Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Are we headed for a recession? Grant Cardone says we are already in one part of the market: real estate.
In this cutdown with Taylor Avakian, Grant breaks down what he would do if he were starting over today with $0, why he believes money moves to opportunity, and why staying in the wrong market can cost you everything. Grant explains why he left California, sold a house near some of the biggest names in Hollywood, and used that equity to buy 1,000 units in Florida.
This is Grant’s playbook for anyone who wants to build wealth in a changing economy: get great at sales, stay hungry, invest aggressively, buy multifamily real estate, follow migration patterns, and move where the money is going.
In this video, Grant breaks down:
- Why he believes real estate is already in a recession
- Why rates are crushing the market
- Why desirable housing is different from available housing
- Why moving has created some of the biggest wins in Grant’s life
- What Grant would do if he were 30 years old with $0
- Why he would invest hundreds of thousands every year into multifamily
- Why staying broke on purpose can make you a better salesperson
- Which markets Grant likes right now
- Why he would avoid LA but load up in Orange County and parts of San Diego
- Why North Dallas, Florida, and parts of the Gulf Coast are on Grant’s radar
- How Grant thinks about building an audience around the asset
- Why he wants to “choke a whale out, not a minnow”
Chapters
00:00 - Are we headed for a recession?
00:40 - Grant says real estate is already in recession
00:58 - The real problem with housing
01:23 - Why money moves
01:43 - Grant’s $1 billion advice
01:56 - Why Grant left California for Florida
02:03 - Selling the house near DiCaprio, Dre, and Keanu
02:30 - What Grant would do if he were young today
03:03 - Start with sales and get great
03:36 - Invest aggressively and stay broke
03:46 - Why Grant would buy multifamily real estate
04:24 - Why being broke keeps you hungry
04:47 - How Grant uses real estate to offset taxes
05:00 - The Monopoly strategy for real estate
05:55 - Markets Grant likes right now
06:22 - Orange County, San Diego, and best-in-class locations
06:53 - Why Dallas is a boom market
07:00 - Texas market breakdown
07:31 - Florida and Gulf Coast opportunities
08:17 - How Grant would structure deals starting over
09:15 - Why Grant would build an audience
09:23 - Use the asset to tell the story
09:46 - Choke a whale, not a minnow
10:18 - Grant’s $200 billion portfolio vision
11:07 - 401(k) money and self-directed investing
11:27 - Grant looks for glitches
Watch the full cutdown if you want to know what Grant Cardone would do today to build wealth from scratch.
#GrantCardone #RealEstateInvesting #CardoneCapital #10X #MultifamilyInvesting
Are we headed for a recession? Grant Cardone says we are already in one part of the market: real estate.
In this cutdown with Taylor Avakian, Grant breaks down what he would do if he were starting over today with $0, why he believes money moves to opportunity, and why staying in the wrong market can cost you everything. Grant explains why he left California, sold a house near some of the biggest names in Hollywood, and used that equity to buy 1,000 units in Florida.
This is Grant’s playbook for anyone who wants to build wealth in a changing economy: get great at sales, stay hungry, invest aggressively, buy multifamily real estate, follow migration patterns, and move where the money is going.
In this video, Grant breaks down:
- Why he believes real estate is already in a recession
- Why rates are crushing the market
- Why desirable housing is different from available housing
- Why moving has created some of the biggest wins in Grant’s life
- What Grant would do if he were 30 years old with $0
- Why he would invest hundreds of thousands every year into multifamily
- Why staying broke on purpose can make you a better salesperson
- Which markets Grant likes right now
- Why he would avoid LA but load up in Orange County and parts of San Diego
- Why North Dallas, Florida, and parts of the Gulf Coast are on Grant’s radar
- How Grant thinks about building an audience around the asset
- Why he wants to “choke a whale out, not a minnow”
Chapters
00:00 - Are we headed for a recession?
00:40 - Grant says real estate is already in recession
00:58 - The real problem with housing
01:23 - Why money moves
01:43 - Grant’s $1 billion advice
01:56 - Why Grant left California for Florida
02:03 - Selling the house near DiCaprio, Dre, and Keanu
02:30 - What Grant would do if he were young today
03:03 - Start with sales and get great
03:36 - Invest aggressively and stay broke
03:46 - Why Grant would buy multifamily real estate
04:24 - Why being broke keeps you hungry
04:47 - How Grant uses real estate to offset taxes
05:00 - The Monopoly strategy for real estate
05:55 - Markets Grant likes right now
06:22 - Orange County, San Diego, and best-in-class locations
06:53 - Why Dallas is a boom market
07:00 - Texas market breakdown
07:31 - Florida and Gulf Coast opportunities
08:17 - How Grant would structure deals starting over
09:15 - Why Grant would build an audience
09:23 - Use the asset to tell the story
09:46 - Choke a whale, not a minnow
10:18 - Grant’s $200 billion portfolio vision
11:07 - 401(k) money and self-directed investing
11:27 - Grant looks for glitches
Watch the full cutdown if you want to know what Grant Cardone would do today to build wealth from scratch.
#GrantCardone #RealEstateInvesting #CardoneCapital #10X #MultifamilyInvesting
