BiggerPockets Real Estate Podcast

Wouldn’t it be nice to be a millionaire? Sitting under a palm tree, relaxing, with plenty of money set aside for you. To be in that position you not only have to escape the rat race but pledge to live a life of continual improvement, always looking for ways you can be better. That’s exactly what Brandon Turner and David Greene did to reach their multimillionaire status and live a life of greatness.

In this episode, we continue listing the ten steps to become a millionaire, with a bonus step at the end. If you didn’t hearlast week’s episode, check out episode 503 for the first five steps mentioned by David and Brandon. This time, we talk about things like harnessing synergy, upgrading your social circle, quitting the things that hold you back, searching for continual improvement, and always giving back.

Think of becoming a millionaire less as a singular task and more as a continual journey. If you put in the work and follow these steps laid out by David and Brandon, you’ll have a high chance of becoming a millionaire (if not a multimillionaire) within the next decade. So get out there, meet people, make opportunities, and achieve the impossible.

In This Episode We Cover:

Getting on a team where your strength is amplified 

Surrounding yourself with those who overachieve and push you higher

Finding a way to quit everything repeatable or assignable 

Doing what others view as “hard” and pushing yourself to be great

Helping others upgrade their lives and giving back whenever possible

Taking advantage of this strong economy to tackle as much as you can

And So Much More!

Links from the Show

BiggerPockets Forums

BiggerPockets Pro Membership

BiggerPockets Youtube Channel

The BiggerPockets Bookstore

GoBundance

Open Door Capital

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BiggerPockets Podcast 217: How to Work Less and Earn More Using the 80/20 Rule with Perry Marshall

BiggerPockets Podcast 457: How Thinking 5 Moves Ahead Can Make You Millions with Patrick Bet-David

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You probably know Brandon Turner and David Greene as multimillionaire real estate investors. What you may not know, is that a decade ago this was a very different story. Brandon didn’t grow up in a wealthy family, and by his 20s, had packed on about $20,000 of credit card debt while spending $1,000 more than he could afford each month. David grew up in a family where finances were a constant stressor, he later vowed to himself that he would never let money problems hurt him or the people he loves.

Now, both Brandon and David have made the long journey from rags to riches, and through investing in real estate they were able to pull themselves up by their bootstraps and reach financial independence. Today, we talk through the first five (of ten) steps that helped Brandon and David reach this financial feat. 

This is a great episode to take notes on, as becoming a millionaire is close to impossible without following most, if not all of these steps. While this episode isn’t entirely focused on real estate investing, a large part of being a successful real estate investor is financial intelligence. Even if you’ve made mistakes in the past with investments, debt, spending, or any other financial lever, following these ten steps will give you a solid framework to stair-step your way into millionaire status. 

In This Episode We Cover

How Brandon and David discovered their need for financial independence early in life 

Thinking of money the same way you think about fitness and health

Reaching huge financial milestones, even if you started out with extra obstacles

Fighting lifestyle creep and never falling into the Ferrari trap 

Building an income stream that is scalable, passive, and automated 

The “stair-stepping” method that leads to massive wealth accumulation

And So Much More!

Links from the Show

BiggerPockets Forums

BiggerPockets Pro Membership

BiggerPockets Youtube Channel

The BiggerPockets Bookstore

Alan Corey

Gary Keller

BiggerPockets Podcast 500: Robert Kiyosaki: America’s ‘Rich Dad’ Sees a Real Estate Crash Coming

BiggerPockets Podcast 447: Create Your Dream Life in 3-5 Years Using Vivid Visions with Cameron Herold

BiggerPockets Podcast 461: Defeating the “Enemy of Success” with Steven Pressfield (The War of Art)

GoBundance

YNAB (You Need A Budget)

Mint

Open Door Capital

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Welcome back to another episode of the BiggerPockets Podcast. Today, we’re trying a new format where David Greene and Dave Meyer bring on an expert in the real estate investing space and talk through all the market trends, legislature, and other factors influencing the housing market and economy.

As our special guest, Kathy Fettke from the Real Wealth Network joins us to talk about housing market predictions in 2021 and beyond, the eviction moratorium (and its effects after ending), and where investors should start looking for opportunities. We touch on economic concepts like supply and demand, how this market compares to 2007’s bubble, why millennials are soon to become the biggest buying cohort in America, and the underbuilding crisis that we’re currently facing.

If you’d like to request a topic for discussion or ask a question, send us an email at podcast@biggerpockets.com with NEWS in the subject line!

In This Episode We Cover:

Housing market predictions for 2021 and beyond

Comparing today’s high values to the values back in 2007

The eviction moratorium and the impact it had on mom and pop landlords

Understanding the difference between the dollar crashing and home values skyrocketing 

When we will return to a more “normal” housing market 

Why millennials face an uphill battle when trying to purchase homes

And So Much More!

Links from the Show

BiggerPockets Forums

BiggerPockets Pro Membership

BiggerPockets Youtube Channel

Dave's Real Estate News

NMHC Rent Payment Tracker

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We’re back with another episode of “Seeing Greene” with David Greene! Listeners and investors have submitted their questions via video and through the BiggerPockets Facebook Groups and BiggerPockets forums over the past month, we’ve compiled some of the best (and most frequently asked) questions so David can answer them live on air!

This episode goes over a handful of different topics with questions from agents, wholesalers, new home buyers, rookie investors, veteran investors, and others just trying to get into real estate investing. These questions are not only common, but crucial when trying to understand purchasing, structuring, and optimizing real estate investments.

If you want to ask David a question, click here to submit a video for David to answer on the next “Seeing Greene”! Want an answer right away? Head over to the BiggerPockets forums to get help from millions of other real estate investors, just like you.

In This Episode We Cover:

How to become a star agent in a brand new (or competitive) market

Should you use points to get lower interest rates?

How soon can you refinance a house purchased in cash?

What are some factors of a successful short-term rental?

How would David escape a triangle hold from Brandon Turner?

How do you structure partnerships?

And So Much More!

Links from the Show

BiggerPockets Forums

BiggerPockets Pro Membership

BiggerPockets Youtube Channel

BiggerPockets Bookstore

David’s Instagram

BiggerPockets Bundle

BiggerPockets Wealth Magazine

Submit Your Questions to David Greene

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Robert Kiyosaki is arguably the most influential author in the finance, real estate, and investing space. His book, Rich Dad Poor Dad, has sold over thirty million copies and has been translated into forty different languages across forty different countries. Since its inception in 2002, Rich Dad Poor Dad has become almost every investor’s favorite book, prompting them to get out of the rat race, pursue financial independence, and teach them everything Robert’s “Rich Dad” taught him.

Robert has seen numerous housing cycles, including crashes, booms, and busts. His knowledge of micro and macroeconomics is astounding (to say the least) and he has some strong predictions for the future of real estate investing and the global economy as a whole. We talk about capitalism, marxism, communism, inflation, debt, assets, liabilities, and everything in between. This episode is not only crucial for anyone who is a fan of Robert’s books, board games, and videos but anyone who truly wants to learn the game of real estate.

As a general word of advice: Robert has some very strong opinions that he voices throughout this episode, and even if you disagree with any (or many) of them, it may serve helpful to listen to his full explanations of his takes. Robert has built an incredibly successful life, but started as a child of a financially dependent family, served in the marines during the Vietnam war, and has fought hard to keep capitalism alive and well in the United States, and abroad.

Be sure to grab Robert’s new book, Capitalist Manifesto, and thank you for joining us for the 500th episode of The BiggerPockets Podcast!

In This Episode We Cover:

Why Rich Dad Poor Dad remains a timeless classic in the investing world

Why Robert favors real estate, precious metals, and cryptocurrency above other assets

The difference between an asset and liability, and why so many Americans confuse them

Writing (and fighting) for freedom, prosperity, and wealth 

Paying attention to the macroeconomic trends and using them to make smarter investing decisions

The assets that Robert is bullish on in today’s market

Why you need to love studying real estate to become successful

And So Much More!

Links from the Show

BiggerPockets Forums

BiggerPockets Pro Membership

BiggerPockets Youtube Channel

BiggerPockets Bookstore

Brandon's Instagram

David’s Instagram

BiggerPockets Bundle

BiggerPockets Wealth Magazine

BiggerPockets Podcast 479: 10 Powerful Lessons Brandon Learned Building a $50M+ Rental Portfolio

Ray Kroc's Story

Dave Ramsey's Website

Cashflow Game

GoBundance

Ken McElroy's Website

David's Guesting on Ken McElroy's Show

Jordan Peterson's Website

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Many people call themselves “entrepreneurs” nowadays. Essentially, anyone who can make some kind of income on their own is an entrepreneur, but there is a big difference between an entrepreneur and a business owner. While an entrepreneur can start businesses, a business owner can build, enhance, and delegate out a business. This is something that today’s guest, James Wedmore, is proficient at.

James’ experience in this field speaks for itself, he’s an 8-figure CEO, a highly sought-after coach for successful business leaders, and runs the Mind Your Business Podcast. He has a unique viewpoint when looking at growth, which allows many business owners to take a step back and think “what is truly achievable?”

James helps business owners grow their businesses into scalable, profitable, and successful operations. He focuses on building a “machine” that can run as a business, as opposed to a business owner doing 10+ different tasks, solely because they can. He also talks about the importance of having urgency in your product offering and giving your business what it needs to thrive, not just trying to extract what you need from it.

In This Episode We Cover:

The difference between entrepreneurs and business owners

Why so many business owners get bored of their business

Addressing the needs of your business and asking “what does it want from me?”

Letting go of technician roles in a business and delegating tasks

Getting rid of bad habits through mindful integrity

Forgiving yourself for mistakes, self-judgment, and blame

And So Much More!

Links from the Show

BiggerPockets Forums

BiggerPockets Pro Membership

BiggerPockets Youtube Channel

BiggerPockets Bookstore

Brandon's Instagram

David’s Instagram

OpenDoor Capital

Mind Your Business Podcast

BiggerPockets Podcast 484: 3 Ways to Simplify Your Real Estate Investing with Brandon Turner

BiggerPockets Podcast 449: How Emails Are Constantly Destroying Your Productivity with Cal Newport

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When most people think about section 8 housing, they think of run-down homes, troublesome tenants, and negligent landlords. This stereotype may prove true in some markets, but for Dr. Joe Asamoah, this is far from reality.

Joe has built his real estate portfolio by renovating homes to an incredibly high standard, situated in some of the best neighborhoods in the DC market, and all while under section 8 housing. Joe figured out early on that section 8 housing authorities gave much more rent money for houses with 5 bedrooms and up, so he started renovating to match the rent section 8 could provide him. This not only allows him to take home a sizable profit, but score tenants who will respect his homes as their own, and stay there for 15 to 20 years minimum. This is no joke, Joe has tenants who have been with him for two decades!

You’ll see a deep dive of Joe’s latest property in today’s episode, complete with pictures, videos, and other helpful visuals. If you’re only listening to this podcast, we’d highly recommend checking out the video version over on the BiggerPockets Youtube channel!

In This Episode We Cover:

What the “Big City BRRRR” strategy entails

How to control tenant turnover so you have ZERO vacancy 

Using section 8 to take in higher rents

How to create a top tier product that attracts top tier tenants 

Becoming the best landlord a tenant could ask for

Adding bedrooms, bathrooms, and getting permits for everything in between

And So Much More!

Links from the Show

BiggerPockets Forums

BiggerPockets Calculators

BiggerPockets Pro Membership

BiggerPockets Youtube Channel

BiggerPockets Bookstore

Brandon's Instagram

David’s Instagram

BiggerPockets Podcast 356: 30+ Rentals (in a Pricy Market) Through BRRRR and Section 8 with Joe Asamoah

Rookie Podcast 03: Coronavirus Crash? Do's and Don'ts from Recession Veterans Joe Asamoah and Steve Rozenberg

BiggerPockets Youtube: Big City BRRRR Strategy & Recession Proof Cash Flow Real Estate with Joseph Asamoah!

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We’re back for part two with The Multifamily Millionaire authors Brandon Turner and Brian Murray. This time, Brian is on the mic to give you the ten steps to purchase your first large multifamily property. You may be thinking that these ten steps sound too easy for such a large deal, but that is part of the advice that Brian gives.

Brian wants smaller multifamily owners or even single-family owners to know that buying a large multifamily property is just more volume, not a completely different skill set. If you own one or multiple units right now, you may have more skills than most to take down a 100-unit apartment building or a big mobile home park. The only thing standing in your way is the mindset.

This episode just scratches the surface of what’s possible in large multifamily real estate investing, the rest can be found in The Multifamily Millionaire Volume II. As a reminder, if you purchase before the end of August 2021, you’ll get a four-week multifamily masterclass, taught by Brandon Turner.

In This Episode We Cover:

Why chasing larger deals leads to larger profits 

Understanding the skills needed to become a successful multifamily investor

Shrinking your criteria down to a micro-level, not just a macro overview

Starting (or investing in) syndications so you can get into bigger multifamily deals

Capital stacks, debt, and other types of financing when buying large properties

Why underwriting is more than just putting numbers into a spreadsheet

And So Much More!

Links from the Show

BiggerPockets Forums

BiggerPockets Calculators

BiggerPockets Pro Membership

BiggerPockets Youtube Channel

BiggerPockets Bookstore

Brandon's Instagram

David’s Instagram

BiggerPockets Podcast 126: From 0 to 400+ Units Through Value-Add Investing with Brian Murray

BiggerPockets Podcast 212: Buying a 115-Unit Apartment Complex for No Cash Out of Pocket with Brian Murray

Discover the Multifamily Book bonuses 

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For the most part, Brandon Turner was able to achieve financial independence through small multifamily investing. This is why investing in duplexes, triplexes, quadplexes, and even 24-unit apartment buildings can be a fantastic learning experience and money maker for new landlords. But how do you get started if you’ve never bought a property before?

Brandon and his co-author of The Multifamily Millionaire, Brian Murray, walk through the seven steps to go from real estate onlooker to small multifamily master. We talk about everything from defining your criteria, financing, management, lead generation, and more. If you’re looking to build a portfolio of small multifamily properties that will allow you to break out of the rat race and do more of what you love (which may be large multifamily), make sure you not only listen to this whole episode but get Brandon and Brian’s new book!

This is a two-part episode series. In part one we talk about small multifamily and in part two we talk about large multifamily, both episodes have crucial information for anyone trying to get into the multifamily space!

In This Episode We Cover:

The difference between small multifamily properties and large multifamily properties

Financial independence vs. generational wealth and understanding which goal you have

Why you don’t necessarily need to start small in multifamily

Defining your crystal clear criteria and knowing what you want

On-market leads vs. off-market leads and the pros/cons of both

Financing small multifamily properties and house hacking

The “multifamily warp” that takes you from newbie investor to multi-millionaire

And So Much More!

Links from the Show

BiggerPockets Forums

BiggerPockets Calculators

BiggerPockets Youtube Channel

BiggerPockets Bookstore

Realtor.com

LoopNet

Zillow

Jason Drees's Coaching

Ryan Murdock's Instagram

Mike Williams's LinkedIn Profile

Micah Cabagbag's Instagram

BiggerPockets Podcast 126: From 0 to 400+ Units Through Value-Add Investing with Brian Murray

BiggerPockets Podcast 212: Buying a 115-Unit Apartment Complex for No Cash Out of Pocket with Brian Murray

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It often seems like the most successful people are the ones who take the most risks. There’s no surprise that at one point, billionaire entrepreneurs were given the choice to either stay where they stood or leap for something greater. This is something that today’s guest, Sukhinder Singh Cassidy, understands. She’s helped lead some of the biggest companies around like J Crew, Stitch Fix, TripAdvisor, and Urban Outfitters (just to name a few).

The one thing that Sukhinder has found throughout her years in Silicon Valley and through writing her new book, Choose Possibility, is that groundbreaking leaders don’t just take one big risk, they take several small ones. This works for real estate investors too. If you’ve just gotten into real estate investing education, the first step for you isn’t to go out and buy a house, it’s to join a meetup, contact an agent, or even join the BiggerPockets forums. These are what Sukhinder calls the “minimum viable choice”. Don’t worry about doing everything, just do something!

Sukhinder gives some great advice on leadership for those in executive business roles, plus how to find talent in this increasingly competitive market. If you’re just starting in your career, take Sukhinder’s advice and do great work for great people, the rest will fall into place.

In This Episode We Cover:

How Sukhinder’s love of entrepreneurship began

“Coconut events” vs. “subway events” (and how you can plan for both)

Embracing uncertainty and calculating your risks

Starting in Silicon Valley and building a strong reputation 

Choosing to make the “minimum viable choice” whenever possible

How to know whether you’re managing others or having others manage you

What leaders and business owners can do to attract the best talent

And So Much More!

Links from the Show

BiggerPockets Forums

BiggerPockets Calculators

BiggerPockets Youtube Channel

OpenDoor Capital

Brandon and David’s Books

BiggerPockets Podcast 447: Create Your Dream Life in 3-5 Years Using Vivid Visions

BiggerPockets Podcast 407: Buying 100+ Houses/Year in 4 Hours/Week Using Teams, Traction, and (Get this…) TikTok

Choose Possibility Website

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There’s a new three-peat on the BiggerPockets Real Estate Podcast, and no, it’s not Michael Jordan. Danny Johnson, the founder of Forefront CRM, is back with us on today’s episode to talk about the five F-words of real estate investing. Before you jump to conclusions, this is a family-friendly show, the F-words we’re talking about are fear, fundamentals, focus, funnel, and follow up.

Many investors find too few deals, too few motivated sellers, or too few ways to find financing. This is all being said while other investors are closing deals, finding motivated sellers, and getting the financing they need to pursue even more deals. What separates the two from each other? Often, it comes down to the simplest things.

Are you trying to be too creative or are you mastering the fundamentals? Do you know your metrics down to a tee so you can improve upon them? How is your funnel being filled and where are your leads coming through? If leads come through, are you following up or letting them fade away? And lastly, are you pushing past your fear to do any of the above things?

If you feel like you’re stuck, without much of a handle on your real estate business, feel free to try Danny's Forefront CRM!

In This Episode We Cover:

How to create time freedom in a business largely depends on your efforts

Tracking how your team performs their work and continuously improving

Pushing past fear and not allowing laziness to stop your dreams 

Understanding the fundamentals and performing them as well as possible

Tracking and reviewing metrics consistently 

Knowing the costs to fill your funnel and seeing every phone call as a potential deal

Following up with customers (without being too salesy or pushy)

And SO much more!

Links from the Show

BiggerPockets Forums

BiggerPockets Calculators

BiggerPockets Youtube Channel

BiggerPockets Podcast 018 : Flipping, Marketing, and Wholesaling with Danny Johnson

BiggerPockets Podcast 144: Getting Out of Your Comfort Zone and Kicking Butt at Real Estate with Danny Johnson

Trello

Pipedrive

ForefrontCRM

Brandon's Instagram

David's Instagram

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It’s rare to find someone with the experience, knowledge, and downright friendliness of Ken McElroy, which is why we’re having him back on the show! This time, Ken breaks down some of the fundamental truths of real estate investing and how it can help you, as an investor, make more money, reach financial freedom, and live the life you were born to live.

Ken has been in the real estate game for decades, starting as a property manager in college, becoming a landlord with a sizable portfolio, then meeting Robert Kiyosaki and working on books, education, and systems with some of the biggest names in real estate. Ken has been through multiple market cycles, dozens of policy changes from the government, and made lots of money on many different types of deals. He has a unique experience that gives him a leg up on much of the new competition.

You’ll hear Ken’s thoughts on the “affordability crisis” we may be facing in the coming years, how short-term rentalsare changing the landscape of month-to-month rentals, and how an inexperienced investor can get started with “good debt”. Make no mistake, the lessons Ken talks through in this episode took decades to learn, but you can get them all in just over an hour!

In This Episode We Cover:

How COVID did (and didn’t) affect the market for real estate investors

Leveraging “good debt” so you can build your real estate empire

When prices of labor, lumber, and new construction will flatten

What the future of the real estate market will look like, and how landlords can benefit

Working with the system (government, tax codes, etc.) as opposed to working against it

Why great deals will always get funded (especially in today’s market!)

And So Much More!

Links from the Show

BiggerPockets Forums

BiggerPockets Calculators

BiggerPockets Youtube Channel

OpenDoor Capital

Brandon and David’s Books

Real Estate Rookie Bootcamp

BiggerPockets Podcast 052: Buying Apartment Complexes, Raising Millions, and Building a Profitable Business with Ken McElroy

Airbnb

Get Ken McElroy's free e-book for BiggerPockets listeners

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Rob Abasolo, AKA Robuilt on Youtube, didn’t have a background in real estate, or construction, or hospitality, or really anything related to his current success. He did have drive, creative thinking, and the will to make something work when other people told him it was impossible.

Rob and his wife moved from Kansas City to Los Angeles, trading a $1,100 mortgage on a house for a $1,800 rent bill on a small apartment. Around this time, Rob started hearing about Airbnb and short-term rental hosting. So, he decided to buy a house, keep his apartment, and try his hand at some Airbnb arbitrage. It worked, and thus the short-term rental revenue model was proven!

Rob then started to Airbnb out the apartment attached to his new home. He was pulling in some solid income, anywhere from $2,000 to $3,000 a month. So what did he do next? He built a “tiny house” in his backyard for around $72,000 and began renting it out for up to $4,000 a month on Airbnb. That’s when Rob thought “what if I built ten of these?”

Now, four years later, that’s exactly what he’s done. Rob has a growing portfolio of short-term rentals all across the United States. From California to Texas, to Tennessee and beyond. But this isn’t the end for Rob. His new plans? Build a massive “glamping” compound on his newly acquired 50 acres of land in Gatlinburg!

In This Episode We Cover:

Airbnb arbitrage and the risk of always going after cashflow

Offsetting your mortgage with short-term (or long-term) house hacking

Airbnb regulations and making sure you’re allowed to host visitors

Building a “tiny house” and the cost associated with it

Funding your deals through HELOCs and partnerships 

The new trend of “glamping” and why it may be a massive opportunity

And SO much more!

Links from the Show

BiggerPockets Forums

BiggerPockets Calculators

BiggerPockets Youtube Channel

American Horror Story

Turo

Joshua Tree Harebnb Listing

BiggerPockets Podcast 280: The Key to Making Great Deals (Hint: Overlooked Properties!) with Mark Hentemann (Writer for TV’s Family Guy!)

Zillow

Airbnb

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Many of us have a story behind doing what we do. You may have been raised by parents living paycheck to paycheck, spurring you to chase financial freedom and create a better life. Or maybe you labored tirelessly at work to get a promotion or raise, simply to be passed up for someone else. For Adam Gilbert, founder of MyBodyTutor, his “why” is his father.

Adam looked up to his father all his life but saw the pain and distress he was going through when he had a heart attack, a triple bypass surgery, and was later diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. This forged a path for Adam that materialized in the health and fitness space. Adam knew that he never wanted to be “too tired” to play with his kids, spend time with his family, or pursue a passion.

As Adam has grown his business over the past decade and a half, he’s come away with many lessons that ring true for not only fitness enthusiasts but business owners as well. We talk through the five rules that Adam has put together for anyone to become healthy, wealthy, and mentally sound. While this is a mindset episode, you’ll be surprised with how many of these rules crossover almost perfectly into real estate investing.

In This Episode We Cover:

When to quit your full-time job and pursue your passions

Choosing daily consistent action over large infrequent actions

Why health is the ultimate productivity tool 

Setting up “planned indulgences” and being strict, yet fair with yourself

Choosing consistency over intensity and opting for small changes over time

Doing what scares you until it doesn’t

Accountability through partners, coaches, and friends

And So Much More!

Links from the Show

BiggerPockets Forums

BiggerPockets Calculators

BiggerPockets Youtube Channel

BiggerPockets Bookstore

GoBundance

OpenDoor Capital

Brandon and David's Books

Adam from My Body Tutor

BiggerPockets Podcast 425: Focusing On Your $10,000/Hour Tasks (And How to Outsource the Rest!) with Benjamin Hardy

Mybodytutor.com Special Deal for Listeners

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We all know that Hawaii is expensive. With its black sand beaches, fantastic surfing waves, and delicious poke bowls, why wouldn’t you want to live and invest there? Well, even with all those positives, many investors steer clear of Hawaii due to its high prices and lack of land, but one investor, Indar Lange, has proven those critics wrong.

Indar is Hawaii’s largest flipper, running about 15 flips at any given moment, and tackling deals priced at upwards of $3,000,000! Indar is no rookie to the game, he’s been doing this for the last decade and a half, but he had humble beginnings.

Growing up poor on a farm in rural Hawaii, Indar thought that his life would be set once he got his engineering degree. After realizing that engineers topped out at about $150,000 per year, Indar had to think of something else to do. He coincidently bought a small home at the time, fixed it up, and sold it after living in it for a few years. He paid zero taxes on the gain and this became his first live in flip, which caused the real estate wheels to start turning in his head.

Now, he’s hooked up with some of the best lenders, agents, wholesalers, contractors, and investors in the Hawaii area, taking down massive deals for a big payday. You’ll hear Indar’s full story and catch his “Ninja Tips” for the aspiring real estate investor.

In This Episode We Cover:

Why real estate the go-to investment for the wealthiest people in the world 

Completing a live in flip and the tax benefits associated with it

When it makes sense to attend a real estate course (even expensive ones)

How Indar stopped his first flip from falling through due to lack of funding

Financing your deals with hard money and private money loans

Long-distance real estate investing from Hawaii

Cost segregation studies and other tax write-offs from real estate

Indar’s “Ninja Tips” for real estate investors

And SO much more!

Links from the Show

BiggerPockets Forums

BiggerPockets Calculators

BiggerPockets Youtube Channel

BiggerPockets Bookstore

Plastiq

BiggerPockets Hard Money Lenders

BiggerPockets Money Podcast

Mindy's BiggerPockets Profile

Home Depot

Yelp

BiggerPockets Podcast 398: 22 BRRRR Properties in Under 10 Hours Per Week with Tarl Yarber

BiggerPockets Podcast 355: From Small-Time Landlord to 1,000+ Units Under Contract with Ryan “The Mercenary” Murdock

BiggerPockets Conference

Brandon and David's Books

Adam from My Body Tutor

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Real estate is a business, but we often don’t think of it that way. A single-family home here, a duplex there, at the end of the day we’re just landlords, right? 

What if some large corporation or outside buyer wanted to buy your real estate business from you. Even better, what if you had such efficient systems in place that you could sell your business for 10x what you put into it. Sounds pretty sweet right?

Today we talk to Michelle Seiler Tucker & Sharon Lechter, authors of Exit Rich and Rich Dad Poor Dad. Michelle and Sharon have spent years building and selling businesses and have defined the 6 Ps to a profitable exit. Their main critique of most business owners: start planning to scale efficiently TODAY.

This can help you as a real estate investor start putting systems in place to grow your portfolio faster and with less work from you later on. If you’re willing to put in the upfront effort to start hiring right, systematizing, and opting for efficiency you most certainly will “exit rich”!

In This Episode We Cover:

What business owners do that costs them millions in company valuation 

The 6 Ps to a profitable (and stress-free) exit

Building systems that allow your business to grow efficiently 

Focusing on company culture and having an employee liaison

Why most business owners won’t let go of their “hands-on” role

How a business is valued (and what you can do to boost your valuation)

And So Much More!

Links from the Show

BiggerPockets Forums

BiggerPockets Youtube Channel

GoBundance

OpenDoor Capital

Brandon's Books

BiggerPockets Podcast 108: Building a $350 Million Real Estate Empire Using the 10X Rule with Grant Cardone

Cherry Creek Lodge - Guests Ranch

Exit Rich Website 

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The average journey of a real estate investor tends to go something like this: buy a house, use profits to reinvest into another house, buy a duplex here and there, and buy another house again. Does this sound like you or someone you know?

For Feras Moussa, stacking single-family properties was never the goal, especially after he had to manage his first rental investments. At some point, it becomes too hard to scale and you’re stuck with 30+ units and 30+ tenants all trying to get your attention to fix something. This is how real estate can become more of a job than a business.

Feras knew this so he started venturing into medium/large multifamily investments instead. His first big multifamily deal was a 99-unit deal in Atlanta, Georgia. He was able to take a neglected apartment complex and turn it into a cash-flowing, high-value piece of property that he later sold for a sizable multiple. Now, Feras does bigger deals, like a $50M+ apartment complex that his company Disrupt Equity and Open Door Capital are partnering on.

If you feel too scared to jump (or even dip your toe) into bigger multifamily investments, hear out Feras. He shows it’s a lot less scary than most people think.

In This Episode We Cover:

How to scale your real estate investment portfolio with medium/large multifamily

The habits that a successful multifamily investor develops

Networking and being more than just the “business card” person

Why masterminds are a HUGE source of deals, partners, and friends

Underwriting and how it differs from basic deal analysis

Using “value-add” to increase the value of a property and cash flow

The red flags you should look for when buying multifamily properties 

And SO much more!

Links from the Show

BiggerPockets Forums

BiggerPockets Calculators

BiggerPockets Youtube Channel

GoBundance

Brandon's Books

Best Ever Conference

Blackstone

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David Greene is back and we’re “Seeing Greene” as he answers some of the most common real estate investing questions from BiggerPockets listeners! David goes over a multitude of different questions, ranging from financing, to acquisition, to mindset, and strategy.

Not only does David have the experience of being a real estate investor, he’s also a licensed real estate agent and owns a mortgage company as well. This allows him to have insider insight that many real estate investors simply don’t have.

If you’ve wanted a question answered by an industry expert, stick around because your question might just be answered on this episode of “Seeing Greene”!

In This Episode We Cover:

Building leverage with HELOCs and Cash-Out Refinances 

When to lower rent prices on a vacant property that won’t fill up

Write-offs and tax deductions that real estate investors can use

How newly proposed capital gains taxes may influence seller financing opportunities

How to shift your mindset and identity to fit the person you want to become

Finding financing when you’re self-employed or have low income

And So Much More!

Links from the Show

BiggerPockets Forums

BiggerPockets Pro Membership

BiggerPockets Youtube Channel

Rookie Podcast 55: Combining House Hacking and Live in Flips with Tyler Madden

Submit Your Questions to David Greene

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It’s understandable why so many real estate investors don’t want to partner up. I mean, who wants to split half of a rent check with someone else? This can seem especially true when you’re just starting and every cent of profit counts. But, what if the path to financial freedom was through partnerships? What if you could grow your wealth, spend less time working, and scale far faster simply by leveraging your relationships.

With us are the hosts of the new InvestHER podcast, Liz Faircloth and Andresa Guidelli, two real estate veterans who partnered up to teach women about financial freedom, cash flow, and everything related to real estate. Liz and Andresa are both partners in real estate and partners in leading the InvestHER community, so they know a thing or two about what makes partnerships work and what doesn’t.

We talk about questions to ask potential partners, how to test out a partnership by doing a project together, formalizing a partnership with binding contracts, how to stop resentment in partnerships, and how to end partnerships that go bad.

If you’re looking to scale your real estate portfolio to new heights, you’ll definitely be using partnerships to do so. Tune in to make sure you and your partner stay protected!

In This Episode We Cover:

Why it’s so hard to scale in real estate without partnerships 

The top questions to ask a potential partner 

Testing out your partnership by doing a small deal together

Making deposits into the “emotional bank account” of a partnership

Finalizing your partnership agreement with an attorney

Keeping information flowing on both sides

Preventing (and ending) bad partnerships

The new InvestHER podcast!

And SO much more!

Links from the Show

BiggerPockets Forums

OpenDoor Capital

Real Estate Rookie Podcast

BiggerPockets Business Podcast

BiggerPockets Money Podcast

BiggerPockets Podcast 088: Investing with Your Spouse, Managing Financials, and Growing Your Team with Matt and Liz Faircloth

BiggerPockets Podcast 203: Finding Deals, Funding, Contractors, and Mentors with Matt and Liz Faircloth

BiggerPockets Podcast 314: How to Find Rockstar Contractors and Manage Like a Boss with Andresa Guidelli

Matt Faircloth's BiggerPockets Profile

Ryan Murdock's BiggerPockets Profile

Mindy Jensen's BiggerPockets Profile

BiggerPockets Podcast 425: Focusing On Your $10,000/Hour Tasks (And How to Outsource the Rest!) with Benjamin Hardy

BiggerPockets Podcast 423: Who Not How: Stop Doing the Things You Hate, Free Up Time, Be Happier and Richer with Dan Sullivan

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Three years ago, Atomic Habits was released. In this groundbreaking book, author James Clear asks a complex question “why do we continue our bad habits while neglecting good habits?” While it’s not as easy as simply saying, “I want to be better, hence I’ll stop doing this”, there are some ways that you can convince (and often trick) yourself into developing the habits that will help you create a better life.

The first thing to know about habits is that they aren’t a minimal part of your life. Your habits are what your life is built upon. Do you habitually clean your room every week? You’re most likely a clean and well-organized person. Are you constantly looking for ways to save money? You probably have a decent-sized bank account. If you want to become the “money person” or the “helpful person” or the “intelligent person” you need to start adopting the habits that someone in those positions would have.

So how do you develop a good habit? More importantly, how do you halt your bad habits from derailing your entire life? James walks through a few key ways to do this, from making habit cues less obvious, to changing your environment, to removing yourself from the choice entirely. One thing is for certain, if you want to change your life for the better, you need to start changing your habits.

In This Episode We Cover:

How James developed his interest in habits and psychology

Becoming “the architect” of your habits and not falling victim to poor choices

Understand the end goal and slowly work your way to it

Taking on the actions of someone successful and becoming that identity 

Why bad habits can be so hard to break

How long does it take to develop a habit?

Intaking media that will change your mindset and influence your actions

And So Much More!

Links from the Show

BiggerPockets Forums

OpenDoor Capital

BiggerPockets Youtube Channel

BiggerPockets Pro Membership

BiggerPockets Events

BiggerPockets Facebook Group

BiggerPockets Store

Brandon's Instagram

David's Instagram

BiggerPockets Podcast 254: Tim Ferriss on Real Estate, Becoming a Top Performer and His Tribe of Mentors

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Brandon Turner is a man of many talents. Whether it be building a real estate empire, growing a team, or surfing out in Maui, he seems to make it all look so simple. Yet, that is his key to success. Simplicity. 

Brandon’s keynote speech from BPCon 2019 touches on many things, including how to simplify your business so it’s working for you, how to grow a team you trust, working with your strengths, and becoming the superhero in your own story. It also includes glimpses into Brandon’s everyday life. From hair styles, to how to ask out your crush, and even saving naked swimmers on Maui beaches. 

Regardless of where you’re at in the journey, every successful business owner (whether real estate or not) has to make a big business into something simple and seamless, and that’s what you’ll learn from Brandon’s keynote speech. 

Want tickets to BPCon 2021? Click here!

In This Episode We Cover:

How to make your real estate business as simple as possible

How to take the complexity out of tasks that seem difficult at the start

Why simple isn’t easy (but it’s worth it)

How to stop yourself from “building too many bridges”

Why you need to hire before you’re ready 

The importance of rehearsing your steps (in business and surfing)

How to become the “Superhero” in your story

Why Brandon had a mullet in his youth

And SO much more!

Links from the Show

BiggerPockets Forums

OpenDoor Capital

BPCON2021

J Scott 's BiggerPockets Profile

BiggerPockets Business Podcast 18: How to “Have It All” by Living with Intention with Brandon Turner

BiggerPockets Podcast 394: Making a 25 Deal/Year Business (and Marriage) Work… Together! with Elliot and Chrissy Smith

Ryan Murdock's Facebook Profile

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Last week, Brandon and David sat down to talk about the “Core 4” of any successful real estate team. Now they’re here to talk about the “Divided 5-ed”, a term they coined to describe the five team members you’ll need to scale your portfolio to new heights. Both Brandon and David agree that a sizable, growing real estate portfolio needs to be thought of more as a business than just a group of rental properties.

Maybe you’re looking to scale into large multifamily properties, commercial properties, self-storage units, or mobile home parks. Or maybe you’re just going to buy 1,000 single-family homes. Whatever your strategy, you will need a lead generator, underwriter, money raiser, asset manager, and financer/bookkeeper on your team. You may start out doing many of these roles when you buy your first few properties, but as you scale, you’ll need to fill these roles with more fitting individuals.

Maybe you want to get more experience before you start buying properties. Great! Join someone else’s team and think about how you can be the BEST in the role that you’ve been appointed to.

In This Episode We Cover:

The five roles that will make scaling possible (and easy) for your future acquisitions

How to choose the asset class that fires you up

Using DISC scoring to decide who would be best for each role

How Brandon built his team at Open Door Capital using this layout

Finding a team where you learn, grow, and thrive

And So Much More!

Links from the Show

BiggerPockets Forums

BiggerPockets Youtube Channel

BiggerPockets Pro Membership

Open Door Capital

BiggerPockets Podcast 481: Build an Unstoppable Real Estate Portfolio with the “Core 4”

BiggerPockets Podcast 407: Buying 100+ Houses/Year in 4 Hours/Week Using Teams, Traction, and (Get this…) TikTok with Ryan Pineda

BiggerPockets Podcast 444: 150 Deals at Age 22 by Putting Relationships Over Profit with Cole Ruud-Johnson

How to Use the DISC Profile to Communicate Effectively in Business

BiggerPockets Events

BiggerPockets Facebook Group

BiggerPockets Store

Brandon's Instagram

David's Instagram

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Everybody is busy. We have jobs, kids, businesses, and responsibilities to take care of. Why go out of your way and risk your money and time to invest in real estate? Mike Webb, firefighter, investor, flipper, and wholesaler argues the opposite. Mike says that it’s far riskier to simply rely on your job for the entirety of your income.

Mike began his investing career by investing in a side-by-side duplex, rehabbing it, and failing to complete a successful BRRRR. After seeing the cash flow and learning from his mistakes, Mike saw an investment strategy that could carry him to financial freedom. He is still working as a full-time firefighter, but is building his portfolio and completing 20-30 flips per year while he does so. This gives Mike the ultimate freedom to do whatever is best for him and his family, even though he loves his job.

In a world where it seems cool for everyone to quit their job, Mike reassures those who like their work that it’s worth staying, especially to keep that investment money flowing. He also walks through his partnerships, how he hires his team members, and what you can do to systematize your business so you can outsource your work as you take on more strategic roles! 

In This Episode We Cover:

Why you don’t have to choose between a career and investing in real estate

Learning from your first deal and using your newfound knowledge to expand

Why the 1% rule and 2% rule shouldn’t be the ONLY metric you consider during deal analysis

Using the BiggerPockets Forums to meet partners, mentors, and other real estate professionals

The “OODA Loop” and why it’s a great tool for organizations

Starting a meetup and being in the know with local investors

Why working AND investing decreases your overall financial risk

And SO much more!

Links from the Show

BiggerPockets Forums

BiggerPockets Youtube Channel

BiggerPockets Podcast 469: Why Do Investors Lie to Themselves? +More Audience Q&A (Pt. 2) (Mike's question)

BiggerPockets Podcast 169: Using Hustle and Persistence to Build Wealth Through Real Estate with David Greene

Open Door Capital

Voxer

Slack

Loom

WizeHire

Google Docs

BiggerPockets Events

BiggerPockets Facebook Group

BiggerPockets Store

Brandon's Instagram

David's Instagram

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David Greene is great at coining new terms, just like his co-host Brandon Turner. Today we talk about the “Core 4” of any successful real estate investor's team. This includes the agent/deal finder, the property manager, the lender, and the contractor. Without these Core 4, you’ll have trouble building a real estate empire, especially if you’re doing so long distance. The good news? Even if you’re a brand new investor, you can start building out these relationships today!

With the help of BiggerPockets, you can find agents, lenders, property managers, and contractors. You can also head over to the forums and chat with other investors in your area, get their take on who’s the best in the business, and use their referrals to grow your team.

Are you an agent, lender, contractor, or property manager? Great! Brandon and David drop some tips on how you can attract the best clientele that will help you grow your businesses as well. The most important part of any of this is having open, honest, consistent communication with your team members and making sure nothing is falling through the cracks so everyone knows exactly what they should be doing.

In This Episode We Cover:

What the “Core 4” is and why it’s crucial for all real estate investors

How to find an agent using BiggerPockets’ agent directory

What agents can do to find clients that will close many times over

Why you should never “just go for the rate” when comparing lenders

Why a great property manager should be out of sight and out of mind

Choosing a contractor who ISN’T just an “order taker”

And So Much More!

Links from the Show

BiggerPockets Forums

BiggerPockets Youtube Channel

BiggerPockets Pro Membership

Real Estate Investing Calculators

Beardy Brandon

BiggerPockets Podcast 425: Focusing On Your $10,000/Hour Tasks (And How to Outsource the Rest!) with Benjamin Hardy

BiggerPockets Podcast 423: Who Not How: Stop Doing the Things You Hate, Free Up Time, Be Happier and Richer with Dan Sullivan

BiggerPockets Podcast 475: 50x Your Revenue By Focusing on ROR (Return on Relationships) with John Ruhlin

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At one point, Dan Brault had a construction company working on custom builds in upstate New York. He had left behind a successful sales career to do it and although he was highly stressed, he felt all of his hard work was going to be rewarded sometime soon. That is, until, he had a huge project that went over budget, over the timeline, and forced him into $400,000 worth of debt.

Dan closed his company, went back to sales and started to think about what he did wrong. Was it the leadership? Was it the system? Was it just bad luck? Dan went to work, doing whatever he could to level up his business skills so he could get back into real estate full-time and do so in a way that allowed him to scale.

Now, after going through many of life’s lessons, Dan is doing phenomenally, with him and his team closing on 12+ wholesale deals a month, getting him close to $200k in monthly revenue. He credits his success to his systems, his team, and the way he pivoted his leadership that allowed the entire company to work as one well-oiled machine.

In This Episode We Cover:

The danger of buying cheap homes in C or D-class neighborhoods

On-market vs. off-market properties and which investors should go for off-market deals

Dan’s favorite off-market strategies and the way he gets most of his leads

Finding the “price behind the problem” so you can close on more deals

Forming partnerships with real estate brokerages as a wholesaler

The high costs of running a wholesaling team

What sets apart gurus and gimmicks from real, honest coaches

And SO much more!

Links from the Show

BiggerPockets Forums

BiggerPockets Youtube Channel

Tony Robbins

BiggerPockets Podcast 356: 30+ Rentals (in a Pricy Market) Through BRRRR and Section 8 with Joe Asamoah

Facebook Marketplace

Darrin Damme of Bullseye Branding

Left Main REI

GoBundance

JD Mindset Academy

Beardy Brandon

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We all reach a point of complacency. We tell ourselves that we’ve done enough, it’s too hard to go further, or we don’t have enough experience, money, or time to accomplish the goals that seem impossible. Brandon Turner, host of the BiggerPockets podcast, was feeling this way too, sitting on a decade worth of real estate, with enough passive income to live his life how he saw fit. It wasn’t until Brandon started surrounding himself with people who did much more than him that he realized he wasn’t hitting his true potential.

Now, leading the real estate syndication Open Door Capital, Brandon has more than 10x-ed his rental portfolio, built a life he loves in Maui, and worked with some of his heroes. This wasn’t by accident, it also wasn’t dropped into his lap. Brandon spent serious time thinking about his “vivid vision” of the future, what he wanted out of life, and who would help him get there.

He’s had ups and downs, with some of his favorite employees leaving, partnerships falling through, and deals being lost. All of these proved to be valuable lessons in his ongoing work to create a mobile home empire and become the best of the best at what he, and his team, does.

In This Episode We Cover:

The 10 lessons Brandon learned starting Open Door Capital

Why it’s crucial to have a goal for your life and shoot towards it

Understanding when you’ve become complacent and finding inspiration

Giving up more to work with partners who will bring you far, far greater returns

Working for your employees and doing anything you can for their success

How coaching allowed Brandon to open up his mind to huge possibilities

Using a “Hunger Games” style recruiting technique when finding new talent

And So Much More!

Links from the Show

BiggerPockets Forums

BiggerPockets Youtube Channel

BiggerPockets Membership

BiggerPockets Book Store

Open Door Capital

BiggerPockets Podcast 403: Developing a Millionaire’s Mindset and Overcoming Limiting Beliefs with Performance Coach Jason Drees

BiggerPockets Podcast 369: Escaping the Day-to-Day Grind to Work on Your Business with Jefferson Lilly

BiggerPockets Podcast 246: Surviving the Coming Crash, Earning 20% Returns, and Buying Mobile Home Parks with Kevin Bupp

BiggerPockets Podcast 447: Create Your Dream Life in 3-5 Years Using Vivid Visions with Cameron Herold

BiggerPockets Podcast 212: Buying a 115-Unit Apartment Complex for No Cash Out of Pocket with Brian Murray

BiggerPockets Podcast 126: From 0 to 400+ Units Through Value-Add Investing with Brian Murray

Pre-order Multifamily Millionaire by Brandon Turner and Brian Murray

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What happens when you’re pinned to the floor in the middle of a fight? Someone has you in a locked position and you can’t move. You’re sweating, you’re angry, and you start feeling the will to fight flow through your whole body. Although we’re talking about Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu with the legendary trainer and black belt, Ryron Gracie, we could easily be talking about real estate.

So many new real estate investors come into this space being scared of discomfort, wanting to be hand-held, and feeling like there is no way to hit their investing goals. That is until they’re put in the proper position, scenario, or matched up with a great teacher. These are the exact lessons that Ryron shares with us today.

As a lifelong Jiu-Jitsu practitioner, and now a teacher himself, Ryron knows that the same lessons applied on the mat should be applied in everyday life. Lessons like: be comfortable with discomfort, never get pulled into anyone else’s fight, and change the game to fit your needs. This not only makes Ryron a financially successful individual, but a master in martial arts. 

Even if you’ve never done martial arts, had any interest in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, or started real estate investing, this episode will help you change your mindset to thrive in situations where you feel lost and helpless, which is something all of us need throughout our lives.

In This Episode We Cover

“Emotional Jiu-Jitsu” and how to find comfort in difficult conversations

Taking the fight to the ground and changing the game

The crossovers between martial arts and building wealth through real estate

Putting your ego and insecurity to the side and doing what’s truly best for you

Realizing when you’re coming from a place of lack

And So Much More!

Links from the Show

BiggerPockets Forums

BiggerPockets Youtube Channel

David's Instagram

Gracie University

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Normally we have two hosts and one guest, but today we have three hosts, and one of them happens to be a guest as well. We welcome Tony J Robinson, host of the BiggerPockets Real Estate Rookie Podcast, to the show! Tony has grown a respectable following due to his impressive short-term rental portfolio, his ability to scale quickly, and his made-for-radio voice.

Tony grew up with real estate around him. His dad had a wholesaling company, and when it closed down his father relayed to Tony that his biggest mistake was failing to keep any of the wholesale deals as rentals. With this advice in mind, Tony saw an opportunity to fix up some rental properties in Louisiana. This gave him an intro to real estate funding, and after a few successful deals, he decided to dive in head first.

Now, Tony has short-term rentals in Tennessee and Joshua Tree. He’s started multiple partnerships and speaks on the benefits of having reliable, trustworthy partners, plus how to avoid toxic partnerships that will stop you from scaling. He also lets us in on his free and simple method of finding out whether or not a market will work for short-term rentals.

In This Episode We Cover:

• The importance of having cash-flowing passive income
• Why you should never treat a rental like your primary residence
• Buying in markets that are heavily reliant on tourism 
• How to make a strong, stable, and reliable partnership 
• The risk vs. rewards of short-term rentals
• Long-distance real estate investing as a rookie investor
• And SO much more!

Links from the Show

• BiggerPockets Forums
• BiggerPockets Real Estate Rookie Podcast
• BiggerPockets Money Podcast
• BiggerPockets Youtube Channel
• BiggerPockets Money Youtube Channel (Please subscribe!)
• Real Estate Rookie Youtube Channel (Please subscribe!)
• BiggerPockets Podcast 364: Snowballing 6-Figure Short-Term Rental Profits Into Passive Investments with Avery Carl
• Airbnb
• VRBO
• Zillow
• PriceLabs
• Brandon's Instagram
• David's Instagram

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You wouldn’t think that a farm boy from Ohio would be spending hundreds of thousands if not millions on expensive clothing, high-priced whiskey, and expensive knife sets, would you? Only, he’s not buying these things for himself, he’s buying them for his clients, many of whom are some of the biggest names in business and entertainment. What does John Ruhlin from Giftology see in gift-giving that we don’t?

First, John realized that giving regular corporate gifts, like a stress ball or a free pen, wouldn’t cut it when trying to build long-term relationships. He even went as far as to get courtside NBA tickets paired with a $500 steakhouse dinner to get Cameron Herold (a past guest of ours) on his team, only to find that Cameron was severely disappointed. So he started turning up the personalization of his gifts.

Now, John sends out personally engraved knife sets, world-class food and wine pairings hosted by the best sommelier in the country, and video messages sent in physical boxes (seriously). He’s discovered the art and the science behind gift-giving and wants everyone to know what is, and isn’t an appropriate gift. As he puts it, you need to focus on your ROR (return on relationships) more than your ROI.

In This Episode We Cover:

• The gifts you SHOULD NOT give to those you want to impress
• Focusing on ROR (return on relationships) as opposed to ROI
• Have a “relationship plan” in place for clients, employees, and partners
• Using personalized gifts to stick out from the competition
• Taking a warm lead and turning it into a burning fire 
• The best gifts to give based on the occasion, timing, and relationship
• And So Much More!

Links from the Show

• BiggerPockets Forums
• BiggerPockets Pro Membership
• BiggerPockets Youtube Channel
• Brandon's BiggerPockets Profile
• Brandon's Instagram
• David's BiggerPockets Profile
• David's Instagram
• BiggerPockets Podcast 467: #1 NYT Bestselling Author Adam Grant on the Need to “Think Again”
• BiggerPockets Podcast 451: Stop Chasing the “False Summit”: Have Better Relationships and Results with Michael Hyatt
• GoBundance
• Open Door Capital
• Giftology Website

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Letting go of something successful isn’t easy, but what if you know it’s costing you your dreams? Today we talk to mother, real estate agent, and massive multifamily investor, Pili Yarusi, about doing what it takes to stay focused, engaged, and on top of your life.

Pili moved out to New York from Hawaii with dreams of becoming a star in theater but ended up working as a bartender. Lucky for her, bartending is where she met her husband and future business partner. Together, they started flipping houses, which taught her not only to systematize investments but also to use her creativity in an efficient way. She and her husband later expanded into wholesaling.

Pili knew something was missing and she wanted to focus more on growing a multifamily portfolio. With help from some mentors, she realized that the main thing holding her back was her current (and very successful) flipping and wholesaling business. She closed both businesses, got herself systematized, and went head first into multifamily.

Now this homeschool teacher/mom is sitting on $75,000,000 in real estate, totaling in at 850 units. No small number by ANY means! She gives some incredible advice on what new investors need to do before they can reach their goals of owning big portfolios.

In This Episode We Cover:

• Limiting your creativity (in a good way) when doing flips and rehabs
• The 4-3-2-1 principle and waking up with A.L.O.H.A
• Identifying as the person you want to become, and letting go of less useful identities
• The right (and the wrong) way to train employees and build a team
• 506b vs 506c syndications, plus what to know if you want to start one
• And SO much more!

Links from the Show

• BiggerPockets Forums
• Clubhouse
• BiggerPockets Podcast 325: From Major Business Failure to Buying 20 Houses a Month With Aaron Amuchastegui
• Real Estate Rockstars Podcast
• InvestNext

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There is only one man on the podcast today that has a beard, and no, it’s not the guitar-playing, surfing, 7-foot tall one. David Greene is “seeing Greene” in this episode and gives new and experienced investors advice and answers on their questions. We go through a range of subjects from real estate notes, quitting a W2, scaling, and whether or not to start a property management business.

With David’s experience as a W2 police officer, agent, broker, investor, and lender, he can give all kinds of great answers related to real estate. So whether you’re a newbie trying to get your first deal done or an experienced landlordclosing on a new house every week, there is probably some question David answers that can help you out!

All of these questions have been asked by BiggerPockets listeners either via video or from Facebook. If you weren’t able to get a question answered by David this time, you can submit a question at this link.

In This Episode We Cover:

• Purchasing a property from a wholesaler
• How to place properties under an LLC once purchased
• Is land worth pursuing or should you stick to properties?
• When is the right time to quit your W2 and pursue real estate
• Can you 1031-exchange a flip into a buy and hold rental?
• And So Much More!

Links from the Show

• Brandon's Instagram
• David's Instagram
• BiggerPockets Forums
• BiggerPockets Pro Membership
• BiggerPockets Youtube Channel
• BiggerPockets Podcast 457: How Thinking 5 Moves Ahead Can Make You Millions with Patrick Bet-David
• 6 Mindset Shifts to Make Today to Become Successful Tomorrow
• BiggerPockets Business Podcast 89: How David Greene Plans to Sell $150 Million of Real Estate in 2021
• Rookie Podcast 81: David Greene on Where Rookies Go Wrong When Looking for an Agent
• Submit Your Questions to David Greene

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Nick Lamagna wasn’t planning on getting into real estate investing. When he finished college he knew that he wanted to go into law enforcement to help with counter-terrorism. He scored well on all the tests needed to be a great candidate for his dream job, but when he suffered a permanent hand injury, he was disqualified from working in law enforcement.

During a period where Nick didn’t know what he was going to do, his mom forced him to read Rich Dad Poor Dad, which (like many of our listeners) changed his view on making money and having a career. After the initial interest was sparked, Nick started tackling real estate deals outside of his native state of New York.

He faced challenges with getting mortgages, so he partnered with other real estate investors. He needed more cash, so he started wholesaling. The 2008 housing market crash happened, so he decided to start flipping. And now, Nick is going into bigger deals like commercial real estate and mobile home parks.

Nick’s advice to new investors: think creatively, get comfortable with being uncomfortable, be in constant contact with your team, and don’t stick to one strategy.

In This Episode We Cover:

• Long-distance real estate investing when your local market is too expensive 
• Building a buyers list for wholesaling and networking 
• Partnering with others who can finance real estate purchases 
• Why communication is key when doing long-distance renovations 
• Turning your weaknesses into your greatest strengths 
• And SO much more!

Links from the Show

• 27 Interior & Exterior Preventative Maintenance Tasks for Rentals (Article)
• BiggerPockets Youtube Channel
• Brandon's Guesting on Nick's Podcast
• LoopNet
• BiggerPockets Podcast 461: Defeating the “Enemy of Success” with Steven Pressfield (The War of Art)

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We like to think that we have a lot of winners on the BiggerPockets Real Estate Podcast, whether they are in real estate or not. We may have one of the biggest winners on today's show. Tim Grover, trainer to Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant joins us to talk about overcoming adversity, developing a winning mindset, finding what makes you fail, and his new book, accurately titled Winning: The Unforgiving Race to Greatness. 

Tim argues that one of the hardest things to succeed in is business since there are so many factors that influence success. When you own or run a business, you’re constantly being thrown curveballs (like a global pandemic tied with government shutdowns). So how do you succeed when there is a constantly changing game plan? You adapt, you overcome, and you mitigate failure.

These are the exact lessons that Tim taught to his high-profile clients, like Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant, arguably the two greatest basketball players of all time. Before MJ and Kobe became the best, they had to master being average, then being good, then being great. So many people want to take shortcuts to greatness, not understanding that mastering those different levels is what truly puts you on a different stage than those who master the average level and give up.

In This Episode We Cover:

• What really holds people back when they say they want something
• Focusing on recovery and health before trying to up your abilities
• Becoming a constant reminder to others to win and shoot for success
• How to stop performing with emotion and start performing with energy
• Stop confusing “finishing” with “winning”
• Struggling with balance when succeeding in your career, family life, or anything else
• And So Much More!

Links from the Show

• BiggerPockets Forums
• BiggerPockets Pro Membership
• BiggerPockets Youtube Channel
• BiggerPockets Podcast 433: You Get Your Standards, Not Your Goals: Ed Mylett on Success, Faith, and Building $100M+ Businesses
• BiggerPockets Podcast 457: How Thinking 5 Moves Ahead Can Make You Millions with Patrick Bet-David
• Brandon's BiggerPockets Profile
• Brandon's Instagram
• David's BiggerPockets Profile
• David's Instagram

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There has been a great feud between Brittany Arnason and Host of the BiggerPockets Podcast, Brandon Turner. Both of them have done lots of renovations on houses, secured millions in funding, and live right next to the beach in Maui, but only one of them has won a “quickest person to get to 200,000 followers on Instagram” battle. We’re happy to have the winner on our show as a guest today!

Brittany started out her real estate journey when she was 18 years old, buying her first rental property and tackling a multitude of different DIY projects. If you haven’t heard her story, you can check it out on episode 320. Now she’s back to talk about how she moved to Maui, hired out her employees, secured funding on commercial deals, and used social media to get her deals and connections.

Her biggest advice to new investors, “jump in before you’re ready”. You won't ever have all the answers, but those who get started will finish far ahead of those who always dream about being an investor. You can also help ease the stress and unforeseen speed bumps by getting in groups with other investors, following those you look up to on social media, and becoming a resource for future mentors.

In This Episode We Cover:

• Using social media to find deals, mentors, employees, and friends
• Generating leads in unorthodox ways 
• Fighting back against imposter syndrome and seeing your strengths
• Getting super cheap interest rates when closing on commercial mortgages
• Why the bigger deals tend to be the more passive ones
• Why whatever you believe can end up being true
• And SO much more!

Links from the Show

• BiggerPockets Podcast 461: Defeating the “Enemy of Success” with Steven Pressfield (The War of Art)
• BiggerPockets's List of Agents
• BiggerPockets Youtube Channel
• BiggerPockets Podcast 320: Hands-On BRRRR Investing and DIY Secrets with Instagram Star Brittany Arnason
• Invest with Zasha's Instagram
• BiggerPockets Podcast 226: From “D-Student” to $400,000 in Annual Rental Property Cash Flow with David Osborn
• BiggerPockets Podcast 292: 200+ Deals in the First Four Years with Ryan Pineda
• BiggerPockets Podcast 388: The 7-Step “Playbook” for Scaling Your Real Estate Business With AJ Osborne
• BiggerPockets Podcast 412: Start Investing in Large Multifamily? How to Do it, and Why (or Why Not) with Ashley Wilson
• BiggerPockets Podcast 398: 22 BRRRR Properties in Under 10 Hours Per Week with Tarl Yarber
• GoBundance
• BiggerPockets Podcast 343: Want to Work Less and Earn More? Think Like a Pilot! With Steve Rozenberg
• From Military to Millionaire
• Jason Drees Academy
• Real Estate Rockstars Podcast
• We Study Billionaires Podcast
• TikTok
• BiggerPockets Podcast 433: You Get Your Standards, Not Your Goals: Ed Mylett on Success, Faith, and Building $100M+ Businesses
• BiggerPockets Podcast 425: Focusing On Your $10,000/Hour Tasks (And How to Outsource the Rest!) with Benjamin Hardy
• BiggerPockets Podcast 423: Who Not How: Stop Doing the Things You Hate, Free Up Time, Be Happier and Richer with Dan Sullivan
• Brandon's Instagram

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We interview a lot of great guests on our Sunday episodes of the BiggerPockets Real Estate podcast, but we rarely hear from agents, investors, and BiggerPockets listeners who are in an early stage of real estate success. Both Brandon and David know what it’s like to be grinding, day in and day out, to get your real estate business off the ground. That’s why they’re here today to answer questions from live listeners about mindset, mentality, and growth.

We talk to Brody, Joseph, Wale, and Mike, all in different stages of their real estate journey, and all very committed to success! You’ll hear questions like:

• If given the chance to go back, what would Brandon and David do differently?
• What deserves more emphasis, mindset or skill set?
• Is it okay to explore different opportunities at an early stage of investing?
• How to find balance when SO many opportunities are exciting?
• How do you make time for family, a job, side businesses, and real estate?
• Why do investors lie to themselves?

Thanks again to our guests for coming on and throwing such great questions at Brandon and David!

In This Episode We Cover:

• Leaving your W2 job to pursue real estate and other opportunities
• How to harness your mindset to grow your specific skill set
• The power of house hacking, and how it pushes your portfolio forward
• Scaling bigger and faster (even if it’s scary)
• Developing the ability to adapt, so you can survive any situation
• How to stop making promises that you’ll fail to uphold
• And So Much More!

Links from the Show

• BiggerPockets Forums
• BiggerPockets Pro Membership
• BiggerPockets Youtube Channel
• BiggerPockets Podcast 209: Flipping 83 Homes in the Last 18 Months with Kevin Carroll
• Gobundance
• Getting Started with Real Estate Investing: An Interview with My Real Estate Mentor

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Last time we did a live Q&A, fans from all over came on to ask questions to Brandon and David. Now we’re back, answering the questions that BiggerPockets Real Estate Podcast fans have on their minds. We’ll go over a handful of questions, all from different investors in different parts of their real estate journey. Questions include:

• How can investors offload their unwanted properties to charities?
• How do I stop analysis paralysis even after so much research?
• Is it a good idea to buy in an area with a falling population?
• What metrics should I look for when scaling my portfolio?
• What’s the best niche to build wealth fastest?
• Plus other commonly asked questions

Thanks again to our guests Nicole, Michael, Ryan, Owen, and Emily for throwing their great questions at Brandon and David!

In This Episode We Cover:

• The biggest regret that most real estate investors have
• Scaling to bigger and better deals (with higher unit counts)
• Finding a mentor who can push you to accomplish BIG deals
• Using other people’s money to build your real estate portfolio
• The best niches for newbie investors to start out in
• And SO much more!

Links from the Show

• BiggerPockets Forums
• BiggerPockets Pro Membership
• BiggerPockets Youtube Channel
• Restoring Eden
• BiggerPockets Podcast 414: 1300 Units in Real Estate Development at 30 years old with Evan Holladay
• Petey Pablo - Raise Up (Official Video)
• Open Door Capital
• 3 Reasons Multifamily Rentals Might Be the Perfect Investment with Paul Moore
• Evan Holladay's Instagram
• Charity Water
• BiggerPockets Pro Membership
• Getting Started with Real Estate Investing: An Interview with My Real Estate Mentor

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Everyone wants to be right all the time. We have so many preconceived notions running through our heads at all times, and we always think that we’re the ones standing on the right side of history. What if that train of thought was secretly pushing you to failure, or even death? Adam Grant argues this point in his book Think Again.

Adam hypothesizes that the main reason so many businesses, relationships, and experiments fail is because those in them tend to be locked in on one view. How many times have you been in a fight with your partner where you realize you maybe wrong, but also realize it would be worse to back down from your original stance?

This is how businesses like Blockbuster and Blackberry slowly faded away while the likes of Apple and Microsoft flourished. Adam talks through some of the best (and worst) moments in business history when companies thought they were too big to fall. The same goes for political candidates, social movements, and almost any other type of human-to-human interaction. The one way you can be sure you’re coming out with the right conclusion? Think like a scientist! 

In This Episode We Cover:

• The preacher, prosecutor, and politician mindsets 
• Valuing humility over pride and stopping your ideas from becoming your identity 
• How ego, image, and regret play into the way we act
• Blackberry vs Apple and how Steve Jobs made the right decision 
• Why you should give people FEWER reasons to back up a proposal
• Why “super forecasters” will never let a bias persuade them
• And So Much More!

Links from the Show

• BiggerPockets Forums
• BiggerPockets Pro Membership
• BiggerPockets Podcast 254: Tim Ferriss on Real Estate, Becoming a Top Performer and His Tribe of Mentors

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Alan Corey has had an interesting career to say the least. He’s been an IT worker, a comedian, an author, a real estate investor, and even a reality TV star. Alan has always been fascinated with making passive income in a frugal, but very intelligent way. He’s so frugal in fact, that he made up a crazy story to be on the Jerry Springer show, just to get a free trip to Chicago out of it. Talk about being committed!

Alan’s real estate story starts off with buying a 1 bedroom apartment in Brooklyn, New York, hanging up a curtain in the living room, and house hacking. He then repeated this strategy over and over again, becoming a millionaire before 30 years old, with a lot of property and “good debt”. Alan is part of the FIRE (financial independence retire early) community, but instead of investing mainly in stocks, he does so in real estate.

His strategy is simple: buy a rental property for every bill you have, then start inventing “fun bills” as excuses to buy more rental property. Whether you’re looking to pay off your phone bill every month, or finance your brand new Tesla, this strategy will work for you. Alan also “hides money from himself” so he can be better off in the future. Right now he’s sitting on around $8,000,000 of real estate solely from his own investments.

His new book House FIRE teaches you everything you need to know about retiring early with real estate!

In This Episode We Cover:

• Chasing financial independence and early retirement with real estate
• Taking on “good debt” so you can grow you real estate portfolio faster
• Thinking of each property you buy as a “lottery ticket”
• Alan’s books: A Million Bucks By 30 and House FIRE
• The danger of high-interest consumer debt (like credit card debt)
• Seller financing and zero cash-flow triple net leases
• And SO much more!

Links from the Show

• BiggerPockets Forums
• BiggerPockets Pro Membership
• BiggerPockets Youtube Channel
• Alan Corey's Video Sampler
• Dave Ramsey
• BiggerPockets Podcast 344: “No Money” Real Estate Investing with Gabriel Hamel
• BiggerPockets Business Podcast 13: 3 Rules for Crushing It in Business with ‘Shark Tank’ Star Barbara Corcoran
• Shark Tank

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If you don’t feel amped up to accomplish your goals, you definitely will after this episode. Today we talk to real estate agent, entrepreneur, author, and Million Dollar Listing New York star, Ryan Serhant. You’ve probably seen Ryan selling ridiculously nice (and expensive) homes on TV, but today you’ll be the private audience to hear his backstory, his work ethic, and how he developed his big confidence.

Ryan moved to New York to become the next big star in theatre, but after seeing the financial position of those “successful” actors he looked up to, he made a pivot. Ryan got his real estate license and started listing apartments to pay his bills, but was given a golden opportunity when an foreign buyer specifically chose him to find her next multi-million dollar home in New York City. Ryan still remembers the lack of confidence he felt when he got the listing, and knew the only thing to do was educate himself and practice his pitch. Long story short, he helped the buyer find her dream home, and the rest is history.

You’ll hear Ryan talk about the importance of confidence, not only in this podcast, but in his new book Big Money Energy. Brandon and David both agree with Ryan on how important, and often undervalued, having confidence is. Not just confidence in your work, but confidence that you’ll be able to accomplish the most challenging tasks you set for yourself!

In This Episode We Cover:

• Selling the most expensive home in Florida
• Using the pandemic to springboard a new career or venture 
• Taking on a task, developing the confidence, and succeeding 
• Leaning to own the things that make you different from everyone else
• Stop focusing on the deals and start focusing on “the work”
• Many, many multi-million dollar deal stories
• And So Much More!

Links from the Show

• BiggerPockets Forums
• BiggerPockets Webinars
• BiggerPockets Blog
• BiggerPockets Bookstore
• BiggerPockets Podcast
• Serhant Brokerage
• Ryan's personal website

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Many, many people give up on real estate after just one bad deal, one bad tenant, or one bad flip. But what if you lost all you had from real estate deals, would you still be willing to bet on real estate? What if you lost it all twice? Welby Accely, has been in that position. He lost all he had, two separate times through dicey real estate deals. He never did give up on real estate, and now he’s sitting on 50 rentals and over 70 completed flips.

Welby grew up in Brooklyn, and knew that his godfather was doing well in real estate, so when he got older, he decided to give it a shot. He invested in a multifamily deal in Atlanta, overleveraged himself, and had it foreclosed on him. A few years later, he had another Atlanta property taken from home. Welby was wiped out. He got scammed, lied to, and dove in too deep a couple times.

After these tough experiences, he knew he had to do whatever he could to make sure his due diligence was top notch. He was later told about Connecticut, and decided to take some serious time exploring the market, building relationships, and networking. Then, he started flipping. 1 house a year, 2 houses a year, then 15 houses a year, and now 20 houses a year.

Now, Welby takes young and aspiring real estate investors on “ride alongs” so they can see exactly what it’s like to be a real estate investor!

In This Episode We Cover:

• How crucial it is to understand your market before you invest
• Never trusting a new partnership without proof of concept and contracts
• Pulling yourself back up after losing tens of thousands of dollars
• Putting in offers everyday so you can secure a deal
• Hard money loans vs. using your own capital
• Helping build other’s businesses so they stay loyal to yours
• And SO much more!

Links from the Show

• BiggerPockets Forums
• Water Park Scam
• BiggerPockets Webinars
• BiggerPockets Blog

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We often have famous guests come on the BiggerPockets podcast and talk about their deals, their businesses, and their journey. Today you’ll hear from one of the biggest real estate celebrities, Brandon Turner, as he goes through the 90-day challenge, preparing you to buy your first (or next) real estate deal in the next 90 days.

You’ll hear Brandon’s story on why he went into real estate, how he grew his portfolio, and the exact steps he took to reach financial freedom and grow his portfolio to over 1,000 units! We’ll go through developing a real estate strategy, picking a niche, finding your “why”, finding a deal, marketing, financing, and calculating a real deal live on the (pre-recorded) webinar!

This is the hand-down best place to start as a newbie investor or an investor who just wants to grab some more deals in the next 90 days. These actionable steps have helped hundreds of investors across the BiggerPockets forums, and can help make you a successful real estate investor sooner!

In This Episode We Cover:

• Discovering your “why” behind investing, real estate, financial freedom
• How to find deals even in competitive markets 
• Going over a live deal using the BiggerPockets rental property calculator
• How to find your “home run number” that makes a deal great
• Using the L.A.P.S funnel to never run out of deals
• Financing and funding your first property (even with no or low money down)
• And So Much More!

Links from the Show

• BiggerPockets Pro Membership
• BiggerPockets Bookstore
• BiggerPockets Podcast
• Open Door Capital
• The 90 Days Challenge
• Real Estate Investment Calculators

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Some would call Terrance Doyle a “baller”. Not because he’s done hundreds of millions of dollars in real estate transactions, or because he has done over 600 flips, or because he helps lead the Tribe of Multifamily Mentors. Terrance played college basketball, which grew into working as an NBA sports agent, garnering him access to famous coaches, players, and executives.

Terrance and a couple of his college teammates started a franchise after college, and needed somewhere to park cash. Another teammate helped Terrance buy a foreclosure at a public trustee sale, which he flipped for a sizable profit. This is when he knew that the real money was made in real estate. Between 2008 and 2014, Terrance did over 600 flips, in multiple different areas of the country.

As he learnt to build relationships and rapport with buyers, sellers, lenders, and contractors, Terrance started taking on bigger and better deals. He’s done $35,000,000 in transactions since the start of the pandemic and relies on the five basic fundamentals of real estate: know your market, be aggressive, be faster than the competition, have solid lenders, and make sure your ducks are in a row.

In This Episode We Cover:

• The 5 fundamentals of successful real estate investing
• Going from NBA agent to full-time real estate professional 
• Finding your competitive edge and knowing where you can add value
• How to invest in a very expensive market (like Denver!)
• Cap rates, NOI, cash on cash return, and other important metrics
• How to run your organization more efficiently, so you can do more
• And SO much more!

Links from the Show

• BiggerPockets Forums
• BiggerPockets Youtube Channel

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It’s daunting to wake up every day and try your best at whatever it is that you do. Maybe it’s your job, maybe it’s real estate, maybe it’s writing a book. When you sit down at your desk, there’s that little voice that says “get another cup of coffee” or “just take a little email break before you start” or “you’re not going to get anything done, who are you kidding?”

This is the voice of resistance, and to author Steven Pressfield, it’s a voice that needs to be silenced and controlled at all costs. Steven should know, he wrote the book on fighting resistance, The War of Art, where he talks about how to keep up inspiration, even when there isn’t any to be found. As Steven puts it “an amateur does things when they feel like it, a professional doesn’t care how they feel, they just do it.”

This is something many real estate investors struggle with. We want to buy another property, but we get stuck in analysis paralysis, or scared off by some new type of financing, or don’t want to take on another rehab. Professionals don’t let their environment (or their own mind) tell them what they should and shouldn’t do. Professionals do what has to be done.

We also talk with Steven about his latest book A Man At Arms and why the ancient world of nobility and strength intrigued him so much. If you’ve seen any of Steven’s films, read any of Steven’s books, or just want to push through to success, you’ll love his take on writing, success, and failure.

In This Episode We Cover:

• How to push past failure, regardless of the line of work you’re in
• Overcoming the “analysis” phase of any new venture or life dream
• How resistance plays a role in failure for many real estate investors
• How to fight resistance so you can push through to your goals
• The villain on the outside, and the villain within you
• And So Much More!

Links from the Show

• BiggerPockets Podcast
• Open Door Capital
• BiggerPockets book store
• Brandon's Instagram
• David's Instagram
• The 90 Days Challenge
• Steven's Website

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If you’re listening to the BiggerPockets podcast, you know that the only way to reach financial success is to climb the corporate ladder, right? Nope! Yet, many people still believe that the only way for them to get rich is by going above and beyond for a job, only to be let go when the company is sold or merged. This is exactly what Ayoka Moss and Robert Charles thought, until they were put in a situation where entrepreneurialism and real estate was the only option.

Ayoka had serious drive, especially after reading Rich Dad Poor Dad (a favorite of the BP community). Robert, on the other hand, was working as hard as he could, selling cars, breaking sales records, but once he was let go due to his company being bought out, he had open ears for Ayoka’s proposal. Ayoka and Robert decided to start wholesaling real estate, and had 6 failed deals before they finally found themselves making a profit. Once the money came in, they knew they had to do whatever it takes to reach success in real estate.

Now, only a couple years later, Ayoka and Robert are living rent free, with 20 units, and 35 deals done! That’s some serious change when compared to their old W2 lifestyles. Ayoka and Robert go through how they got deals done, found mentors, and most importantly, changed mindsets to tackle what really matters.

In This Episode We Cover:

• How real estate wholesaling works
• Why the corporate lifestyle doesn’t last forever for most people
• Understanding real estate before you jump in head first 
• “Un-Labelling” yourself so you can accomplish anything
• Balancing wholesale fees with cash flowing rental properties 
• Finding mentors and providing value so they trust you
• And SO much more!

Links from the Show

• BiggerPockets Forums
• Grant Cardone
• Breakfast Club: Mark Whitten Explains How Easy It Is To Build Wealth With Real Estate
• Linkedin
• Amway
• Hertz
• Ty Flip Man Taylor Shares How He's Created Multiple Millionires and Many 6 Figure Earners
• Real Estate Disruptors
• PropStream
• Zillow
• Homevestors
• Grant Cardone
• BiggerPockets Podcast 452: Landing Incredible Deals Using This “Scary” Technique with Steve Trang
• Steve Trang
• Yahoo Finance

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Have you ever been in a conversation where someone has had to ask you to repeat something multiple times? It’sfrustrating when you’re trying to tell someone something and they just won’t listen, but what about all the times you’ve been distracted in a conversation? There are a handful of reasons why humans aren’t great at listening, but the benefits to becoming a true listener are off the charts. Better connections, more trust, and happier relationships just to tout a few.

In her book, Listen Like You Mean It, Ximena Vengoechea talks about why listening is so important, and why we often get it wrong. Being a great listener is almost like having a super-power, you’ll be able to tell what a person wants and needs faster and more accurately. This can help in almost any business, but especially in a people-first business like real estate when you’re constantly talking to tenants, management, sellers, buyers, or agents.

Ximena goes through the 3 qualities that are most needed when becoming a great listener and how you can put yourself into “listening mode”. She also walks through how to have difficult conversations or conversations with people who aren’t the best listeners, plus what you can do to make sure that the person talking to you really feels heard. This isn’t just a crucial trait for anyone in real estate, but for anyone who wants successful relationships with the ones they love.

In This Episode We Cover:

• How user research prompted Ximena to write about listening
• Asking good questions that help people open up more
• Cutting out the distractions and being present and mindful in a conversation 
• Why attention tends to waver in day-to-day conversations
• The 3 most important qualities you can adopt to become a better listener
• How to be more extraverted in conversations
• And So Much More!

Links from the Show

• BiggerPockets Podcast
• Open Door Capital
• BiggerPockets book store
• Brandon's Instagram
• David's Instagram

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Every real estate investor knows that things don’t always go as well as we’d like. What happens when you’re hit with a $16,000 bill to fix a sewer, or when 20 of your tenants call you all at once with problems? Some things, like those examples, make active real estate investors envy passive investors. This is why Tamar Hermes decided to go on a more passive route for real estate investing. 

Tamar started at age 28, working as an executive in the television industry. She realized that she was trading her time for money, and without her job, she wouldn’t be able to pay her bills. So, she put 10% down on a duplex and started house hacking. Over time she bought more and more duplexes, some even out of her 401(k). She was an aspiring landlord, but after being hit with the situations above, she decided to sell all her units in Los Angeles and put her money into more passive income streams.

Now she’s invested in syndications, like Brandon’s Open Door Capital to be exact. This gives her far more freedom to pursue her passions in life, without having to worry about those 2 A.M. toilet calls. Tamar refers to herself as a very cautious investor, and that may be why she feels far more diversified with passive investing than active investing.

She also talks through “finding your tribe” and how Gobundance has helped her meet friends and partners within the real estate space. This doesn’t mean you need to go out and find a group, but having friends and allies within your certain niche can help move you miles ahead of the competition!

In This Episode We Cover:

• Using house hacking as a way to fuel your real estate investing 
• The difference between passive and active real estate investing
• Finding cash flow AND appreciation when looking for rental properties
• “Upgrading your investing” and growing your investor mindset
• Recourse vs non-recourse loans
• Finding quality agents, certified financial planners, and other partners
• And SO much more!

Links from the Show

• BiggerPockets Forums
• Open Door Capital
• Travel Nurse Housing
• Grant Cardone
• GoBundance
• BiggerPockets Bookstore
• BiggerPockets Podcast 423: Who Not How: Stop Doing the Things You Hate, Free Up Time, Be Happier and Richer with Dan Sullivan
• Josh Dorkin

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Some people are born into wealth, but none are born into success. Success needs to be earned, through pain, hard work, and perseverance.

Patrick Bet-David came to the United States during the Iranian Revolution of 1978, after already being a refugee in Germany. Patrick served in the U.S. Army and prided himself on his ability to party, but after a family health emergency, he decided enough was enough, and he became the hard-working, driven man he is today.

Now, a successful businessman, media producer, best selling author, and CEO, Patrick has a lot of wisdom to share for young and aspiring businesspeople. One of his biggest lessons: don’t waste your pain. Patrick shows how the best of the best in business, sports, or any other field are consistently putting themselves in positions where they have to fight to be the best. Patrick argues that even if you’re the best basketball player in your high school, once you go to college you may be at the bottom of the list, and once you become the best in college, you may be stuck again at the bottom of the professional leagues. This means you have to constantly change, adapt, and improve yourself to become the best of the best.

We also talk about Patrick’s book, Your Next Five Moves and how people who are masters in their skillset are thinking at least five moves ahead of their competition. Want to buy a house? What are the next 5-10 moves you could make right now to get that done. Most people do a single step, stop because it’s too hard, and leave it at that. If you want to be the best of the best, you need to think bigger and understand the importance of the sequencing of those steps.

In This Episode We Cover:

• Patrick’s journey from refugee to multi-million dollar business owner 
• Pushing yourself to perform at the highest level you possibly can
• Giving your children values instead of material gifts
• Thinking five steps ahead of yourself and the competition
• Going through a “Personal Identity Audit” and learning to accept yourself
• Entrepreneurship vs Intrapreneurship
• And So Much More!

Links from the Show

• BiggerPockets Podcast
• BiggerPockets book store
• Brandon's Instagram
• David's Instagram
• Your Next Five Moves Website

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Anything over 100 units tends to scare many investors, especially rookie investors. How do you even get to 100 units when it’s already challenging enough to get one? That answer is simple: stack them slowly over time. That’s exactly what today’s guest, Erika Sleger, did. Erika heard about house hacking from a lecture in college, so once she graduated she decided to buy a fourplex, live in one unit, and rent out the others.

She learnt some valuable skills from that first fourplex and later sold it for a nice profit, 1031 exchanged it into an 18 unit, and started collecting rent. From there, she used her equity on the 18 unit to buy a 64 unit. Another 16 units here, some more units there, and before she knew it Erika had over 120 rental units. She acquired all of these properties through 1031 exchanges and pulling cash out via refinances for down payments.

Managing over 100 units isn’t easy, it took Erika a while to find management that worked, and she was still managing her managers. Even with the best due diligence, Erika talks through the challenges of filling and managing so many units. That’s why Erika sold her multifamily properties and moved her money into commercial real estate.

Now she owns “amazon-proof” commercial spaces for coffee shops, a daycare center, and even a car maintenance shop. These leases are triple net, and give her the flexibility to move wherever she wants in the world, without having to over-manage a property manager. This is what “the stack” done correctly looks like!

In This Episode We Cover:

• House hacking to secure your first rental property
• Using 1031 exchanges to acquire more properties with no capital gains taxes
• Buying LARGE multifamily properties and setting up management
• The importance of due diligence when buying multifamily and commercial
• Triple net leases and the benefits of commercial buildings
• And SO much more!

Links from the Show

• BiggerPockets Forums
• Tony Robbins
• Walgreens
• CVS
• Starbucks
• Amazon
• BiggerPockets Podcast 253: Recession-Resistant Investing & the Benefits of Buying Shopping Centers with David Puchi
• BiggerPockets Podcast 363: How to Work (Way) Less but Accomplish (Way) More in 2020 with Michael Hyatt

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You’ve probably heard of The Breakfast Club, the morning radio show in over 90 markets that covers everything from hip hop culture, to celebrity gossip, to politics and more. If you've listened, you may recognize DJ Envy’s voice. He’s here today with his partner Cesar Pina, to talk real estate, seminars, and business.

DJ Envy grew up in Queens, New York, and was neighbors with a successful DJ. After he heard how much money DJs were making in the city, he decided to start DJ-ing himself, and began releasing mixtapes. As his success grew, he started working for a radio station and landed a morning show, which later became known as The Breakfast Club.

After buying his first house and later selling it due to a long commute, Envy walked away with around $80,000. He was hooked, and knew that real estate was a long-term way for him to build his wealth and create success for him and his family. He started out buying a house every year and selling it a year later, then bought some homes in Detroit for $15,000 that sold for over $260,000! Envy wanted to get more into real estate, so he was introduced to Cesar.

Cesar was serving time in prison when he first learnt about real estate investing. Once he was released, he decided to jump in. He bought single family homes, then small multifamily homes, then went on to commercial buildings. Now, heowns more than 1,600 units and flips anywhere from 60 to 80 houses per year! His new book, Flipping Keys, comes out later this month.

Cesar and Envy became an unstoppable duo, and now they're teaching others how they too can buy rentals and flip houses. They see this as a way to serve their community and let those who may be unaware of real estate investing have a chance at success and financial freedom.

In This Episode We Cover:

• How DJ Envy started buying and flipping homes 
• Buying homes under market value to make high profits
• Why house hacking is the best way to get started in real estate
• Buying in Detroit during the early days of the recession 
• How to use other people’s money (OPM) to fund your deals
• Why most real estate seminars take more than they give to attendees
• And So Much More!

Links from the Show

• BiggerPockets Podcast
• BiggerPockets book store
• Brandon's Instagram
• David's Instagram
• Grant Cardone on Multifamily Investing and Why You Should Never Buy a House!

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Retiring via passive income is why most people get into real estate, but rarely does someone accomplish that goal within just two years! Rachel Richards, real estate investor, agent, and author of Money Honey shares her story of aggressive real estate acquisition. All purchased, by the way, with at least 20% down!

While her friends in high school may have been reading for fun, Rachel was reading Rich Dad Poor Dad and trying to find the best way to become financially free. After she graduated from college she took jobs where she felt underappreciated and at some points, humiliated. She realized that this was not the path she would go down, and started investing shortly after in 2017. By 2018, Rachel and her husband had acquired 38 doors. Yes, you heard that right, 38 doors in under two years!

These rental properties allowed Rachel and her husband to retire, as they were making six-figure incomes solely from their properties alone. This didn’t mean two years in she was still a rookie. Far from it actually. Rachel had to systematize her rental properties as much as she could within those two years so she could manage them long distance without having huge headaches along the way.

Rachel shares some interesting stories, from turning a duplex into a short-term boarding home, to catching her property managers stealing over $6,000 from her. She’s learnt a lot and put her knowledge into her books Money Honey and Passive Income, Aggressive Retirement, both of which may help you get to where she’s at now!

In This Episode We Cover:

• Understanding how important financial independence is to your life
• Dismissing limiting beliefs that you can’t or shouldn’t do something
• Seller concessions and how you can use them to get more money at closing 
• Why being too frugal may lead you to lose more money in the long run
• Systematizing your long distance real estate investing
• And SO much more!

Links from the Show

• BiggerPockets Forums
• Be a guest to the podcast
• Cutco Cutlery
• BiggerPockets Podcast 416: 29-Year Old Making Nearly $1M in Passive Real Estate Income (3 Years In!) with Matt Onofrio
• BiggerPockets Podcast 418: 14 Deals in 16 Months: How Alex Camacho Found his Mastery in Deal Finding
• BiggerPockets Podcast 320: Hands-On BRRRR Investing and DIY Secrets with Instagram Star Brittany Arnason
• BiggerPockets Podcast 398: 22 BRRRR Properties in Under 10 Hours Per Week with Tarl Yarber

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