Growing Empires (Legacy)

By Jennifer DeJesus

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Growing Empires: Where Capital, Strategy, and Structure Meet

True wealth isn’t found in a deal; it’s engineered through the architecture of the investment.

Hosted by Real Estate Entrepanuer, Jennifer DeJesus, Growing Empires is the definitive resource for high-net-worth individuals who prioritize passive wealth and long-term performance. We strip away the surface-level "hustle" to provide the investor intel needed to navigate today’s complex markets.

At the intersection of Capital, Strategy, and Structure, we explore:

—Capital: Sophisticated allocation, private equity, and institutional capital strategies for the wealthy.

—Strategy: Real-deal case studies, vertical integration, and the "boots on the ground" execution that manufactures alpha.

—Structure: Alternative investments, tax-efficient frameworks, and the organizational logic that turns a portfolio into a legacy.

Whether you are looking for a deep dive into asset optimization or a behind-the-scenes look at how elite investors evaluate risk, this show delivers the practical, real-world perspectives required to build and protect an empire.

Stop collecting properties. Start engineering wealth. Subscribe to Growing Empires.


Episode Date
2104 - Growing Empires Teaser: The Client Who Accidentally Built My Property Management Business
May 21, 2026
2103 - Growing Empires New Feed Teaser: The Deal That Changed Everything
May 14, 2026
2102 - Growing Empires Update: Why We Launched a New Podcast Feed
May 07, 2026
2101 - Growing Empires, renovated: A more transparent look at real estate investing
Feb 05, 2026
2036: Best of Series: Interview with Robert Musso
Jan 29, 2026
2035: Best of Series: Interview with Hadar Orkibi
Jan 22, 2026
2034: Best of Series: Interview with Darren Light
Jan 15, 2026
2033: Best of Series: Interview with Alex Tam
Jan 08, 2026
2032: Best of Series: Cost Segregation
Jan 01, 2026
2031: Best of Series: Life-Changing Real Estate Lessons
Dec 25, 2025
2030: Best of Series: Strategies to Improve Your Cash Flow—EIC Zoom Excerpts (Part 2)
Dec 18, 2025
2029: Best of Series: Strategies to Improve Your Cash Flow—EIC Zoom Excerpts (Part 1)
Dec 11, 2025
2028: Best of Series: Special Guest Interview Joshua Kim on SBA Loans (Part 2)
Dec 04, 2025
2027: Best of Series: Special Guest Interview Joshua Kim on SBA Loans (Part 1)
Nov 27, 2025
2026: Best of Series: Creating a Network of Business Partners
Nov 20, 2025
2025: Best of Series: Interview with Nate Hare - Self Directed IRA (Part 4)
Nov 13, 2025
2024: Best of Series: Interview with Nate Hare - Self Directed IRA (Part 3)
Nov 06, 2025
2023: Best of Series: Interview with Nate Hare - Self Directed IRA (Part 2)
Oct 30, 2025
2022: Best of Series: Interview with Nate Hare - Self Directed IRA (Part 1)
Oct 23, 2025
2021: Best of Series: Fraud in the Real Estate and Title Business with Bill Himmelreich (Part 2)
Oct 16, 2025
2020: Best of Series: Fraud in the Real Estate and Title Business with Bill Himmelreich (Part 1)
Oct 09, 2025
2019: Best of Series: Buying Estates and Foreclosures with Guest Rick Hecker (part 2)
Oct 02, 2025
2018: Best of Series: Buying Estates and Foreclosures with Guest Rick Hecker
Sep 25, 2025
2017: Best of Series: The Reality of Managing Your Own Investment Properties—What's Your Time Worth?
Sep 18, 2025
2016: Best of Series: How to Make the Right Improvements
Sep 11, 2025
2015: Best of Series: Q&A with Jennifer de Jesus
Sep 04, 2025
2014: Best of Series: Finding and Keeping the Best Tenants
Aug 28, 2025
2013: Best of Series: Analyzing Your Portfolio Each Year
Aug 21, 2025
2012: Best of Series: Q&A with Jennifer de Jesus
Aug 14, 2025
2011: Best of Series: What Makes a Great Property Manager
Aug 07, 2025
2010: Best of Series: Special Guest Jefferson Lilly on Mobile Home Park Investing (Part 2)
Jul 31, 2025
2009: Best of Series: Special Guest Jefferson Lilly on Mobile Home Park Investing (Part 1)
Jul 24, 2025
2008: Best of Series: Special Guest Interview with Attorney Zachary Zawarski (Part 2)
Jul 17, 2025
2007: Best of Series: Special Guest Interview with Attorney Zachary Zawarski (Part 1)
Jul 10, 2025
2006: Best of Series: Special Guest Interview with Ryan Daubert—Insurance for Investments (Part 2)
Jul 03, 2025
2005: Best of Series: Special Guest Interview with Ryan Daubert—Insurance for Investments (Part 1)
Jun 26, 2025
2004: Best of Series: Special Guest Interview with Gary Mascitis—Creative Financing (Part 2)
Jun 19, 2025
2003: Best of Series: Special Guest Interview with Gary Mascitis—Creative Financing (Part 1)
Jun 12, 2025
2002: Best of Series: Special Guest Interview with Cindi Platt-Elliot—1031 Corp (Part 2)
Jun 05, 2025
2001: Best of Series: Special Guest Interview with Cindi Platt-Elliot—1031 Corp (Part 1)
May 29, 2025
1910: Interview with Robert Musso
May 15, 2025
1909: Interview with Hadar Orkibi
May 01, 2025
1908: Interview with Christina Kovacs
Apr 17, 2025
1907: Interview with Aaron Ford
Apr 03, 2025
1906: Interview with Darren Light
Mar 20, 2025
1905: Interview with Jaideep Balekar
Mar 06, 2025
1904: Interview with Justin Wawrzyniak
Feb 20, 2025
1903: Interview with Yosef Lee
Feb 06, 2025
1902: Interview with Alex Tam
Jan 23, 2025
1901: Interview with Lauren Ziminski
Jan 09, 2025
1808: Interview with Mike Henninger
Dec 26, 2024
1809: Season 19 Trailer - Masterminds At Work
Dec 19, 2024
1807: Interview with Rob Beardsley
Dec 05, 2024
1806: Interview with Nate Hare - Self Directed IRA (Part 4)
Nov 21, 2024
1805: Interview with Nate Hare - Self Directed IRA (Part 3)
Nov 07, 2024
1804: Interview with Nate Hare - Self Directed IRA (Part 2)
Oct 24, 2024
1803: Interview with Nate Hare - Self Directed IRA (Part 1)
Oct 10, 2024
1802: Special Interview with Christian Beyer (Part 2)
Sep 26, 2024
1801 - Special Interview with Christian Beyer (Part 1)
Sep 12, 2024
1712: Raising Capital - Invest with me!
Aug 29, 2024
1711: Q+A with Jennifer de Jesus
Aug 15, 2024
1710 - Part 2: Special Guest Damion Lupo
Aug 01, 2024
1709 - Part 1: Special Guest Damion Lupo
Jul 18, 2024
1708 - Part 2: Special Guest Aaron Letzeiser
Jul 04, 2024
1707 - Part 1: Special Guest Aaron Letzeiser
Jun 20, 2024
1706: Emerging Trends for 2024
Jun 06, 2024
1705: Cost Segregation
May 23, 2024
1704: Special Guest Dax Ferguson
May 09, 2024
1703: Special Guest Steven Andrews (Part II)
Apr 25, 2024
1702: Special Guest Steven Andrews (Part I)
Apr 11, 2024
1701: Special Guest Ed Mathews
Mar 28, 2024
1609: Introduction to Season 17
Mar 14, 2024
1608: Special Guest Nic DeAngelo
Feb 29, 2024
1607: Special Guest Shannon Robnett
Feb 15, 2024
1606: Special Guest Gary Mascitis
Feb 01, 2024
1605: Special Guest Beth Januzzi Underhill
Jan 18, 2024
1604: Special Guest Justino Arroyo
Jan 04, 2024
1603: Special Guest Michael Guthrie
Dec 21, 2023
1602: Special Guest Nick Sicilian
Nov 13, 2023
1601: Special Guest Trevor Calton
Nov 09, 2023
1509: Season 16 Trailer
Nov 07, 2023
1508: Special Guest TJ Kosen
Oct 26, 2023
1507: Special Guest Lupei Chou
Oct 12, 2023
1506: Special Guest Maria Zondervan
Sep 28, 2023
1505: Special Guest Dustin Heiner
Sep 14, 2023
1504: Special Guest Dustin Heiner
Aug 31, 2023
1503: Special Guest Noel Parnell
Aug 17, 2023
1502: Special Guest Paul Thompson (Part 2)
Aug 03, 2023
1501: Special Guest Paul Thompson (Part 1)
Jul 20, 2023
1408: Trailer for Season 15
Jul 06, 2023
1407: Q&A on Title
Jun 22, 2023
1406: Fraud in the Real Estate and Title Business with Bill Himmelreich (Part 2)
Jun 08, 2023
1405: Fraud in the Real Estate and Title Business with Bill Himmelreich (Part 1)
May 25, 2023
1404 : Tax sales and Wholesale purchases w/ Rick Hecker
May 11, 2023
1403 : Foreclosures part 2 w/ Rick Hecker
Apr 27, 2023
1402: Buying Estates and Foreclosures with Guest Rick Hecker
Apr 13, 2023
1401: Understanding the title insurance process w/ Steel Abstract
Mar 30, 2023
1308: Season 14 Trailer
Mar 16, 2023
1307: Q&A "Ask Jennifer"
Mar 02, 2023
1306: How to avoid being a bad landlord
Feb 16, 2023
1305: The Reality of Managing Your Investment Properties- What's Your Time Worth?
Feb 02, 2023
1304: The Worst Investment Mistakes You Can Make
Jan 19, 2023
1303: The 12 Pitfalls of Investing
Jan 05, 2023
1302: Life Changing Real Estate Lessons
Dec 22, 2022
1301: Season 13 Opener - Purchase Contract Strategies and Mistakes to Avoid
Dec 08, 2022
1208: Special Guest Mathew Pezon- Deciding when to sell, refinance, scale - Sneak Peek of Season 13
Nov 24, 2022
1207: Special Guest Mathew Pezon- Metrics to gauge your asset performance
Nov 10, 2022
1206: Q&A "Ask Jennifer"
Oct 27, 2022
1205: Planning your Exit Strategy
Oct 13, 2022
1204: Strategies to Control Expenses & Planning Exit Strategies-EIC Zoom-Part 2
Sep 29, 2022
1203: Strategies to Improve Your Cash Flow-EIC Zoom Excerpts-Part 1
Sep 15, 2022
1202: Special Guest Andrew Schutsky - Redline Equity, LLC
Sep 01, 2022
1201: Season 12 opener: Improving underperforming assets and planning exit strategy
Aug 18, 2022
1107: Q&A "Ask Jennifer" session
Jul 21, 2022
1106: Cash out Refinances, HELOC, HEL, Personal Loan-Differences Between Them
Jul 07, 2022
1105: Special Guest Interview (Trevor Calton - Part 4)
Jun 23, 2022
1104: Special Guest Interview (Trevor Calton - Part 3)
Jun 09, 2022
1103: Special Guest Interview (Trevor Calton - Part 2)
May 26, 2022
1102: Special Guest Interview (Trevor Calton - Part 1)
May 12, 2022
1101: Using Equity to build More Equity
Apr 28, 2022
1008: Q&A and Trailer for Season 11
Apr 14, 2022
1007: Special Guest Interview (Joe Viery - Part 2)
Mar 31, 2022
1006: Special Guest Interview (Joe Viery - Part 1)
Mar 17, 2022
1005: Special Guest Interview (Eric Martel)
Mar 03, 2022
1004: Special Guest Interview (Adam Von Romer - Part 3)
Feb 17, 2022
1003: Special Guest Interview (Adam Von Romer - Part 2)
Feb 03, 2022
1002: Special Guest Interview (Adam Von Romer - Part 1)
Jan 20, 2022
1001: Season 10 Opener - What This Season is About!
Jan 06, 2022
907: Value Add vs. Appreciation, Trailer for Season 10 + Happy Holiday Wishes!
Dec 23, 2021
906: Q&A "Ask Jennifer" Session
Dec 09, 2021
905: Special Guest Interview Stephanie Walter - ERBE Wealth (Part 2)
Nov 25, 2021
904: Special Guest Interview Stephanie Walter - ERBE Wealth (Part 1)
Nov 11, 2021
903: Classes of Properties Explained
Oct 28, 2021
902: Does the cap rate matter? 1%, 2%, 50%, 70% and BRRRR
Oct 14, 2021
901: Season 9 Opener: What This Season is About
Sep 30, 2021
808: Trailer for Season 9 - Method to the Madness- How to Know What Method is Best
Sep 16, 2021
807: How to Make the Right Improvements
Sep 13, 2021
806: Q&A with Jennifer de Jesus
Sep 02, 2021
805: Finding and Keeping the Best Tenants
Aug 26, 2021
804: Analyzing Your Portfolio Each Year
Aug 19, 2021
803: Special Guest Interview Joshua Kim on SBA Loans (Part 2)
Aug 12, 2021
802: Special Guest Interview Joshua Kim on SBA Loans (Part 1)
Aug 05, 2021
801: Season Eight Opener-Stabilizing Your Portfolio
Jul 29, 2021
708: Property Management with Special Guest Kristina Travis - Part 2
Jul 22, 2021
707: Property Management with Special Guest Kristina Travis - Part 1
Jul 15, 2021
706: Q&A with Jennifer de Jesus
Jul 08, 2021
705: The Power of Networking
Jul 01, 2021
704: Creating a Network of Business Partners
Jun 24, 2021
703: Finding the Agent That Finds the Deals
Jun 17, 2021
702: What Makes a Great Property Manager
Jun 10, 2021
701: The Importance of Having the Right Team and Partners
Jun 03, 2021
608: Trailer for Season 7 - Building the Dream Team
May 27, 2021
607: Special Guest - Jefferson Lilly - Mobile Home Park Investing (Part 2)
May 20, 2021
606: Special Guest - Jefferson Lilly - Mobile Home Park Investing (Part 1)
May 13, 2021
605: Q&A with Jennifer de Jesus
May 06, 2021
604: Special Guests - Dave Rowan & Jeremy Moyer (Part 3)
Apr 29, 2021
603: Special Guests - Dave Rowan & Jeremy Moyer (Part 2)
Apr 22, 2021
602: Special Guests - Dave Rowan & Jeremy Moyer (Part 1)
Apr 15, 2021
601: Season Six Opener - Understanding the J Curve
Apr 08, 2021
508: Trailer for Season 6 - Case Studies
Apr 01, 2021
507: How to Spend Your Profits After a Sale - Understanding the Capital Gains Tax
Mar 25, 2021
506: Q&A with Jennifer DeJesus
Mar 18, 2021
505: Pricing your Property for Sale
Mar 11, 2021
504: Marketing Strategies to Sell your Investment Property
Mar 04, 2021
503: How to Prepare Your Property for Sale
Feb 25, 2021
502: Squeezing Out Every Penny—How to Make the Most Profit
Feb 18, 2021
501: Season Five Opener—Reasons to Sell & When to Sell
Feb 11, 2021
408: Trailer for Season 5 & Q&A with Jennifer de Jesus
Feb 04, 2021
407: Special Guest Interview with Attorney Zachary Zawarski (Part 2)
Jan 28, 2021
406: Special Guest Interview with Attorney Zachary Zawarski (Part 1)
Jan 21, 2021
405: Special Guest Interview with Ryan Daubert—Insurance for Investments (Part 2)
Jan 14, 2021
404: Special Guest Interview with Ryan Daubert—Insurance for Investments (Part 1)
Jan 07, 2021
403: Special Guest Interview with Bo Travis—Tax Advice (Part 2)
Dec 31, 2020
402: Special Guest Interview with Bo Travis—Tax Advice (Part 1)
Dec 24, 2020
401: Risk Mitigation—What Risk Do You Have?
Dec 17, 2020
308: Trailer for Season 4
Dec 10, 2020
307: Special Guest Interview with Gary Mascitis—Creative Financing (Part 2)
Dec 03, 2020
306: Q&A with Jennifer de Jesus
Nov 26, 2020
305: Special Guest Interview with Gary Mascitis—Creative Financing (Part 1)
Nov 19, 2020
304: Special Guest Interview with Sarry Ibrahim—Bank on Yourself
Nov 12, 2020
303: Special Guest Interview with Cindi Platt-Elliot—1031 Corp (Part 2)
Nov 05, 2020
302: Special Guest Interview with Cindi Platt-Elliot—1031 Corp (Part 1)
Oct 29, 2020
301: Winning the Money Game—Case Studies
Oct 22, 2020
208: Season Two Wrap Up and What’s Coming in Season 3
Oct 15, 2020
207: Season Two’s Mythbusters Episode
Oct 08, 2020
206: Q&A with Jennifer de Jesus
Oct 01, 2020
205: Negotiating Deals in the Lehigh Valley
Sep 24, 2020
204: Empire Capital Fund—What is a Hedge Fund and Why Would I Invest in One
Sep 17, 2020
203: Special Guest Interview with Tejas Gosai
Sep 10, 2020
202: Investing in the Lehigh Valley—Buying for Cash Flow and Appreciation
Sep 03, 2020
201: Season Two Opener—The History of Lehigh Valley and The Current Real Estate Market
Aug 27, 2020
108: Season One Wrap Up and What's Coming in Season Two
Aug 20, 2020
107: Mythbusters: Busting Real Estate Investing Myths with Special Guest, Ronnie Bowser
Aug 13, 2020
106: Q&A with Jennifer de Jesus
Aug 06, 2020
105: Passive Income as it Relates to Property Management Services
Jul 30, 2020
104: How Money Works in Real Estate Investing: 6 Important Terms Explained
Jul 23, 2020
103: How to Start Building a Real Estate Portfolio
Jul 16, 2020
102: Real Estate Investing—Passive vs. Active Income
Jul 09, 2020
101: Introduction to Growing Empires and My Story
Jul 02, 2020