If a military podcast happened what do you want to hear?

[Nick Doria]

So there has been a lot of things happening regarding military retirement and benefits that are making a lot of us start to really notice like other people working for 20 years for a retirement isn't really the best of options to to rely on as the only source of income. That's even if they let you retire a large amount of people have been getting the boot and it not because they were bad but it was a way for the military to down size and due to their budget cuts !!! 

This ideal of helping anybody who is or has been in the military really means alot to me and i want to give back to the people who are willing to pay the ultimate price for our freedoms. I have lost friends that i consider family and have also seen what happens to the families when they lose the heads of the households when they did not have anything left for them. Nothing like seeing a 1 year year old, 3 year old and a 5 year old at a funeral who just lost their dad that kind of thing really sticks with you. I want to help make a difference and I truly believe that this would be a great start to that.

Just ran the ideal past 

@Joshua Dorkin & @Brandon Turner

About putting together a podcast a few minutes ago. I understand a lot of work goes into creating a good podcast and i'm more then willing to whatever it would take to make this happen. If in fact we can make this happen i want to start putting ideas together now rather than later. Here are some of the topics that i have an idea about covering or talking about:

1.) VA loans:

Everyday I see at least 3 to 4 new threads about how to use them, what they can be used for, what are the specifics of qualifying etc....

 2.) How to break the military mindset:

Which forces us to not think for yourself or question anything while this is and was important while i was in the navy it took me a couple of years to start THINKING again and acting on my thoughts. 

3.)  Using your leadership skills:

Just like the military real estate investing is a team effort. If your group or team is always at odds with each other it's almost impossible to make things work, anybody who has been at a great command and then goes to a bad one and vice versa knows what i mean by this !!  

those are just a couple of ideas off the top of my head of anyone has anything they would like to add i would love to see what everybody thinks. 

[Bryan C.]

I love the idea.  I know that it can be challenging for most military to deciding if they should buy or rent because of how often we move etc.  As a real estate investor I can say that I have learned that in most cases it is better to buy and have a couple exit strategies lined up to protect yourself. 

I also know that being military and being stationed overseas (England) makes it really challenging to invest in real estate.  It is a completely different perspective than if I was stationed in the U.S. and could check out whatever property or deal is out there.  Unfortunately I don't have that luxury and I also don't have friends or family that are real estate savvy to help with making these big decisions or helping resolve any problems that pop up on an existing property.  This is frustrating for me because it slows my progress or growth due to the fact that I must grow these connections with various members on my team.  It takes time to find the right people on your team and in my opinion it is easier to do that when you are living where you invest.  Just because it is more difficult doesn't mean it is impossible to invest remotely or in areas that you do not live! 

I would love to listen to a Podcast on this.