You've built a successful career by outworking and outthinking everyone around you. So why does building wealth outside your W2 feel so hard?

In this episode, Michael and Liz sit down to talk about the one thing that actually accelerated their journey from a few properties to a 30+ unit portfolio: community.

They share how a corporate "zero-sum" mindset kept them isolated early on, and what changed when they started asking for help, showing up at conferences, and surrounding themselves with people a few steps ahead. This isn't a fluffy conversation about networking. It's a real look at how one introduction, one conversation, or one piece of advice from the right person can unlock years of progress.

We break down:

How meeting one person at a conference in 2016 led to virtual assistants, better systems, and eventually the entire STR Like The Best education business

The mindset shift from "figure it out alone" to building a network that compounds over time

Why high earners often struggle to ask for help and how cultural and personality factors play into it

What their mentorship community actually looks like with 150+ investors, 20 team members, and resources at every stage from search to operations

The give-and-take dynamic that attracts the right people and filters out the ones who only take

Why trying to do this solo is like playing on "super hard mode" and what to do instead

The bottom line: The fastest path to building wealth isn't figuring it out alone. It's finding the right people who've already done it and learning from them.

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