I always thought real estate was the path I’d take one day — especially in the Rio Grande Valley (RGV). There was something about owning land, creating cash flow, building generational wealth… it just made sense. But I never really understood it. I never took the time to learn the ins and outs — how to run numbers, manage tenants, or deal with the red tape. Life moved fast, and I stayed focused on growing my digital marketing business.
Then came 2016.
That was the first time I heard about Bitcoin. I remember thinking, “Man, this is interesting.” I even tried to pitch a local business owner on the idea of investing in Bitcoin miners. I figured, why not mine it ourselves and build something new while the world was still sleeping on it?
The pitch fell flat. Nothing happened. So I buried the idea and kept moving forward with my agency.
Fast forward to 2020. That’s when my partner and I started experimenting in the digital world — buying virtual land and getting into NFTs. It felt like the future. We believed we were early… but like so many others, we ended up getting rug pulled. The hype faded, and we were left holding digital bags.
Thankfully, I was in a good financial spot. I had a surplus of cash and a valuable lesson in what not to invest in. Around that time, I started to look back at Bitcoin again.
And honestly? I didn’t even really understand what dollar-cost averaging was. I had just heard Warren Buffett talk about it once, and I thought, “Well, I’m not going anywhere anytime soon… let me just set it and forget it.” So I started small — just a weekly buy into Bitcoin. No trading, no charts, no trying to time the bottom. I just let it run.
At the time, I wasn’t even looking at the price. I wasn’t treating it like a get-rich-quick play. I just had this gut feeling that Bitcoin was different. And that simple decision — to automate my conviction — turned out to be one of the smartest moves I ever made.
I left it alone for a while.
Then one day, I saw the noise pick up again on Twitter. Bitcoin was trending. I decided to check my portfolio — and sure enough, it had gone up significantly. That moment hit me hard. I realized I had been chasing the wrong things during the last cycle — NFTs, altcoins, digital land. But the real asset, the one with staying power, was right there the whole time: Bitcoin.
From that point on, I went deep. I started researching how Bitcoin works, why it works, and what makes it different from everything else in the digital asset space. I learned about scarcity, decentralization, monetary policy, and the halving cycles. It all started clicking. I finally understood that Bitcoin wasn’t just another investment — it was a completely new form of money. One that couldn’t be inflated, seized, or shut down.
Even now, most people still don’t get it. They lump Bitcoin in with scams or meme coins, but they don’t realize what’s happening quietly behind the scenes. Billionaires, public companies, sovereign wealth funds, even nation-states — they’re all quietly accumulating Bitcoin. They understand the game. They see where this is going.
And now, with regulatory clarity coming in 2025, the floodgates are opening. Wall Street, institutional capital, retirement funds — it’s all getting ready to flow in. And you better believe that a chunk of that is coming from real estate.
Because here’s the truth: Bitcoin is easier.
• No overhead
• No employees
• No property taxes or maintenance
• No dealing with tenants or property managers
• No zoning issues, inspections, or endless paperwork
Just me, my wallet, and a secure protocol running 24/7.
And the returns? Over the last decade-plus, Bitcoin has averaged 55–60% annually across every 4-year halving cycle. Good luck finding that in real estate unless you’re going all-in on leverage and praying the market doesn’t turn on you.
Sure, I’ve had thoughts about investing in another business. But when I look at the numbers — 90% of startups fail — the risk just doesn’t feel worth it. Meanwhile, Bitcoin keeps doing what it does: producing blocks every 10 minutes, no matter what the Fed says or what the stock market’s doing.
So I stay focused. I keep working, keep learning, and I keep stacking. Quietly. Consistently.
Because if Bitcoin is good enough for billion-dollar companies and entire countries, it’s more than good enough for the average investor who wants to protect and grow wealth.
Bitcoin is the new prime real estate. Digital, scarce, portable, incorruptible.
And the capital is coming. Slowly… then all at once.
You just have to decide which side of the transfer you want to be on.
