Episode 192: Building Passive Income and Retirement with YouTuber & Pool Pro Coach David Van Brunt

Episode Summary: 

In this episode, we speak with pool service professional and coach David Van Brunt of Swimming Pool Learning. David has had a passion for the service industry since he got his start in 1988 when he was just 16 years old. 

Today, he runs the #1 swimming pool channel on YouTube with 50 million video views and 100,000 Subscribers. Alongside his channel, David has an online coaching program with over 280 members. He hosts the popular Pool Guy Podcast Show which has over 850,000 downloads. 

David offers his best advice for planning for your future as a pool service professional, as no one can do pool service forever unless they reach a point where they’re doing it simply for fun. 

Topics Discussed: 

• 01:47 - Intro to David Van Brunt 
• 03:33 - Things to note when planning for your future 
• 05:24 - Planning if you’re already getting up in age 
• 08:25 - Preparing for the corporate world 
• 11:09 - How to invest your extra cash wisely 
• 16:50 - Why invest in real estate 
• 21:28 - Teaching your kids about money 
• 26:51 - Common saving and investing mistakes 
• 29:14 - How to rent out your properties and Airbnb's 
• 33:09 - Planning for your financial future today 
• 34:51 - Sending your investing-related questions to David 

Sponsors: 

• PoolRX 
• Skimmer 
• Leslie’s 
• Primate Pool Tools 

Connect with Guest: 

• Website 
• YouTube 
• Podcast 
• Coaching Program 
• Instagram 
• Facebook 
• Blog 

Connect with Pool Chasers: 

• Website 
• Instagram 
• Facebook 
• Facebook Group 
• Twitter 
• YouTube 
• Patreon 

Key Quotes from Episode: 

• You can’t be doing pool service forever. [...] If you don’t plan, then you may be working forever which is not a good thing for your body and your overall financial health. 
• The real benefit of real estate is twofold. One, you get a tax break, because the IRS really wants you to create housing for people. [...] Two, you don’t need to wait until you’re 65 to get money. When you invest in the market, you have to wait until a certain age to draw it out. You may not live to that age. [...] But real estate allows you to have cash immediately. 
• The worst thing you can do is have money in the bank and not invest it.