"Don't Buy A Home!" Ben Mallah's Final Warning For The 2026 Real Estate Market

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Timestamps:

00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:57 - $70 Million To Spend And Why The Banks Won't Budge
00:08:46 - Selling The Harley Dealership, Buying A Tesla Dealership
00:13:20 - Sponsor: Northwest Registered Agent
00:14:26 - When It Makes Sense To Just Pay The Tax
00:17:48 - A $10 Million Offer Sight Unseen, And Why He Consults So Cheap
00:23:00 - Diversification And Why His Son Moved Into The Building
00:28:03 - Sponsor: Even Realities & ZipRecruiter
00:31:03 - Big Deals vs Portfolios, And Starting With A Fourplex
00:33:40 - Inside The $31 Million Mansion He's Trying To Sell
00:37:20 - How Much You Need To Buy A $30 Million House
00:40:21 - What The House Costs Yearly, And How Contractors Rip You Off
00:46:11 - The $40,000 Rolls-Royce Repair He Did For $4,000
00:49:06 - Best Sectors Right Now, And Why Owners Beat Management Companies
00:55:36 - Sponsor: FanDuel
00:57:10 - Spotting A Motivated Seller And Lowballing The Deal
00:59:12 - The 16-Story Flood Building And His Fastest Ever Flip
01:02:40 - AI, The 50% Rule, And Why Single Family Doesn't Cash Flow
01:06:30 - Should You Buy A House Right Now?
01:10:17 - Your Banker Comes Before Your Wife
01:15:07 - Where Beginners Start And Climbing The Lending Ladder
01:18:39 - Get Your Real Estate License In College
01:24:14 - Taxes, Politics, And The Clearwater Ferris Wheel
01:29:46 - Is It Easier Than Ever To Get Rich?
01:34:00 - Car Pool Tables And What He Does All Day
01:38:36 - The Boat, His Health, And Graham's Spending Anxiety
01:45:07 - Why He Lets Merrill Manage His Money
01:47:39 - The SpaceX IPO He Missed
01:51:53 - Muni Bonds And Building A War Chest

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