Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Learn How To Use Real Estate To Reduce Taxes And Build Wealth Like Top Billionaires: grantcardone.com/cashflow
In this episode, Real Estate King Grant Cardone heads to Austin, Texas to hear real investors pitch real deals — and he’s not holding back.
Grant breaks down every offer with one rule:
Show me the cash flow… or get out.
00:00 Real estate = the greatest wealth generator (Grant’s rule)
00:42 “Find me a great property” (cash flow mindset)
01:08 Why Austin is the hottest market in Texas
01:55 Big companies moving to Austin (Tesla, Google, Apple + more)
02:34 Deal #1: 19-unit UT student housing pitch ($9.5M)
03:19 “Three I don’t knows and you’re off the horse”
04:25 Renting by the bed (insane rent potential)
05:52 Grant offers $6M (price must drop)
06:47 Deal #2: $5M luxury flip in Barton Creek
07:55 “Money don’t mean you got taste” (dated mansion tour)
09:16 “Would you put $100K in?” (partner red flag)
10:09 Grant walks away from the flip
10:27 Deal #3: 26-unit apartment in Lockhart ($2.6M)
11:28 “Raise rents $200–$350 immediately”
12:19 Grant loves the 1% rule (diamond in the rough)
13:08 Homework: real offer + rehab breakdown
13:48 Deal #4: Mobile home park land play (South Austin)
15:34 “We own 77 properties” (bigger partnership pitch)
17:22 Grant leaves it to Ryan + Sabrina
17:56 Austin market update (correction + rising rents)
19:50 “Land is gold” (expert insight)
20:25 Deal #5: 52-unit trophy asset pitch ($19M)
22:02 Rooftop event income claim (Grant calls BS)
23:23 “At $18.2M it’s not a deal”
24:09 Deal #6: Hyde Park triplex “10X bungalows”
27:03 Airbnb warning (regulations + real expenses)
28:18 Homework: itemized rehab list + real numbers
28:54 Deal #7: Drive-thru liquor store business pitch
31:26 Grant says no (doesn’t want liquor store income)
32:13 Final boardroom: who did the homework?
35:42 Cowboy gets kicked out (no numbers, no deal)
37:12 Grant destroys the triplex math (cash flow fails)
38:26 The $1 offer twist (16% ownership for $1)
40:46 Grant chooses the winners (partners, period)
41:37 “Now we’re in the trailer park business” (wrap up)
Learn How To Use Real Estate To Reduce Taxes And Build Wealth Like Top Billionaires: grantcardone.com/cashflow
In this episode, Real Estate King Grant Cardone heads to Austin, Texas to hear real investors pitch real deals — and he’s not holding back.
Grant breaks down every offer with one rule:
Show me the cash flow… or get out.
00:00 Real estate = the greatest wealth generator (Grant’s rule)
00:42 “Find me a great property” (cash flow mindset)
01:08 Why Austin is the hottest market in Texas
01:55 Big companies moving to Austin (Tesla, Google, Apple + more)
02:34 Deal #1: 19-unit UT student housing pitch ($9.5M)
03:19 “Three I don’t knows and you’re off the horse”
04:25 Renting by the bed (insane rent potential)
05:52 Grant offers $6M (price must drop)
06:47 Deal #2: $5M luxury flip in Barton Creek
07:55 “Money don’t mean you got taste” (dated mansion tour)
09:16 “Would you put $100K in?” (partner red flag)
10:09 Grant walks away from the flip
10:27 Deal #3: 26-unit apartment in Lockhart ($2.6M)
11:28 “Raise rents $200–$350 immediately”
12:19 Grant loves the 1% rule (diamond in the rough)
13:08 Homework: real offer + rehab breakdown
13:48 Deal #4: Mobile home park land play (South Austin)
15:34 “We own 77 properties” (bigger partnership pitch)
17:22 Grant leaves it to Ryan + Sabrina
17:56 Austin market update (correction + rising rents)
19:50 “Land is gold” (expert insight)
20:25 Deal #5: 52-unit trophy asset pitch ($19M)
22:02 Rooftop event income claim (Grant calls BS)
23:23 “At $18.2M it’s not a deal”
24:09 Deal #6: Hyde Park triplex “10X bungalows”
27:03 Airbnb warning (regulations + real expenses)
28:18 Homework: itemized rehab list + real numbers
28:54 Deal #7: Drive-thru liquor store business pitch
31:26 Grant says no (doesn’t want liquor store income)
32:13 Final boardroom: who did the homework?
35:42 Cowboy gets kicked out (no numbers, no deal)
37:12 Grant destroys the triplex math (cash flow fails)
38:26 The $1 offer twist (16% ownership for $1)
40:46 Grant chooses the winners (partners, period)
41:37 “Now we’re in the trailer park business” (wrap up)
