In this episode, your host, Ann Reed, gets vulnerable and shares her personal story about money wounds, and how they've played a role in her journey as a real estate investor. Top takeaways from this episode are:

1. Your Money Story Shapes Your Investment Path

Ann opens up about the generational money patterns she inherited—and how recognizing those patterns helped her rewrite her financial future through real estate investing.

2. Real Estate Wasn’t Just the Plan—It Was the Breakthrough

When family needs collided with money fears, Ann and her husband used home equity to build an ADU—and unknowingly launched their real estate investing journey.

3. Equity Is Energy—Use It Wisely

Ann demystifies equity, showing how it can be a powerful, tax-free way to scale your portfolio when used strategically and responsibly.

4. Get In the Game—and Stay In It

Real wealth is built over time. The key isn’t a perfect market or background—it’s consistency and commitment to staying in the game.

5. Don’t Trade Your Life for Money—Design Both

For Ann, real estate is about more than income—it’s about freedom. Freedom to choose time with family, pursue joy, and live fully.

Want to learn more about real estate investing? Follow me on IG @annreedandco where I share daily musings on real estate, mindfulness, being an almost empty nester, and more.

Looking for additional support, community, and accountability to help you build your real estate portfolio? Hop on the waitlist for the Soulful Investor Society, a community membership for real estate investors and those who'd like to get in the game. Once on the waitlist, you'll be the first to know when the doors open AND you'll get lots of amazing freebies, including a FREE 1:1 coaching session with me, where we'll map out your plan from start to finish, so you can finally buy that investment property and scale your portfolio.

Helpful books mentioned on this episode.

Becoming Supernatural by Dr. Joe Dispenza

https://drjoedispenza.com/product-details/Becoming%20Supernatural

Abundant Ever After by Cathy Heller

https://www.cathyheller.com/abundant-ever-after-book-1

The Mystic Jesus by Marianne Williamson
https://marianne.com/books/

The most successful real estate investors know what feels right and take action accordingly. In this conversation with Kimberly Gayle she shows us how to find that alignment through her work as branding specialist. It's all about knowing what's in alignment for you and showing up authentically. Here are theTop 10 Takeaways from this episode:

1. You can love the work and still feel deeply misaligned.

It’s possible to be excellent at something and still feel totally out of alignment. Don’t mistake competence for fulfillment.

2. Be your own hero. No one else is coming.

The most empowered decision you’ll ever make is choosing yourself—especially when no one else does.

3. The world doesn’t need another [insert job title]. It needs you, fully expressed.

You’re not just a title. You’re a purpose in motion. Don’t dim your impact to fit a role.

4. Misalignment shows up in the body. Pay attention.

Your body whispers before it screams. If you’re feeling off, it may be time to recalibrate.

5. We’re born whole. The journey is remembering.

You don’t need to become someone new. You need to remember who you were before the world told you who to be.

6. Living your values is the true measure of success.

Define success on your terms. Alignment is the new ambition.

7. Real change requires identity work.

Investing in real estate is just the start. The real investment is in who you become along the way.

8. Discomfort doesn’t mean you’re on the wrong path.

If it feels hard, it doesn’t mean you’re failing. It might mean you’re finally growing.

9. Community is not optional—it’s survival.

Real estate can rebuild more than wealth. It can rebuild belonging.

10. You can create what you didn’t have.

Your pain can plant seeds for someone else’s healing. You don’t need a map. Just start.

Follow me on instagram @annreedandco
or ann.reed@exprealty.com

Here's where you can find Kimberly:

Instagram: @kimberlygayleconsutling
Website: http://www.kimberlygayle.com
Brave & Bold – The Personal Branding Podcast
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Need help building your personal brand? Request your Free Personal Brand Strategy Call with
Kimberly Gayle
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If the idea of managing your own rental properties makes you want to run for the hills—you are not alone. In today’s episode, we’re pulling back the curtain on the world of property management with Derek from NetGain PM, who brings a refreshing, heart-centered approach to an often-overlooked part of real estate investing.

Derek shares how he built a thriving company managing over 650 units in Utah by focusing on what most people avoid: the human side of housing. We talk about everything from protecting landlords legally and financially to supporting tenants through mental health challenges and transitional housing.

Whether you’re an investor who loves real estate but hates the idea of clogged toilets and rent collection, or someone exploring impact-driven rentals like sober living or co-living homes—this episode is packed with wisdom, systems, and compassion.

We even get into the nitty gritty of security deposit alternatives, red flags to look for in owners and tenants, and the real cost (and payoff) of staying in the game. Here are the top takeaways from today's show:

1. Know Your Strengths—Outsource the Rest

Property management isn’t for everyone, and that’s okay. The empowered investor understands that hiring a great team, including a property manager, is a smart way to stay in their zone of genius.

That’s how empowered investors scale with sanity.

2. Property Managers Save More Than Time

A property manager is not just an expense—they’re a risk mitigator, legal translator, and peace-of-mind provider. A good one can protect your peace, preserve your cash flow, and keep your rentals running like clockwork. The ROI comes not only in money saved, but in emotional bandwidth protected.

3. Property Management with Compassion

Conscious landlords are rethinking the tenant experience. This level of compassion is what sets modern property management apart—investors can make a difference AND profit when they prioritize dignity and support in housing.

4. Find a Property Manager Who Matches Your Mission

Don’t just hire any property manager—hire one aligned with your mission. Whether you're building wealth, legacy, or community housing, values alignment with your PM partner is everything.

Want to learn more about real estate investing? Follow me on IG @annreedandco where I share daily musings on real estate, mindfulness, being an almost empty nester, and more.

Looking for additional support, community, and accountability to help you build your real estate portfolio? Hop on the waitlist for the Soulful Investor Society, a community membership for real estate investors and those who'd like to get in the game. Once on the waitlist, you'll be the first to know when the doors open AND you'll get lots of amazing freebies, including a FREE 1:1 coaching session with me, where we'll map out your plan from start to finish, so you can finally buy that investment property and scale your portfolio.

Be sure to check out the links below for more information from out guest, Derek Morton:

tiktok.com/@netgainpm

https://www.instagram.com/netgainpm/

https://netgainpm.com/

Obligo: https://www.obligo.com/

BetterHelp: https://www.betterhelp.com/