Bankston Wealth

06/13/2026

05/19/2026

𝐃𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦𝐬 𝐃𝐨𝐧’𝐭 𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐏𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐟𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐬. 𝐃𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐀𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐃𝐨𝐞𝐬.

You can't dream your way to the finish line of a 100-mile race.

You train. Day after day. For months.

Real estate works the same way.

You can have the goal, the desire, the strategy. But number one, you've got to take action. Massive action at that.

The portfolio you want in 5 years gets built by the actions you take this week.

05/06/2026

𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐏𝐚𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐃𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐠𝐚𝐠𝐞

$200K sitting in the bank…

Pay off a 2.75% mortgage?
Or make $20K/year instead?

Most people choose “safe.”
Investors choose “paid.”

Arbitrage is the difference.

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05/01/2026

New property for the Bankston Wealth Fund! This property is 🔥🔥🔥.

03/12/2026

Acquisition #40 for Fast Food Landlord and Bankston Wealth…

Village Inn!

Now, I can eat as much pie as I want and write it off…

This is an absolute Legacy property…

The seller and tenant have had it for over 40+ years and this is the first time it’s been sold…

NNN Lease. 100% passive investment property. We don’t touch a thing and the tenant covers all expenses…

Big Thanks to Mitch Phillips who brought us this property and brokered the deal and Tim Mack at First Security State Bank as our lender on this one.

02/06/2026

We started a newsletter on LinkedIn and it has gained 1,062 subscribers in just 3 weeks...

We will be sharing our journey as we continue to grow our real estate company, case studies, and a behind the scenes look at investing in commercial real estate.

01/28/2026

Why would Starbuck's sell their real estate?

We all know the story of McDonald's and how Ray Kroc built an empire based on having the best real estate in every city. At one time, the CFO of McDonald's claimed that they weren't a Burger company, but a real estate company in disguise...

Well, since then, McDonald's and almost all other big name franchises have changed their tune. McDonald's now only owns about 40% of their real estate, the other 60% is owned by investors like me...

So, why is that?

Here is why. It's called a sale leaseback.

1. They build for cheap, sell for a premium...
Let's say it costs approx. $1.2M to build this Starbucks. Because they sign a long-term lease on that property and investors know Starbucks will be around forever and they have good credit of paying rent every month, investors are willing to pay a premium in exchange. They are able to sell the property for $2.4M and use the $1.2M in profit to fund operations or fund expansion of another location...

2. Their money works harder in coffee than in real estate...
If Starbucks keeps the building, their return is the slow appreciation of real estate. But if they sell it, they free up millions from their balance sheet and have the cash to pour back into what they're best at...SELLING COFFEE! The return on every $1 invested into the Starbucks operating company is much higher than parking that $1 in the real estate...

3. Expansion fuels growth...
Every time Starbucks opens a new store, it's not just about the lattes. Each store adds to the company's revenue and profit. Real numbers that Wall Street multiplies when valuing the whole company. One more store = more revenue = more enterprise value = higher shareholder value.

So, instead of tying up money in real estate, Starbucks unlocks that capital and uses it to grow faster, expand gloabally, and keep rewarding shareholders...

It's a win-win scenario: investors get stable rental income backed by a global brand, and Starbucks gets the cash to keep growing.

01/28/2026

Join us Thursday for a webinar on our newest fund, the Bankston Wealth Fund.

Learn about investing passively in commercial real estate with the Bankston Wealth Fund

01/18/2026

The Cost of Not Knowing How to Make $1M?

Your Time…

Most people think the price of success is money...

It’s not…

The real cost is time…

Time is our mot galianle asset…

And once it’s gone, you don’t get it back...

Many investors start the same way…

Working harder. Adding more deals. Chasing more income…

More properties.
More tenants.
More problems.

The income grows…

But so does the workload…

At some point, you realize something uncomfortable…

You didn’t build freedom, you built another job...

That’s the before stage…

Grinding harder just to stay ahead…

Then comes the shift…

Not working more, working smarter…

Smart investors stop asking, “How do I do more?”

They start asking, “How do I remove myself?”

This is where NNN (triple net lease) investments change the game…

Long-term leases. National tenants. Predictable income…

No tenants calling.
No maintenance decisions.
No daily involvement.

The asset works.
You don’t.

That’s the after.
Smarter income, not louder hustle…

This is how wealth compounds quietly…

While your time is finally yours again…

At Bankston Wealth, this is exactly what we help investors do…

Transition from active ownership to passive, institutional-quality real estate…

Because the real million-dollar mistake isn’t losing money…

It’s spending years trading time for returns…

If you’re ready to work smarter, not harder,
invest with Bankston Wealth today.

01/12/2026

They say you can’t know where you’re going until you know where you’ve been.

Bankston, Iowa, has a population of 23. It’s where my father and grandfather grew up. To most, it’s a dot on a map. To us, it’s the blueprint for how we do business.

Today, Rauen Capital becomes Bankston Wealth. We are moving forward with a new name, but the same small-town values: Grit. Integrity. Faith.

Welcome to the next chapter of generational strength.