What if the smartest move you could make with your money…was to stop investing like everyone else?

Most high earners and successful professionals play The Money Game with the same tired playbook. Stocks and bonds. ETFs. Time-sucking, headache rentals that barely cash flow. And fee-stacked Wall Street mutual funds that line their pockets, not yours.

Screw all that. How about, instead of investing like the herd, you learn to invest like a bank?

In Just Be the Bank, Dave Stech and his Family Office hand you a radically different strategy: how to generate double-digit returns, keep control of your capital, and build generational wealth without trading time for money—through private lending.

It doesn’t matter who you are—a seasoned business owner, a high-net-worth earner tired of Wall Street’s rollercoaster, or just someone who wants more control, less risk, and better outcomes. This book shows you how to finally claim the financial freedom you’ve always known was possible—but never quite within reach

In this book, you’ll discover:

  • Why private lending beats traditional investing (and why most people never hear about it)
  • The 3-part blueprint for building walk-away wealth—and keeping it
  • How to earn more with less—less time, less drama, less dependence on others
  • Why most financial advice is rigged—and how to escape the game you were never meant to win
  • How to use capital like the wealthy do—strategically, predictably, and tax-efficiently
  • The Money Lens framework that rewires how you think about wealth, risk, and control
  • How to create a family legacy by building a business that runs without you—but benefits everyone you love


Just Be the Bank isn’t theory. It’s a proven playbook used by one of the most successful private lending families in America—responsible for funding over 10,000 fix-and-flip loans and building a fintech platform worth billions.

This isn’t about being a landlord, chasing the next crypto trend, or gambling in the stock market.

It’s about becoming the bank: the one who holds the cards, sets the terms, and gets paid first.

If you’re ready to finally control your financial destiny—and teach your family to do the same—this book is your next move.

Don’t invest like the masses. Just be the bank.