About Rich Fettke
RealWealth Co-Founder & Real Estate Investing Expert
Rich Fettke co-founded RealWealth.com, a turnkey real estate company that helps busy professionals acquire rental properties for passive income with vetted property management in place in the nation’s top markets, with his wife, Kathy Fettke. They also founded RealWealthDevelopments.com, which offers real estate syndications for accredited investors seeking completely passive income opportunities, including a new real estate investment fund.
Since 2003, they’ve helped over 84,000+ members build wealth through turnkey real estate investing, out-of-state real estate investing, 1031 exchange replacement properties, real estate syndications, and direct access to vetted real estate professionals, including expert CPAs, attorneys, 1031 exchange facilitators, and asset protection specialists.
At RealWealth, Rich oversees operations, blending decades of experience as an expert real estate investor with practical business strategy and personal growth insights. He regularly speaks at real estate investing events and on podcasts, and has been featured in media outlets such as CNN, USA Today, Entrepreneur Magazine, and The Wall Street Journal.
As a Master Certified Business Coach, he’s worked with clients from companies like IBM, Century 21, and Morgan Stanley. He’s also a best-selling author of four books: The Wise Investor, Scaling Smart (co-authored with Kathy Fettke), Extreme Success, and Momentum.
When he’s not working, you’ll probably find him outdoors—surfing, skiing, rock climbing, or jumping off things. He’s a licensed skydiver and former ESPN X-Games competitor, and has bungee-jumped off both the Golden Gate Bridge and Yosemite’s Half Dome.
Rich Fettke (Short Bio)
Rich Fettke is a best-selling author, Master Certified Business Coach, and expert real estate investor. He’s the Co-Founder of RealWealth.com, a turnkey real estate company helping over 88,000+ members build wealth through turnkey rental properties, out-of-state real estate investing, 1031 exchange replacement properties, real estate syndications, and a real estate investment fund. He wrote The Wise Investor and co-authored Scaling Smart. He’s also a former X Games competitor and skydiving enthusiast.
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Awards & Accolades
- Goody Business Book Awards Winner 2024: Entrepreneur (Scaling Smart)
- Goody Business Book Awards Winner 2022: Money/Wealth (The Wise Investor)
- Best-selling book: The Wise Investor
- Recently featured on CNN
Rich Fettke’s Best-Selling Books
The Wise Investor: A Modern Parable About Creating Financial Freedom and Living Your Best Life
The Wise Investor: A Modern Parable About Creating Financial Freedom and Living Your Best Life takes you on a journey with the story of Ryan Brooks, a husband and father, and CaptivSoft’s hardest-working lead coder, who is overworked and stressed about finances. With the help of a new friend and mentor, he finds a different path to financial security for himself and his family. Readers follow along as Ryan reassesses his beliefs, relationships, and financial habits, helping them gain a deeper understanding of how they can overcome self-limiting beliefs, align their values and dreams with their life goals, and discover how to create financial freedom through real estate investing.
The Wise Investor Reviews
Whether you seek an investment path that allows you to overcome the fear and overwhelm or are struggling just to start, the advice and wisdom in this book will help you get on track to financial freedom. If you’ve ever sought to build wealth, secure your financial future, and live a life that aligns with your values and dreams sooner rather than later, this heartwarming story about one family’s financial transformation will help shine the way. Great stories have the power to change a person’s views, their path, and their future and I believe this book will do just that and more. Rich has packed into this book all the knowledge and inspiration someone needs to build real wealth! —Brandon Turner, Author of The Book on Rental Property Investing
The Wise Investor is a wonderful read and will show you how to live a life you truly love. This book will dispel some of the myths of success you may have adopted along the way that have held you back from having what Rich Fettke so aptly points to as real wealth. —Kristine Carlson, author of Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff books
In The Wise Investor, Rich Fettke has created a story that will captivate you, educate you, and inspire you to behave in ways that put you on a path to financial freedom and a life of purpose. —Robert Kiyosaki, author of Rich Dad Poor Dad
Scaling Smart: How to Design a Self-Managing Business by Rich & Kathy Fettke
In Scaling Smart: How to Design a Self-Managing Business, Rich and Kathy Fettke distill over twenty years of business strategy into the perfect guide for entrepreneurs and real estate investors ready to scale a successful enterprise and create a life that embraces financial independence. Readers will come away with practical guidance on inspiring and empowering their team, how to avoid the pitfalls of business expansion, strategies for preventing financial burnout, and how to streamline operations.
Scaling Smart Reviews
If you’re looking for sustainable growth, personally and professionally, then “Scaling Smart” is the book for you. The advice is accessible, wise, and potentially life changing. —Tal Ben-Shahar, New York Times bestselling author of Happier
If you want your business to make a bigger difference in the world, without burning yourself out, this book is your guide. —Rosa “Rosie” Gumataotao Rios, 43rd U.S. Treasurer
This is an easy read full of very actionable, informative information. The structure of the book makes it very easy for you to follow and build a blueprint for safely scaling your business! —Henry Washington, real estate investing expert & BiggerPockets On the Market podcast co-host
Editorial or Interview Opportunities
- Real estate investing strategies
- Turnkey real estate investing
- Real estate syndication
- Wealth mindset
- Personal development
- Scaling a business
Speaking or Media Inquiries
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