MI335: A Winning Combination: Cashflow, Car Washes, & Zero Taxes w/ Kriss Berg

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In this week’s episode, Patrick Donley (@JPatrickDonley) sits down with serial entrepreneur Kriss Berg to talk about how turns the cash flows from his online businesses to purchase car washes and utilizes a tax-savings strategy called bonus depreciation to pay almost zero taxes. You’ll also hear about the many entrepreneurial adventures Kriss has had, the books that had a big impact on the trajectory of his career, what it was like living off-the-grid for 13 years, and much more!

Kriss Berg has been an entrepreneur for over 21 years. He started out with a home service business and has since had start-ups in solar, ecom, real estate, and much more. Now he runs a portfolio of online businesses and takes the profits from those and invests in car washes.

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN:

00:00 - Intro.

02:26 - What some of the “dirty jobs” were that Kriss had.

03:53 - How an early-life crisis led to his first entrepreneurial venture.

05:36 - Why he decided to move off the grid and what the experience was like.

11:35 - Why being a continual learner has been an important part of his success.

13:14 - How the 4-Hour Workweek influenced him.

16:28 - How he got involved in real estate investing and increased his cash flow and net worth.

20:30 - Why his own health issues led to a successful entrepreneurial venture.

25:53 - Why he decided to pare down and sell off some of his businesses.

26:36 - How he got turned on to the power of Twitter.

31:16 - Why he choose to invest in carwashes.

33:55 - How he finds carwash deals, finances them, and increases profitability.

43:02 - What the 3 M’s of increasing the value of a carwash are.

44:08 - What his end game is with his car wash investments.

46:15 - What is the biggest challenge to investing in car washes is.

48:26 - How bonus depreciation works and how he uses it with car washes to pay no taxes.

51:57 - How his carwashes create tax savings through bonus depreciation.

54:44 - How mastermind groups have played a big part in his career.

58:41 - How to become instantly likable.

*Disclaimer: Slight timestamp discrepancies may occur due to podcast platform differences.

BOOKS AND RESOURCES

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• Recommended book: Walden by Henry David Thoreau.
• Recommended book: 4 Hour Workweek by Tim Ferriss.
• Recommended book: Ready, Fire, Aim by Michael Masterson.
• Recommended book: Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki.
• Recommended book: The E-Myth by Michael Gerber.
• Recommended book: The Millionaire Next Door by Dr. Thomas Stanley.
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