Darin Garman’s Heartland Multi-Family Show

The Passive Investor’s Blueprint for Multifamily Success

On this episode of the Heartland Multifamily show, I give three actionable instructions on how you can be a passive investor. I explain the different points on the spectrum between being completely passive by investing in shares of REITs and being completely active by buying an existing multifamily property, renovating it, and eventually selling it. And I explain the benefits and risks of each. I tell you what you need to know before investing your time and energy into a rental property.

The Truth About Rent Control They Don’t Want You to Know

Is rent control good or bad? As a property owner, I loudly say, it’s bad! It’s bad because the government shouldn’t say that I, the property owner, have to lower my price. The price is determined by the market. If the guy across the street from me charges more and people pay it, why shouldn’t I charge more? And by the same token, if I can’t get renters, I have to lower my rent. In this episode, I do a deep dive into why the market should determine the price, not the government, and why any attempt to manipulate the market by the government is doomed to fail.

Trump Is NOT Coming to Save You!

This episode of the Heartland Multifamily Show explores the impact of politics on real estate investing, emphasizing that regardless of who's in the White House, success still requires personal effort and risk-taking.

Who You Should Pay Attention to in 2025: Insights from Heartland Multifamily

Outwork Everyone to win in 2025

This episode of the Heartland Multifamily Show explores the question many of you have been asking, will 2025 be a hard year or an easy year compared to 2024? The common wisdom for most people is that it will be harder. But if you’re not most people, it will be easier. To give an example of what I’m talking about, Trot and I discussed a recent business conference I went to. As part of a team, I gave everyone the choice to meet and discuss our plans that evening or the next morning. Everyone agreed to meet an hour before the conference started to discuss our plans. But almost everyone except me was late. When your competition isn’t willing to get up early and outwork you, you have an advantage over them. If you are willing to work hard, 2025 will be easy.

New Year, New Me? Here’s Why That Doesn’t Work (And What Does)

This episode of The Heartland Multifamily Show covered a topic that might sound familiar to anyone who has watched this show for more than a year. That's because every year, many people most people make New Year’s resolutions, and most people never achieve them. This episode is dedicated to finding out why, and what you can do to achieve your goals. The secret is…there is none! You have to do the work every day. Not on January 1, but every day. Don’t wait. Start now, develop discipline every day, and you can lose weight, make money, or whatever else your goal is if you stop procrastinating and put the work in.

Post-Election Insights for Real Estate Investors: What You Need to Know

Multifamily Real Estate: Protecting, Not Hiding, Your Money

I am often contacted by people who think that multifamily real estate is a way to hide their money. This is a misconception that I want to address on this episode of the Heartland Multifamily Show. There are many benefits to being a multifamily investor. Your money is insulated from theft because no one can steal your ownership of a property. Your money may grow because the property becomes more valuable, or you may be able to write off the depreciation if it goes down, while still receiving income from your tenants. There are also tax benefits, especially if you invest your money in other multifamily properties. Put together, you may see all these benefits as hiding your money, but there’s nothing illegal about it. Learn more on this episode of the Heartland Multifamily Show.

Real Estate FAILS!

In this episode of the Heartland Multifamily Show, we are talking about real estate fails. Specifically, we are talking about why many real estate investors are heading toward a cliff and may have to bail out before they drive off it. The costs of owning and operating multifamily real estate have gone up significantly in the past few years, and because tenants are getting squeezed by the same economic forces, landlords can’t raise rent. Watch this episode and we’ll do a deep dive into why this is happening and what you can do to prepare yourself for a tough couple of years.

Uncle Darin's Life Advice: Two Reasons You're Not There Yet

On this episode of the Heartland Multifamily Show, we’re putting down our real estate hats in favor of thinking caps. It’s our first episode of “Uncle Darin.” Uncle Darin is a source of folk wisdom, because, after all, he’s wise and he’s from Iowa, which is where a lot of folks live. In this inaugural episode, we answer the question of why you don’t have what you want. The answer isn’t complicated, but it isn’t easy to hear. Watch the episode to find out the two biggest reasons you don’t have what you want in life.