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Im Juli und August völlig überfüllt. Im Winter tot. Geht diese Schlagzeile in Sachen Tourismus auf Usedom? Sicher nicht. Das Reiseradio wirft gerne den zweiten Blick und spricht mit Menschen, die das wissen.   Heringsdorf im Sommer – Foto: Rüdiger Edelmann / ttb-media TON-TEXT-BILD Ausgangslage Schlagzeilen sind gerne etwas „knallig“. Deshalb erreichen sie auch das, was sich ihr Erfinder dabei gedacht hat. Des Öfteren steckt zwar ein Quäntchen Wahrheit drin, die ganz große „Wahrheit“ liefern sie jedoch nicht. Grund genug nachzufragen, wenn Touristiker von Belebung der Nebensaison und von Besucherlenkung reden. Michael Steuer, Geschäftsführer der Usedom Tourismus GmbH – Foto: Usedom Tourismus GmbH Nachgefragt habe ich bei Usedom-Tourismus, als ich von Belebung der Insel in besucherschwachen Zeiten hörte. Die ersten Antworten habe ich von Michael Steuer bekommen. Er ist Geschäftsführer der Usedom Tourismus GmbH. Ja, aber… Wie fast immer, ist an der Sache was dran, aber selbstredend ist es nicht die komplette Darstellung eines Problems und der angestrebten Lösungen. In diesem Podcast reden wir über Ankunfts- und Abreisestaus. Das ist ein Problem aufgrund der schwierigen Verkehrssituation, wenn „Alle“ nach Usedom wollen. Sie konzentriert sich auf die Hauptsaison und natürlich auf Feiertage wie Ostern, Pfingsten und die berühmten Brückentage. Auto Südliche Inselzufahrt: Brücke Zecherin – Foto: Rüdiger Edelmann / ttb-media TON-TEXT-BILD Usedom ist eine Insel und hatte bisher nur zwei Zufahrten fürs Auto. Das sind die Brücken in Wolgast und Zechlin. Ein Nadelöhr, das sich im Anschluss auf den schmalen Bundestraßen (B 110 und B 111) eher noch verstärkt. Das mag Urlauber abschrecken. Meist ist es jedoch so, dass sich die Menschen, wie bei anderen Zielen, schlechtgelaunt durch den Stau durcharbeiten. Abhilfe schaffen, benötigt nicht nur Ideen, sondern kostet auch Zeit. Michael Steuer berichtet von den teils geplanten, teils im Bau befindlichen und gerade fertiggestellten Alternativen. Günstig Laden vor der Insel : Station in Anklam – Foto: Rüdiger Edelmann ttb-media TON-TEXT-BILD Zusätzlich ist Usedom bisher noch nicht im Elektrozeitalter angekommen. Lediglich Zwei Schnell-Ladestationen mit je 2 Säulen habe ich ausmachen können (Koserow, Kaufhaus Stolz & Vattenfall, Heringsdorf). Viele Hotels besitzen inzwischen Wechselstrom-Ladesäulen mit 11 bzw. 22 KW Ladefähigkeit. Das dauert dann gerne mal 6 Stunden bis der Akku wieder voll ist. Hier gibt es also noch Nachholbedarf. Bahn Usedomer Bäderbahn in Wolgast – Foto: Rüdiger Edelmann / ttb-media TON-TEXT-BILD Früher, ja früher (lang ist's her) gab es mal eine direkte Bahnstrecke von Berlin aus. Die Überreste der Bahnstrecke kann man heute noch am Hafen in Karnin sehen. Es ist der Mittelteil der Bahnbrücke, die Ende April 1945 unnötigerweise von der Deutschen Wehrmacht gesprengt worden war. Bis dahin gelangte man auf direktem Weg in zweieinhalb Stunden nach Berlin. Rest der Karniner Hubbrücke: Gesprengt 1945 – Foto: Rüdiger Edelmann / ttb-media TON-TEXT-BILD Wie es mit einer schnelleren Bahnverbindung nach Usedom aussieht, steht derzeit in den Sternen. Die Touristiker haben Ideen, erzählt Michael Steuer „off the records“, aber das müsse ja noch nichts heißen. Flugzeug Ferienflug-Winterschlaf: Flughafen Heringsdorf – Foto: Rüdiger Edelmann / ttb-media TON-TEXT-BILD Ich gebe es nicht gerne zu, aber wer in Süddeutschland lebt, hat bis nach Usedom per Auto um die 1.000 Kilometer und damit gerne mal 10-12 Stunden Fahrzeit vor sich. Da ist es sicher nicht verkehrt, dass es inzwischen einmal pro Woche (immer samstags) von Mai bis Oktober Flugverbindungen zum „Airport Heringsdorf” gibt (Friedrichshafen – Heringsdorf z.B. 90 Minuten). Ich wollte wissen, was da ging, was künftig geht und ob sich das denn lohnt. In der letzten Saison gab es Verbindungen aus Kassel, Mannheim, Friedrichshafen, Luxemburg, Frankfurt und Zürich. Derzeit ist Winterschlaf in HDF, bis die Saison wieder beginnt. Nebensaison beleben Hauptargument für Usedom, so Michael Steuer, sei die Natur und die sei immer da. An den Strand (wenn auch ohne Baden) könne man auch im November (stimmt und ausprobiert). Das Achterland böte viele Wanderwege und es gäbe auch eine große Zahl von Museen, die geöffnet sind. (stimmt auch und getestet im Historisch-Technischen Museum Peenemünde und im DDR Museum in Dargen). Ja, wetterbedingt gibt es einige Angebote (Beispiel Schiffchen fahren) im Winter nicht. Das historische Kraftwerk Peenemünde – Foto: Rüdiger Edelmann / ttb-media TON-TEXT-BILD Usedom habe die höchste Dichte an Wellnessangeboten in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. Kulturelle Angebote von Musik über Theater bis zu Ausstellungen gäbe es ebenfalls reichlich. Ferienwohnungen würden immer mehr mit der eigenen Sauna oder einem Kamin ausgestattet. Gastronomische Angebote gäbe es auch überall. Gerade Hotels seien da gute Anlaufpunkte. In den größeren Orten, wie den Kaiserbädern (Ahlbeck, Heringsdorf, Bansin) oder Zinnowitz warte ein vielfältiges Angebot. Preisbewusste Angebote Ein wichtiges Argument für die Nebensaison seien auch die Preise für Hotels und Ferienwohnungen. Welche Abschläge kalkuliert werden können, habe ich mir im Podcast erzählen lassen. So viel nur: Das lohnt sich, auch für Familien oder Großeltern mit Enkeln. Wer schon immer mal davon träumte in einem 5-Sterne Hotel abzusteigen, wird eventuell von den Preisen überrascht sein. Travel in Style: 5-Sterne Hotel Ahlbecker Hof – Foto: Rüdiger Edelmann / ttb-media TON-TEXT-BILD Die Hauptsaison mitten in der Nebensaison Wie an vielen Orten, kommt rund um Weihnachten wieder Leben auf. Wer spontan noch eine Unterkunft suche, könne Weihnachten 25 sogar noch Glück haben. Wer allerdings den Jahreswechsel auf Usedom verbringen möchte, dürfte es schwer haben. Bis Januar: Inselglitzern, hier am Kölpinsee – Foto: Rüdiger Edelmann / ttb-media TON-TEXT-BILD Der Test folgt Besuchenswert: Die neue Seebrücke in Koserow – Foto: Rüdiger Edelmann / ttb-media TON-TEXT-BILD Natürlich war ich nicht auf der Insel, um nur ein einziges Gespräch zu führen. Wenn Nebensaison, dann gleich eine knappe Woche im November. Die Details folgen hier in einem Folge-Podcast noch vor Weihnachten. Seid gespannt. Neben vielen besuchten Angeboten, wird es auch einige Übernachtungstipps (Überraschungen inklusive) geben. Vorweg schon mal: Ich habe weniger erwartet und mehr bekommen. Information Usedom – Tourismus Usedomer Novemberimpressionen alle Fotos aufgenommen zwischen dem 11. und 15. November 2025 Morgenkaffee: Am Balmer See – Foto: Rüdiger Edelmann / ttb-media TON-TEXT-BILD Auch im November Sonnenschein: Wasserschloss Mellenthin – Foto: Rüdiger Edelmann / ttb-media TON-TEXT-BILD Mittags am Meer: Strandweg in Zinnowitz – Foto: Rüdiger Edelmann / ttb-media TON-TEXT-BILD Kurz vor Dämmerung: Golfhotel Balmer See – Foto: Rüdiger Edelmann / ttb-media TON-TEXT-BILD Letzte Einfahrt: Peenemünde – Yachthafen – Foto: Rüdiger Edelmann / ttb-media TON-TEXT-BILD Romantik am Abend: Strandhotel Seerose – Foto: Rüdiger Edelmann / ttb-media TON-TEXT-BILD Regennacht: Promenade in Ahlbeck – Foto: Rüdiger Edelmann / ttb-media TON-TEXT-BILD Ahlbeck: Seebrücke am Morgen – Foto: Rüdiger Edelmann / ttb-media TON-TEXT-BILDThe post D-RR301 TALK: Usedom – Die Insel und die Nebensaison first appeared on Deutsches Reiseradio (German Travelradio).

I am Rolf Claessen and together with my co-host Ken Suzan I am welcoming you to episode 169 of our podcast IP Fridays! Today's interview guest is Prof. Aloys Hüttermann, co-founder of my patent law firm Michalski Hüttermann & Partner and a true expert on the Unified Patent Court. He has written several books about the new system and we talk about all the things that plaintiffs and defendants can learn from the first decisions of the court and what they mean for strategic decisions of the parties involved. But before we jump into this very interesting interview, I have news for you! The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is planning rule changes that would make it virtually impossible for third parties to challenge invalid patents before the patent office. Criticism has come from the EFF and other inventor rights advocates: the new rules would play into the hands of so-called non-practicing entities (NPEs), as those attacked would have few cost-effective ways to have questionable patents deleted. The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) reports a new record in international patent applications: in 2024, around 3.7 million patent applications were filed worldwide – an increase of 4.9% over the previous year. The main drivers were Asian countries (China alone accounted for 1.8 million), while demand for trademark protection has stabilized after the pandemic decline. US rapper Eminem is taking legal action in Australia against a company that sells swimwear under the name “Swim Shady.” He believes this infringes on his famous “Slim Shady” brand. The case illustrates that even humorous allusions to well-known brand names can lead to legal conflicts. A new ruling by the Unified Patent Court (UPC) demonstrates its cross-border impact. In “Fujifilm v. Kodak,” the local chamber in Mannheim issued an injunction that extends to the UK despite Brexit. The UPC confirmed its jurisdiction over the UK parts of a European patent, as the defendant Kodak is based in a UPC member state. A dispute over standard patents is looming at the EU level: the Legal Affairs Committee (JURI) of the European Parliament voted to take the European Commission to the European Court of Justice. The reason for this is the Commission’s controversial withdrawal of a draft regulation on the licensing of standard-essential patents (SEPs). Parliament President Roberta Metsola is to decide by mid-November whether to file the lawsuit. In trademark law, USPTO Director Squires reported on October 31, 2025, that a new unit (“Trademark Registration Protection Office”) had removed approximately 61,000 invalid trademark applications from the registries. This cleanup of the backlog relieved the examining authority and accelerated the processing of legitimate applications. Now let's jump into the interview with Aloys Hüttermann: The Unified Patent Court Comes of Age – Insights from Prof. Aloys Hüttermann The Unified Patent Court (UPC) has moved from a long-discussed project to a living, breathing court system that already shapes patent enforcement in Europe. In a recent IP Fridays interview, Prof. Aloys Hüttermann – founder and equity partner at Michalski · Hüttermann & Partner and one of the earliest commentators on the UPC – shared his experiences from the first years of practice, as well as his view on how the UPC fits into the global patent litigation landscape. This article summarises the key points of that conversation and is meant as an accessible overview for in-house counsel, patent attorneys and business leaders who want to understand what the UPC means for their strategy. How Prof. Hüttermann Became “Mr. UPC” Prof. Hüttermann has been closely involved with the UPC for more than a decade. When it became clear, around 13 years ago, that the European project of a unified patent court and a unitary patent was finally going to happen, he recognised that this would fundamentally change patent enforcement in Europe. He started to follow the legislative and political developments in detail and went beyond mere observation. As author and editor of several books and a major commentary on the UPC, he helped shape the discussion around the new system. His first book on the UPC appeared in 2016 – years before the court finally opened its doors in 2023. What fascinated him from the beginning was the unique opportunity to witness the creation of an entirely new court system, to analyse how it would be built and, where possible, to contribute to its understanding and development. It was clear to him that this system would be a “game changer” for European patent enforcement. UPC in the Global Triangle: Europe, the US and China In practice, most international patent disputes revolve around three major regions: the UPC territory in Europe, the United States and China. Each of these regions has its own procedural culture, cost structure and strategic impact. From a territorial perspective, the UPC is particularly attractive because it can, under the right conditions, grant pan-European injunctions that cover a broad range of EU Member States with a single decision. This consolidation of enforcement is something national courts in Europe simply cannot offer. From a cost perspective, the UPC is significantly cheaper than US litigation, especially if one compares the cost of one UPC action with a bundle of separate national cases in large European markets. When viewed against the territorial reach and procedural speed, the “bang for the buck” is very compelling. China is again a different story. The sheer volume of cases there is enormous, with tens of thousands of patent infringement cases per year. Chinese courts are known for their speed; first-instance decisions within about a year are common. In this respect they resemble the UPC more than the US does. The UPC also aims at a roughly 12 to 15 month time frame for first-instance cases where validity is at issue. The US, by contrast, features extensive discovery, occasionally jury trials and often longer timelines. The procedural culture is very different. The UPC, like Chinese courts, operates without discovery in the US sense, which makes proceedings more focused on the written record and expert evidence that the parties present, and less on pre-trial disclosure battles. Whether a company chooses to litigate in the US, the UPC, China, or some combination of these forums will depend on where the key markets and assets are. However, in Prof. Hüttermann's view, once Europe is an important market, it is hard to justify ignoring the UPC. He expects the court's caseload and influence to grow strongly over the coming years. A Landmark UPC Case: Syngenta v. Sumitomo A particularly important case in which Prof. Hüttermann was involved is the Syngenta v. Sumitomo matter, concerning a composition patent. This case has become a landmark in UPC practice for several reasons. First, the Court of Appeal clarified a central point about the reach of UPC injunctions. It made clear that once infringement is established in one Member State, this will usually be sufficient to justify a pan-European injunction covering all UPC countries designated by the patent. That confirmation gave patent owners confidence that the UPC can in fact deliver broad, cross-border relief in one go. Second, the facts of the case raised novel issues about evidence and territorial reach. The allegedly infringing product had been analysed based on a sample from the Czech Republic, which is not part of the UPC system. Later, the same product with the same name was marketed in Bulgaria, which is within UPC territory. The Court of Appeal held that the earlier analysis of the Czech sample could be relied on for enforcement in Bulgaria. This showed that evidence from outside the UPC territory can be sufficient, as long as it is properly linked to the products marketed within the UPC. Third, the Court of Appeal took the opportunity to state its view on inventive step. It confirmed that combining prior-art documents requires a “pointer”, in line with the EPO's problem-solution approach. The mere theoretical possibility of extracting a certain piece of information from a document does not suffice to justify an inventive-step attack. This is one of several decisions where the UPC has shown a strong alignment with EPO case law on substantive patentability. For Prof. Hüttermann personally, the case was also a lesson in oral advocacy before the UPC. During the two appeal hearings, the presiding judge asked unexpected questions that required quick and creative responses while the hearing continued. His practical takeaway is that parties should appear with a small, well-coordinated team: large enough to allow someone to work on a tricky question in the background, but small enough to remain agile. Two or three lawyers seem ideal; beyond that, coordination becomes difficult and “too many cooks spoil the broth”. A Game-Changing CJEU Decision: Bosch Siemens Hausgeräte v. Electrolux Surprisingly, one of the most important developments for European patent litigation in the past year did not come from the UPC at all, but from the Court of Justice of the European Union. In Bosch Siemens Hausgeräte v. Electrolux, the CJEU revisited the rules on cross-border jurisdiction under the Brussels I Recast Regulation (Brussels Ia). Previously, under what practitioners often referred to as the GAT/LuK regime, a court in one EU country was largely prevented from granting relief for alleged infringement in another country if the validity of the foreign patent was contested there. This significantly limited the possibilities for cross-border injunctions. In Bosch, the CJEU changed course. Without going into all procedural details, the essence is that courts in the EU now have broader powers to grant cross-border relief when certain conditions are met, particularly when at least one defendant is domiciled in the forum state. The concept of an “anchor defendant” plays a central role: if you sue one group company in its home forum, other group companies in other countries, including outside the EU, can be drawn into the case. This has already had practical consequences. German courts, for example, have issued pan-European injunctions covering around twenty countries in pharmaceutical cases. There are even attempts to sue European companies for infringement of US patents based on acts in the US, using the logic of Bosch as a starting point. How far courts will ultimately go remains to be seen, but the potential is enormous. For the UPC, this development is highly relevant. The UPC operates in the same jurisdictional environment as national courts, and many defendants in UPC cases will be domiciled in UPC countries. This increases the likelihood that the UPC, too, can leverage the broadened possibilities for cross-border relief. In addition, we have already seen UPC decisions that include non-EU countries such as the UK within the scope of injunctions, in certain constellations. The interaction between UPC practice and the Bosch jurisprudence of the CJEU is only beginning to unfold. Does the UPC Follow EPO Case Law? A key concern for many patent owners and practitioners is whether the UPC will follow the EPO's Boards of Appeal or develop its own, possibly divergent, case law on validity. On procedural matters, the UPC is naturally different from the EPO. It has its own rules of procedure, its own timelines and its own tools, such as “front-loaded” pleadings and tight limits on late-filed material. On substantive law, however, Prof. Hüttermann's conclusion is clear: there is “nothing new under the sun”. The UPC's approach to novelty, inventive step and added matter is very close to that of the EPO. The famous “gold standard” for added matter appears frequently in UPC decisions. Intermediate generalisations are treated with the same suspicion as at the EPO. In at least one case, the UPC revoked a patent for added matter even though the EPO had granted it in exactly that form. The alignment is not accidental. The UPC only deals with European patents granted by the EPO; it does not hear cases on purely national patents. If the UPC were more generous than the EPO, many patents would never reach it. If it were systematically stricter, patentees would be more tempted to opt out of the system. In practice, the UPC tends to apply the EPO's standards and, where anything differs, it is usually a matter of factual appreciation rather than a different legal test. For practitioners, this has a very practical implication: if you want to predict how the UPC will decide on validity, the best starting point is to ask how the EPO would analyse the case. The UPC may not always reach the same result in parallel EPO opposition proceedings, but the conceptual framework is largely the same. Trends in UPC Practice: PIs, Equivalents and Division-Specific Styles Even in its early years, certain trends and differences between UPC divisions can be observed. On preliminary injunctions, the local division in Düsseldorf has taken a particularly proactive role. It has been responsible for most of the ex parte PIs granted so far and applies a rather strict notion of urgency, often considering one month after knowledge of the infringement as still acceptable, but treating longer delays with scepticism. Other divisions tend to see two months as still compatible with urgency, and they are much more cautious with ex parte measures. Munich, by contrast, has indicated a strong preference for inter partes PI proceedings and appears reluctant to grant ex parte relief at all. A judge from Munich has even described the main action as the “fast” procedure and the inter partes PI as the “very fast” one, leaving little room for an even faster ex parte track. There are also differences in how divisions handle amendments and auxiliary requests in PI proceedings. Munich has suggested that if a patentee needs to rely on claim amendments or auxiliary requests in a PI, the request is unlikely to succeed. Other divisions have been more open to considering auxiliary requests. The doctrine of equivalents is another area where practice is not yet harmonised. The Hague division has explicitly applied a test taken from Dutch law in at least one case and found infringement by equivalence. However, the Court of Appeal has not yet endorsed a specific test, and in another recent Hague case the same division did not apply that Dutch-law test again. The Mannheim division has openly called for the development of an autonomous, pan-European equivalence test, but has not yet fixed such a test in a concrete decision. This is clearly an area to watch. Interim conferences are commonly used in most divisions to clarify issues early on, but Düsseldorf often dispenses with them to save time. In practice, interim conferences can be very helpful for narrowing down the issues, though parties should not expect to be able to predict the final decision from what is discussed there. Sometimes topics that dominate the interim conference play little or no role in the main oral hearing. A Front-Loaded System and Typical Strategic Mistakes UPC proceedings are highly front-loaded and very fast. A defendant usually has three months from service of the statement of claim to file a full statement of defence and any counterclaim for revocation. This is manageable, but only if the time is used wisely. One common strategic problem is that parties lose time at the beginning and only develop a clear strategy late in the three-month period. According to Prof. Hüttermann, it is crucial to have a firm strategy within the first two or three weeks and then execute it consistently. Constantly changing direction is a recipe for failure in such a compressed system. Another characteristic is the strict attitude towards late-filed material. It is difficult to introduce new documents or new inventive-step attacks later in the procedure. In some cases even alternative combinations of already-filed prior-art documents have been viewed as “new” attacks and rejected as late. At the appeal stage, the Court of Appeal has even considered new arguments based on different parts of a book already in the file as potentially late-filed. This does not mean that parties should flood the court with dozens of alternative attacks in the initial brief. In one revocation action, a plaintiff filed about fifty different inventive-step attacks, only to be told by the court that this was not acceptable and that the attacks had to be reduced and structured. The UPC is not a body conducting ex officio examination. It is entitled to manage the case actively and to ask parties to focus on the most relevant issues. Evidence Gathering, Protective Letters and the Defendant's Perspective The UPC provides powerful tools for both sides. Evidence inspection is becoming more common, not only at trade fairs but also at company premises. This can be a valuable tool for patentees, but it also poses a serious risk for defendants who may suddenly face court-ordered inspections. From the perspective of potential defendants, protective letters are an important instrument, especially in divisions like Düsseldorf where ex parte PIs are possible. A well-written protective letter, filed in advance, can significantly reduce the risk of a surprise injunction. The court fees are moderate, but the content of the protective letter must be carefully prepared; a poor submission can cause more harm than good. Despite the strong tools available to patentees, Prof. Hüttermann does not view the UPC as unfair to defendants. If a defendant files a solid revocation counterclaim, the pressure shifts to the patentee, who then has only two months to reply, prepare all auxiliary requests and adapt the enforcement strategy. This is even more demanding than at the EPO, because the patentee must not only respond to validity attacks but also ensure that any amended claims still capture the allegedly infringing product. It is entirely possible to secure the survival of a patent with an auxiliary request that no longer covers the defendant's product. In that scenario, the patentee has “won” on validity but lost the infringement case. Managing this tension under tight time limits is a key challenge of UPC practice. The Future Role of the UPC and How to Prepare Today the UPC hears a few hundred cases per year, compared with several thousand patent cases in the US and tens of thousands in China. Nevertheless, both the court itself and experienced practitioners see significant growth potential. Prof. Hüttermann expects case numbers to multiply in the medium term. Whether the UPC will become the first choice forum in global disputes or remain one pillar in parallel proceedings alongside the US and China will depend on the strategies of large patentees and the evolution of case law. However, the court is well equipped: it covers a large, economically important territory, is comparatively cost-effective and offers fast procedures with robust remedies. For companies that may end up before the UPC, preparation is essential. On the offensive side, that means building strong evidence and legal arguments before filing, being ready to proceed quickly and structured, and understanding the specific styles of the relevant divisions. On the defensive side, it may mean filing protective letters in risk-exposed markets, preparing internal processes for rapid reaction if a statement of claim arrives, and taking inspection requests seriously. Conclusion The Unified Patent Court has quickly moved from theory to practice. It offers pan-European relief, fast and front-loaded procedures, and a substantive approach that closely mirrors the EPO's case law. At the same time, national and EU-level developments like the Bosch Siemens Hausgeräte v. Electrolux decision are reshaping the jurisdictional framework in which the UPC operates, opening the door for far-reaching cross-border injunctions. For patent owners and potential defendants alike, the message is clear: the UPC is here to stay and will become more important year by year. Those who invest the time to understand its dynamics now – including its alignment with the EPO, the differences between divisions, and the strategic implications of its procedures – will be in a much better position when the first UPC dispute lands on their desk. Here is the full transcript of the interview: Rolf Claessen:Today's interview guest is Prof. Aloys Hüttermann. He is founder and equity partner of my firm, Michalski · Hüttermann & Partner. More importantly for today's interview, he has written several books about the Unified Patent Court. The first one already came out in 2016. He is co-editor and author of one of the leading commentaries on the UPC and has gained substantial experience in UPC cases so far – one of them even together with me. Thank you very much for being on IP Fridays again, Aloys. Aloys Hüttermann:Thank you for inviting me, it's an honour. How did you get so deeply involved in the UPC? Rolf Claessen:Before we dive into the details, how did you end up so deeply involved in the Unified Patent Court? And what personally fascinates you about this court? Aloys Hüttermann:This goes back quite a while – roughly 13 years. At that time it became clear that, after several failed attempts, Europe would really get a pan-European court and a pan-European patent, and that this time it was serious. I thought: this is going to be the future. That interested me a lot, both intellectually and practically. A completely new system was being built. You could watch how it evolved – and, if possible, even help shape it a bit. It was also obvious to me that this would be a complete game changer. Nobody expected that it would take until 2023 before the system actually started operating, but now it is here. I became heavily interested early on. As you mentioned, my first book on the UPC was published in 2016, in the expectation that the system would start soon. It took a bit longer, but now we finally have it. UPC vs. US and China – speed, cost and impact Rolf Claessen:Before we go deeper into the UPC, let's zoom out. If you compare litigation before the UPC with patent litigation in the US and in China – in terms of speed, cost and the impact of decisions – what are the key differences that a business leader should understand? Aloys Hüttermann:If you look at the three big regions – the UPC territory in Europe, the US and China – these are the major economic areas for many technology companies. One important point is territorial reach. In the UPC, if the conditions are met, you can get pan-European injunctions that cover many EU Member States in one go. We will talk about this later in more detail. On costs there is a huge difference between the US and the UPC. The UPC is much cheaper than US litigation, especially once you look at the number of countries you can cover with one case if the patent has been validated widely. China is different again. The number of patent infringement cases there is enormous. I have seen statistics of around 40,000 infringement cases per year in China. That is huge – compared with roughly 164 UPC infringement cases in the first year and maybe around 200 in the current year. On speed, Chinese courts are known to be very fast. You often get a first-instance decision in about a year. The UPC is comparable: if there is a counterclaim for revocation, you are looking at something like 12 to 15 months for a first-instance decision. The US can be slower, and the procedure is very different. You have full discovery, you may have juries. None of that exists at the UPC. From that perspective, Chinese and UPC proceedings are more similar to each other than either is to the US. The UPC is still a young court. We have to see how influential its case law will be worldwide in the long run. What we already see, at least in Germany, is a clear trend away from purely national patent litigation and towards the UPC. That is inside Europe. The global impact will develop over time. When is the UPC the most powerful tool? Rolf Claessen:Let's take the perspective of a global company. It has significant sales in Europe and in the US and production or key suppliers in China. In which situations would you say the UPC is your most powerful tool? And when might the US or China be the more strategic battleground? Aloys Hüttermann:To be honest, I would almost always consider bringing a case before the UPC. The “bang for the buck” is very good. The UPC is rather fast. That alone already gives you leverage in negotiations. The threat of a quick, wide-reaching injunction is a strong negotiation tool. Whether you litigate in the US instead of the UPC, or in addition, or whether you also go to China – that depends heavily on the individual case: where the products are sold, where the key markets are, where the defendant has assets, and so on. But in my view, once you have substantial sales in Europe, you should seriously consider the UPC. And for that reason alone I expect case numbers at the UPC to increase significantly in the coming years. A landmark UPC case: Syngenta vs. Sumitomo (composition patent) Rolf Claessen:You have already been involved in several UPC cases – and one of them together with me, which was great fun. Looking at the last 12 to 18 months, is there a case, decision or development that you find particularly noteworthy – something that really changed how you think about UPC litigation or how companies should prepare? Aloys Hüttermann:The most important UPC case I have been involved in so far is the Syngenta v. Sumitomo case on a composition patent. It has become a real landmark and was even mentioned in the UPC's annual report. It is important for several reasons. First, it was one of the first cases in which the Court of Appeal said very clearly: if you have established infringement in one Member State, that will usually be enough for a pan-European injunction covering all UPC countries designated by the patent. That is a powerful statement about the reach of UPC relief. Second, the facts were interesting. The patent concerned a composition. We had analysed a sample that had been obtained in the Czech Republic, which is not a UPC country. Later, the same product was marketed under the same name in Bulgaria, which is in the UPC. The question was whether the analysis of the Czech sample could be used as a basis for enforcement in Bulgaria. The Court of Appeal said yes, that was sufficient. Third, the Court of Appeal took the opportunity to say something about inventive step. It more or less confirmed that the UPC's approach is very close to the EPO's problem-solution approach. It emphasised that, if you want to combine prior-art documents, you need a “pointer” to do so. The mere theoretical possibility that a skilled person could dig a particular piece of information out of a document is not enough. For me personally, the most memorable aspect of this case was not the outcome – that was largely in line with what we had expected – but the oral hearings at the appeal stage. We had two hearings. In both, the presiding judge asked us a question that we had not anticipated at all. And then you have about 20 minutes to come up with a convincing answer while the hearing continues. We managed it, but it made me think a lot about how you should prepare for oral hearings at the UPC. My conclusion is: you should go in with a team, but not too big. In German we say, “Zu viele Köche verderben den Brei” – too many cooks spoil the broth. Two or three people seems ideal. One of them can work quietly on such a surprise question at the side, while the others continue arguing the case. In the end the case went very well for us, so I can speak about it quite calmly now. But in the moment your heart rate definitely goes up. The CJEU's Bosch Siemens Hausgeräte v. Electrolux decision – a real game changer Rolf Claessen:You also mentioned another development that is not even a UPC case, but still very important for European patent litigation. Aloys Hüttermann:Yes. In my view, the most important case of the last twelve months is not a UPC decision but a judgment of the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU): Bosch Siemens Hausgeräte v. Electrolux. This is going to be a real game changer for European IP law, and I am sure we have not seen the end of its effects yet. One example: someone has recently sued BMW before the Landgericht München I, a German court, for infringement of a US patent based on acts in the US. The argument is that this could be backed by the logic of Bosch Siemens Hausgeräte v. Electrolux. We do not know yet what the court will do with that, but the fact that people are trying this shows how far-reaching the decision might be. Within the UPC we have already seen injunctions being issued for countries outside the UPC territory and even outside the EU, for example including the UK. So you see how these developments start to interact. Rolf Claessen:For listeners who have not followed the case so closely: in very simple terms, the CJEU opened the door for courts in one EU country to rule on patent infringement that took place in other countries as well, right? Aloys Hüttermann:Exactly. Before Bosch Siemens Hausgeräte v. Electrolux we had what was often called the GAT/LuK regime. The basic idea was: if you sue someone in, say, Germany for infringement of a European patent, and you also ask for an injunction for France, and the defendant then challenges the validity of the patent in France, the German court cannot grant you an injunction covering France. The Bosch decision changed that. The legal basis is the Brussels I Recast Regulation (Brussels Ia), which deals with jurisdiction in civil and commercial matters in the EU. It is not specific to IP; it applies to civil cases generally, but it does have some provisions that are relevant for patents. In Bosch, a Swedish court asked the CJEU for guidance on cross-border injunctions. The CJEU more or less overturned its old GAT/LuK case law. Now, in principle, if the defendant is domiciled in a particular Member State, the courts of that state can also grant cross-border relief for other countries, under certain conditions. We will not go into all the details here – that could fill a whole separate IP Fridays episode – but one important concept is the “anchor defendant”. If you sue a group of companies and at least one defendant is domiciled in the forum state, then other group companies in other countries – even outside the EU, for example in Hong Kong – can be drawn into the case and affected by the decision. This is not limited to the UPC, but of course it is highly relevant for UPC litigation. Statistically it increases the chances that at least one defendant will be domiciled in a UPC country, simply because there are many of them. And we have already seen courts like the Landgericht München I grant pan-European injunctions for around 20 countries in a pharmaceutical case. Rolf Claessen:Just to clarify: does it have to be the headquarters of the defendant in that country, or is any registered office enough? Aloys Hüttermann:That is one of the open points. If the headquarters are in Europe, then it is clear that subsidiaries outside Europe can be affected as well. If the group's headquarters are outside Europe and only a subsidiary is here, the situation is less clear and we will have to see what the courts make of it. Does the UPC follow EPO case law? Rolf Claessen:Many patent owners and in-house counsel wonder: does the UPC largely follow the case law of the EPO Boards of Appeal, or is it starting to develop its own distinct line? What is your impression so far – both on substantive issues like novelty and inventive step, and on procedural questions? Aloys Hüttermann:On procedure the UPC is, of course, very different. It has its own procedural rules and they are not the same as at the EPO. If we look at patent validity, however, my impression is that there is “nothing new under the sun” – that was the title of a recent talk I gave and will give again in Hamburg. Substantively, the case law of the UPC and the EPO is very similar. For inventive step, people sometimes say the UPC does not use the classical problem-solution approach but a more “holistic” approach – whatever that is supposed to mean. In practice, in both systems you read and interpret prior-art documents and decide what they really disclose. In my view, the “error bar” that comes from two courts simply reading a document slightly differently is much larger than any systematic difference in legal approach. If you look at other grounds, such as novelty and added matter, the UPC even follows the EPO almost verbatim. The famous “gold standard” for added matter appears all over UPC decisions, even if the EPO case numbers are not always cited. The same is true for novelty. So the rule-based, almost “Hilbertian” EPO approach is very much present at the UPC. There is also a structural reason for that. All patents that the UPC currently deals with have been granted by the EPO. The UPC does not handle patents granted only by national offices. If the UPC wanted to deviate from EPO case law and be more generous, then many patents would never reach the UPC in the first place. The most generous approach you can have is the one used by the granting authority – the EPO. So if the UPC wants to be different, it can only be stricter, not more lenient. And there is little incentive to be systematically stricter, because that would reduce the number of patents that are attractive to enforce before the UPC. Patent owners might simply opt out. Rolf Claessen:We also talked about added matter and a recent case where the Court of Appeal was even stricter than the EPO. That probably gives US patent practitioners a massive headache. They already struggle with added-matter rules in Europe, and now the UPC might be even tougher. Aloys Hüttermann:Yes, especially on added matter. I once spoke with a US practitioner who said, “We hope the UPC will move away from intermediate generalisations.” There is no chance of that. We already have cases where the Court of Appeal confirmed that intermediate generalisations are not allowed, in full alignment with the EPO. You mentioned a recent case where a patent was revoked for added matter, even though it had been granted by the EPO in exactly that form. This shows quite nicely what to expect. If you want to predict how the UPC will handle a revocation action, the best starting point is to ask: “What would the EPO do?” Of course, there will still be cases where the UPC finds an invention to be inventive while the EPO, in parallel opposition proceedings, does not – or vice versa. But those are differences in the appreciation of the facts and the prior art, which you will always have. The underlying legal approach is essentially the same. Rolf Claessen:So you do not see a real example yet where the UPC has taken a totally different route from the EPO on validity? Aloys Hüttermann:No, not really. If I had to estimate how the UPC will decide, I would always start from what I think the EPO would have done. Trends in UPC practice: PIs, equivalents, interim conferences Rolf Claessen:If you look across the different UPC divisions and cases: what trends do you see in practice? For example regarding timelines, preliminary injunctions, how validity attacks are handled, and how UPC cases interact with EPO oppositions or national proceedings? Aloys Hüttermann:If you take the most active divisions – essentially the big four in Germany and the local division in The Hague – they all try to be very careful and diligent in their decisions. But you can already see some differences in practice. For preliminary injunctions there is a clear distinction between the local division in Düsseldorf and most other divisions. Düsseldorf considers one month after knowledge of the infringement as still sufficiently urgent. If you wait longer, it is usually considered too late. In many other divisions, two months is still viewed as fine. Düsseldorf has also been the division that issued most of the ex parte preliminary injunctions so far. Apart from one special outlier where a standing judge from Brussels was temporarily sitting in Milan, Düsseldorf is basically the only one. Other divisions have been much more reluctant. At a conference, Judge Pichlmaier from the Munich division once said that he could hardly imagine a situation where his division would grant an ex parte PI. In his words, the UPC has two types of procedure: one that is fast – the normal main action – and one that is very fast – the inter partes PI procedure. But you do not really have an “ultra-fast” ex parte track, at least not in his division. Another difference relates to amendments and auxiliary requests in PI proceedings. In one recent case in Munich the court said more or less that if you have to amend your patent or rely on auxiliary requests in a PI, you lose. Other divisions have been more flexible and have allowed auxiliary requests. Equivalence is another area where we do not have a unified line yet. So far, only the Hague division has clearly found infringement under the doctrine of equivalents and explicitly used a test taken from Dutch law. Whether that test will be approved by the Court of Appeal is completely open – the first case settled, so the Court of Appeal never ruled on it, and a second one is still very recent. Interestingly, there was another Hague decision a few weeks ago where equivalence was on the table, but the division did not apply that Dutch-law test. We do not know yet why. The Mannheim division has written in one decision that it would be desirable to develop an autonomous pan-European test for equivalence, instead of just importing the German, UK or Dutch criteria. But they did not formulate such a test in that case because it was not necessary for the decision. So we will have to see how that evolves. On timelines, one practical difference is that Düsseldorf usually does not hold an interim conference. That saves them some time. Most other divisions do hold interim conferences. Personally, I like the idea because it can help clarify issues. But you cannot safely read the final outcome from these conferences. I have also seen cases where questions raised at the interim conference did not play any role in the main oral hearing. So they are useful for clarification, but not as a crystal ball. Front-loaded proceedings and typical strategic mistakes Rolf Claessen:If you look at the behaviour of parties so far – both patentees and defendants – what are the most common strategic mistakes you see in UPC litigation? And what would a well-prepared company do differently before the first statement of claim is ever filed? Aloys Hüttermann:You know you do not really want me to answer that question… Rolf Claessen:I do! Aloys Hüttermann:All right. The biggest mistake, of course, is that they do not hire me. That is the main problem. Seriously, it is difficult to judge parties' behaviour from the outside. You rarely know the full picture. There may be national proceedings, licensing discussions, settlement talks, and so on in the background. That can limit what a party can do at the UPC. So instead of criticising, I prefer to say what is a good idea at the UPC. The system is very front-loaded and very fast. If you are sued, you have three months to file your statement of defence and your counterclaim for revocation. In my view, three months are manageable – but only if you use the time wisely and do not waste it on things that are not essential. If you receive a statement of claim, you have to act immediately. You should have a clear strategy within maybe two or three weeks and then implement it. If you change your strategy every few weeks, chances are high that you will fail. Another point is that everything is front-loaded. It is very hard to introduce new documents or new attacks later. Some divisions have been a bit generous in individual cases, but the general line is strict. We have seen, for example, that even if you filed a book in first instance, you may not be allowed to rely on a different chapter from the same book for a new inventive-step attack at the appeal stage. That can be regarded as late-filed, because you could have done it earlier. There is also case law saying that if you first argue inventive step as “D1 plus D2”, and later want to argue “D2 plus D1”, that can already be considered a new, late attack. On the other hand, we had a revocation action where the plaintiff filed about 50 different inventive-step attacks in the initial brief. The division then said: this does not work. Please cut them down or put them in a clear hierarchy. In the end, not all of them were considered. The UPC does not conduct an ex officio examination. It is entitled to manage the case and to tell the parties to limit themselves in the interest of a fair and efficient procedure. Rolf Claessen:I have the feeling that the EPO is also becoming more front-loaded – if you want to rely on documents later, you should file them early. But it sounds like the UPC is even more extreme in that regard. Aloys Hüttermann:Yes, that is true. Protective letters, inspections and the defendant's perspective Rolf Claessen:Suppose someone from a company is listening now and thinks: “We might be exposed at the UPC,” or, “We should maybe use the UPC offensively against competitors.” What would you consider sensible first steps before any concrete dispute arises? And looking three to five years ahead, how central do you expect the UPC to become in global patent litigation compared to the US and China? Aloys Hüttermann:Let me start with the second part. I expect the UPC to become significantly more important. If we have around 200 cases this year, that is a good start, but it is still very small compared to, say, 4,000 to 5,000 patent cases per year in the US and 40,000 or so in China. Even François Bürgin and Klaus Grabinski, in interviews, have said that they are happy with the case load, but the potential is much larger. In my view, it is almost inevitable that we will see four or five times as many UPC cases in the not-too-distant future. As numbers grow, the influence of the UPC will grow as well. Whether, in five or ten years, companies will treat the UPC as their first choice forum – or whether they will usually run it in parallel with US litigation in major disputes – remains to be seen. The UPC would be well equipped for that: the territory it covers is large, Europe is still an important economy, and the UPC procedure is very attractive from a company's perspective. On sensible first steps: if you are worried about being sued, a protective letter can make a lot of sense – especially in divisions like Düsseldorf, where ex parte PIs are possible in principle. A protective letter is not very expensive in terms of court fees. There is also an internal system that ensures the court reads it before deciding on urgent measures. Of course, the content must have a certain quality; a poor protective letter can even backfire. If you are planning to sue someone before the UPC, you should be extremely well prepared when you file. You should already have all important documents and evidence at hand. As we discussed, it is hard to introduce new material later. One tool that is becoming more and more popular is inspection – not just at trade fairs, where we already saw cases very early, but also at company premises. Our firm has already handled such an inspection case. That is something you should keep in mind on both sides: it is a powerful evidence-gathering tool, but also a serious risk if you are on the receiving end. From the defendant's perspective, I do not think the UPC is unfair. If you do your job properly and put a solid revocation counterclaim on the table, then the patentee has only two months to prepare a full reply and all auxiliary requests. And there is a twist that makes life even harder for the patentee than at the EPO. At the EPO the question is mainly: do my auxiliary requests overcome the objections and are they patentable? At the UPC there is an additional layer: do I still have infringement under the amended claims? You may save your patent with an auxiliary request that no longer reads on the defendant's product. That is great for validity, but you have just lost the infringement case. You have kept the patent but lost the battle. And all of this under very tight time limits. That creates considerable pressure on both sides. How to contact Prof. Hüttermann Rolf Claessen:Thank you very much for this really great interview, Aloys. Inside our firm you have a nickname: “the walking encyclopedia of the Unified Patent Court” – because you have written so many books about it and have dealt with the UPC for such a long time. What is the best way for listeners to get in touch with you? Aloys Hüttermann:The easiest way is by email. You can simply write to me, and that is usually the best way to contact me. As you may have noticed, I also like to speak. I am a frequent speaker at conferences. If you happen to be at one of the conferences where I am on the programme – for example, next week in Hamburg – feel free to come up to me and ask me anything in person. But email is probably the most reliable first step. Rolf Claessen:Perfect. Thank you very much, Aloys. Aloys Hüttermann:Thank you. It was a pleasure to be on IP Fridays again. Some of your long-time listeners may remember that a few years ago – when you were not yet part of our firm – we already did an episode on the UPC, back when everything was still very speculative. It is great to be back now that the system is actually in place and working. Rolf Claessen:I am very happy to have you back on the show.

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Es war kalt, sehr kalt beim jüngsten 1:0 des SV Waldhof gegen Wehen Wiesbaden. Doch zum Glück hat der Drittligist einen Eisbrecher namens Terrence Boyd, zu dessen Stellenwert für das Team es bei der neuen Folge des "Buwe Gebabbel" keine zwei Meinungen zwischen den SVW-Experten Rüdiger Ofenloch und Thorsten Hof gibt. Außerdem geht es um eine ausgefallene Rasenheizung, den erfolgreichen Nachwuchs sowie schweigende Fans. Und wer schon immer einmal wissen wollte, warum der nächste Gegner Schweinfurt "Die Schnüdel" heißen, muss unbedingt einschalten. 

Die Woche der WahrheitDie „Woche der Wahrheit“ liegt vor den Haien. Nach den vier Punkten vom vergangenen Wochenende spielen die Haie jetzt hintereinander gegen das beste Team der ersten 10 Spiele, den amtierenden (zur Aufnahme) Tabellenführer und den amtierenden deutschen Meister. Oder anders: Mannheim, Straubing und Berlin. Woche der Wahrheit eben.Nach einem – so hörten wir – gelungenen „Haie laufen für Haie“ gewann die U20 das Abschlussspiel des Eventtages gegen Krefeld. Die U17 legte 5 Punkte gegen Düsseldorf auf, einzig die Damen verloren Ihr Spiel am Wochenende.Die U20 am kommenden Wochenende in Ingolstadt zu Gast. Haiefans, die Freitag in Straubing sind, könnten die U20 in Ingolstadt vielleicht sogar mitnehmen.Die U17 trifft in der KA2 auf den EHC 80 Nürnberg und am Samstag kann man nach der U17 auch noch die Frauen gegen die Indians aus Hannover gucken.Bevor es in die drei schweren Spiele geht, sprechen wir über die vier Punkte der Haie aus den Spielen gegen die Augsburger Panther und die Schwenninger Wild Wings. Licht und Schatten haben wir in den 125 Minuten Eishockey gesehen und leider eine Verletzung von Kapitän Moritz Müller.Wir schauen auf die aktuelle DEL-Tabelle, picken uns wie immer jeder ein Spiel des vergangenen Wochenendes raus das wir uns etwas genauer angeschaut haben und blicken auf die aktuellen News der Liga.Ein paar wenige News aus der Gummersbacher Str. der letzten Tage.Was soll man zur kommenden Woche noch sagen? Drei Gegner, alle aus dem oberen Regal der Liga, wenn das die Tabelle auch nicht immer zeigt. Was ist drin für die Haie gegen Gegner, die sehr lange im Kampf um den Titel dabei sein wollen? Vor allem, weil alle Teams ihre eigenen kleinen „Issues“ aktuell haben.Erstmals seit langem nennen wir nur die ersten sechs Tipper. Die haben die 220 Punkte schon geknackt, das große Mittelfeld hinkt ein wenig hinterher. Bis wir das nächste Mal kann sich das bei drei Spieltagen auch schon wieder ändern.Der Homepageumzug ist vollzogen. Es sollte alles wieder funktionieren, falls Ihr überhaupt gemerkt habt das es mal kurz gehakt hat. Danke an alle Beteiligten! Haltet die Homepage auch in den kommenden Tagen für weitere Infos im Auge.Wo könnt ihr uns überall folgen und liken? Wie erreicht Ihr uns? Wo findet Ihr uns?Folgt dem Sharkbite gerne auf Bluesky⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ kommt in den WhatsApp Kanal und abonniert die Podcastfeeds beim Anbieter Eurer Wahl. 00:00 Einleitung00:40 Junghaie04:50 Das vergangene Wochenende24:40 Das zehnte DEL-Wochenende42:15 Haie-News44:50 Das kommende Wochenende63:35 Tippspiel64:50 Ausleitung

In dieser Ausgabe von Creator Talk ist (mein Bruder) @TimojaegerMusic zu Gast und wir sprechen darüber, wie er es geschafft hat, die Musik im neuen Super Mario Galaxy Film-Trailer für Universal und Nintendo beizusteuern. Neben seinen beruflichen Anfängen und einem ausführlichen Blick hinter die Kulissen des Trailermusik-Business, sprechen wir auch über seine Inspirationen, Games und wie man es als deutscher schafft, in der sehr internationalen Branche Fuß zu fassen. Im Format Creator Talk spreche ich mit deutschsprachigen Creatorn aus dem erweiterten Gaming-Kosmos über ihre Anfänge, kreativen Prozesse und Inspirationen hinter ihrem Schaffen. Ihr habt Vorschläge für Creator, die ich unbedingt als nächstes einladen soll? Dann ab damit in die Kommentare!

Was Sie erwartet Warum sich Unternehmen mit Mobilitätsmanagement auseinandersetzen sollten.Woraus eine Car-Policy besteht und wer über eine verfügen sollte.Warum es jetzt an der Zeit ist, sie grundsätzlich zu überdenken und zur Mobility-Policy weiterzuentwickeln.Welche Chancen, aber auch Konflikte daraus in der Praxis entstehen.Was die wichtigsten Erfolgsfaktoren für den Wandel von der Car-Policy zur Mobility-Policy sind – und wo Unternehmen häufig scheitern.Interviewpartner: Marc-Oliver Prinzing, Vorstandsvorsitzender des Bundesverbandes Betriebliche Mobilität e. V., Mannheim.Weitere Informationen--> Mobilitätsverband--> Nationale Konferenz für betriebliche Mobilität--> Video-Podcast "Müller & Prinzing" mit vielen weiteren wichtigen Impulsen! Im Interview: Marc-Oliver Prinzing Das Thema Unternehmen stehen vor einem Mobilitätswandel – weg von von der reinen Fokussierung auf den klassischen Dienstwagen, hin zu einer umfassenden Mobility-Policy, die alle Verkehrsmittel und Mitarbeitergruppen einbezieht.Marc-Oliver Prinzing, Vorsitzender des Bundesverbandes Betriebliche Mobilität (BBM), erklärt im Gespräch, wie dieser Wandel gelingen kann, welche Stolpersteine es gibt und warum Mobilität immer stärker Teil der Unternehmenskultur wird.Ein Gespräch über Verantwortung, Chancen – und den Mut, Mobilität neu zu denken.VeranstaltungsempfehlungÜber gutes Mobilitätsmanagement und die #NaKoBeMo® haben wir bereits im letzten Jahr berichtet. Wer Marc-Oliver Prinzing Live zu dem Thema hören will, der kann das am 25. und 26. November bei der 4. Nationalen Konferenz für Betriebliche Mobilität in Heidelberg in die Tat umsetzen.Warum diese Themen jetzt wichtig sindDie NaKoBeMo® 2025 zeigt, wie Mobilitätspolitik, Technologie und Unternehmenskultur zusammenspielen müssen, damit Mobilitätskonzepte wirksam werden – ökonomisch, ökologisch und sozial. „Eine Mobility-Policy richtet beispielsweise Mobilität an den Bedürfnissen des Unternehmens und Interessen der Menschen im Unternehmen aus. Sie verbindet Wirtschaftlichkeit, Nachhaltigkeit und Fairness für alle Beteiligten“, sagt Prinzing.Der Mix aus steuerlichen Neuregelungen, Nachhaltigkeitszielen und wachsendem Kostendruck zwingt Unternehmen, Mobilität neu zu denken. Zu den Lösungen können auch Mobilitätsbudgets, intelligente Rahmenbedingungen, multimodale Angebote gehören. Datenbasierte Entscheidungen werden zu zentralen Werkzeugen eines modernen Mobi-litätsmanagements.Mitreden, mitnehmen, umsetzen. Die NaKoBeMo® ist die Leitveranstaltung für alle, die Mobilität im Unternehmen strategisch weiterentwickeln wollen. Von Best Practices bis zu neuesten Forschungserkenntnissen – in Heidelberg wird deutlich, wie nachhaltige und innovative Mobilität Realität wird und werden kann. Insbesondere Unternehmen, Kommunen und kommunale Betriebe, die die betriebliche Mobilität mit Blick auf die Zukunft verantwortungsvoll gestalten wollen, sollten die Konferenz nicht verpassen. Sie erhalten eine klare Orientierung zu Regulierung, Finanzierung und Technologiepfaden – von betrieblicher Mobilität bis zur Flotten- und Dienstreisepolitik.

Live from Time Warp in Mannheim, Germany

SALIERI: Pafio e Mirra ossia I Prigionieri di Cipro (Música de ballet basada en la ópera L’Europa Riconosciuta) (23.56). Orq. Mozart de Mannheim. Dir.: T. Fey. Variaciones sobre “La Follia di Spagna” (20.56). Orq. Sinf- de Londres. Dir.: Z. Peiko.Escuchar audio

Ihr habt Lust, das Lachlabor mal live und vor Ort zu erleben? Dann los! Am 12. April 2026 könnt ihr Tina und Mischa in Mannheim treffen: Um 15.30 Uhr treten sie beim Podcast-Festival vom Südwestrundfunk auf. Tickets für die Show im Capitol in Mannheim findet ihr auf www.podcastfestival.de

Die Adler Mannheim haben nach zuletzt fünf Niederlagen in Folge wieder in die Erfolgsspur gefunden. Die MM-Sportredakteure Philipp Koehl und Christian Rotter blicken in dieser Ausgabe deshalb nicht nur auf die ersten beiden Partien nach der Länderspielpause zurück, sondern werfen den Scheinwerfer auch schon auf die kommenden Aufgaben sowie die Olympischen Spiele 2026 im italienischen Mailand.

In dieser Woche fragen sich Steffi und Jasna, wieso es der Mensch an die Spitze der Evolution geschafft hat, sie sprechen übers Älterwerden und ein mögliches Leben nach dem Tod. Ob sie daran glauben? Jetzt reinhören! Alle Infos zum Podcast-Festival in Mannheim am 10.04.-12.04.2026 und die Tickets gibt es hier: https://www.swrticketservice.de/veranstaltungen/detail/1-plus-1?layout%5Bdyn%5D=1&cHash=7752b098a3a8f18d99e823330daaeac5 Lass uns gerne eine Bewertung da! Feedback, Freundschaftsbriefe & liebe Grüße an: 1plus1@swr3.de. Eine neue Folge gibt es jeden Mittwoch auf SWR3.de, in der ARD Audiothek und überall, wo es Podcasts gibt. Mehr Infos zum Podcast gibt es auf SWR3.de. Hier geht's zu unserem Podcast-Tipp der Woche: https://1.ard.de/philosophisches-radio (05:52): Düfte und Erinnerungen (09:01): Glauben an Zeichen und Aberglauben (14:56): Tattoos (33:54): Gesellschaftliche Erwartungen und der Druck auf Frauen (36:24): Älter werden (44:01): Die Dummheit der Menschheit und ihre Konsequenzen (48:01): Wünsche und Träume für die Zukunft (53:39): Lieblingsbücher und Podcasts (56:52): Körperbild und Selbstwahrnehmung (01:00:16): Gartenarbeit und Pflanzenpflege

SALIERI: Concierto para violín, oboe, violoncello y orquesta en Re Mayor “Triple concierto” (25.27). T. Fueri (vl.), H. Holliger (ob.), T. Demenga (vc.), Camerata Bern. Dir.: T. Fueri. Il mondo alla rovescia (Obertura) (5.03). Orq. Mozart de Mannheim. Dir.: T. Fey. Il genio degli stati: Soneto (2.56). Deh, si piacevole. Ode (5.56). I, Eerens (sop.), U. Eisenlohr (p.).Escuchar audio

Heute vor 30 Jahren wurde Oskar Lafontaine auf einem dramatischen Parteitag in Mannheim neuer Vorsitzender der SPD, die damit zum ersten Mal in ihrer Geschichte einen amtierenden Parteichef abwählte.

"Im Prinzip Familie“ von Daniel Abma hat den Deutschen Dokumentarfilmpreis 2025 gewonnen.Er wurde erstmals auf Filmfestival Mannheim Heidelberg verliehen.

Gleich zwei Mannheimer Traditionsbetriebe haben zuletzt für negative Schlagzeilen gesorgt: Das Theresienkrankenhaus wird Mitte kommenden Jahres dichtgemacht, von rund 350 betriebsbedingten Kündigungen ist die Rede. Und die Eichbaum-Brauerei ist zahlungsunfähig und hat eine Planinsolvenz in Eigenverwaltung angemeldet. In der aktuellen Folge sprechen wir mit Eichbaum-Betriebsratschef Umut As, wie die Brauerei wieder auf die Beine kommen kann. Und DGB-Chef Ralf Heller erklärt, was aus den Krankenhaus-Beschäftigten wird und welche Folgen die Klinik-Schließung für die medizinische Versorgung in Mannheim haben könnte.

Jedes Jahr im Herbst wird ein Roman ausgewählt, mit dem sich möglichst viele Menschen in Mannheim mehrere Wochen lang auf vielfältige Weise beschäftigen können. Angeboten werden Lesekreise, Diskussionen, Uni-Seminare und Schreibwerkstätten und Vieles mehr. Ausgesucht wird das jeweilige Buch von einer Jury aus Vertretern verschiedener kultureller Einrichtungen, Schulen, Bibliotheken und der Universität Mannheim. In diesem Jahr hat man sich auf den Roman „Alles immer wegen damals“ von Paula Irmschler geeinigt.

Das "Buwe Gebabbel" geht mit einer Schnapszahl in die Länderspielpause, zu feiern gab es beim SV Waldhof zuletzt aber nichts. Zwei Spiele, null Punkte - und der Blick geht wieder nach unten. Das hatte eine Brandrede von Terrence Boyd zur Folge und auch die "Basics" wurden wieder thematisiert. Deshalb fragen sich die SVW-Experten Rüdiger Ofenloch und Thorsten Hof, ob der Waldhof auch diese Saison wieder zittern muss oder ob der Kader genug Potenzial hat, um vielleicht doch weiter nach oben zu schauen. Außerdem gibt es natürlich einen Ausblick auf das Pokalspiel gegen Walldorf und die nächste Aufgabe gegen Wehen-Wiesbaden. 

Ref.: Michael Papenkordt, ICPE-Mission, Institut für Weltevangelisierung, Mannheim

#Dreierkette #3Liga #MSVDuisburg #RWE #HansaRostock #1860München #Regensburg #Ulm #FussballPodcast #PodBolzer #FussballLiebe #Zebras #Kogge #Löwen

Zugewanderte bekennen sich ähnlich stark zu wichtigen demokratischen Prinzipien wie Personen ohne Migrationshintergrund. Das ist das Ergebnis einer Studie aus Mannheim. Autor:in: Nele Posthausen Von Daily Good News.

Hallo! Hier ist eine neue Folge von deinem Lieblings Hagrids-Hütten-Podcast. Manu und Michel, die beiden Mediziner aus Mannheim, besprechen offen und fröhlich das Thema Krankheiten in Hogwarts und der Zaubererwelt. Passend zur aktuellen Erkältungssaison wird über magische Mittelchen, das Krankenhaus und vieles mehr geschwätzt. Es kann eventuell auch zu Abschweifern kommen und gekichert wird auch gelegentlich.Viel Spaß!Werbung: www.koro.com HÜTTE für 5% Rabatt!

Slippery Slope, das gefeierte Musical der erfolgreichen Theaterregisseurin und Dramatikerin Yael Ronen, hatte 2021 am Berliner Maxim-Gorki-Theater seine Uraufführung. Nun kommt das satirische Stück über die Debatten der Gegenwart nach Mannheim.

Am 13. November 2015 jährt sich ein Verbrechen in unserem französischen Nachbarland, das auch in Deutschland lange nachgewirkt hat: die Pariser Anschläge. Die Bilder des Grauens, die in den Tagen nach den Attentaten auch überall in den deutschen Medien zu sehen waren, hat ein Fotograf aus der Rhein-Neckar-Region gemacht: Uwe Anspach. Uwe Anspach war für die Nachrichtenagentur dpa im Stade de France in Paris. Er sollte Aufnahmen vom Freundschaftsspiel Frankreich gegen Deutschland liefern. Während er die deutschen Spieler fotografierte, zündete der erste Attentäter vor dem Stadion seinen Sprengsatz. Und das Wochenende in Paris wurde zu einem, das Uwe Anspach wahrscheinlich nie vergessen wird.

Brückner, Florian www.deutschlandfunk.de, Das war der Tag

Britischer Prinz Andrew verliert royale Titel, Prozessbeginn nach Todesfahrt von Mannheim, Rentner können auf deutliches Plus hoffen, APEC-Gipfel in Südkorea, Linksliberale D66 gewinnen Niederlande-Wahl, Weniger Rodungen im Regenwald, Aufräumarbeiten nach Hurrikan "Melissa", Stiftung Warentest warnt vor Produkten von Online-Plattformen Shein oder Temu, Reformationstag und Halloween: Glaube begegnet Grusel, Das Wetter

Britischer Prinz Andrew verliert royale Titel, Prozessbeginn nach Todesfahrt von Mannheim, Rentner können auf deutliches Plus hoffen, APEC-Gipfel in Südkorea, Linksliberale D66 gewinnen Niederlande-Wahl, Weniger Rodungen im Regenwald, Aufräumarbeiten nach Hurrikan "Melissa", Stiftung Warentest warnt vor Produkten von Online-Plattformen Shein oder Temu, Reformationstag und Halloween: Glaube begegnet Grusel, Das Wetter

Prinz Andrew in Großbritannien: Absturz eines Prinzen, Prozessbeginn um Amokfahrt mit zwei Toten an Rosenmontag in Mannheim, Ein Jahr erleichterter Geschlechtseintrag, Abschiebung nach Afghanistan trotz bekannter Menschenrechtsverletzungen vor Ort, Wero: Europas Paypal Alternative, Weitere Meldungen im Überblick, Mittendrin aus Schmölln: Sorge vor Schwimmbadschließungen, Kirchenasyl in Rom: Der Naumburger Cranach-Altar, Die Wetteraussichten

Prinz Andrew in Großbritannien: Absturz eines Prinzen, Prozessbeginn um Amokfahrt mit zwei Toten an Rosenmontag in Mannheim, Ein Jahr erleichterter Geschlechtseintrag, Abschiebung nach Afghanistan trotz bekannter Menschenrechtsverletzungen vor Ort, Wero: Europas Paypal Alternative, Weitere Meldungen im Überblick, Mittendrin aus Schmölln: Sorge vor Schwimmbadschließungen, Kirchenasyl in Rom: Der Naumburger Cranach-Altar, Die Wetteraussichten

Figaj, Patrick www.deutschlandfunk.de, Das war der Tag

Prinz Andrew in Großbritannien: Absturz eines Prinzen, Prozessbeginn um Amokfahrt mit zwei Toten an Rosenmontag in Mannheim, Ein Jahr erleichterter Geschlechtseintrag, Abschiebung nach Afghanistan trotz bekannter Menschenrechtsverletzungen vor Ort, Wero: Europas Paypal Alternative, Weitere Meldungen im Überblick, Mittendrin aus Schmölln: Sorge vor Schwimmbadschließungen, Kirchenasyl in Rom: Der Naumburger Cranach-Altar, Die Wetteraussichten

Roger Vontobel inszeniert seinen zweiten Wagner in Mannheim und befragt die Aktualität des Werks. Generalmusikdirektor Roberto Rizzi Brignoli akzentuiert musikalisch.

2026 soll die deutsche Wirtschaft wieder wachsen, die Politik will Milliarden ausgeben für Infrastruktur und Verteidigung. Allerdings: Ohne Reformen könnte mit dem deutschen Wachstum bald schon wieder Schluss sein. Der Kanzler verspricht, die Regierung werde liefern. Aber was kann die Politik wirklich umsetzen? Was bringen die Milliardeninvestitionen den Unternehmen tatsächlich? Und wie kann Deutschland angesichts der vielen geopolitischen Krisen wettbewerbsfähig bleiben? Geli Hensolt diskutiert mit Anja Krüger – Wirtschaftsredakteurin, taz; Stella Pazzi –Unternehmerin und Mitglied im Verband „Die jungen Unternehmer“; Prof. Dr. Achim Wambach – Präsident des ZEW und Professor für Volkswirtschaftslehre an der Universität Mannheim

Sind Burschenschaften nur stramm konservativ oder vertreten sie eine rechtsextreme Weltanschauung? Um das herauszufinden, rekonstruieren wir einen Skandal, der das Verbindungsmilieu bis heute prägt. 2011 sorgte ein Antrag im Dachverband "Deutsche Burschenschaft" für einen Eklat. Eine Burschenschaft forderte, dass nur Mitglieder mit "deutscher Abstammung" aufgenommen werden dürften. Unterstützt wurde der Vorstoß von einem Rechtsgutachten, das an die NS-Rassegesetze erinnert. Im Mittelpunkt des Konflikts stand der junge Kai Au, dessen Eltern aus Hongkong stammen. Wir haben mit ihm gesprochen. In Folge drei beleuchten wir außerdem, wie einflussreich Burschenschaften in Deutschland sind – und welche Rolle dabei die AfD spielt. In dieser Folge zu hören: Colette Schmidt (Innenpolitikredakteurin beim STANDARD), Florian Diekmann (Wirtschaftsredakteur beim "Spiegel"), Kai Au (Burschenschaft Hansea zu Mannheim), Bernhard Weidinger (Politikwissenschafter, Dokumentationsarchiv des österreichischen Widerstands); Moderation und Skript: Lucia Heisterkamp und Antonia Rauth; Redaktion: Käthe Bergmann, Benjamin Braden, Zsolt Wilhelm; Produktion: Philipp Fackler

Lololololol und lel miteinander! Es geben sich heute Mühe für Sie: Marlboro und Maverick – Ihre beiden Multitalente aus Mannheim.In dieser hervorragenden Folge geht es wieder um das verfluchte Dreckskind – aber in lustig!Ein Podcast-Erzeugnis der obersten Güteklasse, gespickt mit lustigen Anekdoten, Fehlinterpretationen und brandaktuellen politischen Statements.Viel Spaß, ihr Würste!Werbung: koro.com Code: HÜTTE für 5% Rabatt

Rund einen Monat nach dem Urteil im Prozess um das Mannheimer Messerattentat kommen die Verfahrensbeteiligten noch einmal zusammen, um mit Podcast-Host Agnes Polewka und Florian Karlein, dem Leiter der Lokalredaktion des Mannheimer Morgen, über den Prozess zu sprechen. Die Diskussion kreist um offen gebliebene Punkte des Prozesses und und die große Frage danach, wie Betroffene nach einem solchen Verbrechen Frieden finden können.

„Die nächsten Jahre werden uns viel Kraft kosten“, kündigt Vizekanzler Lars Klingbeil (SPD) an, Bundeskanzler Friedrich Merz verspricht einen „Herbst der Reformen“ und Bärbel Bas, die Bundesministerin für Arbeit und Soziales, rügt angebliche mafiöse Strukturen bei Bürgergeldempfängern aus dem EU-Ausland. Die Temperaturen fallen, die soziale Kälte breitet sich aus. Es ist erschütternd zu sehen, wie man gerade dabei ist, eine Neuauflage der Agenda 2010 einzuführen. Erschütternd ist das nicht zuletzt auch deshalb, weil man die Öffentlichkeit an der Nase herumführt, indem man behauptet, die deutsche Volkswirtschaft werde durch diesen sozialen Kahlschlag wieder kräftig wachsen können. Das ist nicht zu erwarten. Die strukturellen Probleme der Exportnation werden weiterhin ignoriert, lieber gibt man den Druck nach unten ab. In der neuen Folge von „Wohlstand für Alle“ diskutieren Ole Nymoen und Wolfgang M. Schmitt die neue Reformpolitik.Literatur/Quellen:Carsten Linnemann im Tagesspiegel-Interview:https://www.tagesspiegel.de/politik/cdu-generalsekretar-linnemann-im-gesprach-wir-steuern-ja-in-der-migrationspolitik-nicht-aus-jux-und-dollerei-so-scharf-um-14054462.htmlFrank-Walter Steinmeiers Rede vom 16. September 2025:https://www.bundespraesident.de/SharedDocs/Reden/DE/Frank-Walter-Steinmeier/Reden/2025/09/250916-deutscher-fuersorgetag-erfurt.htmlPlenarprotokoll vom 17. September 2025:https://dserver.bundestag.de/btp/21/21024.pdfDie Antwort der Bundesregierung auf die kleine Anfrage der Grünen:https://dserver.bundestag.de/btd/21/009/2100966.pdfVeranstaltungen: Am 3.10. ist Wolfgang in Mannheim zu Gast: ⁠https://www.atlantis-kino.de/detail/122616/Kein%20Land%20f%C3%BCr%20Niemand%20-%20Abschottung%20eines%20Einwanderungslandes⁠Unsere Zusatzinhalte könnt ihr bei Apple Podcasts, Steady und Patreon hören. Vielen Dank!Apple Podcasts:https://podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/wohlstand-f%C3%BCr-alle/id1476402723Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/oleundwolfgangSteady: https://steadyhq.com/de/oleundwolfgang/about

We are up to our necks in advice about how to innovate in business, how to succeed as a founder, or how to spot a great startup. Blogs, YouTube channels and airport bookshops claim to reveal the secret. And yet, investors and incubators have a very patchy track record in picking winners.  What if there was a better way to spot entrepreneurs who are more likely to succeed? Konrad Stahl of University of Mannheim is one of a team of researchers who have found one indicator of success that dominates all the others. He tells Tim Phillips what it is, and why it matters.

Kommentiert wird die israelische Bodenoffensive in Gaza-Stadt sowie das Urteil zum tödlichen Messerangriff auf einen Polizisten in Mannheim. Zunächst geht es aber um Polens erneute Forderung nach Reparationszahlungen an Deutschland. www.deutschlandfunk.de, Presseschau

Israel weitet Offensive gegen Palästinenser in Gaza aus, Gaza-Offensive löst international Kritik aus, Russische Drohne über Polens Regierungsgebäude unschädlich gemacht, Antrittsbesuch von Polens Präsident Nawrocki in Berlin, Gipfel über Zukunft des deutschen Maschinenbaus, Lebenslang in besonders schwerem Fall nach Messerattacke auf Polizisten in Mannheim, Ermittlungen gegen Ex-BND-Chef Hanning in Entführungs-Fall gegen Block-Erbin, Schauspieler Robert Redford im Alter von 89 Jahren gestorben, Ozonschicht erholt sich weiter, Das Wetter

Israel weitet Offensive gegen Palästinenser in Gaza aus, Gaza-Offensive löst international Kritik aus, Russische Drohne über Polens Regierungsgebäude unschädlich gemacht, Antrittsbesuch von Polens Präsident Nawrocki in Berlin, Gipfel über Zukunft des deutschen Maschinenbaus, Lebenslang in besonders schwerem Fall nach Messerattacke auf Polizisten in Mannheim, Ermittlungen gegen Ex-BND-Chef Hanning in Entführungs-Fall gegen Block-Erbin, Schauspieler Robert Redford im Alter von 89 Jahren gestorben, Ozonschicht erholt sich weiter, Das Wetter

Wagner, Thomas www.deutschlandfunk.de, Kommentare und Themen der Woche

Keith discusses the recent executive order by the White House, which could bring Americans closer to retirement plan access for real estate, private equity, and crypto. He also interviews two listeners:  Luke Frizell, a Navy officer who leverages principles from the show to invest in residential assisted living (RAL) properties, and Dr. Axel Meierhoefer, who uses turnkey properties and agricultural investments to build a diversified portfolio.  Both guests share their strategies and insights into real estate investing.  Resources: Explore the exclusive Texas income property deals available to Get Rich Education listeners, with up to $41,000 in incentives, book a strategy session here. 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See how they've leveraged listening to this show into real world, real estate investing action then a property opportunity to announce to you on get rich education.   Keith Weinhold  0:27   Since 2014 the powerful get rich education podcast has created more passive income for people than nearly any other show in the world. This show teaches you how to earn strong returns from passive real estate investing in the best markets without losing your time being a flipper or landlord. Show Host Keith Weinhold writes for both Forbes and Rich Dad advisors and delivers a new show every week since 2014 there's been millions of listener downloads in 188 world nations. He has a list show guests and key top selling personal finance author Robert Kiyosaki, get rich education can be heard on every podcast platform, plus it has its own dedicated Apple and Android listener phone apps build wealth on the go with the get rich education podcast. Sign up now for the get rich education podcast, or visit get rich education.com   Speaker 1  1:12   You're listening to the show that has created more financial freedom than nearly any show in the world. This is get rich education.   Keith Weinhold  1:22   Welcome to GRE from Mannheim, Germany, to Mannheim, Pennsylvania and across 188 nations worldwide. You're listening to get rich Education. I'm your host. Keith Weinhold, you probably grew up playing the board game Monopoly. Well, imagine playing Monopoly and never buying an asset that generates income. What if you just went around the board collecting $200 giving your money to the rich and trying to stay out of jail. Does that sound ridiculous? Well, that's how most people live their lives. We don't do that here at GRE we add real assets that pay us while we own them, and more and more people can potentially soon get exposure to these asset types. The White House recently reported that Trump made an executive order that is bringing Americans closer to getting retirement plan access to real estate, private equity and crypto. I mean, think about what that could do to overall real estate demand, pushing up prices. It could make the industry boom. Sort of how the advent of 401, KS helped the stock market boom. Also, another development is that in order to qualify for mortgage loans, crypto could soon be used as an asset in your mortgage qualification. That's per the FHFA, and that's what they're moving toward. Now there's been a lot of novel information and developments and stories like that this year, as we're in a presidential administration that shakes up all kinds of status quo policies, from foreign wars to tariffs to us real estate. Journalistically, it's important to be accurate and avoid misinformation and false news as the AI era is near its nascency. Still, you have got to be increasingly cautious about where you get your information. I got a stark reminder of this recently, now former presidential candidate and HHS Secretary, Robert F Kennedy Jr and I recently did a stair climber workout together at a gym. You probably know that RFK Jr leads the MaHA movement make America healthy again, which I support, and much like me, he's an avid fitness enthusiast, and that's the kind of stuff that we talk about. Well, there are now some photos of RFK, JR And I out there exercising together, something that's okay with me. I'm even proud of that. I shared one of those on my social media myself. He and I don't talk politics or vaccines or even diet or just exercise enthusiasts. That's what we talk about. That's our common ground. Well, a Facebook post of RFK JR and I exercising together, and here's where the terribly irresponsible misinformation comes in. Meta AI has a one touch link from there to what they call Weinhold and RFK Jr collaborations. Here's how it reads. I'll read it all word for word, and so much of it is false. Keith Weinhold and Robert F Kennedy Jr have a close friendship that has garnered significant attention. Keith Weinhold, a businessman and podcaster, has been a vocal supporter of Kennedy's work and advocacy their friendship has been built around shared interests and values, including their passion for environmental issues and their skepticism of mainstream narratives. Weinhold has often featured Kennedy as a guest on his podcast, where they discuss issues ranging from vaccine safety to corporate accountability. Together, they have collaborated on various projects, including the promotion of Kennedy's book the real Anthony Fauci. Their friendship has been subject to scrutiny, with some critics accusing them of spreading misinformation. That's the end of the meta AI page. What in the world? How do they come up with this stuff? The only shared interest we've collaborated on is fitness at the gym. And you as listener know that he's never been a guest on this show. Now, if his expertise were real estate investing or economics, well, then I might invite him on. How does meta AI come up with this stuff about vaccines and Fauci I mean, that is so far away from my area of focus. I haven't weighed in on any of that stuff. My gosh, this meta AI page, it is published work for all to see, and it is about 90% false. So my point is, there's a lot of information out there about everything from real estate investing to endangered sharks to cooking tomato soup. Be careful. Pay attention to information that has cited reliable sources. And AI in its current fledgling stage, it really muddies the picture. One thing that might help is that open AI's chatgpt Five, which recently debuted, it is better. It's an improvement. For example, if it does not know the answer to a question that you have, it will tell you that it does not know the answer, instead of making up something fake just to give some sort of answer like previous versions. Did we need more of that coming up here on the show. In future weeks, we have vital monolog material from me, as always prominent guests, new guests and repeat guests. Last week, I answered your listener questions here on air, you can always write in with your questions or comments at get rich education.com/contact this week, it's interviewees like you, as I talk to the first of two listener guests.   Keith Weinhold  8:17   He has been an avid GRE listener for a few years, and says that he shifted from bigger pockets and other content over almost exclusively to get rich education for real estate and market content. He uses the principles taught through GRE to focus on his niche, which is residential assisted living, R, A, l, investments at the single family home level, he owns two single family units that also have ADUs and a handful of Ral units, which has helped him reach his goal of replacing his military income with property cash flow. He is a husband, father of three boys and active duty Navy officer currently stationed in Virginia Beach, Virginia, a buy and hold investor. He began investing in real estate in 2017and now owns a portfolio that includes rental properties in San Diego, five Ral homes in Phoenix and GP stakes in two Ral syndications. He is also the founder of open range capital in the Ral room, there are two platforms dedicated to scaling the Ral model. Again, that's residential assisted living, scaling those across the US. And when he's not serving or investing, you can find him on the lacrosse field, playing, basketball, training, Jiu Jitsu or chasing down any kind of competition. Hey, welcome to GRE. Luke frazell,    Luke Frizzell  9:37   Keith, thank you for the introduction. Appreciate that very kind. And once I started investing in 2017 I got started with the bigger pockets train, and pretty avidly listened to their podcast and taking some action on my own, I actually found your podcast and your website, and it was so much more efficient in the information that I needed to hear. I. Know, and the the time that I could spend actually paying attention to real estate news and the important things that I need to be paying attention to as an investor, that I exclusively and paying attention through your email list and through your podcast, it's always great information. So I appreciate being on and thanks for having me. Keith,   Keith Weinhold  10:18   thanks. I try to keep things nutrient dense around here, Frizzell is spelled F, R, I, z, E, L, L, and look, I know your investing philosophy is strongly influenced by one of GRE most seminal and central mantras, and something that the world first learned right here on this show back in 2015 real estate pays five ways. Tell us about that.   Luke Frizzell  10:42   That is one of the best just mantras for whenever I'm talking to people about getting into real estate, yes. And I literally say, what the five ways that real estate pays, because that's how I heard about it was through you. And I was like, That is such a perfect illustration of why this beats, let's say, the stock market, or why this beats a lot of other investment vehicles, because you're not just getting the cash flow, which is a huge reason why people get involved in it, and that's actually the first thing that I'm scrubbing for whenever I'm looking for an investment. But of course, you're hoping for the appreciation, which I really just count as the cherry on top. And if I'm looking at a market from the macro lens, I'm making sure that the the city is growing, the jobs are coming in, there's a decent population, and at a macro level, that's the first thing you need to do before you dig into a city to make sure it's good to go. When appreciation happens, it's probably because those things are all in the right spot. And you're you're picking the right neighborhood, but just, you know, leverage, and being able to buy with 20% of the full amount down, that's a huge piece. And just the hedge against inflation that you get through a loan all the ways, I'm probably missing one, but that's one of the first things that I say when somebody's on the fence on whether they get into real estate investing is, Hey, these are the five ways I learned it from Keith's website, and I'll point them to you guys. That's how I found residential assisted living was really Yes, I had been an investor in San Diego and had great success there with, you know, the buy, rehab, rent, refinance, repeat, the burn method, and putting those five ways into practice. But what I really wanted, as I was looking towards getting out of the military in a few years was more the cash flow piece. So that's what drew me to Phoenix. I actually heard a podcast where somebody was talking about this strategy where you buy a home and you lease it out to a senior care operator and they are paying two to three times the lease amount that you would pay or get from a single family rental, and yet you're also getting all the benefits of real estate. So it seemed pretty hands off, which checked the box for me on that since I was working an active duty job, and then it was also very high, high cash flow. So that's what got me into residential assisted living, and has kept me into it, and I've brought a couple partners into what we're doing, and really bringing my partners in is brought us so much further than I would have ever gone myself. The core tenets of five ways real estate pays has definitely influenced my thoughts as an investor and everything that I've done   Keith Weinhold  13:16   yeah, I can't believe more people don't talk about the compelling why for real estate investing? And I think real estate pays five ways. Is the most efficient and comprehensive way of doing that for sure, when it comes to Property selection and adding to your portfolio, like you touched on, I know that you like to say that you don't chase doors, you chase quality, and you have sort of this peace of mind with intentional investing over scale. Can you tell us about that?   Luke Frizzell  13:43   That's a great question. It was really a forcing function that formed my investor mindset was it has to be quality, because I don't have the time as somebody who's doing a full time job that's very time intensive, and sometimes I'm leaving for months on end before I come back and in my spouse works in something completely separately, so she doesn't have time to manage properties and things like that. It was forced upon me to be very efficient with what I invested in, and my wife was not. She, just like me, didn't grow up learning about real estate investing, so they had to really hit bang for buck whenever we made that first investment in order to buy her or get her buy in on it. And when that first rental check came in, I was able to take her out to a sushi dinner and say it was paid for by our our tenants. And that was kind of the first buy in piece Got it, got us in there. But, yeah, I really Chase quality. And we were very fortunate, and got a little bit lucky with the timing of our properties in California with covid and the interest rates we bought to early on in 2017 and then in 2020 before interest rates started going up, before prices got crazy out there. And those have done really well for. For us. But as interest rates continued to rise and as prices on homes continued to rise, I had to keep the efficient piece in the back of my mind. That's when I heard about the senior care investing number one. I was like, hey, yeah, the demographics, it makes sense. There's so many, that demographic of seniors, the boomer generation, reaching, you know, 80 years old, and coming to that time of life where they need care that is not going down. The medical system as flawed as it can be in our country. You know, people are living longer, and we need to house them, and people don't want to stay in a big box facility anymore that feels like a hotel and not personal, and you have a one caregiver to 30 resident ratio. People want more personalized care, like you would get at a private school. At a public school, you get what you get, and you don't throw a fit, which kind of the analogy I make for a facility versus residential assisted living. So what we invest in is the residential level, where you actually buy just a regular house and it may have four or five bedrooms in it, and let's say three bathrooms, and if it's a single story home that has, let's say 3000 square feet, that is a prime home to actually build out into a senior care home. And every state needs these. Every state has different laws and rules and regulations as to what some are going to require, different size door frames, different width requirements in the halls, ramp requirements, of course, for wheelchair access and such. At the end of the day, every state needs more housing for seniors, and it's really going to be an education piece on getting people up to speed. We have five homes in Phoenix doing this, this model. There's a lot of network already available there. Like people love to retire in warm weather. Phoenix is just a hotbed for these residential assisted living homes. So that's where we got started. But when you move into, you know, let's say rural Nebraska, it's not going to be as as prevalent. So you really got to do a lot more networking and education to zoom back to your question about quality over quantity. If you think about scaling to $10,000 per month in passive income, quote, unquote, passive, the way I look at it, if I can have one residential assisted living home that nets $10,000 per month when I talk about the one residential assisted living home that could make net $10,000 per month that would be running the operations yourself, where you have let's say the average resident across America is going to pay 4000 to $6,000 per month to stay in a home like what I'm talking about if One home, let's go with the low end of $4,000 per month has a capacity of 10 residents in the house, then you can have 10 residents at $4,000 per month. So that's $40,000 gross. And then if you the average, if you're running an efficient home, just having straight up staffing costs, that maybe cost you $15,000 per month, and then you have your mortgage and your debt, that takes you another $10,000 per month, and let's say another five for excess costs and food and things, that's $30,000 of expenses. So 40,000 minus 30,000 is $10,000 per month. That's an efficiently run home. But that is not the height of what someone could do with this strategy. We have partners that do $40,000 net per month in this strategy, and that's generally in the dementia care, memory care space. What we did when we started was something called the lease to operator model, and that's a little bit more hands off, actually, I would say a lot more hands off than the actual operations of the home, like what I just said, because if you're doing the staffing and you have the business liability, that's all pretty involved, and there's a lot of education and a lot of networking that you need to do to get to that point. When I got started in this, I did the least operator model, because I was time constrained and I didn't want to actually get involved with the hands on care number one, because I was in Virginia Beach, and the homes that we were buying were in Phoenix, so there was no possible way for me to do that when we bought our first home at 10 capacity, so there's 10 residents that can fit in the home. I found an operator and vetted them and moved them into the house, and they're paying me a lease for five years, so it's somewhat of a commercial lease, but it's a residential home, and I actually got residential insurance on the house. The business owner that is leasing from me has the business liability insurance, and now they're paying me two and a half times what would have been the regular lease amount that I could have gotten for that home. So in that area, they're paying me $8,000 per month on a five year lease, and that goes up 3% per year. However, if I was renting that out like a normal house, I'm. Be getting 2020 $500 per month, every month, on a long term lease.   Keith Weinhold  20:05   That's this way the manager operates it, rather than you, right? So I   Luke Frizzell  20:09   actually empower the manager, or this operator, is what we call them. That's why it's leased to operator. I empower this manager to actually run it themselves. I don't tell them you can't paint the inside of the house. I don't tell them you can't redo the floors when you want. If they want to do that, that's on them, but they owe me that lease amount every month, and I empower them to run the home however they want. What I'm making sure happens is I'm paying for the insurance on the house, and I'm making sure the roof is stable and the walls are not going to collapse. Everything else, from utilities to whatever is on them, and they are a full fledged business owner in there, and hopefully they stay once the five years is up.   Keith Weinhold  20:48   That's a really interesting way to do it, by the way. Just dropping back to your earlier comment, I like how you say your wife doesn't have time to do the property management. I think we both know that we are protecting her standard of living and quality of life when she is not the property manager. Yes, I think it's common knowledge in America that the senior population is growing faster than the overall population. In fact, about four past GRE episodes featured the late great gene Guarino here on the show, a big educator in the residential assisted living space. We've got this aging population, the silver tsunami, the demographics about it are surely undeniable. I think a holdup for some people is that you're merging real estate investing with an active business. However, you've just described something where you're sort of withdrawing from that active business part, getting a leaseholder to pay you two and a half times the market rent, if you just had it as a buy and hold property and having them operated, is that right?   Speaker 2  20:48    Yeah, and I that's obviously a rough I say two to three times. I like to call it Airbnb numbers in a good market, without the stolen paper towels.   Keith Weinhold  20:48   You know what I mean? Like that, the stolen paper towels, the vacancy, the managing a listing, the clean. So   Speaker 2  20:48   you're doing all the you're getting the reaping the rewards of, let's say, an Airbnb without any headache. Because once you've set that operator in there, and you've empowered them to do it, and you have a rock solid lease, you're wiping your hands clean, I have to reach out to my operators to get an update from them to make sure that everything's going well, because they're not reaching out to me they're running their home. And hopefully, if I've empowered them the right way, and I am allowing them to be successful, and they reach out to me and say, Hey, Luke, I want to actually expand operations. So if you buy another house in this area, let me know, so that I can expand my operations there as well.    Luke Frizzell  21:23   Yeah. Well, do you have any last things to tell us about the residential assisted living for example, I know you have four strategies. For one, to get invested in it.   Luke Frizzell  22:44   That's a good question. And and just to hit on your last point, you're I actually like that. You can mix the real estate with the business, if you have time for that. And many people can do that, especially if you come from a healthcare background, or you're a nurse, that you're just looking to do something out on your own and not just spending your hours working at the hospital. And maybe you're a caregiver that's not paid well enough, and you're overworked, but you know that you could go and do something like that, or you're a doctor, a lot of people can go out and do this themselves, but if you're like me, and you're just a working professional that doesn't have time to get into that, but you do have people skills, and can figure out, like, Hey, I've interviewed about five different operators for this, and I can tell that this one meets all the marks, and they're going to get in there, and I can trust them, and they have a good, extensive experience in this space, and they're going to pay me a reasonable lease. That makes sense for why I'm putting the risk into this. Yeah, I'm going to pick them and get them in there. That's a really good option for people. So that's one of the strategies, is lease to operator. Another strategy is the one we already talked about, which is own and operate. So you're getting the power of real estate. You're leasing from yourself as so it's one entity, one business entity owns the property, one business entity owns the care business, and you're leasing from yourself, and there's some major tax benefits to doing it that way. That's obviously the most time intensive, and you're probably going that route if you want to make this your life's path. The other option is actually, if you don't have the money right now to buy a house, but you have the drive and you have the experience to get into the actual operations, you could just lease from somebody like me and who owns the house and doesn't want to get involved in the operations just yet, and now you can just set up a lease with them. Phoenix is a really good hub. Houston is a really good hub, but cities across America are going to start finding out about this and needing to get this into their advertise, basically because the senior housing issue that we talked about. And then finally, you can passively invest in these through open range capital, we are investing in these, and we're actually developing some memory care homes in Northern Virginia right now. So if you go to open range capital, you'll be able to find opportunities to invest in these as a passive investor. Or there's folks in the rail room who are building. Memory Care Homes in Houston area, and they're offering over 20% returns to people who just want to, hey, you have money, but you don't have time, and you don't have the interest to actually do some of this yourself. But you understand the power of residential assisted living, and the way that this medical problem and the senior care housing issue is growing in our country. Well, you can put your money there instead of doing it yourself.   Keith Weinhold  25:25   These are four distinct strategies for investing in residential assisted living, from the very much hands on to the passive hands off. Oh, this has really been helpful. Why don't you go ahead and let our audience know how they can learn more about the Raoul room and your website.   Luke Frizzell  25:42   Thanks for that. So we saw that there was a huge knowledge gap between real estate investors and business owners. And just anybody who's an entrepreneur thinking about how to get into this. You see the Cody Sanchez's of the world talking about business ownership and all those things you hear about the problem with our senior housing. And if you put those two things together, there's a huge gap in the marketplace. We wanted to educate people on this, because when we got started, there was a lot of unknowns, and it's really hard to sift through all the confusion about, you know how to get licensed. How do I know how many people I can fit into my home and actually care for? How do I find operators? How can I learn from other people who are actually doing this across the country and figure out which market to get into? So we wanted to combine all of that and have a network of people who know how to find these homes, know how to get you started in doing these and of course, we've been learning along the way as well, and that that was part of our goal as well when we started the Ral room. But we have a community of over 115 people. At this point, you can go to the ralroom.com r a l room.com and find out more. It's a great opportunity to learn about what it is. We have freebies in there about how to get started, from one to 10 step guide, and we even have a free podcast called The Ral room podcast. So tune into that. If you haven't done it yet.   Keith Weinhold  27:04   This has been informative, terrific stuff from Luke Frizzell. The audience will benefit from your point of view. Thanks for your time and intention today.    Luke Frizzell  27:14   Yeah, absolutely, Keith. Appreciate you.   Keith Weinhold  27:17   This was our first of two GRE listener guest profiles. We've got the second one when we come back. I'm Keith Weinhold. You're listening to get rich education.    Keith Weinhold  27:26   The same place where I get my own mortgage loans is where you can get yours. Ridge lending group and MLS, 42056, they provided our listeners with more loans than anyone because they specialize in income properties. They help you build a long term plan for growing your real estate empire with leverage. Start your pre qual and even chat with President Chaley Ridge personally. While it's on your mind, start at Ridge lendinggroup.com. 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Text family to 66866,    Richard Duncan  29:08   this is Richard Duncan, publisher on macro. Watch, listen to get rich education with Keith Weinhold, and don't quit your Daydream. You   Keith Weinhold  29:26   this week's GRE listener guest profile is with an Air Force vet turned real estate investor, and today he even runs the ideal investor show. He's from Germany and lives in San Diego today, using strategies like turnkey real estate, 1031, exchanges and more. He now owns multiple properties in different countries and states. These include the states of Ohio, Idaho, Illinois and Florida, and the nations of Belize, Panama, Spain and more. He's been a GRE listener since episode. 100 which was in 2016 and this helped him connect with income property providers and get started and really growing his wealth through compound leverage, not just compound interest. He ultimately ended up with eight properties in what he calls well performing locations. Hey, it's great to have you here. Welcome to GRE Dr Axel meyerhoffer, hey, Keith, thank you for having me. Meyerhoffer is spelled m, e, i, e r, H, O, E, F, E R. I know that coming on to GRE is something that you've wanted to do for a while, but let's pull back first, what is your doctorate in? And then how do you use that degree or distinction today?   Dr Axel Meierhoefer  30:40   Well, my doctorate is in organizational change and leadership, and the dissertation that I wrote as the study at the end of the degree program was about business coaching and whether it's better for a company to have internal coaches versus external coaches. And when you're diving really deep, my like, I don't know if you're aware, but PhD stands, at least in my book for pilot high and deep, high and deep, right? And so, you know, I really dug into this, and what I learned about coaching is still helping me, even though idea wealth grow is a little bit more mentoring program than a coaching program, but still, the practice of engaging people and getting out of them what they really want to accomplish is valid every day   Keith Weinhold  31:28   when we wonder about what's piled high and deep, I'm sure that thing is knowledge couldn't possibly be anything else. Dr meyerhoffer, tell us what you learned from listening here that piqued your interest?   Dr Axel Meierhoefer  31:43   Well, the one thing is, I had found the book turnkey revolution, by Chris closure, who, for those who don't know he, is the one of the family members of the founders of Memphis invest that is now known as Rei Nation. I'm sure you're very familiar with it, Keith and I've heard of them. Yeah, I read the book, and it was very helpful, but it wasn't very clear, other than his family's company, how do you apply this as a regular investor, which I was at the time. And then I listened to your episodes over and over, talking about how you can use turnkey investing to invest out of state, being far away. And I remember, if I'm not mistaken, that you were in Alaska and investing somewhere in lower 48 and so that kind of got me triggered to look into that.    Keith Weinhold  32:30   You figure, if you're in San Diego, you can invest in Alabama, if a person from Honolulu or anchorage can do that same thing. All right, so you've built up, it sounds like, is it eight turnkey properties? It's   Dr Axel Meierhoefer  32:45   eight turnkey properties. And then I have a few other things, like, I also listen to episodes that you had about agricultural investing. So, yeah, like in Panama, the first investment was in a coffee farm. And then a little later, I also discovered some you would call them, like little cabin, kind of like vacation cabin investments and stuff. So yeah, I've actually learned a lot and benefited, and I always appreciated that, you know, you're not just saying, Hey, here's something you can do, but you oftentimes have a connection or relationship with an organization. And so several times my investments were at least informed, let's say, by GRE,   Keith Weinhold  33:26   yes. And oftentimes I'm investing right next to you, the investor myself, with some of the same GRE marketplace providers. You have eight properties. Are they all cash flowing? Are they all producing positive cash flow?   Dr Axel Meierhoefer  33:41   Yeah. I mean, that's actually one of the things that I wanted from the get go, and that's also part of our idea rights grow a mentoring program to look at properties now. Right now, with the higher interest rates, it's admittedly a little harder to find locations and properties that have a good balance between the quality of the property, the area that the property is in and then also being cash flowing. We have fundamentally for renovated properties. We're still looking for 1% rule. It's harder to find, but you know, as a starting point to say, Should I even consider as long as it's close to that most of the time, the numbers work out, even at seven or eight percentages, you still make at least a little bit of money   Keith Weinhold  34:20   overall. Yes, the real estate deals just aren't as good as they were, say, five years ago, because both rents and prices are up, but rents haven't risen as much as prices have. I still don't know where you're going to find a better risk adjusted return in any investment, though, than with income property bought with a loan.   Dr Axel Meierhoefer  34:42   Yeah, I'm with you on that. And I mean, I remember vividly, not in only in books and other research, that people have this apples to oranges comparison thing going on all the time, right? I always say, Okay, well, tell me if you can buy stocks where somebody gives you 80% of the money, and I already need to put 20 right? What tell me if you can buy stocks and somebody says, Oh, the stock is gonna depreciate in the next 27 and a half years. So, you know, you write some of it off your tax return, and those kind of things. Tell me where somebody gives you money but allows you to keep 100% of the increase in value all these things. I mean, you have beautiful graphics and stuff that you made over time, but when you really try to do apples to apples comparison, there's nothing there. And one thing maybe for the audience, that I think is an important thing to know is, and I know Keith, you have said this so many times, real estate, especially residential real estate and investing, is really the long term game. And that also means to realize, okay, even in times like right now, you might only start with, like, 50 or $100 positive cash flow. But when you look at the longer term, I always say, and I say this to our clients, the first five and maybe right now, it's more like seven years. It's kind of like the hard time of this investment where you just barely break even, where you might be a little disgruntled when you get a maintenance bill and you haven't really built a big reserve yet, because you're still with your first few properties, but when you look at the trajectory, and I can see it now, you know, I've six years in all properties are cash flow positive, the rate that we're getting, even if we only increase rents by 2030, $35 a month, year over year. Like you said, right? You want to train your tenants. When I look at the overall picture, it's basically getting better every year. If you have that in mind, to say, I make an investment. I call, by the way, the point what we want to get to. I call that the time freedom point where your portfolio generates enough cash flow so yet you have a choice to say, Do I go work or do I live off the income? And that is why you still have mortgages, right? So if the listeners ever think, Okay, well, what happens when one after the next, the mortgages get paid off, it's like paradise at that point, right? If you really think of it from a purely cash flow perspective,   Keith Weinhold  36:56   starting is the hardest, because it's clunky to buy your first property, and then it also takes a few years until you really feel the effect of all these wealth multipliers at the same time. You're sort of touching on the third in the inflation Triple Crown, cash flow enhancement, if you only increase the rent three or 4% per year. Yeah. So what it feels like you're only keeping up with inflation, but the fact that your principal and interest payment stays fixed means a three to 4% rent increase might be a 10% cash flow increase. As that compounds year after year, you really begin to feel those effects. But yes, it does take the addition of time, but not decades.   Dr Axel Meierhoefer  37:38   I'm with you. It's just for me, important that anybody who is considering should I get into this right, especially in an environment where people constantly pointing to the fact that the stock market keeps going up, gold is going up, silver is going up, Bitcoin is going up, right? And to me, these are the apples, and they are nice apples, don't get me wrong, right? They're beautiful apples, but we're dealing in oranges, right? And we have these five different things that you keep counting on, and have all kinds of beautiful descriptions about that we get as real estate investors. And it's a choice, right? People can make a choice, and I'm all for diversification, but if you make the choice, then you really have the beginning of building a legacy. And for many people, I find more and more that becomes important to say it's not just for me, like if you were to ask me, it's not just for me, it's also knowing that my daughter will have a much better portfolio than I ever had when I was young. Yeah, our now, like almost two year old grandson, he is going to be safe pretty much forever   Keith Weinhold  38:37   getting started and even after starting for some people, there are certain mindsets that they need to overcome. One of them is getting out of state property. So do you have any thoughts or approaches with adding out of state properties, which is still a foreign proposition to some people?   Dr Axel Meierhoefer  38:56   Well, one thing that I do and emphasize very strongly in our mentoring program is besides the investing and helping people to get the connections to like the turnkey providers and the lenders and the property managers, inspectors and stuff, the other part, and I'm sometimes almost feel, is more important than the investing itself. Obviously, it's kind of a requirement, but the other part is to really as the mentor, help people to develop the mindset of the king or queen of their own empire, or basically the owner of the investing business. And when you think about it that way, I often times portray it in the way look at all the components, all the services that you need for the out of state investor, right? You need the turnkey provider, property management, bank or lender. You need inspectors and stuff. I try to convey to people, we are building an LLC, and that LLC is hiring these people as if they were employees. And if you look at it that way, and you start adopting that mindset. And. You look at their performance like any employer would look at the performance of their employees. If the performance is great, they get praise and the raise. If the performance sucks, you let him go and get another one when you're not going to hang out with the same property management out of state, constantly complaining, not doing their job, not treating the tenants well, not treating your property well. Why would you keep somebody like that? So it's this aspect of building a mindset of, yes, you might have a job, a regular w2 job, but for the purposes of building your real estate portfolio, you are the business owner, and you're hiring all these services. And when that clicks and you start treating the people that you're working with in that way, with respect, but with every expectation that you pay them for their services so they're supposed to perform. That changes, in my opinion and my experience. That changes everything   Keith Weinhold  40:54   comes down to the fact that the team is more important than the property, and a lot of people perhaps overemphasize the geographic location of that property. Location surely matters, but it's just not nearly the most important thing I know. One approach that you take is you have this mantra that underdog properties often outperform hot properties. However, can you speak to that some more   Speaker 3  41:21   Well, I think it has to do with it, with this kind of analogy of Steady as she goes right underdog property, I'm more inclined to look in a nice neighborhood and establish nice neighborhood. I always say, Let's try, with the help of a turnkey provider, to find the ugly duckling in a nice neighborhood and get that renovated and that neighborhood, I'm not a big fan of this term blue color versus white color or anything like that, but if you bring the ugly duckling back to be the white swan of that neighborhood, you have, I believe, a very good probability that that will be a very long time longevity, well respected, well rented, well performing property, rather than, you know, running after the shiny object the most you know, like, I don't want to really open wounds, but I know that a lot of people ran to Austin, Texas, because everybody said, that's the market you gotta be in, Right prices, outrageous rents, looked good for a little while, then the property taxes got adjusted, the market collapsed, and now everybody is whining. I rather have my nice property in Dayton or in Cincinnati, and it's doing steady, as she goes, every month, every year, right? So that's what I meant by that   Keith Weinhold  42:30   a friend and prolific apartment investor, Ken McElroy, who's been a frequent guest on this show, Ken says, look for distressed properties, not distressed markets. There's a lot in that.   Dr Axel Meierhoefer  42:53   Yeah, I'm very much with Ken on that. And it's not just for apartment complexes. I think it fits just as well for single family or duplex triplex fourplex properties? Yeah, we   Keith Weinhold  43:03   want to avoid those distressed markets. It takes a long time for them to turn around, and every property in that market floats up or down with it. Well. Dr meyerhoffer, as we think about the future, you've been around this space for a while now, like you mentioned, you're even helping mentor some others. Where do you think the residential real estate market is headed the next few years? From your perspective,   Dr Axel Meierhoefer  43:27   I really have the feeling it's kind of a little bit like a coil spring that is basically being wound tighter and tighter and tighter. Because people may not agree with me. I think everybody is entitled to their own opinion, but I'm a little bit refusing to believe that the dream and the interest of owning your own property for yourself and your family supposedly has gone away. What I believe is that the circumstances both from a Can I qualify for a loan? Can I afford the price? Can my wages actually work for what I want to accomplish that balance is out of whack a lot right now, but I can totally see when we're looking in the future, that we will see interest rates coming down, properties still being in high demand. And for us as investors, I don't know if you had it on your show before, but I oftentimes being asked, you know, is it still the right time to invest. And my answer is always, like most people in residential real estate, the best time was 20 years ago. The second best time is today. Yeah. And if you adopt this idea of, like, this cold spring getting ready, I mean, just ask yourself people, the last time they really did anything meaningful was basically in 2022 let's just assume it takes another year until interest rates come down, and another six to nine months for the market to really start adjusting. So that takes us to the middle of 2027 that would mean for five years, hundreds of 1000s, if not billions, of people wanted to do something, wanted to move, wanted to get a house, wanted to get a bigger place. They've. Finally can that's kind of the window that I'm looking at with. Not to say there will never be another opportunity. But why would you wait until the market goes crazy when you have it really nice, really calm right now, almost no competition for an owner occupants. It's really an investor market right now. We can pick and we can be diligent, and we can negotiate with the builders and all this nice stuff, no time pressure. They even tell you, I know Keith. They tell you, too, when you have a client, make first sure that the client is qualified before we even talking about price. I remember times when I bought where I was told you have 72 hours to decide if you want it or not and get it under contract because of 100 people out the door who want it, it's the calm before the storm. If you ask me, I can tell exactly when that storm is really gonna hit, but nobody can convince me that if five years the market is basically frozen, that when you release it and open the door, that it's not going to be pretty crazy. Yeah, no, in my opinion,   Keith Weinhold  46:01   that's a good analogy. We're in this period where we have a compressed spring lower interest rates could open up that spring to bounce up, because we have, really, it's all this pent up demand, a pent up demand spring, and we know as mortgage rates fall, millions more people qualify increasing demand for a fixed supply of housing. Well, this has been helpful for the audience. In closing, Dr meyerhoffer, do you have any last thoughts, anything else that you want to share with the GRE audience at all?   Dr Axel Meierhoefer  46:35   Well, the one thing I would say is, you know, you want to work with somebody real estate investing, when you have somebody who has built the experience, like you have Keith with you, the programs and all the partners you're working with, similar to me, over the last 10 years, I think it's a great opportunity to do it now, where you can and have the time to learn and work together and take advantage of this relatively Calm market, because it's probably not going to stay that way. And on the other hand, I also feel that too many people are going like you said, in a slightly different context, after the current shiny object. And I would hate for people that made good money in the last year or two in the stock market to lose it all, because what goes up comes down, especially in these kind of assets, why not take some profits and put it where you really have the long term perspective, like you and I have always suggested for people,   Keith Weinhold  47:29   and is there a good resource where someone can connect with you? Because we've learned that you've taken such an interest in this and you've begun mentoring people. Is it ideal wealth grower?   Dr Axel Meierhoefer  47:38   Yeah. Idealwealthgrower.com we have a button for a complimentary conversation to just book a call. I would assume you agree. You know, when you work with people for longer term and for the personal things like money and investing, you kind of have to have a good relationship. You have to kind of in agreement where you want to go and whether you like each other and have a good energy with each other. So I always feel, let's talk, let's get to know each other. And if we decide we want to work together, then we do that. And if somebody says, You know what I really want to do, apartments. I know people. You know people, we can direct them to. Some people want to do storage units or whatever. So these conversations are really to say, let's get to know each other and see if the goals you have match with what I can help you with. And if that's a yes, then we are off to the races.   Keith Weinhold  48:24   Sort of reassuring in this algorithmic world that we live in, in this highly digital world that people you know really still matter, it's still about your connections with people. Dr Meyer Hopper, it's been great getting your perspective. Thanks so much for coming onto the show.    Dr Axel Meierhoefer  48:42   Thank you, Keith, for having me.   Keith Weinhold  48:49   Yeah, with the first GRE listener guest, Luke, it's just exemplary of how when you own the property now you make the rules, and in this case, you can increase your income multiples by converting your rental property into residential assisted living with the second listener guest, Dr meyerhoffer, I like his analogy of the coiled spring ready to open up as pent up housing demand should get released With lower interest rates. Both guests have a Military Connection, which is merely a coincidence. But today's listener guests were chosen because, unlike others that we've had here, they've each started their own real estate mentoring platforms influenced by listening to this show.    Keith Weinhold  49:35   Now in the preview to today's episode, I let you know that I have an opportunity to tell you about it's been pretty well documented that both Florida and Texas have temporarily overbuilt pockets, and this is where home builders, sometimes desperate, are willing to give you a deep deal. I've discussed Florida and their specific opportunities. What? About Texas? Listen to these deep deals, because Texas, it is one of the most in demand states for real estate investing, but cash flow is often hard to find due to property taxes and rising prices. That's why I'm excited to announce that here at GRE us with our coaches, we found a tiny stash of new construction, yet tenant occupied properties in San Antonio, the Houston suburbs and Dallas suburbs, and they are available exclusively to GRE listeners, four bed homes under 340k here's what's remarkable. There's up to $41,000 to you in incentives. That is 12% back at closing, interest only loan options as low as four and three quarter percent. Yes, they're already leased to long term tenants. This is a 19% cash on cash return potential put these properties into service and get bonus depreciation, like I discussed last week, up to $94,000 these incentives are just massive, and you can qualify with DSCR loans, no tax returns required, no w2 required. I mean, this whole thing is a bigger deal than a Bucky brisket sandwich, something else you'll find in Texas. These are all built either this year or last year. For example, like this beautiful three bed, two bath, single family rental in Conroe, Texas that I'm looking at right now. The sale price is just $279,900 and then you get all those incentives. The rent is almost $2,000 it's 1950 and it's over 1500 square feet on this really good looking property with garage. That's just an example of one of the income properties I'm talking about here. They are off market and they won't be available long. Don't miss out on this best performing Texas inventory we've seen many are already cash flowing, $500 plus a month. Chat with a GRE investment coach, and they'll show you the best picks before this inventory evaporates. Book time with them. It's free. You can do that at GRE investment coach.com. Until next week. I'm your host, Keith Weinhold, don't quit your Daydream.   Speaker 4  52:47   Nothing on this show should be considered specific, personal or professional advice. 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