“I’m Selling Everything!” Why Ben Mallah Is Cashing Out Of Real Estate

The Iced Coffee Hour

Graham Stephan/Jack Selby

Entrepreneurship, Business

4.6 • 679 Ratings

🗓️ 1 June 2025

⏱️ 122 minutes

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Bizee: Start your business with confidence at https://Bizee.com/ich Oracle: Right now, with zero commitment, try OCI for free at https://oracle.com/iced Notion: Check out Notion, the best AI tool for work, right now at https://notion.com/icedcoffee Chime: Open your account in 2 minutes at https://chime.com/coffee Follow Ben Mallah : On Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/@UC94m18wtI9QAYrXKXqFPWDg On Instagram -https://www.instagram.com/realbenmallah/ Website/Consulting - https://benmallah.com/ Apply To The Index Mastermind: https://entertheindex.com Add us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jlsselby https://www.instagram.com/gpstephan Official Clips Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeBQ24VfikOriqSdKtomh0w For sponsorships or business inquiries reach out to: [email protected] For Podcast Inquiries, please DM @icedcoffeehour on Instagram! Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:02:34 - Ben’s childhood 00:04:06 - Net worth today 00:04:49 - RE investing diminishing returns 00:08:20 - Who shouldn’t buy a home 00:10:31 - Have home prices peaked? 00:11:08 - Housing market forecast 00:11:51 - Tariffs' effect on housing 00:14:57 - Who’s buying and selling now 00:16:17 - Current investing strategy 00:18:02 - Sponsor - Bizee 00:19:05 - Why bonds over index funds 00:23:02 - RE deals from YouTube 00:25:19 - Motivating his kids 00:29:16 - Does wealth = Happiness? 00:30:39 - Is too much money a problem? 00:32:58 - Biggest opportunities now 00:35:46 - RE negotiations 00:37:21 - Sponsor - Oracle 00:42:42 - Negotiation tips for beginners 00:44:28 - Emotional vs. strategic purchases 00:49:24 - Ben’s negotiating skills 00:52:22 - Weirdest thing he’s negotiated 00:55:38 - Consulting FAQs 01:03:28 - Sponsor - Notion 01:04:50 - Sponsor - Chime 01:07:08 - Balancing $ security & enjoying life 01:10:24 - 1031 exchange benefits 01:12:01 - Has capitalism gone too far? 01:14:53 - What holds people back? 01:21:16 - Have you always been motivated? 01:24:08 - If you started over today 01:27:05 - Why make YT content? 01:28:30 - BTC in real estate 01:33:00 - Life philosophies 01:36:25 - Rising insurance costs 01:41:11 - Dating advice 01:44:29 - Dating red flags 01:45:29 - Did wife and kids motivate you? 01:46:07 - Rapid fire questions *Some of the links and other products that appear on this video are from companies which Graham Stephan will earn an affiliate commission or referral bonus. Graham Stephan is part of an affiliate network and receives compensation for sending traffic to partner sites. The content in this video is accurate as of the posting date. Some of the offers mentioned may no longer be available. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	The weather. Tomorrow, expect a biting cold front.
0:04.7	Hmm, how naughty. I wonder what I'll be wearing or taking off.
0:09.2	The night will be wild and untamed. Expect heavy, lashing rain that'll soak you to the skin.
0:15.1	By Monday, temperatures will rise slowly but surely reaching their peak in the afternoon.
0:21.3	Not in the mood for miserable weather?
0:23.5	Fly cheaply to Turkey with Sun Express.
0:26.4	Sun Express, nonstop sunshine.
0:30.0	We've been delaying.
0:31.5	We've been praying.
0:32.7	Eventually, the music has to stop.
0:34.3	The housing market is flashing red.
0:37.0	We're at a standstill.
0:38.1	It can't even sell them to break even all these newer buildings right now.
0:41.0	Homes for sale in the U.S. surging to 500,000.
0:44.8	The loan is due.
0:45.9	What are we going to do?
0:46.6	How are you finding good deals right now?
0:48.7	I'm looking every day and I'm lowballing, baby.
0:51.4	How do you lowball them without offending the seller? There's no offending in business.
0:56.3	I'll sell Jimmy Hart to get that house. You wake up in the morning, what the, though? What are you going to do?
1:01.6	That's the question. You got to be a machine. Have you noticed any effects on the housing market from the tariffs?
1:07.5	Tariffs, the tariffs, the tariffs. Tariffs is the most beautiful word to me in the dictionary.
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