Rate Cuts, Higher Payments? The Ugly Math

The internet won’t stop screaming “Housing crash! 2008 again! Get ready!” But what if the entire conversation is upside-down? In this episode, I sit down with George Ellison — the guy who sold a 15,000-home REIT for billions — to break down the truth behind today’s market. And trust me… this story is nothing like the doomsday crowd wants it to be. If you want to invest like the pros instead of guessing like the rest of the internet, check out George’s platform → https://www.propbee.com/They basically built the institutional toolkit for normal people. George walks me through the day his $2.5B deal collapsed in April 2020, why Wall Street predicted 80% of his tenants would stop paying rent, and how the real number ended up being 3%. Then he explains why the fundamentals today look nothing like 2008, why Warren Buffett is quietly loading up, and why high rates have actually created the best setup for buyers we’ve seen in years. If you want to understand the market instead of getting played by the headlines, this is the episode you listen to. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Check out my newsletter at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ShadowCapitalBrief.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and join my community at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://theEscape.club A Federal insider just admitted it: your savings ARE the bailout via "Financial Repression." They don’t ask. They just change the rules... print more, pay you less, and call it “policy.” And the worst part? Most people don’t even notice until their 401(k) balance looks smaller and prices look bigger. But there’s a way out of this trap. And then there's THIS! Florida and Texas are ground zero for a massive financial experiment... the “Great Equity Reset.” New insurance laws, zoning rollbacks, and real estate ownership databases are quietly testing how far states can push homeowners before they’re forced to drain their home equity. In this video, we expose the hidden connection between Florida’s flood-insurance mandates, Texas’s zoning overhaul, and the data giants pulling the strings behind your premiums and property values. Discover how your home equity became the next target... and what you can do right now to protect yourself before this spreads nationwide. Enjoy the show! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Check out my newsletter at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ShadowCapitalBrief.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and join my community at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://theEscape.club America’s middle class is disappearing — crushed by rent, corporate greed, and a financial system built to keep it that way. In this 3-part series, Matt tears into the truth behind what’s really happening to your paycheck, your savings, and the dollar in your wallet — and why fighting back might be the only option left. Part 1: How the Middle Class Fights Back and Saves Itself Why housing, wages, and corporate power have turned the “American Dream” into a rigged game — and what you can actually do to win again. Part 2: What Happens to Your Savings When Powell Leaves What Trump’s war with the Fed means for your bank account, your mortgage, and the price of literally everything you buy. Part 3: 10 Reasons BRICS Won’t Beat the Dollar Why the dollar isn’t dying, no matter what the internet fearmongers say — and how to use the system’s own inflation machine to your advantage. Your new biggest fan, Matt P.S. Hey, if any of this stuff resonated with you, I've got a few things that might help: My book - Rich Dad asked me to create a course to go with it. It's everything I wish someone told me before I wasted years figuring this stuff out the hard way. 👉 https://MyEscapeBook.com Oh yeah, and if you need passive income without all the guru nonsense... I made this guide 👉 https://FrustratedInvestor.com And if you could use some money for deals, there's this 0% interest thing at 👉 https://LoopholeLending.com that banks really don't want you to know about. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Seven states just admitted they can’t keep taxing your home the same way. This episode's sponsor: https://ridgelendinggroup.com/ Your new biggest fan, Matt P.S. Hey, if any of this stuff resonated with you, I've got a few things that might help: My new newsletter thing - It's called Shadow Capital Brief. Basically, I take all the confusing money news and break it down so you actually know what to do next. 👉 https://ShadowCapitalBrief.com My book - Rich Dad asked me to create a course to go with it. It's everything I wish someone told me before I wasted years figuring this stuff out the hard way. 👉 https://MyEscapeBook.com Our community - It's a bunch of fed-up professionals who got tired of playing by rules that don't work. We're doing creative real estate, AI stuff, alternative investing... you know, actual solutions. 👉 https://TheEscape.club Oh yeah, and if you need passive income without all the guru nonsense... I made this guide 👉 https://FrustratedInvestor.com And if you could use some money for deals, there's this 0% interest thing at 👉 https://LoopholeLending.com that banks really don't want you to know about. Property taxes are exploding across America—and seven states just changed the rules forever. From California’s generational tax traps to North Dakota’s plan to eliminate property taxes completely, these reforms reveal just how broken the system really is. If you own a home—or dream of owning one—this isn’t background noise. It’s your money, your future, and maybe even your ability to stay in your own house. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Fed just found a new way to drain your savings. It’s called the $12 trillion trap, and it hides inside “safe” bonds and boring bank accounts. Give me 10 minutes and I’ll show you how they built it, why rate cuts don’t save you, and a simple shift real investors use to stop the bleed. 🎙 This channel = longer, laid-back podcast conversations. ▶️ My main channel = fast, straight-to-the-point breakdowns → https://YouTube.com/@EpicRealEstate 🤝 Community: https://TheEscape.club 👉 Newsletter: https://ShadowCapitalBrief.com #podcast #TheFed #BondMarket #realestateinvesting Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Your lender is hiding four secrets in plain sight. And if you’re a W-2 worker or first-time investor, these secrets are the difference between paying 7% and paying 5%. I’ll walk you through each one—moves they hope you never learn. Contact today's guests at https://convoyhomeloans.com/ 🎙 This channel = longer, laid-back podcast conversations. ▶️ My main channel = fast, straight-to-the-point breakdowns → https://YouTube.com/@EpicRealEstate 🤝 Community: https://TheEscape.club 👉 Newsletter: https://ShadowCapitalBrief.com #podcast #RealEstateInvesting #MortgageLoopholes #BeatTheBank Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

“Busy W-2? You can borrow seller’s old rate instead of today’s.” If you hate 7% payments, borrow the seller’s 3% payment instead. Yes, that’s a thing. We’ll cover where these deals hide, how to lock them, and how to protect your credit while you do it. Connect with our guest today, Dani Beit-Or, at https://simplydoit.net Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

🤝 Community: https://TheEscape.club 👉 Newsletter: https://ShadowCapitalBrief.com The next 2008? It won’t start where you think. Everybody’s betting on single-family crashing. But the real housing market storm is building somewhere else entirely... $500 billion of it. Let me show you where ground zero is. Connect with today's guest, Rod Khleif, at https://RodsLinks.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tariffs up, stocks up—does that make any sense to you? Because it shouldn’t. Tariffs usually tank markets. This time, Wall Street cheered. Why? Stick with me, because if you’re holding cash or investments right now, this story will hit closer to home than you think. Stocks are hitting record highs while tariffs surge and the Fed can’t decide between cuts and hikes. Does that make sense—or are you caught in a fake rally? In this episode, we cut through the noise to show what’s really driving markets right now. Tariffs used to tank stocks, yet Wall Street is celebrating. Everyday investors are left confused, paralyzed, and wondering if they’re sitting on a gold mine or a ticking time bomb. You’ll learn how to spot the hidden signals under the chaos, why old investing advice like “just dollar-cost average” no longer works, and what professionals are actually watching when headlines don’t match reality. If you’re an unfulfilled professional ready to step out of the “fog of finance,” this lesson will change how you see the game. 👉 Subscribe for plain-English, contrarian insights on money, housing, and real estate that cut through the noise... ...and get the newsletter, too! 👉 ShadowCapitalBrief.com #finance #investing #realestate Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices