203 - What No One is Telling Women About Investing with Kara Ayala

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Kara Ayala is an entrepreneur, real estate investor, mentor, and advocate for women, wives, and moms.

Kara has grown and sold multiple million-dollar businesses in the real estate, construction, plumbing/HVAC, and property management industries.

Podcast host of Marriage, Money & Mayhem and founder of Reign & Co., you can find Kara at @kara_ayala on Instagram or www.reignand.co.

Show Notes:

[4:45] - Although we’ve talked about money on the podcast before, we haven’t talked about truly understanding it and investing what we can.

[7:50] - Kara shares her upbringing and how she had many misconceptions about money and investing.

[10:12] - Kara’s mission is to help build investment confidence in women.

[12:57] - The opportunities don’t necessarily always present themselves. Sometimes, we need to look for them.

[14:37] - Kara reveals the profit and return she has seen consistently when investing in an opportunity they found.

[16:12] - What is a private equity fund? Kara explains what it is and why she has started one.

[18:28] - Where is your time best spent?

[22:17] - Kara gives examples on how investments go including the process and what it means to be accredited.

[24:50] - Reign & Co. hosts a free monthly masterclass about investing and finances.

[27:43] - Women need to know what to do regarding investments and finances in the event that their spouse isn’t able to.

[30:07] - Women’s intuition makes us even better at investing.

[32:45] - Investing in things that are “unsexy” isn’t a bad thing. The cash flow of these unsexy businesses and real estate is typically high.

[37:11] - If you buy an established business, you just make the existing systems better.

[38:44] - We make a budget when we don’t have a lot of money, but when we have money we tend to not go back to a budget. You need to know where your money is going.

[40:17] - Fear of losing money and making a mistake holds you back.

[42:56] - You do not have to be an accredited investor to start with real estate investing.

[45:41] - There is a difference between working hard and grit and hustle.

[49:30] - We can leverage people and money.

[52:00] - Kara recommends a book called Cash Flow Quadrant.

[53:21] - Taxes are written to benefit businesses and landowners.

I know there was something in this episode that you were meant to hear. Let me know what that is. Thank you for being here today with me on our healing journeys.