Happy Trails
by Dr. Blaine McLaughlin and Dr. Matt Bynum
Interview with Aaron Bontrager-Entrepreneur and real estate investor
About this podcast
Two dentists are nearing the end of our careers and we reflect back on the financial lessons we have learned, the hard way! Nobody ever taught us how to become financial free despite the great and successful careers that we have. We are now pivoting toward multi family investing and want to teach you all about it. Feel free to contact us at:
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Episodes
The newest 20 of 63 episodes
- Interview with Aaron Bontrager-Entrepreneur and real estate investor · 53 minToday's podcast features an interview with our friend Aaron Bontrager and his journey throughout his adulthood and the different careers he has experienced. He has a fantastic…
- Commercial Academy Conference overview · 43 minMost of the Happy Trails podcasts discuss multifamily real estate investing. The guys shift directions this time and talk a little more about retail real estate for this episode…
- Market update and 2025 goals! Happy Trails 61 · 47 minIt is a new year and with that comes a lot of goal setting! Have you ever set goals at the start of the year and then never looked at them again? Dr.s Matt and Blaine talk about…
- Interview with fellow dentist Dr. Mark Duncan! · 38 minDr. Mark Duncan is a dentist and real estate investor who has been a friend of the Happy Trails docs for several decades! He shares his insights and journey in his dental and…
- Communication is key in every relationship! · 28 minThe doctors discuss the key to good communication and the different ways they have experienced communication breakdowns and successes! They go into specifics on some of the deals…
- New President-new policies! #58 · 42 min · Season 1 Episode 58President elect Trump will be back in the office for another term. He has a long history with real estate investing and is likely to change some of the policies that will benefit…
- Deals are coming our way so we share a few with you! · 38 min · Season 1 Episode 57Dr's Matt and Blaine discuss some of their recent local deals they are working on and some of the obstacles they have been trying to overcome! They want to find the best deals…
- Interest rates have dropped! What does this mean for multifamily investing? · 39 minNow that interest rates have come down after the Fed meeting, how is this going to impact your multifamily deals? There are lots of different ways that this can be beneficial to…
- Presidental election and the impact it can have on real estate investing. · 38 minThere is a presidential election coming up pretty quickly and the two candidates have some different views on where they want to take the economy. We did some research and are…
- Interview with Travis Hasse-Entrepreneur and all around good guy!! #54 · 1 h 5 minDr's Blaine and Matt get to interview a friend and fellow real estate entrepreneur, Travis Hasse! Travis got his start in real estate when he "accidentally" bought a bar and has…
- Interview with Chris Linger and Maricela Soberanes of Up Plex Multifamily! · 56 minToday we talk with two of our favorite people, Chris Linger and Maricela Soberanes of Up Plex Multifamily! They are part of the Sumrok ecosystem, the Grant Cardone 10X real…
- Wall Street Journal and Brad Sumrok · 51 minOne of our mentors, Brad Sumrok, was recently interviewed by the Wall Street Journal. Dr's Matt and Blaine discuss some interesting points of that article and give some updates…
- Grant Cardone/Brad Sumrok contrast on Multifamily real estate! · 50 minDr. Matt got to attend a Grant Cardone real estate conference and he learned all sorts of goodies about real estate. We compare and contrast the difference between what type of…
- 4 Freedoms we are all striving for! · 48 minFinancial freedom can come in many forms for many different people. Today, the docs will explore that a little deeper and breakdown financial freedom to 4 different catagories…
- FIRE movement! What is it and how does it work in our journey toward retirement! · 43 minFIRE is an acronym that means Financial Independence Retire Early! Today Matt and Blaine go into what this means to them and how it is steering them on their journeys toward…
- Update with Dr. Kim Faucher · 55 minIn episode 25 we interviewed Dr. Kim Faucher and knew it was time to bring her back on again. Come join us as we talk with one of the best GP asset managers we have come across…
- We found a deal! Happy Trails 48 · 33 minWe have found a deal that looked really good.........until it wasn't! Come join Dr.s Blaine and Matt as they go over a deal that came their way and break it down. You will learn…
- Rat Race to Retirement! Brad Sumrok event! #47 · 47 minDr's Matt and Blaine had the joy of attending an event put on by Brad Sumrok, their mentor, down in Dallas. This episode covers some of the great little pearls that they took…
- Grant Cardone and Growth Con! · 42 minIf you want to do big things, you need to think big! Not many people think bigger than Grant Cardone! Grant puts on a conference every year and has some big names come talk to…
- The dream real estate investment. Happy trails #45 · 29 minHave you ever had a dream that felt so real you weren't sure if it was or not? This week Dr. Matt and Dr. Blaine go through their "dream" investment property. They will teach you…







