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.
Strength in Numbers with Marcus Crigler
Episode 21: He Built a Massive Rental Portfolio By Accident — Here’s What He Did Different with Jimmy Vreeland
Most real estate entrepreneurs chase cash flow, flip for quick money, and think a high bank balance means they are rich.
In this episode, Marcus Crigler sits down with Jimmy Vreeland to unpack how he built his rental portfolio backward and why that wrong path taught him the most valuable lessons.
Jimmy shares how he went from buying rentals while deployed in Iraq, to building 100 poorly structured lease-option rentals, to nearly wiping out his business during COVID, and finally transforming everything once he understood liquidity, balance sheets, tax planning, and smart rental acquisition.
This is one of the most honest conversations about wealth, risk, tax pain, and building rentals the right way. Enjoy the show!
You’ll Learn How To:
- Understand the difference between being rich and being liquid
- Build a rental portfolio without creating dangerous debt and tax exposure
- Use bonus depreciation and cost segregation the right way
- Choose rental properties that appreciate, attract good tenants, and build long-term wealth
What You’ll Learn in This Episode:
(04:00) Doing everything backwards and why it both helped and hurt him
(06:50) COVID hits: liquidity panic, market uncertainty, and the turning point
(09:07) The CG talk that pushed Jimmy to build $1M+ in liquidity
(10:48) Marcus explains switch-tasking vs multitasking
(12:10) The painful $250k tax bill
(13:00) Most investors didn't understand bonus depreciation
(17:32) The four ways real estate pays you
(18:46) What Jimmy buys today
(19:25) Why C-class rentals fail to appreciate and drag down long-term returns
(21:47) The truth about cash flow
(22:13) High-income earners don’t need cash flow
(23:24) Bad debt is any debt that doesn't pay for itself
(24:44) Why buying only for tax savings is a terrible idea
(27:19) The BRRRR but smarter approach
(28:08) The difference between turnkey and what Jimmy offers
(30:02) Every stage must work: buying right, scoping right, contractors, management, tenants
(34:46) Why every real estate entrepreneur should buy rentals no matter what
(35:55) Two greatest threats to anyone's wealth
(37:28) History lesson: how America beat the British with a hyperinflated currency
(38:08) Why hyperinflation has always rewarded people who own hard assets
(39:05) Buying real estate is a wealth savings account
(42:19) Why syndications frustrate many operators
(44:25) Jimmy’s final advice: plan your taxes 15–18 months ahead
Why You Should Listen:
Jimmy lays out the lessons most investors only learn after losing money. If you want a rental portfolio that appreciates, reduces taxes, builds wealth, and doesn’t drain your time, this episode gives you the blueprint.
Connect with Jimmy Vreeland:
- Website: https://jimmyvreeland.com/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jimmyvreeland/
Connect with Marcus Crigler:
- Website: https://beccfo.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcus-crigler-cpa-977a45b7
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/marcus.crigler