From Homeless Refugee to Financially Free by Buying 2 Rental Properties Every Year | Thach Nguyen

The BetterLife Podcast: Wealth | Real Estate Investing | Life

Thach Nguyen is one of, if not the, most visible and popular real estate influencers online. And as he explains in this episode, the reason why is simple: his story.

Today, you’ll hear it all: from catching the “last plane” out of Vietnam in 1975 and standing in lines at the food bank in Seattle, to becoming 7-figure real estate agent in his twenties, to buying 15 rental properties while still living with his mom and dad!

Thach is a super genuine, positive guy, and it’s no wonder why 250 million people tune into his content every month. This conversation chance to learn from a real estate master, and get to know him on a deeper level by diving into topics like debt, risk, passion, marriage, parenting, and more.

Thach also talks about:
- Discovering real estate while parking cars at a Chinese restaurant
- The 3 things that made him a Top 1% realtor
- Living (way) beneath his means to reach financial freedom faster
- Knocking doors every day to generate sales
- Why “aligning” is more important than “grinding”
- Whether it’s a good idea to pay off mortgages early
- How to find a deal today, step by step
- Philanthropy and teaching
- His parenting advice, summed up in one sentence
- The secrets to his success on social media (no team!)

Books Mentioned:
- Ask and It is Given by Esther and Jerry Hicks
- Manifest Your Destiny by Wayne W. Dyer
- Red Rising by Pierce Brown
- Golden Son by Pierce Brown

Connect with Thach:

- Website: https://www.thachrealestategroup.com/

- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thachnguyen/

- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thachn

- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thachn/

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thachnguyen/

Connect with Brandon:
- Instagram: link to his IG
- BetterLife Tribe, Brandon’s Real Estate Investing Mastermind: link to abetterlife.com
- OpenDoor Capital. Brandon’s Real Estate Investing Company: link to ODCFund.com

Connect with Cam:
- Instagram: link to his IG
- Deal Flow Real Estate, Cam’s Real Estate Investing Mastermind: link to DealFlowRealEstate.com
- Revel City HomeBuyers, Cam’s Real Estate Investing Company: link to revelcityhomebuyers.com

Thach’s charitable cause (100% of ad revenue goes here):
- RAVE Foundation - RAVE Foundation’s 26 by 2026 initiative will build 26 new fields in time for the world's biggest sporting tournament - FIFA World Cup - comes to North America in 2026.

Show Sponsor:
- Open Door Capital
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