Chasing Financial Freedom

Updated: 16 Jul 2025 • 228 episodes
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If you're an entrepreneur, small business owner, or side hustler looking for new ways to make money, scale your business, or turn your side hustle into a business, we've got something for you. We'll be interviewing successful entrepreneurs who have turned their dreams into reality. We'll learn how they did it and what they wish they'd known before they started their businesses. Your host, Ryan DeMent, has unique insights built by 25 years of experience in the financial industry and several failed businesses. So if you're looking for new ways to make money, scale your business, or turn your side hustle into a business… then this podcast is for you!

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The truth about DSCR loans nobody told you? Most real estate investors assume these loans protect them from personal liability—but that assumption can wreck your portfolio. In this episode, we uncover what banks, brokers, and most “experts” won’t tell you about DSCR loans. You’ll discover: The real difference between r

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What banks aren’t telling you about DSCR loans... but I will. Everyone says DSCR loans are the key to scaling your rental portfolio without wrecking your credit. But if you follow the wrong lender’s rules, you’ll end up overleveraged, stuck in a deal, and locked in just like a traditional loan. In this episode, Ryan br

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What if you could own 50+ rental properties—and your personal credit never took a hit? Most investors hit a wall after 4 to 6 deals. Why? Because traditional banks kill your momentum with DTI limits and outdated rules. In this episode of Chasing Financial Freedom, I’m breaking down the DSCR loan strategy—how to scale y

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Three days before closing, our house deal collapsed. One mistake, thousands gone, and a wave of financial pressure I didn’t see coming. In this real and raw episode of Chasing Financial Freedom, I open up about what it’s like to hustle through heartbreak and what that pressure taught me about business, mindset, and fai

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The habits you build in peace won’t always survive the storm. But the ones built under pressure? They can transform your life. Feel like life’s testing you harder the more you try to succeed? This episode is for every entrepreneur in the middle of a storm—facing setbacks, delays, and doubts—and wondering if it’s all wo

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Feel like everything’s going wrong—even when you’re doing everything right? You’re not alone. This one’s for every entrepreneur questioning their calling in the middle of chaos. Hit play—and take the challenge at the end. This week on Chasing Financial Freedom, I’m opening up about a real storm I’m facing in my busines

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