067: The Basics and Value of Investing With Mike Fitzgerald
Big Mike Fund Podcast
English - July 20, 2020 06:00 - 25 minutes - ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsInvesting Business Careers Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Welcome to The Big Mike Fund Podcast. Today I’m talking to Mike Fitzgerald, who lives in (and owns a large portion of) a small town just outside of DC. In this episode we talk about his town of Hagerstown, preparations for the future of the market, what a credibility site is, and we even have a short political discussion on voting for people and not just on party lines.
Minute Markers:
00:20 - Welcome to the Big Mike Fund Podcast
00:40 - A bit about Mike Fitzgerald and Hagerstown, MD
04:57 - Mike’s formula for success in real estate
06:35 - “Rehab” projects
08:08 - Preparations for economic downturn
11:30 - Mike’s thoughts on the future of the market
12:25 - The connection of legalizing marijuana to the recession and the market
13:50 - The basics and value of investing
14:20 - Hagerstown investments
18:45 - Credibility site
20:00 - Political discussion: voting for the people, not the party
22:14 - Advice for real estate investors or people interested in real estate
24:00 - How to get in contact with Mike Fitzgerald
24:46 - Thank you for listening to The Big Mike Fund podcast
Quotes:
“Taking action. Moving forward and taking action and not accepting ‘No’ as an answer.” – Mike Fitzgerald, on his formula for success
“I think we’re due for a recession but I don’t think we’re going to get one for another two years.” – Mike Fitzgerald
“Although I vote (a lot of times) republican, I don’t always vote party line.” – Mike Fitzgerald
“It’s not about what makes you happy for a minute, it’s about what makes you fulfilled for a lifetime.” – Mike Fitzgerald
“That’s actually a great point. The person matters, especially if they are sufficiently independent and if they have great individual thoughts.” – Mike Zlotnik
“Yeah, it’s a difficult time for middle-of-the-road people. They don’t seem to appeal to the extremes and the extremes on both sides seem to be dominating each party.” – Mike Zlotnik
Resources:
Michael T. Fitzgerald credibility site (Password: abc)
Article referred in show: “City developer wants to make downtown Hagerstown 'great again'”