The REtipster Podcast

In this episode, talk with a land flipping aficionado who has been VERY active in the land business. Mike Ferreira has taken his land business to a place that most people never reach. He is buying and selling land as his full-time gig and he’s currently selling around 15-20 deals per month… just to give you an idea for the scale he’s at. There’s a lot more I can say about Mike - but if you listen in, you'll get a much better look at how his business works.

Brian Ellwood is a former wholesaler who was able to retire from the working world at the age of 30. In this interview, we talk about how Brian was able to build and grow this kind of business, his philosophy and approach to real estate investing, and we’re also going to talk about a CRAZY experience he had a few years back with the local media, how it took a toll on him mentally and professionally, and how he managed to take a difficult experience and turn it into an asset for his business.

Tom was telling me recently that "passive income" from rental properties is a total farce. He thought there was a much more effective way to build REAL passive income, and it involves wholesaling houses with a unique approach of selling off properties with seller financing. This is a strategy I’ve heard about from a number of people, so I’m really excited to dig into the details of how Tom has put this into practice. Hopefully, you’ll walk away with some ideas you can use in your business.

In this episode, I chat with Trevor about a ton of different aspects of managing your online presence, some of the mistakes people make with their websites, and what kinds of things make for a truly effective online platform in the real estate industry.

In this interview, we talk with Derek Gallimore, Founder and CEO of Outsource Accelerator, a company that specializes in helping small businesses in high-cost English-speaking countries figure out how to outsource various aspects of their operation. It has never been easier to find good, competent help at a cost that is surprisingly affordable... but there's a lot more to the story than meets the eye. That's what we're covering in this episode.

In less than two years, Willie Goldberg has built his land flipping business up to 95 notes through seller-financing, he's averaging over $20,000 in monthly revenue and he actively buys and sells 15 - 20 properties per month! In this interview, he dishes out a ton of details on how he's been able to reach this level in such a short amount of time. Even though it takes a lot of work an investment, this kind of success is more achievable than most people think.

Today, we’re talking with my friend and my property manager, Tim VandenToorn. Tim runs the second largest residential property management company in Grand Rapids, Michigan. I wanted to him about his experience as a real estate investor and property manager because I don’t know many people who manage 800+ rental units and work on this level. If you have any interest in owning rentals or managing them yourself, you're going to get a lot out of this conversation.

There are a lot of ways to earn passive income from vacant land. One such way is to own land that is leased out to a wind farm development. In this episode, I talk with Tao Kong (COO of Alcen Renewable) and we uncover a lot of the details behind how wind energy leases work, what kinds of properties make the most sense for this type of development, what markets make the most sense to start looking in (and which ones to avoid), and a lot more.

In today’s show, we’re talking with David VanSteenkiste. A few months ago, David told me about how his land business had grown to the point where he’s been able to quit his job and work his business full time. If you're in the land flipping business and you want to grow it to the point where you have total autonomy over your life (or if you’re considering jumping into this game as a beginner), David is a great example of what’s possible when you take action on building your dream.

In this episode, we talk with Mike Banks of Fund & Grow. This company has made it extraordinarily easy to get short term financing that charges 0% interest for the first 12 months (at which point, most people will either refinance or pay off their loan through the sale of the asset they purchased with the money). This financing strategy isn't the right fit for every situation, but for a lot of reasons (which we'll get into in this interview), this can make a TON of sense for a lot of people.

Most real estate investors rely on direct mail in a big way. It's one of the most widely-used marketing mediums that delivers any kind of consistent, predictable results. In this episode, we talk with Brian Kurtz - an offline marketing expert (among many other things) who happens to know a lot about direct mail. While most of his past clients have not been real estate investors per se, there are many parallels and "best practices" that apply to everyone in the direct mail trade.

Perry Marshall is a massive contributor to the legacy and development of the 80/20 Principle. Perry has written several books, but probably the most well-known are 80/20 Sales and Marketing as well as Evolution 2.0: Breaking the Deadlock Between Darwin and Design. In this conversation, we cover some fascinating concepts and life changes that can (and should) come about when you recognize how the 80/20 principle works, and how it applies to every facet of life.

Ben Leybovich and Sam Grooms have been working together on various apartment syndication deals. In this conversation, they share with us why they've chosen this niche of real estate, and we engage in a little healthy REtipster-style debate about apartments vs. other types of real estate investment vehicles.

If you've spent any time searching for free real estate investing education, you've likely stumbled across BiggerPockets. (Show Notes: https://REtipster.com/31) BiggerPockets is BY FAR the biggest single website for real estate investors today, and Brandon Turner is arguably the most influential voice behind this online platform. In this episode of the REtipster Podcast, we chat with Brandon about how he became such an influential voice for the real estate investing community online.

In this episode, we're talking with my good friend Renee Riker, whom I’ve known since 2008. Renee and I both learned about the land business around the same time. After a lot of emails back and forth, we eventually joined a mastermind group with a few other people. Over the years, we have learned a TON from each other, simply by sharing our successes, our frustrations (of which there have been plenty) and figuring out the best ways to run a land business.