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The Real Estate Real Life Podcast
Real Estate Real Life is where we bring smart investing into the context of real, everyday living. We talk about real estate strategy alongside mindset, habits, communication, and lifestyle design so your money supports your energy, relationships, and long-term freedom. Each episode is designed to help you cut through overwhelm, make clearer decisions, and build wealth in a way that actually improves how you live, work, and lead. We’re Nick and Dr. Elaine Stageberg, husband and wife, parents of six, and owners of a half-billion-dollar real estate portfolio built alongside a real, full life.
Disclaimer:
This podcast is provided for general informational purposes only. The views and opinions expressed by hosts and guests are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of Black Swan Real Estate or its affiliates. Nothing discussed on this podcast should be interpreted as financial, legal, tax, or investment advice. The information shared is provided without guarantee of accuracy or completeness.
Episodes
20 episodes
The Ultimate Weapon: The Security + Optionality Formula
In this episode of The Real Estate Real Life Podcast, Dr. Elaine Stageberg and Nick Stageberg break down one of the core frameworks that has shaped every major decision in their investing journey: security first, optionality second. What starte...
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Living ALLSET: Small Steps Toward a Fully Aligned Life
In this episode Elaine walks through the practical side of the ALLSET™ framework. You will hear guided exercises across all five domains — Skillset, Mindset, Heartset, BODYSET™, and Soulset — along with real examples of how misalignment shows u...
Are You ALLSET? Mastering the Five Domains of Your Life
In this episode, Dr. Elaine Stageberg takes listeners inside the ALLSET™ framework for the very first time in a live setting. If you caught the recent promo and have been curious about what ALLSET™ actually is and how it works, this is the epis...
Financial Freedom is a Gateway Drug
Financial freedom isn’t the finish line—it’s just the beginning. In this episode of the RERL Podcast, Nick and Dr. Elaine Stageberg break down why financial freedom is a “gateway drug” to something much bigger: a truly fulfil...
Your Investment in Action - Q2 2026 Fund Update
Learn more and join the waitlist for the Secure Freedom Fund: securefreedomfund.com View the slides referenced in this episode: blackswanteam.com/updatesIn this episode of The Real Estate Real Life Podcast, Nick and Dr. Elaine Stageberg ...
You Are in the Beginning of the Beginning: Shifting Your Time Orientation Into the Future
In this episode of The Real Estate Real Life Podcast, we explore a shift in perspective that changes how you think about time, progress, and where you actually are in the process of building a life and portfolio.It is easy to feel behind...
Measured in Time: The Wealth Span Formula That Changed Everything
In this episode of The Real Estate Real Life Podcast, we introduce a different way to think about wealth, one that goes beyond income, net worth, or traditional financial milestones.We break down the concept of “wealth span,” a framewor...
How to Think About Your Real Estate Plan in 2026
In this special episode of The Real Estate Real Life Podcast, Dr. Elaine Stageberg walks through a practical framework for building a real estate investing plan that actually aligns with your life.Most investors do not struggle ...
Our 4 Big Insights from White Coat Investor Conference 2026
In this episode of The Real Estate Real Life Podcast, we share a behind-the-scenes look at the White Coat Investor Conference and what it revealed about the current state of real estate investing.Being in the room with hundreds ...
Our 15-Year Real Estate Secret
In this episode of The Real Estate Real Life Podcast, we break down a framework that has shaped how we have approached real estate investing over the past 15 years.Many investors spend time trying to refine strategy, but strateg...
Anti-Fragile Mindset: How We Pivot Tactics (Not Strategy) to Dominate Multifamily Now
Markets change fast. Strategy should not.In this episode of The Real Estate Real Life Podcast, Nick and Elaine talk about what it actually means to be anti-fragile in a market defined by uncertainty. Not just surviving change, but positi...
When Growth Isn't the Goal: the Power of the Pause
In this episode of The Real Estate Real Life Podcast, Nick and Dr. Elaine Stageberg explore a counterintuitive idea: sometimes the most strategic move is to pause. After seasons of rapid growth, they share what it looks like to step back, reass...
Operations Is Everything
In this episode of The Real Estate Real Life Podcast, Nick and Dr. Elaine Stageberg turn to a part of the business that often gets overlooked: operations. They share how growth in real estate is not just driven by deals, but by the systems and ...
How We Raised $10M In One Night
In this episode of The Real Estate Real Life Podcast, Nick and Dr. Elaine Stageberg share the story of one of the most intense moments in their investing journey: raising $10 million in a single night. What began as a narrow window of opportuni...
The Obstacle Is The Way
In this episode of The Real Estate Real Life Podcast, Nick and Dr. Elaine Stageberg reflect on one of the most unpredictable chapters in their journey: the arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic just as their real estate business was beginning...
All In
In this episode of The Real Estate Real Life Podcast, Nick and Dr. Elaine Stageberg share the story of one of the biggest transitions in their journey: Nick’s decision to leave his career in technology and go all in on real estate. They reflect...
Joyful Sacrifice
One of the earliest lessons in real estate investing is that discipline matters. The harder lesson is discovering what discipline actually looks like in practice.This chapter of Nick and Dr. Elaine Stageberg’s origin story takes place du...
Starting the Snowball
Every real estate investor eventually learns that the business is not as clean as it looks on paper. The early deals are rarely perfect, and most of the lessons come from figuring things out along the way.The second chapter of Nick and D...
From Half a Truck to Half a Billion: Our Real Estate Origin Story
Every investor has heard the phrase “time in the market beats timing the market.” Nick and Dr. Elaine Stageberg learned that lesson while building a life together, long before they were running a real estate investment firm.The ...