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In this episode, we ask:
- How about balancing family life, ministry and real estate?
- Who is Brian Claus?
- Have you heard about UnBound Now?
- What’s Brian’s earliest memory with money?
- What did Brian’s Dad do to incentivize saving?
- What’s Brian’s story?
- What happened in 2018?
- What are the benefits of running real estate through policies instead of banks?
- What about Dave Ramsey’s thinking?
- What about due diligence?
- What about selling the house?
- What was the benefit of putting the proceeds into a policy?
- What about the down payment for the new house?
- What about the pool?
- What happened with the land deal?
- What about the other deals?
- How did Brian access the money?
- Would you like to view Brian’s financial map?
- How else does Brian use these policies?
- What about paying taxes?
- What about the ministry through Brian’s church?
- Would you like to visit UnBound Now?
- Would you like to email or message Brian on the FREE Not Your Average Financial Community?
- What are the takeaways?
Brian Claus balances family life with a career in diverse real estate ventures, from long-term rentals to Airbnbs and land sales. For over a decade, he’s worked with Unbound Now, a dedicated anti-human trafficking organization, where he’s made a meaningful impact.
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Max Brusky is an attorney specializing in civil litigation, particularly insurance defense, coverage, and subrogation. He is currently an “in-house” and Claims Director for a national trucking company. He is a happy husband to a happy (and brilliant, and understanding) wife, and the proud father of two, one in college, one almost in college. He currently lives in Chicago’s far west suburbs, but still considers himself a Wisconsin expatriate.
Vince Shorb is one of the country’s leading advocates for promoting financial wellness and a thought leader in teaching and scaling financial education programming.After spending 15 years in financial services working one-on-one with more than 20,000 people, he founded the National Financial Educators Council – an organization dedicated to combating the financial illiteracy epidemic. He is the current CEO of 
Grant Thompson works with families and their businesses nationwide. The Thompson & Thurman Agency works with families who share in their vision and want to become financially set for life without taking unnecessary risks. With so much misinformation in our financial world today, families really need guidance and direction to find the true path to financial freedom. Grant, Chris and their team of trusted advisers nationwide have are leading the way to meet that challenge. Grant is married to his wife Kathy and they have 2 sons Blair and Blane along with his wife Brittany. Grant enjoys spending his spare time with his family at reining and cow horse competitions plus trying to squeeze in a shooting competition every now and then with his sons. 
Lindsay and Ryan Rice are the entrepreneurial spirits behind Rice Properties Group, a real estate powerhouse built on the foundation of love, partnership, and a steadfast commitment to financial mastery. Their journey began as colleagues, where they not only excelled in sales but also found love, becoming the company’s first couple to transition from quiet dating to marriage. Their shared experiences at the startup, which has since become a multi-billion-dollar enterprise, laid the groundwork for their future endeavors in real estate.
Leonard Renier studies the economic trends and shifts and the impact of government programs and regulations on the social fabric of our country. His research has resulted in bringing a new awareness to the financial challenges the average American faces. Leonard is considered an expert in communicating these challenges and believes with more information; people will make better life decisions. As founder of the Wealth & Wisdom Institute, Leonard recognized the importance of Education, Discovery and Understanding. He has been involved in the financial services industry for over 30 years.