Raise the Bar

What do you do when adversity threatens everything you’ve built?

In this conversation with Devan Kline explores how adversity can shape an entrepreneur’s mindset, what it takes to lead through uncertainty, and why the beliefs you carry can limit what you think is possible.

Devan shares how he navigated the uncertainty of COVID, the moment he and his wife Morgan began thinking bigger about their business, and the lessons he learned after being released from professional baseball.

You’ll learn: - How Devan approaches adversity as an opportunity to gain an advantage - Why shared values and relationships matter during a crisis - What gave Devan and Morgan the confidence to pursue a bigger vision - How Burn Boot Camp’s community shaped their approach to growth - How beliefs formed early in life can influence your decisions - What Devan learned from his professional baseball career - Why changing your habits starts with examining your mindset One of the biggest lessons from this conversation is simple:

Adversity can either hold you back or push you to grow.

Devan explains that the challenges he faced in business and baseball forced him to confront his beliefs, take responsibility for his habits, and rethink what he was capable of achieving.

Building a business isn’t just about reaching the next milestone. It’s also about developing the mindset, relationships, and resilience to keep moving forward when things don’t go as planned.

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More doors don't always mean more money.

And building a bigger real estate portfolio doesn't necessarily mean creating more financial freedom.

In this conversation with Gino Barbaro, we break down why scaling a real estate business isn't always the right goal, how to measure profitability beyond portfolio size, and why your investment strategy should align with the lifestyle you're trying to create.

You'll learn:

• Why owning more properties doesn't always mean earning more profit

• How scaling a real estate business can create additional responsibilities

• Why measuring profit per unit matters more than chasing door counts

• How joint ventures and syndications fit different investment strategies

• Why long-term ownership requires clear investor expectations

• What Gino learned from holding a 25-unit property over time

One of the biggest lessons from this conversation is simple:

More doors don't always mean more freedom.

A larger portfolio can create more revenue, but it can also bring more complexity, operational responsibilities, and demands on your time.

The goal isn't necessarily to own the most properties.

It's to build a real estate business that generates meaningful profits while supporting the life you actually want to live.

Because real estate investing should create freedom, not become another job.

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When multifamily prices fall, investors still have a decision to make.

Buy at a lower price, or wait for lower interest rates and a clearer market.

In this conversation, I sit down with Reed Goossens to break down why his team was buying multifamily while other investors stayed on the sidelines.

Reed discusses assets his team was buying at prices he said were 20–40% below the 2022 peak, why many deals still weren't working, and how supply, rental demand, financing, and investor hesitation shaped his outlook.

He also explains why each market needs its own analysis. A buying opportunity in one city doesn't mean every market has reached the bottom.

You'll learn:

• Why Reed saw opportunity in the multifamily pricing reset • Why lower prices didn't automatically make deals pencil • How loan extensions were spreading distress out over time • How new apartment supply and absorption shaped his buying thesis • Why homeownership affordability supported his outlook for rental demand • What the syndication reset meant for operators and investors • Why older Class C properties faced a different set of challenges • Why Reed worried investors might return after the best opportunities had passed

The conversation goes beyond predicting the next interest rate move.

Reed walks through the conditions behind his buying decisions, including the risks that remained and the differences between markets and property types.

If you're evaluating multifamily deals, raising capital, or trying to understand how experienced operators think through a market reset, this conversation offers a useful look at that decision-making process.

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