The Moonlight Real Estate Side Hustles and Syndications Show
We show working professionals and busy people how to invest in real estate as a side hustle or a full-time business. We interview guests who have successfully started real estate businesses part-time and have turned them into full-time enterprises, or have generated passive income for themselves. This show will also demonstrate how to invest in real estate with low or no money. You will learn how to achieve success in various niches within real estate, including wholesaling, fix and flip, BRRR (Buy, Rehab, Rent, Refinance), and syndicating commercial real estate.
The Moonlight Real Estate Side Hustles and Syndications Show
🏘️ FINANCIAL PLANNERS WHO UNDERSTAND REAL ESTATE ARE GAME CHANGERS with Alan Franks 💡
Got a full-time job or business? Still want to build wealth through real estate? This episode is for you. 🚀
Alan Franks is a financial planner who didn’t quit his job — he used it as a launchpad.
While raising a family and managing clients, he quietly stacked properties and built passive income one deal at a time. 💼🏘️💵
🛠️ HOW HE GOT STARTED
📍 Alan began investing in his early 20s while working full-time in finance.
💰 He tapped into $10K from a life insurance policy to buy his first rental.
🏡 He then pulled a HELOC (Home Equity Line of Credit) to snag his next property.
💸 That rental paid off the HELOC, and he repeated the process.
📈 Over time, he scaled into duplexes and eventually joined a 130-unit apartment syndication deal.
📊 STOCKS VS. REAL ESTATE — WHAT HE TELLS CLIENTS
🔁 “It’s not either/or — it’s both.”
✅ Stocks = liquidity + long-term growth 💹
✅ Real Estate = control, leverage, and incredible tax benefits 🏘️💰
💡 “Most people don’t realize how powerful real estate is for tax strategy, especially for W-2 earners.”
📉 He helps clients borrow against stock portfolios to invest in cash-flowing rentals, so each dollar works twice. 🧠💵
🧱 HOW HE INVESTS TODAY
📦 Alan eventually stepped back from hands-on management to focus on his 3 kids and his financial planning firm.
🏢 He now invests passively in apartment syndications.
💸 He earns quarterly distributions, gains appreciation, and gets solid tax write-offs — all without chasing tenants or fixing toilets.
💼 Plus, he uses his HELOC to do private lending:
➡️ Borrow @ 7%
➡️ Lend @ 17%
➡️ Keep the spread 📈🧾
💥 TIPS FOR INVESTORS WITH FULL-TIME JOBS OR BUSINESSES
🔑 Leverage what you already have: life insurance, HELOC, stock portfolio
🔑 Go passive or partner to protect your time and energy
🔑 Learn to use cost segregation & depreciation to reduce taxes 🧾
🔑 Don’t just diversify your assets — diversify your tax exposure 💡
🔑 Play the long game: freedom, options, and steady growth 🚀
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