{"podcast":{"title":"Stay Ready Real Estate Podcast","slug":"stay-ready-real-estate-podcast-6719619","podcast_index_feed_id":6719619,"rss_url":"https://media.rss.com/stayreadyrealestate/feed.xml","website_url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/stayreadyrealestate","image_url":"https://media.rss.com/stayreadyrealestate/20240101_060153_58db6206cdc8b6dd87ebbb5858938121.jpg","author":"Emeka Ogbonna","episode_count":131,"summary":"Welcome to the Stay Ready Real Estate Podcast where we stay ready so you don't have to get ready! My name is Emeka and i'll be talking to a variety amount of professionals in the real estate industry to help you buy your first real estate investment. I will provide 3 actionable items you can do today to help you get 1% closer to acquiring your first property. My goal with this podcast is to show you that regular people like you and me can buy properties to build wealth!","last_synced_at":"2026-07-30T10:21:30.278831+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/stay-ready-real-estate-podcast-6719619"},"episode":{"title":"Confessions of a Real Estate Investor: What I Would Do Differently If I Could Start Over","slug":"confessions-of-a-real-estate-investor-what-i-would-do-differently-if-i-could-start-over","published_at":"2026-06-17T12:50:11+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/stay-ready-real-estate-podcast-6719619/confessions-of-a-real-estate-investor-what-i-would-do-differently-if-i-could-start-over","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/stay-ready-real-estate-podcast-6719619","url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/stayreadyrealestate/2922286","audio_url":"https://content.rss.com/episodes/241425/2922286/stayreadyrealestate/2026_06_17_12_48_09_46f709bf-d6c0-4f10-8536-d3ebe18382f2.mp3","summary":"In this episode of the Stay Ready Real Estate Podcast, Emeka gets candid with \"Confessions of a Real Estate Investor\" — reflecting on everything he would do differently if he could go back and start his journey over. From losing eight grand on an early flip to selling every property he's ever owned, he opens up about the costly mindset of chasing quick cash instead of playing the long game. Emeka makes a passionate case for why holding is the ultimate wealth-building strategy, breaking down how even a simple house hack into a duplex or quadplex — held for just a decade — can completely transform your financial future. He shares the exact blueprint he would give his younger self: focus on multifamily, live in one unit, rent out the rest, skip the property manager on your first deal, and above all else, never sell. If you haven't bought your first deal yet, this episode is the wake-up call you didn't know you needed — because the best time to hold was yesterday, and the second best time is right now. Connect with Emeka Ogbonna: Donate to cure Type 1 Diabetes: https://www2.breakthrought1d.org/site/TR?fr_id=10178&s_participantTrID=10178&pg=personal&px=13772239 Website: stayreadyrealestate.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stayreadyrealestate/ YouTube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIeAZ-rMMFqhE44gu23a0Tqo7a5xqemQD&si=81iIqKvKfCl05ktM Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7C5pv7sUSF0qEcotOmdElm X: https://twitter.com/EmekarOgbonna","meta_description":"In this episode of the Stay Ready Real Estate Podcast, Emeka gets candid with \"Confessions of a Real Estate Investor\" — reflecting on everything he would…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":799,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/stay-ready-real-estate-podcast-6719619/episodes/confessions-of-a-real-estate-investor-what-i-would-do-differently-if-i-could-start-over/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/stay-ready-real-estate-podcast-6719619/confessions-of-a-real-estate-investor-what-i-would-do-differently-if-i-could-start-over.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}