Nick HutchisonFounder and CEO, BookThinkers

Do you invest in real estate?

1 May 2023 · 1 min

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In this brief monologue, Nick Hutchison acknowledges the five common financial motivations for real estate investing—positive cash flow, appreciation, depreciation, mortgage paydown, and leverage—but argues that the most valuable reason lies outside of money. He highlights networking, storytelling, and the identity of being a real‑estate investor as powerful, door‑opening benefits. Hutchison cites his recent interview with Pace Morby, author of the new book Wealth Without Cash, as an example of the storytelling value, and encourages listeners to explore the book and his podcast for deeper insights.

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My favorite reason for investing in real estate has nothing to do with money. Hear me out. Yes, there are typically 5 financial reasons to invest in real estate. You've got positive cash flow, appreciation, depreciation. You've got mortgage paydown and leverage. All of those are amazing, but here's the bonus reason. It's networking. It's telling stories. It's being able to identify as a real estate investor when you walk in the room. It's opened up so many doors for me, and they're not all related to money. The other day we got to interview Pace Morby for his brand new book, Wealth Without Cash. What an amazing storyteller. He has so many cool stories and lessons that he's learned by investing in real estate that have nothing to do with money itself. So if you're interested in learning a little bit more about how he invests and why he invests, check out the brand new book, Wealth Without Cash, and check out our podcast as well.