Strength in Numbers with Marcus Crigler
Strength in Numbers with Marcus Crigler is the #1 podcast for real estate entrepreneurs who make good money but struggle with cash flow, tax planning, and building real wealth. If you're tired of living deal to deal, wondering where your money goes, and paying too much in taxes, this show will transform how you manage your real estate business finances.
Host Marcus Crigler, CEO of BEC CFO Services, helps real estate investors escape financial stress by implementing proven wealth-building systems, advanced tax strategies, and cash flow management techniques that turn chaotic finances into predictable profit machines.
Real estate wholesalers, fix and flip investors, and rental property owners making six or seven figures but still living paycheck to paycheck will discover how to stop constantly chasing the next deal. If you're overwhelmed by bookkeeping, financial management, and paying massive tax bills without knowing how to reduce them legally, you're ready to stop surviving and start building generational wealth.
Every episode delivers actionable strategies on real estate tax planning, business cash flow optimization, wealth building for entrepreneurs, and financial systems that create freedom. Learn real estate tax deductions, legal tax avoidance strategies, cash flow forecasting, business budgeting for real estate investors, profit and loss analysis, entity structuring for tax benefits, and wealth building strategies beyond closing deals.
Most real estate entrepreneurs focus on deal flow but ignore money flow. They hire accountants who only file taxes instead of providing proactive tax planning. Marcus shows you how to keep more of what you make, reduce your tax burden legally, and create financial systems that work whether you close one deal or ten deals per month.
Listen to case studies of real estate investors who've saved $50K+ in taxes annually, built seven-figure net worth, and achieved financial freedom. Learn from entrepreneurs who've transformed their businesses from cash-hungry operations into wealth-generating machines.
This isn't just spreadsheets and tax codes. It's about creating a real estate business that supports your lifestyle, reduces financial stress, and builds lasting wealth. Marcus addresses the mindset shifts, business systems, and financial habits that separate successful real estate entrepreneurs from those stuck in survival mode.
If you like The BiggerPockets Money Podcast, Money Rahab with Nicole Lapin, The Dave Ramsey Show, or The Rich Dad Radio Show, you'll love Strength in Numbers.
Subscribe now and join thousands of real estate professionals who've discovered that true wealth doesn’t come from closing more deals, but from keeping more of what you make. Stop living deal to deal. Start building wealth that lasts.
Episodes
98 episodes
Episode 97: Why Your Real Estate Deals Aren’t Making What You Think
Does your gut tell you that your real estate deals are highly profitable, but your bank account completely disagrees? Revenue does not equal profitability, and profitability does not equal cash flow. In this episode of Strength in Numbers, Marc...
Episode 96: Why Making More Money Won’t Fix Your Financial Problems
Are you generating more revenue than ever, but still losing sleep over your cash flow? Two real estate investors can make the exact same gross revenue in the same market, but one will take home significantly more profit. The difference? A prove...
Episode 95: Don’t Start Investing Until You Have These 4 Things
Are you rushing to build your net worth and buy assets before your business is actually financially stable? Doing so is a recipe for disaster. In this solo episode of Strength in Numbers, host Marcus Crigler breaks down the concept of "investme...
Episode 94: Where Real Estate Entrepreneurs Should Invest Their Money First
Sitting on a healthy pile of cash reserves and wondering where to deploy it next? Before you rush to acquire another rental property or dump capital into alternative assets, you need to look inside your own business. In this solo episode of Str...
Episode 93: Why Profitable House Flips Can Still Put You Out of Business
Are your massive fix-and-flip profits masking a deadly cash flow problem that could put you out of business? Because host Marcus Crigler breaks down why rehabbing properties is simultaneously one of the most profitable opportunities in real est...
Episode 92: It’s Not What You Make in Real Estate, It’s What You Keep with Brian Spear
It is not just about how much money you make; it is about how much you actually get to keep. In this foundational episode of Strength in Numbers, guest host Brian Spear sits down with Marcus Crigler to reveal why sophisticated real estate inves...
Episode 91: How to Pay Yourself Without Starving Your Business
Are high personal expenses and unpredictable payouts silently choking your business's growth? In this episode of Strength in Numbers, Marcus Crigler reveals the exact steps to calculate and set an owner's compensation that sustains your lifesty...
Episode 90: The One Way Street Method - Make Money Once, Keep It Forever
Are you constantly pouring your personal savings back into your business just to keep it afloat? In this episode of Strength in Numbers, Marcus Crigler breaks down why blending your personal and business finances is the fastest way to destroy y...
Episode 89: You’re Making Money, But Do You Have Enough Cash
Making money is one thing. Having enough cash to cover your expenses, handle problems, and take advantage of new opportunities is another key factor.In this episode of Strength in Numbers, Marcus Crigler breaks down how much cash a real ...
Episode 88: Why You’re Making Money...But Still Feel Broke
Do you want a profitable business or a large business?In this episode of Strength in Numbers, Marcus Crigler explains why cash position should be one of the first things real estate entrepreneurs focus on.Listen as he explains why...
Episode 87: The Cashflow Waterfall - Why Profitable Businesses Still Run Out of Cash
It's one thing to know how much cash you need, but another to understand how that cash needs to flow throughout your organization.In this episode, Marcus Crigler shares a simple method he created that you can use in your business to not ...
Episode 86: The Only 7 Numbers That Matter in Your Business
As a business owner, you have to focus on seven core numbers.In this episode, Marcus Crigler breaks down the seven key numbers he believes every business owner should monitor consistently.After asking entrepreneurs and business le...
Episode 85: The Most Dangerous Place to Grow a Business
The most dangerous place you can be in the business is being in the middle. There are only two winning strategies: one is to stay small and lean, and the other is to get really, really big.In this episode, Marcus Crigler explains why man...
Episode 84: The Business Strategy That Kept Us Alive with Jesse Nguyen
There's no race to being a millionaire. It is a matter of being intentional with your steps, and that intentionality leads you to build more of the life you actually want rather than chasing things that don't really matter. In this episode, Mar...
Episode 83: How Smart Investors Pivot When the Market Changes with Justin Lovett
The number one issue Justin Lovett sees right now is that a lot of times people don't really dig into the numbers deeply or underwrite them correctly.In this episode, Marcus Crigler sits down with Dallas-Fort Worth real estate investor J...
Episode 82: What Your Accountant Sees That You Don’t
Many business owners have heard the advice: "Don't take business advice from your accountant."But is that really true?In this episode, Marcus Crigler takes a closer look at that common belief and explains why the right accountant ...
Episode 81: The Missing Step Between Hustling and Financial Freedom with Leon Barnes
In this episode, Marcus Crigler joins the Collective Genius podcast live from Dallas, Texas, to share the financial principles that separate successful real estate entrepreneurs from those who stay stuck in the hustle cycle.Drawing from ...
Episode 80: Tax Strategy Series - How Investors are Writing Off Massive 2025 Tax Bills...in 2026! - Part 8
In this final episode of this tax strategy series, Marcus Crigler and tax partner Kaden Hackney wrap things up by sharing the process they use to help real estate entrepreneurs reduce taxes and build long-term wealth.Listen as they expla...
Episode 79: Tax Strategy Series - How Investors are Writing Off Massive 2025 Tax Bills...in 2026! - Part 7
You can unlock valuable tax savings even if you are building something inside your real estate business, like your own software, AI tools, or internal systems.In the final episode of this tax strategy series, Marcus Crigler is joined by ...
Episode 78: Tax Strategy Series - How Investors are Writing Off Massive 2025 Tax Bills...in 2026! - Part 6
In Part 6 of the Tax Strategy Series, Marcus Crigler explains how the choice between cash-basis and accrual-basis accounting can affect when income is recognized and taxed.Listen as Marcus breaks down the differences between cash and acc...
Episode 77: Tax Strategy Series - How Investors are Writing Off Massive 2025 Tax Bills...in 2026! - Part 5
Most investors assume that once the tax year is over, there’s nothing left they can do to reduce their tax bill.In this episode of Marcus Crigler's Tax Strategy Series, he shares another powerful tax strategy that can help real estate in...
Episode 76: The Wealth-Building Framework Every Real Estate Investor Needs - Brandon Bateman
Most real estate investors focus on finding more deals, scaling faster, and growing revenue. But according to CPA and CFO Marcus Crigler, many entrepreneurs skip the financial foundation needed to build lasting wealth.In this episode, Ma...
Episode 75: Tax Strategy Series - How Investors are Writing Off Massive 2025 Tax Bills...in 2026! - Part 4
Many investors replace roofs, HVAC systems, flooring, windows, and other major building components without realizing they may still be depreciating the old assets they removed years ago.In this episode of the Strength in Numbers podcast,...
Episode 74: Tax Strategy Series - How Investors are Writing Off Massive 2025 Tax Bills...in 2026! - Part 3
In this episode of the Strength in Numbers podcast, Marcus Crigler shares another strategy that you need to be aware of to save money in 2025.He reveals one of the most overlooked tax-saving opportunities available to real estate investo...
Episode 73: Tax Strategy Series - How Investors are Writing Off Massive 2025 Tax Bills...in 2026! - Part 2
In this episode of the Strength in Numbers podcast, Marcus Crigler continues his tax strategy series by diving into one of the most overlooked ways real estate investors can reduce their tax liability.Marcus explains the critical differe...