It Was Never About the Property - Faith-Driven Leaders With Matt Star

On this episode of the On The Rise Podcast's Faith Driven Leaders series, host Nick Stromwall talks with Matt Star — real estate investor, creative-finance educator, and founder of the Telos multifamily mastermind. Matt shares a remarkable testimony: from an immigrant kid told by his doctor he'd die of obesity, to losing 125 pounds, to letting arrogance and a transactional mindset cost him everything and leave him homeless. Anchored in a new faith, he built 130 single-family deals, pivoted to multifamily (now 370 doors), and found his footing by serving others in the Sub To community. Matt unpacks what investors really trust him with, why the best deals are the ones you don't do, and how to run a business as an act of worship.