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title: "Episode 154: Jumpstart Your Retirement: Tips For Growing A Passive Investment Portfolio"
description: Founder and CEO of InvestOnMainStreet.com Patrick Grimes joins The Smart Agents Podcast to share his tips for building your investment portfolio.
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# [Episode 154: Jumpstart Your Retirement: Tips For Growing A Passive Investment Portfolio](https://podcast.smartagents.com/podcast/ep-154)

 Written by [Smart Agents](https://podcast.smartagents.com/podcast/author/smart-agents) | Aug 28, 2023 11:53:08 AM

*“Start investing and educating in your future. Start looking ahead."*

[Episode 154 of The Smart Agents Podcast](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/smartagents/episodes/Episode-154-Jumpstart-Your-Retirement-Tips-For-Growing-A-Passive-Investment-Portfolio-e28fjsa) features Patrick Grimes Founder and CEO of InvestOnMainStreet.com to talk all about how you can get a jumpstart investing in your future or diversify your current portfolio.

As a former robotics engineer, Patrick got his start in real estate investing in 2007 and actually lost everything when the market crashed. Fast forward 15 years and Patrick has raised over $50M to acquire a $600M+ portfolio.

Throughout our conversation, Patrick shares his tips for getting started in real estate investing and explains why you should be seeking non-correlated investment opportunities.

Check out Patrick's book Persistence, Pivots and Game Changers: Turning Challenges Into Opportunities at: [https://investonmainstreet.com/book](https://investonmainstreet.com/book)

Use promo code SMART AGENTS to get a free copy!

[View full post](https://podcast.smartagents.com/podcast/ep-154)

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