A Special Operations Veteran and Investor’s Advice for Making Millions and Living a Better Life
The BetterLife Podcast: Wealth | Real Estate Investing | Life
Brandon Turner and Cam Cathcart
4.8 • 767 Ratings
🗓️ 25 June 2024
⏱️ 90 minutes
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Summary
Eric Upchurch is an Army Special Operations veteran, real estate investor, and co-founder of the military investing community Active Duty Passive Income.
Eric wakes up every day with a single mission: to end veteran homelessness. He’s also one of the best-connected people in the real estate investing world. Today he shares stories from before, during, and after his military service; delivers an eye-opening explanation of why so many veterans struggle with mental health after leaving the military; and outlines a simple, repeatable path to financial freedom – whether you’re in the military or not.
Eric also talks about:
- Why veterans feel “chemical” withdrawal symptoms after retiring from the military
- What drew him to Army Special Operations
- His most difficult moment while serving
- “Live-in flipping” houses in California
- Using a VA loan to buy a 4-unit apartment building
- Why he dabbled in several real estate strategies before picking one
- What Active Duty Passive Income offers veterans
- Marriage and fatherhood
- Simplifying his business and spending less time on his phone
Books Mentioned:
- One Second After by William R. Forstchen
- Four Thousand Weeks by Oliver Burkeman
- The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry by John Mark Comer
- Dopamine Nation by Dr. Anna Lembke
- Dopamine Detox by Thibaut Meurisse
- Can't Hurt Me by David Goggins
- MONEY Master the Game by Tony Robbins
Support Eric in the fight against veteran homelessness:
Connect with Eric:
Active Duty Passive Income: https://www.activedutypassiveincome.com/
Book: Military House Hacking by Markian Sich, Michael Foster, Eric Upchurch, Adam La Barr, Timothy Kelly, Mitch Durfee, Rod Khleif
Website: https://www.ericupchurch.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/realericupchurch/
Connect with us!
Website: https://abetterlife.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/betterlife/?hl=en
https://www.instagram.com/beardybrandon
Eric’s charitable cause (100% of ad revenue goes here):
- Veterans Community Project, which builds tiny homes and provides ongoing support for men and women who took the oath for our country, regardless of discharge status or type of service
Connect with Brandon:
📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/beardybrandon
💻 BetterLife Tribe, Brandon’s Real Estate Investing Mastermind: https://abetterlife.com/
📸 BetterLife Tribe’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/betterlife/
💻 OpenDoor Capital, Brandon’s Real Estate Investing Company: https://odcfund.com/
📸 OpenDoor Capital’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/opendoorcapital/
Connect with Cam:
📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cam.cathcart/
💻 Deal Flow Real Estate, Cam’s Real Estate Investing Mastermind: http://dealflowrealestate.com/
💻 Revel City HomeBuyers, Cam’s Real Estate Investing Company: https://revelcityhomebuyers.com/
📸 Revel City HomeBuyers’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/revelcityhomebuyers/
Interested in building wealth without losing your soul? Join the BetterLife Tribe here: https://join.abetterlife.com/tribe
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | If you're out there and you're like, well, where do I start? I'm transitioning from the military. |
| 0:05.5 | What do I do tomorrow? Because I know that's going to be me. If you see somebody stopped on the |
| 0:10.8 | side of the highway that needs help, go help them. Find one small act of service today. I'm telling |
| 0:18.1 | it, it will be amazing. |
| 0:26.2 | Welcome to the Better Life podcast where we talk about real estate investing, building wealth, and all in all living a better life. |
| 0:28.4 | My name is Brandon Turner and I've spent my life investing in real estate to achieve |
| 0:32.8 | financial freedom. |
| 0:34.3 | And alongside my co-host, Mr. Cam Cathcart, we want to help you do the same. |
| 0:39.6 | On this show, you're going to hear from world-class guests who have been handpicked to help |
| 0:45.0 | you level up your investing, your leadership, your goals, your habits, and more to become |
| 0:51.7 | the very best version of yourself. |
| 0:54.9 | So, join us as we explore the habits, the actions, the beliefs that it takes to build wealth |
| 1:00.4 | through real estate investing without losing your soul. Eric Upchurch. |
| 1:20.5 | Thanks for having me. |
| 1:22.3 | Glad to be here. |
| 1:23.0 | Glad to get you. |
| 1:23.6 | I know you a little bit better. |
| 1:24.7 | Yeah, man. |
| 1:25.2 | All right. |
| 1:25.9 | So I know you as a five-time combat veteran. |
| 1:31.2 | I know you spent a lot of time overseas. |
| 1:33.1 | I know you're a pretty awesome guy in that regard. |
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