Getting started with Real Estate Investing is an exciting time. You’re more than likely eager to get your first deal going and build a thriving business as fast as you can. If you’re like most people you probably have some sort of vision of how you’d like your business to look too. Maybe you want to be the Cashflow King or maybe you want a small team that focuses only on large deals so that’s what you work on. This is all great with the exception that you don’t even really know what you like yet, what you’re good at or what really gets you excited. When you find these things out and you put your focus into them, you build a business that is not only profitable but it’s rewarding. When you neglect these things and focus on what you think you should be building the opposite happens. So join us today as we dive into this and how our businesses have changed over the years because I guaranty you they are nowhere near what we originally set out to be.

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He’s not just a pretty face guys, he’s a hell of a Land guy, he’s our friend and we couldn’t be more excited to have Trevor Probandt on the show today! Today’s topic is something that he and Justin both mentioned so we thought it was worth talking about. There’s very few things in life that we are guaranteed and this topic covers the one that none of us can avoid. So join us today because this topic has the potential to really open up your eyes if you take some time to really think about it. This one’s a little longer than normal but we hope you love it as much we do!

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How willing are you to put it all on the line? Let’s say you’ve got a deal that you know is solid. The comps are exactly what we look for, it’s got great access, great views and you’re buying it at a third of what it’s worth. To purchase it though means that you’re going to have far less money in your account than you’re comfortable with. So, what do you do? This is a question that almost every full time real estate investor we know has had to ask themselves at one point or another. Do you do the deal? Do you do some sort of creative financing? Do you pass on the deal? All great questions and today we’re going to go over what we think of the whole situation and how we’ve handled it in the pasty.

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We are extremely honored to have Jean Gribbon, the founder of Beads of Courage on the show today! This is an amazing organization that has touched our hearts and we couldn’t be more excited about sharing their story and mission. It’s definitely not your typical Real Estate show today but it’s 100% worth listening to and getting involved. So join us today, listen to how this organization is helping kids and then get involved at:

https://beadsofcourage.networkforgood.com/projects/146079-casual-fridays-rei-podcast

 

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Seems like every year around this time we get a lot of people asking us our opinion on them quitting there jobs and pursuing land investing full time. It’s a cool question to get asked too because it means that our students are either doing really well or they believe in the system enough that they feel they can make it. The truth of whether someone is ready to leave their job and do this as their primary income isn’t a one size fits all though. We’ve tried really hard around here to keep it 100% honest with you and not sell you on these crazy dreams of easy, quick money that we know you’ve heard in the Real Estate Investing world. So let us dive into it today and tell you what really think and what it was like for us when we made the jump.

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As seemingly more and more land investors come on the scene we often get the question asking if the Heyday of land investing or the “good ole days” are over? It’s a very fair question and one that we plan on talking about today. The answer probably seems pretty clear but we’ll dive into why we think what we think. So join us today as we get into it and try to set the record straight.

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As business owners we need to get comfortable with change because the second we create a plan something will happen or come up that completely throws us off. As Real Estate Investors we’re lucky enough to have a built in hedge against this and that has to do with our expertise in buying properties off market and below value. By having this ability we’re able to pivot out of deals that we had certain plans for but somewhere along the line got those plans changed. Today, we’re gonna talk about one of those deals and how it was handled and the resulting profit that was made because of it.

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Real estate investing success isn’t just about selling properties. It’s about selling yourself… to sellers and lenders. So, imagine what your business would look like with a consistent stream of deals… all from motivated sellers and private lenders in your market who… see YOU as the Clear Choice!

In this episode I talk to former math teacher turned real estate investor Max Keller about how he stopped chasing leads and struggling to compete for deals by positioning himself as the “Trusted Expert” with his own book. Max also shares how you can copy his strategy to Stand Out from the competition…even if you’re not a writer. You definitely don’t want to miss this. Especially if you are investing in a market packed with flippers and wholesalers… all chasing the same motivated seller leads.

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As Real Estate Investors we deal with tons of moving parts and documents which means that our attention to detail needs to be spot on. There’s always multiple people to deal with and there’s no shortage of paperwork involved so missing something small is easy to do and in the long run that can cost you big if you don’t catch it. So that’s what todays show is about.. Checking all the boxes and making sure you’ve got everything done and done correctly because there’s nothing worse than realizing you made a mistake that could’ve been easily avoided if you had just paid a little more attention.

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Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock you probably heard / experienced a day without Facebook and Instagram this past week. The rumors quickly spread that these two companies were gone forever and that sent many people into a frenzy about what their futures looked like. There’s a lot of people who get their leads from Marketplace and posting regularly so that got us thinking about what they were going to do. We constantly preach that you should “be everywhere” with your marketing so with that in mind were gonna touch base on this topic and hopefully remind you that having all your marketing in one basket is a big mistake.

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