Build Generational Wealth Before the Next Market Crash 🏆

The Real Estate Investing Club

The Real Estate Investing Club
Build Generational Wealth Before the Next Market Crash 🏆
Mar 12, 2026 Season 1 Episode 633
Gabe Petersen

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Build Generational Wealth Before the Next Market Crash 🏆

WELCOME TO THE REAL ESTATE INVESTING CLUB 🎙️ 

I am beyond excited to bring you this powerhouse conversation with Rod Khleif — one of the most recognized names in multifamily real estate investing. Rod is a Dutch immigrant who grew up eating expired food and wearing Goodwill hand-me-downs in Denver, Colorado, and went on to build an empire owning over 2,000 single-family homes and thousands of apartment units. He watched his net worth climb $17 million in a single year, then lost over $50 million in the 2008 financial crisis — and rebuilt it all from zero. Today his podcast is approaching 30 million downloads and is widely regarded as the largest in the multifamily space. Whether you are just getting started in real estate investing or are a seasoned investor looking to scale, this episode delivers transformational insights you simply cannot afford to miss. 💰🏠 

ROD'S STORY: RAGS, RICHES, RUINS, AND REDEMPTION 🔥 

Rod's journey is one of the most compelling in all of real estate investing. Inspired at age 17 by watching his immigrant mother quietly make $20,000 in her sleep on a simple real estate deal, Rod skipped college and dove straight into the business. By his third year he had already 10x'd his income to over $100,000 — back in 1980. He built a massive portfolio, then faced the unthinkable when the 2008 market collapse wiped out over $50 million of his wealth. The mindset strategies he used to recover from that devastating loss are the exact same tools any investor can use to get started or bounce back from any setback. No obstacle — from a broken water heater to a total market crash — is ever truly insurmountable. 🏆 

THE MINDSET THAT SEPARATES WEALTHY INVESTORS FROM EVERYONE ELSE 🧠 

Rod is famous for teaching that 80 to 90 percent of your success in real estate investing comes down entirely to mindset and psychology. In this episode, he breaks down the powerful "Be, Do, Have" goal-setting framework that has already helped thousands of his students transform their financial lives. He explains why making a real decision means cutting off every alternative and going all in — not one foot in and one foot out. He also makes a passionate case for fearing regret rather than fearing failure, citing research showing the number one regret of people at the end of their lives is not living the life they were truly capable of living. ✨ 

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