just for 26 hours . I feel like that's a total record .

And we were able to do that because my dad had everything in a land trust and he had people signed on his accounts on a POD , pay on death , he had a will , he had someone to buy the house like we . We had it all done and , boom , we were just like it was done and it was really great because it was really satisfying .

A friend of my dad's bought the house , which was great . One of his hunting buddies , which will , you know , bring his kids over and they'll be shooting out in the back like my dad used to . It's a big fun , but I was just really , you know , I think I'm like eternally grateful for

just all the hard work that I have put in .

Oh sorry , Maybe I'll have a sip of wine Because , like when a time came , it's like like with bill when he went through his bone marrow transplant , we basically , I mean , I was podcasting and stuff still with all of you , but we basically didn't work for almost two years and you know , this was my dad , this was , you know , a couple of well like well , the

last five months , I think said , and with Cathi , and I just am really proud of myself that I found real estate , I stuck to it , I built a business , I didn't make a bunch of excuses , like a lot of people make , about why they can't be successful , and I didn't do any of that .

And then now , and you know , at the age , oh , and also also I turned 66 , so I don't even know , it's like , and I'm embracing the gray . This is the actual color that most of my hair is now , which I'm super happy because it's that pretty white . So I'm I'm turning uh , which I I love . I'm like super happy .

I have like the pretty gray and then I'm highlighting in some pink and I am also embracing the gray , so I love it . So I was able to be with my dad , I was able to be there for my friend , I was able to take care of everything I was able .

Like right now I'm here for myself , I'm showing up for myself and taking care of myself , and real estate's done all that . So if you're like , oh , I don't know , I'm still thinking about whatever , yeah , stop doing that . I want you to go to my website it's Dwanderful D-W-A-N-D-e-r-f-u-l .

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I have a new quiz up there for you and it'll just help you see where you're at , what's your risk factor , what you need to be doing , and this is 2025 . It's time to thrive in 25 . You know , I have a motto every year

, and this year is it's time to thrive in 25 . It's time to thrive in 25 . It's time to thrive in 25 . So , if you're still thinking , if you've watched me for a while and you still haven't done anything like seriously get off your ass and get started and get working and let's go . I mean , we're already .

When you see this podcast , it's already going to be April 1st . Now I have been doing podcasts with people , but I didn't feel like I was ready to kind of get back on and start with me starting myself , and I don't want to start a new season without being the first guest of my own show .

Did not expect to cry through the whole show , but I guess I don't know why I thought I wouldn't . You know , because you're all my fans and you're my friends and I know you love me and you support me . I'm such a mess . I know you love me and that you support me and that you always want the best for me and I want that for you too .

So together we're at a million . Let's see if we can get to 2 million in 25 . That would be amazing . Would that be amazing . By the end of the year we're at 2 million . Oh my gosh , that would be so great . And let's get you going , let's get you started , let's take advantage of this great economy and this president that we have and let's thrive .

It's time to thrive in 25 . So , thank you for letting me cry through my first show . I feel like I'll be better going forward so I won't be talking about it . And you know it's a lot and I know a lot of you've lost parents . I mean , I consider myself to be really lucky to have been 65 years old and still have my mom and my dad .

I mean my mom's 88 , my aunt's 98 a lot of longevity . My dad was 86 and um , so I'm happy for that . But I'm also happy that when the time came , I was able to fully be there and fully spend that time and fully engage in everything . And you know , you get a chance to say , like all the things you ever wanted to say , and it was really beautiful .

I mean , honestly , it was really beautiful . I'm just , I am so happy and I'm so at peace . And my friend , she just went so peaceful , Like been sick for a long time , and she was so peaceful and I'm so blessed I was able to be a part of all that . So now I feel like I'm ready to get back in the groove .

We've still been doing workshops and we've still been traveling , but you know , podcasting is a little bit more personal than talking to you guys . Okay , seriously , I'm sharing my heart and I just feel a little more vulnerable . You know , in front of a group , I'm just like , oh yeah , I lost my dad .

Little more vulnerable , you know , in front of a group , I'm just like , oh yeah , I lost my dad . And you know , I just like suck in those emotions . But I feel like I don't have to do that with you because y'all love me and I love y'all too . Okay , so we are going to wrap up this teary mess .

I just want to let you know I'm back , I'm back , I'm back , I'm back , I'm back , and I've got so many great guests I've interviewed in the last couple of months , preparing for whenever I was ready to start . And so this is it . It's time to thrive into 1D5 . And we'll be back next week . Same bat time , same bat channel .

And remember that the truth is in the red letters .