Before the Millions

Reggie Brooks has achieved what many people consider to be impossible. He went from making $36,000 per year at the local telephone company, to making over $40,000 per month in his real estate business. Starting out with very little money, Reggie began his investment career in 1986. After taking several real estate investment courses he began investing in rental properties in Los Angeles. By educating himself about hidden opportunities in real estate and making well placed investments, he has become a multi-millionaire. Reggie is an international speaker/lecturer, an author, and an active real estate investor. Reggie has spoken on programs with such notables as Donald Trump, Magic Johnson, Suze Orman, Anthony Robbins, George Foreman, Rudy Giuliani, Dr. Albert Lowry, Alan Greenspan, David Bach and Russell Simmons, to name a few. On today’s episode, we learned about Reggie’s story of growing up in South Central Los Angeles and how he always knew there was more opportunity for him. Reggie began to ask people that had achieved success questions about finance and how to make money and that’s what started his entrepreneurial journey. The successful people that Reggie spoke with all had one thing in common. Everyone owned real estate. As a high school dropout, Reggie realized there wasn’t an education requirement to get started in real estate but rather a need to attract your wants and desires through a mix of problem solving and intuition. You’ll learn how to leverage the law of attraction to achieve financial freedom and success in your life. Reggie also shares his favorite books for real estate investors about how you can develop the right mindset to live life on your own terms. We also discuss the importance of working of others and the #1 thing you can do today to position yourself to succeed. Key Points From This Episode:What got Reggie started down the entrepreneurial and real estate investing journeyThe #1 thing he studied to help attract more opportunities for himself and his familyWhat is the “The Law of Attraction” and how you can use it to achieve financial freedomHow reading the book “Psycho-Cybernetics” changed his life and mindset foreverThe importance of working with others (coaches, mentors, friends, etc.) to help you overcome obstacles during your journey as an investorThe # 1 thing you can do today to position yourself to succeedA day-in-life of Reggie Brooks today and how his routines and habits ensure him to have a prosperous life Links Mentioned in Today’s EpisodeMust Read Books:Think and Grow Rich The Law of Attraction Reggie’s Website: Reggie BrooksReggie’s Favorite Book: Psycho-CyberneticsReggie’s Favorite Lifestyle Design App: Road Warrior is a multi-stop route planner that helps you optimize, schedule, and navigate your routes.  Access The Best Strategies, Tips & Advice!Every week, we send an email sharing my best advice, tips and strategies related to Real Estate Investing. Each of these weekly emails contain relevant and actionable information that can help you no matter where you are in your investing journey.Sign up to join our community 

Lyndsay Phillips and Tabitha Carro are two amazing entrepreneurs teaching entrepreneurs how to leverage online platforms to take their business to the next level. Lyndsay Phillips is CEO and Captain of Smooth Sailing Business Growth. Lyndsay helps entrepreneurs attract &amp; acquire more customers faster through powerful content marketing. Lyndsay and her team helps you plan, create, implement and maintain systems, handle all elements of content marketing – from blogs, podcasting, video marketing, social media, emails, sales funnels, lead magnets, online events and more.&nbsp;Tabitha Carro is the founder of Smartphone Marketing School. Tabitha is an elementary school teacher by day and a certified #couchhustler by night. She has created and sold thousands of educational resources for teachers and promoted them almost entirely with her iPhone. Tabitha teaches you how to take professional photos and videos and market your product all by using the pocket device you already have.&nbsp;On today’s episode, we talk with these two amazing women about their journey into entrepreneurship. You’ll learn how to use social platforms to grow and expand your real estate business. Lyndsay shares her insight on how her real estate clients are able to create a brand around their expertise on social media. Lyndsay also talks about the importance of building trust and relationships using content marketing (videos, podcasts, blogs, etc.).&nbsp;Tabitha shares all her favorite tools and apps you can use to create amazing content to with your audience. In this episode, you’ll understand the importance of having a brand presence online as an investor. Lastly, Tabitha and Lyndsay breakdown the steps you can take today to start building your own online brand.&nbsp;Key Points From This Episode:How Lyndsay and Tabitha were able to quit their jobs and achieve their goals of financial freedomThe importance of shifting your mindset and investing in your own self educationHow Lyndsay turned her biggest obstacle into her greatest success1 life-changing habit Lyndsay implemented that took her business to the next levelWhy is it important for investors to have a brand presence onlineAdvice for investors who may overlook investing their time and energy into social media/online marketingTabitha talks about how to market your real estate business using your smartphoneTabitha shares how you can use the stories feature on social media to show people insights on different things that you\'re working on in your real estate businessBenefits of using online tools and apps to grow your network as a real estate investor&nbsp;Links Mentioned in Today’s EpisodeMust Read Book: The Year of YESLyndsay’s Website: Smooth Business GrowthLyndsay’s Favorite Book: 12 Week YearLyndsay’s Favorite Lifestyle Design App:&nbsp;Trello&nbsp;keeps track of everything, from the big picture to the minute details.Basecamp&nbsp;puts everything you need to get work done in one place.Canva&nbsp;allows you to create beautiful designs with your team.Tabitha Website: Tabitha CarroTabitha’s Favorite Book: 4 Hour Work WeekTabitha Favorite Lifestyle Design App: TrelloTabitha Recommended Apps:&nbsp;<a...

Tom\'s unique lead generation methods have allowed him to transform from an accountant who had never done a deal in his life to a full time investor who has acquired over 100 discounted properties in to fix and flip, wholesale and buy and hold without using his own money. Tom Cafarella is the co-founder of Ocean City Development, a real estate investment company based out of Boston, MA. Tom has always dreamt of following his grandfather’s footsteps. His grandfather was a very successful landlord in his local community. It didn’t take long after Tom got fired from his accounting job to get started in investing in real estate.&nbsp;On today’s episode, we talk with Tom about his inspiration to learn about real estate investing. You’ll learn how Tom made $115K on his first real estate deal without having any money. Tom shares his story on how he built up the courage to start his real estate investing career after being fired from his accounting job. You’ll learn the importance of having mentors to guide you along your journey as an investor. Lastly, Tom shares how to leverage digital advertising and platforms to find motivated sellers and generate leads.&nbsp;Key Points From This Episode:The story of Tom’s discontentment at his 9-5 job as an accountant&nbsp;How Tom made $115K on his first real estate investment without having any moneyDifferences between the cost of having a mentor vs. not having a mentorThe 2 types of people that invest in real estateWhy it took Tom 6 months to land his 2nd real estate dealImportance of having a real estate strategy and systems in place when finding dealsThe #1 thing that prevents people from getting started in real estate investingHow to use Facebook advertising to find motivated sellers and generate leadsLinks Mentioned in Today’s EpisodeTom’s Website: Tom CafarellaFavorite Book: Rich Dad, Poor Dad&nbsp;Favorite Lifestyle Design App: Facebook &nbsp;Access The Best Strategies, Tips &amp; Advice!Every week, we send an email sharing my best advice, tips and strategies related to Real Estate Investing. Each of these weekly emails contain relevant and actionable information that can help you no matter where you are in your investing journey.Sign up to join our community&nbsp;

Jay Conner has been buying and selling houses for 14 years and has been involved in over 52 Million dollars in transactions. In the past 7 years, Jay has completely automated his 7-Figure Income Business to where he works in his business less than 10 hours per week. He is a leading expert on Private Lending, once raising over $2M in less than 90 Days in private money while cut off from the banks. He is also a contributing author to the best-selling book Real Estate: Getting Deals Done In The New Economy.&nbsp;On today’s episode, we talk with Jay about his journey into private lending for real estate investors. You’ll learn what exactly private lending is and how you can leverage this method in your own real estate investment deals. Jay talks about his transition from investing in mobile homes to single family homes. You’ll learn how Jay raised $2,150,000 in less than 90 Days with his simple system anyone can duplicate. Lastly, Jay shares the advantages of private money vs. other types of lending for real estate investors.&nbsp;The advantages of using private money as a real estate investor:You make the rules (you set the interest rate, terms, etc.)There’s no limit to the number of private lenders you can do business withNot regulated by the commissioner of banks (not an institution, only individuals)Get multiple checks on every deal that you doYour credit score has nothing to do with how much private money you can getNo need to worry about your verification of income (you can be broke and jobless and still get private money)Easier to do business with private lenders&nbsp;Key Points From This Episode:How Jay was introduced to the concept of private moneyWhat is private lending and how can you use it for your real estate dealsThe different ways you can attract private lendersThe “magic private money question” every real estate investor must knowHow to better position yourself to raise more moneyThe advantages of using private money vs. other lending typesHow to buy properties using creative financing for your deals without going through the bank&nbsp;Links Mentioned in Today’s EpisodeJay’s Website: Jay ConnerFavorite Book: University of Success&nbsp;Favorite Lifestyle Design App: Simple Crew&nbsp;Access The Best Strategies, Tips &amp; Advice!Every week, we send an email sharing my best advice, tips and strategies related to Real Estate Investing. Each of these weekly emails contain relevant and actionable information that can help you no matter where you are in your investing journey.Sign up to join our community&nbsp;&nbsp;

Trevor McGregor has been a business and personal coach of Daray’s for quite some time. Today Trevor tells us his 6 steps every real estate investor must have in place to succeed. Trevor is a Master Platinum Coach having completed over 15,000 coaching hours, working with hundreds of clients from around the world to achieve success and fulfillment, including Fortune 500 executives, high level real estate investors, entrepreneurs,&nbsp;world-class athletes and professionals.&nbsp;Before launching his own coaching practice, Trevor was a Master Coach with the Anthony Robbins Group, offering elite coaching unlike any other program in the world. On today’s episode, we learn about what initially inspired Trevor to get into entrepreneurship. You’ll also learn about how he met someone at a local meet-up group that introduced him to the power of real estate investing. Trevor shares his coaching experience inside the Tony Robbins Group. He talks about how he knew he was ready to leave the Tony Robbins group and start pursuing his own goals and dreams. Trevor wraps up the interview speaking about the impact of having mentors has helped him achieve his goal of financial freedom.&nbsp;The 6 Steps Every Real Estate Investor Must Do To SucceedGet rid of limiting beliefsCreate a strategic planCommit to being persistent and consistent towards your goalsSet up tried and true systems in placePay attention to how you spend your timeThe importance of accountability and course correction&nbsp;Key Points From This Episode:The 6 steps Trevor recommends every real estate investor must take to succeedThe story of how Trevor was introduced into the opportunity to work with Tony Robbins groupThe importance of networking and investing in coaching during his entrepreneur journeyHow to determine the #1 thing to help move your business forwardBreakdown of Trevor’s daily routine that keeps him focused and motivated&nbsp;Links Mentioned in Today’s EpisodeBook:&nbsp;&nbsp;The ONE Thing by Gary KellerTrevor’s Website: Trevor McGregorFavorite Book:&nbsp;Think &amp; Grow RichFavorite Lifestyle Design App:&nbsp;Headspace&nbsp;Access The Best Strategies, Tips &amp; Advice!Every week, we send an email sharing my best advice, tips and strategies related to Real Estate Investing. Each of these weekly emails contain relevant and actionable information that can help you no matter where you are in your investing journey.Sign up to join our community&nbsp;&nbsp;

Mark Ferguson has&nbsp;been flipping houses since 2001, he started buying rentals in 2010, and has been a real estate agent the entire time. Mark loves flipping houses for the income they produce, and rentals for the long-term cash flow they provide. Over the years Mark has flipped over 130 houses, bought 18 rentals, and sold thousands of houses as an agent.&nbsp;On today’s episode, we learn how Mark had an entrepreneurial spirit from a young age to be his own boss. You’ll also learn about his observations of his friends and family feeling stuck in the corporate trap. He talks about how he initially didn’t want to get involved in real estate, but saw how it could provide him the freedom he was ultimately looking for. Mark shares why he made the transition from flipping homes into buying rental properties. He also talks about the #1 reason why most real estate agent never become investors.&nbsp;Key Points From This Episode:The story of Mark’s childhood watching his father’s fanstinating real estate careerHow Mark brought a house at age 22 and found his niche in the real estate industryThe difference between being an real estate agent,&nbsp;wholesaler and investorBreakdown of what might be the best path for a new investor to start their real estate journeyWhat inspired Mark to start investing in rental propertiesThe numerous ways to make a living in real estate (agent, wholesale, flipping, rentals, etc.)The #1 reason why most real estate agent never become investors&nbsp;Links Mentioned in Today’s EpisodeMark’s Website: InvestFourMoreFavorite Book: Third Circle Theory by Pejman Ghadimi&nbsp;Favorite Lifestyle Design App: DocuSign&nbsp;&nbsp;Access The Best Strategies, Tips &amp; Advice!Every week, we send an email sharing my best advice, tips and strategies related to Real Estate Investing. Each of these weekly emails contain relevant and actionable information that can help you no matter where you are in your investing journey.Sign up to join our community&nbsp;&nbsp;

Marco Santarelli purchased his first real estate investment at the age of 18. He successfully handled the entire rehab and property management of his first property without ever taking a course or reading a book on the subject. Marco is an investor, author, and founder of Norada Real Estate Investments -- a national real estate investment firm offering turnkey investment property in growth markets nationwide.On today’s show, we discussed how Marco got his start in real estate and what inspired him to start his company, Norada Real Estate Investments. You’ll also learn the importance of educating yourself on real estate, asking the right questions and taking action. Marco talks about why real estate is a great place to create and store long-term wealth. In the episode, you’ll learn what turnkey investing is and the pros and cons of active vs. passive real estate investing.Key Points From This Episode:Why you should never pursue an investment only for the moneyImportance of investing in assets that you understandThe 5 key benefits of using real estate as an investment vehicleWhat first time investors need to know about turnkey investmentsLessons learned about building a real estate portfolio of 84 propertiesThe difference between being an active vs. passive real estate investorIf you are looking for a group of individuals that look after their own and help real estate investors far and wide, then I encourage you to join our Facebook group where like minded individuals like yourself are connecting, exchanging ideas and doing deals everyday.Join Our Free Facebook Group NowLinks Mentioned in Today’s EpisodeMarco Websites: Norada Real Estate &amp; Passive Real Estate InvestingFavorite Books: Think &amp; Grow Rich &nbsp;&amp;&nbsp;Rich Dad Poor Dad&nbsp;Favorite App: Audible&nbsp;Access The Best Strategies, Tips &amp; Advice!Every week, we send an email sharing my best advice, tips and strategies related to Real Estate Investing. Each of these weekly emails contain relevant and actionable information that can help you no matter where you are in your investing journey.Sign up to join our community&nbsp;

Mark was able to go from being a part-time investor with a full-time job in high tech, to someone who quit the corporate rat race in pursuit of his passion and now thrives as a multifamily investor. Mark Walker is founder of Luxmana Investments, which focuses on residential and multifamily investments.Mark has been an active real estate investor since 2004, so he brought a wealth of knowledge with him when he founded Luxmana Investments in 2011.&nbsp;He started out as a part-time investor––holding a full-time job in high tech––and his passion for real estate enabled him to escape the rat race of Corporate America.&nbsp;Prior to Luxmana, Mark succeeded in multiple development projects in the trendy Highlands and Berkley areas of Denver, Colorado.&nbsp;Since then, he\'s acquired dozens of residential and multifamily income properties through Luxmana Investments LLC, which he founded in 2011, and Peak Margin Partners LLC, which he co-founded in 2013.Mark has successfully overseen the operations of his own assets, and that of other investors, in Colorado, Texas, Florida and Illinois.&nbsp;This includes his active involvement with MBP Capital and Catalyst Multifamily Management—a highly successful multifamily investment, management and brokerage firm.&nbsp;During this tenure, Mark has had property management oversight of his Dallas area multifamily portfolio, while assisting with acquisitions and dispositions of assets as well.Mark also spent over a decade at Seagate Technology where he held senior leadership roles in Marketing, Product Line Management and Sales. In addition to being a licensed real estate broker in Colorado, Mark holds a degree in Marketing from Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, Oklahoma.&nbsp;In his spare time, he enjoys theater, camping, cycling, and spending time with his wife and daughter.Key Points From This Episode:How Mark earned his P.h.D. in real estate during his time of testifying in a grand jury indictment in the largest prison sentencing in Colorado for fraudWhy every investor must invest in mentorship to be successfulImportance of asking a lot of questions when learning real estate investingWhat first time investors can do now to escape the rat race#1 action step you can do today without spending a dimeThe value in learning how to relate to people and meeting people on their levelHow to choose your investment criteriaType of questions you should ask property managers when analyzing deals (What are the rents in this area? What the property might rent for? What areas are you seeing the shortest marketing time? What features in property that you see is the easiest to rent?)What is a cash-on-cash return in real estate investing?How Mark helps people conquer their fear and inaction with investingLinks Mentioned in Today’s EpisodeFree Gift for BTM’s ListenersLuxmana InvestmentsRich Dad Poor DadStrides Audible Free Trial&nbsp;Join Our Free Facebook Group&nbsp;Access The Best Strategies, Tips &amp; Advice!Every week, we send an email sharing my best advice, tips and strategies related to Real Estate Investing. Each of these weekly emails contain relevant and actionable information that can help you no matter where you are in your investing journey.Sign up to...

Eric accidentally got into real estate back in college when he and his wife decided to buy a house near the University. They purchased a 3 unit building, living in one unit and renting the rest. One night while watching a movie with his wife, he heard a knock on the door. It was one of their tenants there to pay rent. At that moment he realized that I would become a real estate investor. That was the easiest money he had ever earned in his entire life. At that moment he realized that I would become a real estate investor.Eric Bowlin started investing in real estate in 2009 with the purchase of his first three family property. He got into real estate full time at the end of 2011 and became financially independent at the end of 2015 when he quit his job forever.Now, Eric is working on larger multifamily deals and syndications. He owns or is a GP on over 470 doors in Massachusetts and Texas. Also, Eric talks constantly about financial independence and is the founder of IdealREI (a top resource for real estate investors trying to achieve financial freedom) and Stacking Millions (a community where investors can learn and grow together). Key Points From This Episode:How Eric went from full-time student to building a multifamily empireThe story of him convincing his wife during a deployment to start to invest in real estateImportance of taking action and why you shouldn’t let people caution you away from investingThe Differences between real estate business vs. real estate investingHow Eric found his niche in real estate investingThe break down of his process of finding deals, talking to owners and creating offersWhat steps Eric took to escape the rat raceLinks Mentioned in Today’s EpisodeEric Bowlin&nbsp;Rich Dad Poor DadBuildium Join Our Free Facebook Group&nbsp;Access The Best Strategies, Tips &amp; Advice!Every week, we send an email sharing my best advice, tips and strategies related to Real Estate Investing. Each of these weekly emails contain relevant and actionable information that can help you no matter where you are in your investing journey.Sign up to join our community&nbsp;

On today’s show we welcome Buck Joffrey. Buck is an accomplished Surgeon, Entrepreneur, Asset Manager and Podcaster. He is also the #1 best-selling author of The 7 Secrets of Eternal Wealth. With a negative net worth upon finishing his surgical training in 2008, Buck quickly became a serial entrepreneur and real asset investor amassing an 8 figure net worth. In order to help his high paid professional colleagues, he started a financial education website called WealthFormula.com and hosts the popular Wealth Formula Podcast.Buck knows the old mantra of “investing in a diversified portfolio of stocks, bonds, and mutual funds,” is outdated and dangerous for high paid professionals given the volatility and instability of the current global economy. Therefore, he advocates entrepreneurship and/or investing in hard assets that provide cash flow as a more reliable way of approaching personal finance. Through a strong foundation of financial education and emphasis on cash flow investing, Buck teaches professionals how to take charge of their money and prosper.Key Points From This EpisodeBuck\'s story from surgeon to real estate investor/entrepreneurWhat is the \"Wealth Formula\" and how you can use this to achieve financial freedomWhy most successful people never \"retire\"Importance of shifting your mindset to life life on your own termsWhat made Buck change his focus on making money from a different quadrantWhy your focus should be on buying streams of incomeHow Buck lost 300K on his first real estate investment and the #1 thing he would do differentlyLinks Mentioned in Today’s EpisodeBuck JoffreyWealth Formula RoadmapEvernoteCASHFLOW QUADRANT&nbsp;Join Our Free Facebook Group&nbsp;Access The Best Strategies, Tips &amp; Advice!Every week, we send an email sharing my best advice, tips and strategies related to Real Estate Investing. Each of these weekly emails contain relevant and actionable information that can help you no matter where you are in your investing journey.Sign up to join our community&nbsp;

Have you heard of the Rule of 97? In 1897, 97% of Americans were employers. By 1997, 97% of Americans were employees. A new time is upon us and another major shift is coming. As we continue to leverage the power of the internet and technology, it\'s easier than ever to become a location independent entrepreneur and investor. We discuss this immensely in this weeks\' Tip of the Week.Even more profound, on todays show, today\'s guest Edna Keep and I are going to show you the path to 5k in 90 Days.Edna Keep’s journey from single mom at age 16 – living in subsidized housingwith a daughter in subsidized daycare - to multi-millionaire Real EstateEntrepreneur and Coach inspires others. Her major operations are long-termbuy-and-hold rentals apartment buildings. Her claim to fame is a $60 Millionreal estate portfolio built with “Other People’s Money.”She is the author of Multiple Ways To Wealth: Creating Your Prosperous Lifestyle and real estate investment teacher, has a deep understanding of what investors want in a deal. As a former financial advisor, Edna helps connect investors with everyday people who want to create true passive income for the long term.We share a passion for helping individuals hit their first milestone of 5k in passive income and we breakdown exact how you can achieve this in 3 easy steps:Build a \"Power\" Team around you to do the heavy lifting (most important - you need a mentor to be apart of that team).Shift your MINDSET -&gt; You are the prize!GO BIG (we\'ll define this in the episode)&nbsp;Links mentioned in the show:Edna KeepWhy \"A\" Students Work for \"C\" Students and Why \"B\" Students Work for the GovernmentMeditation App: Omvana2 Free Books Today on Audible&nbsp;Access The Best Strategies, Tips &amp; Advice!Every week, we send an email sharing my best advice, tips and strategies related to Real Estate Investing. Each of these weekly emails contain relevant and actionable information that can help you no matter where you are in your investing journey.Sign up to join our community&nbsp;

We\'ve been going strong for a good 10 years now. We, as in the general real estate market. We\'ve been on cruise control and loving it. Can it get any better? Or is our time up?Every 10 years there seems to be some major event that disrupts our market. Today\'s guest, Mark Walters, breakdowns down our current disruptions and if we should be sitting on the sidelines, cash in hand, waiting for the crash.In either event, one of the best ways to approach the situation is buying great deals. The way you buy great deals is to find motivated sellers. We cover this extensively on today\'s show.Mark, however, is a 3rd generation real estate investor who got his start as a broker.&nbsp;After the savings and loan crisis of the late 1980’s and early 1990’s, in 1992 him and his family packed up all their California belongings – moved to Arizona and began buying properties with the intention of riding the market up.Guess what? The old crystal ball must have been working because over the following years Phoenix became one of the top real estate investing areas in the country. Today\'s crystal ball may bring doom and gloom to some but opportunity to others.Find out how on today\'s show....&nbsp;Links mentioned in the show:Cashflow InstituteCreating Wealth ClubHow to Win Friends and Influence People2 Free Books Today on Audible&nbsp;Access The Best Strategies, Tips &amp; Advice!Every week, we send an email sharing my best advice, tips and strategies related to Real Estate Investing. Each of these weekly emails contain relevant and actionable information that can help you no matter where you are in your investing journey.Sign up to join our community&nbsp;

David Sweeney, today\'s guest, is currently a lieutenant with the Seattle Police Department. He\'s been with SPD for over 30 years! At the early age of 53, he made a life decision to start investing in cash flow real estate.Today, David is an active real estate investor and a licensed Windermere real estate agent in Washington State. He enjoys helping people achieve their real estate goals. On this episode he provides a wide array of knowledge whether you are an investor, a flipper, or a homeowner, he provides actionable knowledge and inspiration for all walks of life. If you think it\'s too late to start investing, you\'re wrong!If you want to learn how you can never have to worry about money again, this episode is for you!&nbsp;P.S We’re Hiring! —–&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&nbsp;click here for job openingsP.P.S Live Q&amp;A this Thursday @ 1pm CST!&nbsp;—–&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&nbsp;click here to join&nbsp;Links mentioned in the show:David SweeneyCrushing It in Apartments and Commercial Real Estate: How a Small Investor Can Make It Big2 Free Books Today on Audible&nbsp;Access The Best Strategies, Tips &amp; Advice!Every week, we send an email sharing my best advice, tips and strategies related to Real Estate Investing. Each of these weekly emails contain relevant and actionable information that can help you no matter where you are in your investing journey.Sign up to join our community&nbsp;

Today we have the pleasure of speaking with Contractor and Investor Thelonious C. Jones.&nbsp;In 2007&nbsp;Thelonious moved from&nbsp;Oakland California to Atlanta, Georgia to pursue a career in music but quickly realized the opportunity in real estate.&nbsp;He purchased his first rental property at the age of 23 in 2009. By 2014 owned and managed a portfolio of over 25 units.On this episode we were able to get into the nuts and bolt of Section 8 housing and how to go about investing in section 8. We discuss common pitfalls and misconceptions of the concept as well. This episode with Thelonious is heartfelt as he strives to improve low income housing for the community and as he helps investors \"How To Stack Your Money\".&nbsp;P.S We’re Hiring! —–&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&nbsp;click here for job openingsP.P.S Live Q&amp;A this Thursday @ 1pm CST!&nbsp;—–&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&nbsp;click here to join&nbsp;Links mentioned in the show:Thelonious C. JonesThe 80/20 Principle2 Free Books Today on Audible&nbsp;Access The Best Strategies, Tips &amp; Advice!Every week, we send an email sharing my best advice, tips and strategies related to Real Estate Investing. Each of these weekly emails contain relevant and actionable information that can help you no matter where you are in your investing journey.Sign up to join our community&nbsp;

The Crash is coming! So they say. There\'s no real way to actually know if we are facing a crash soon. What we do have is historical data and people with experience who\'ve weathered the storm and have lived to tell about it. Today\'s guest, has done just that losing everything he worked so many years for in just a few short months.Todays guest, Kevin Bupp, is a Florida-based Real Estate Investor, top iTunes podcast host and serial entrepreneur with over $40 million of real estate transactions. His extensive investment experience spans the gamut of apartment buildings, single-family homes, office buildings, raw land, condos and his favorite and by far the most profitable for him, Mobile Home Parks.We touch on this extensively and why Kevin thinks these parks are such good investments. More importantly we discuss his experience with the crash and lessons learned so that you can avoid those same pitfalls if we do in fact have another pending crash looming above us.Lastly, I\'d like to leave you with this. Wealth is rightfully yours and ready for the taking - so much so that God himself has already ordained it. If this confuses you then be sure to listen to this episode and I\'ll discuss it further in the Tip of the Week!&nbsp;P.S We\'re Hiring! -----&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt; click here for job openingsP.P.S Live Q&amp;A this Thursday @ 1pm CST!&nbsp;-----&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt; click here to join&nbsp;Links mentioned in the show:www.kevinbupp.comMastering the Rockefeller Habits2 Free Books Today on Audible&nbsp;Access The Best Strategies, Tips &amp; Advice!Every week, we send an email sharing my best advice, tips and strategies related to Real Estate Investing. Each of these weekly emails contain relevant and actionable information that can help you no matter where you are in your investing journey.Sign up to join our community&nbsp;

From a 7-Figure Record Label to $7 an hour as a grocery bagger. Matt Theriualt, today\'s guest, encountered a pivotal moment in has life as he was in the middle of bagging groceries for a young lady and his life was never the same. It is during our darkest times that our true destiny is formed. In the 9th inning when your back is against the way and you completely focus on success because you have no choice, that\'s when I\'ve found divine intervention to occur.Matt am a fifth-generation California native and Desert Storm Veteran (USMC) and has worked as a full-time real estate professional since 2003. After building a small real estate empire with hardly using one dime of his own money or one point of his own credit (mostly because he was lacking in both), he discovered that he had a knack for simplifying the complicated, implementing systems and producing passive cash flow.Matt is an ordinary guy who once had a goal to be successful in real estate investing and become a master of the “multiple streams of passive income” concept. He is an inspiration to many of us when believe that we do not possess what it takes become a successful investor. Tune in as Matt share a wealth of knowledge when it comes to finding and interacting with motivate sellers. I guarantee that you will learn more than a trick or 2 when it comes to working with a real estate owner looking to sell their property.Links mentioned in the show:Epic Real Estate InvestingThe Slight Edge2 Free Books Today on Audible&nbsp;Access The Best Strategies, Tips &amp; Advice!Every week, we send an email sharing my best advice, tips and strategies related to Real Estate Investing. Each of these weekly emails contain relevant and actionable information that can help you no matter where you are in your investing journey.Sign up to join our community

I\'m not sure if there is a truly 100% passive investment out there but rental real estate comes pretty close, especially when you have the right property management team in place to oversee the day to day activities of your business.Today we had the pleasure of interviewing multifamily investor, Sepehr Bekam. In our conversation, we learn about how we can truly create passive income with real estate investing through property management. We learn the pitfalls of hiring a bad manager&nbsp;and we get to hear some horror stories as well.Sep Bekam is founder and CEO of Bekam Investment Group. He is a former electrical engineer and started investing in 2010. He retired at the age of 31 and is a full-time, professional real estate investor. Sep and his Team have successfully repositioned challenging neighborhoods and have literally “moved the line” to make communities safer, cleaner, and more affordable. Bekam Investment Group currently owns 9 multi-family properties, an office building, and more than 120 houses in 5 states.You don’t want to miss this one!&nbsp;Links mentioned in the show:Bekam InvestmentsConspiracy of the RichEquity HappensCreature From Jekyll Island2 Free Books Today on Audible&nbsp;Access The Best Strategies, Tips &amp; Advice!Every week, we send an email sharing my best advice, tips and strategies related to Real Estate Investing. Each of these weekly emails contain relevant and actionable information that can help you no matter where you are in your investing journey.Sign up to join our community

Is your home an asset or liability? Find out on today\'s show.We had the pleasure of interviewing multifamily investment specialist, Joseph Gozlan. In our conversation, we learn more about multifamily properties, the pitfalls of single family investing, and how individuals can participate in multifamily investments with their retirement dollars.Joseph, the founder of&nbsp;EBG Acquisitions. Leading group acquisitions of over $10MM in real estate and providing asset management services to a portfolio of 156 units and growing. Joseph has over 17 years of experience in the software industry, 12 of which working for publicly traded companies such as GameStop and JCPenney which enhanced his business acumen, analytical skills and “big picture” perspective, all skills that he leverages in his real estate business.We spend a good amount of our conversation explaining how and why you may want to view your primary home in a different light..You don\'t want to miss this one!&nbsp;Links mentioned in the show:EBG AcquisitionsThe One ThingProfit First2 Free Books Today on AudibleOne on One Coaching with Daray&nbsp;Access The Best Strategies, Tips &amp; Advice!Every week, we send an email sharing my best advice, tips and strategies related to Real Estate Investing. Each of these weekly emails contain relevant and actionable information that can help you no matter where you are in your investing journey.Sign up to join our community

On today\'s show, we step into the world of real estate investor Diego Corzo. Diego is an Austin, Tx native and the founder of Free and FreeBy26.com to help millennials discover that they don’t have to settle for societal norms.As a real estate investor, he purchased his first investment property at the age of 23.&nbsp;Fast forward 3 years, he now own 8 properties giving him passive income every month. He keeps his expenses low while still being able to do what he loves. His goal is to be financially free before he turns 27. To be financially free he need to make $5,000 a month. On the show he shares his struggles and successes and my mindset through this journey.Links mentioned in the show:Rich Dad Poor DadFreeby26GobundanceWork with DarayPassive Cashflow Lifestyle Facebook Group&nbsp;Access The Best Strategies, Tips &amp; Advice!Every week, we send an email sharing my best advice, tips and strategies related to Real Estate Investing. Each of these weekly emails contain relevant and actionable information that can help you no matter where you are in your investing journey.Sign up to join our community

Today\'s guest, Mark Podolsky, has&nbsp;been buying and selling raw land full time since 2001. After starting with only $3,000, gust-wrenching fear, and absolutely no real estate experience, he bought a few parcels of land and the hit the ground running.Today Mark is the owner of Frontier Properties, a very reputable and successful land investing company. By focusing on working smart,not hard, he has completed over 5,000 land deals with an average ROI of over 300% on cash flips, and over 1,000 on the deals he sells with financing terms.Escaping solo-economic dependency changes Mark\'s life in so many positive ways that he decided to teach and coach so on today\'s show he does just that for our audience. You don\'t want to miss this one!&nbsp;Links mentioned in the show:www.AgentPro247.comwww.TheLandGeek.comRich Dad Poor DadWorkflowyMyFitnessPalThinkUpDaily Audio Bible&nbsp;Access The Best Strategies, Tips &amp; Advice!Every week, we send an email sharing my best advice, tips and strategies related to Real Estate Investing. Each of these weekly emails contain relevant and actionable information that can help you no matter where you are in your investing journey.Sign up to join our community

On today\'s show we welcome Nathan Tabor, who has built a life helping others and improving lives. Throughout his own life and experiences, Nathan has acquired an incredible ability to solve problems, develop game plans, and create real and lasting results in both his personal and professional life.He has successfully founded and operated more than two dozen businesses since 1999, grossing over $150 million in sales. His experience spans the areas of commercial real estate acquisition and redevelopment, automobile sales, direct product sales, web-based marketing, and strategic partnership facilitation.He’s had amazing successes and epic failures, and learned more from his failures than his successes. After years of struggling to keep all of the balls in the air, he learned that there are laws and processes that, when implemented, will deliver the desired results.More specific to real estate investing, he took the laws and processes that he picked up along to way to apply them to the due diligence phase of an investment purchase. Join us on today\'s episode as he not only walks us along his before the millions path but highlights exactly what we need to know when performing due diligence and inspecting an investment property.&nbsp;Links mentioned in the show:Nathan\'s WebsiteThe Bible (Link takes you to Daray\'s personal recommendation of an Audio Bible)Any-Do App2 Free Books Today on AudibleWork with Daray&nbsp;Access The Best Strategies, Tips &amp; Advice!Every week, we send an email sharing my best advice, tips and strategies related to Real Estate Investing. Each of these weekly emails contain relevant and actionable information that can help you no matter where you are in your investing journey.Sign up to join our community

Today International Investor, Billy Keels, is on the show and is going to teach us all things lifestyle design through Real Estate. We dive into Billy\'s life and discover some of the tactics he uses to grow his portfolio such as Seller Financing. We are going to learn exactly what Seller Financing is and how we can take advantage of such a strategy. We\'ll also look at the importance of building a strong team around your real estate business especially if you are one that is looking to be location independent. Lastly, we\'ll discuss how crucial it is to be a problem solver rather than a real estate investor.&nbsp;In the last 17 years Billy Keels, KeePon Cashflow\'s founder, has had the opportunity to work in 86 countries, learn and fluently speak 5 languages and has lived in 3 European Countries. Today Billy is a long distance real estate entrepreneur, author, coach, public speaker and mentor. Hi\'s teams select and operate multifamily properties in the USA, while Billy lives in Barcelona, Spain. Today\'s show is jam packed and filled with actionable goodies!&nbsp;Links mentioned in the show:The Creature From Jekyll IslandSpeak with Billygrowyourmoneythesmartway.comkeeponcashflow.comRich Dad Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki (Physical Copy)2 Free Books Today on AudibleOne on One Coaching with Daray&nbsp;Access The Best Strategies, Tips &amp; Advice!Every week, we send an email sharing my best advice, tips and strategies related to Real Estate Investing. Each of these weekly emails contain relevant and actionable information that can help you no matter where you are in your investing journey.Sign up to join our community

Buy Your 1st (Next) Real Estate Investment: The 12 Step Process.In this episode we&nbsp;walk through the exact steps that I teach my coaching students to ensure that they close on their first property this year. I know you are thinking that this is too good to be true - but believe it! I want to make sure that as many people who are looking for a process to follow are equipped with the know how to purchase their first rental investment in 2018.Here are the steps:1. Real Estate LiteracyRich Dad Poor DadEpisode 31Bigger Pockets2. Goal Setting (SMART Goals)Lifestyle GoalsFinancial GoalsReal Estate Investment Goals3. Choosing A MarketTypes of MarketsGrowth MarketStable MarketDeclining MarketTop-Down ApproachEconomic FactorsReal Estate FactorsRegulator FactorsLocal Market FactorsInvesting Locally or Remote4. Analyzing DealsIn Depth AnalysisGeneral Rules of Thumb50% Rule2% Rule70%RuleFor steps 5 through 12 along with 1-4 above, we have&nbsp;created a detailed&nbsp;12 Step Process write up&nbsp;for your ease...Simply click here to opt in our newsletter where&nbsp;the detailed 12 Step Process will be one of the first emails that you receive as we\'ll be emailing you the best tips, tricks and strategies weekly to help you on your investing journey.&nbsp;Links mentioned in the show:Daily Audio BibleMiracle Morning by Hal ElrodRich Dad Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki (Physical Copy)2 Free Books Today on Audible4 Hour Work Week by Tim FerrisOne on One Coaching with Daray&nbsp;Access The Best Strategies, Tips &amp; Advice!Every week, we send an email sharing my best advice, tips and strategies related to Real Estate Investing. Each of these weekly emails contain relevant and actionable information that can help you no matter where you are in your investing journey.Sign up to join our community

Wait! Before you invest or even flip your first property, there are a few things you should know. On today’s episode we interview a&nbsp;millionaire a few times over but more importantly an expert at “6-Figure House Flips”.Matt Aitchison, a millennial entrepreneur, 7-figure real estate investor, speaker and avid adventurist. He&nbsp;overcame criminal charges, committed to doing the extraordinary on a daily basis, and decided that entrepreneurship would be his vehicle of choice to unlock the life he’d always dreamed of.Fast forward to today, He has started several 6 and 7 figure businesses, he\'s traveling the world, he get to work with some of the brightest minds on the planet, and most importantly,&nbsp;we\'ve been able to sit down with him for an interview and share with you some of his greatest tactics.&nbsp;Topics discussed on today’s episode:How to get into your first flipThe value of a mentorThe right way to win over a potential home sellerThe transition from flipping to investing&nbsp;Links mentioned&nbsp;on today’s episode:&nbsp;&nbsp;www.6FigureFlipper.comTraction by Gino Wickmanwww.tripit.com1 Hour Coaching with Daray&nbsp;&nbsp;Access The Best Strategies, Tips &amp; Advice!Every week, we send an email sharing my best advice, tips and strategies related to Real Estate Investing. Each of these weekly emails contain relevant and actionable information that can help you no matter where you are in your investing journey.Sign up to join our community

Are you having trouble carving out time to grow your business while maintaining 9 to 5 work? On today\'s episode we interview an expert at time management but more importantly an expert at \"screwing your 9 to 5\".Jill Stanton is the co-founder of Screw the Nine to Five—her and her husband, Josh\'s slice of the internet where they teach unsatisfied 9-to-5\'ers how to hit the eject button on their careers and start a business online without all the overwhelm, frustration or temptation to day-drink.&nbsp;Topics discussed on today\'s episode:Productivity Tools/HacksWhether you should niche your business or notHow to find gaps of time in your day to purchase your first investmentHow to manage your free time to grow you business&nbsp;Links mentioned in the episode:www.screwtheninetofive.comTraction by Gino Wickman1 Hour Coaching with Daray&nbsp;&nbsp;Access The Best Strategies, Tips &amp; Advice!Every week, we send an email sharing my best advice, tips and strategies related to Real Estate Investing. Each of these weekly emails contain relevant and actionable information that can help you no matter where you are in your investing journey.Sign up to join our community

In our 1st multi-guest show, we welcome Tim and Thomas Black of Napali Capital group. Tim and Tom are brother\'s who specialize in the buy, hold and repositioning of large commercial real estate to create passive income streams for its investors.Tim has spent his 30-year career at Six Flags Theme Parks and Great Wolf Resorts. Throughout this 30-year span, Tim became well versed in operations, strategic planning, marketing, sales, revenue management and real estate development.Thomas is a board certified physician in Emergency Medicine. He is an active blogger in the healthcare community and passionate about translating high income earners into high net worth individuals through passive real estate investing.&nbsp;Topics discussed on today\'s show:Real Estate Market Outlook in 2018The Best Areas to Invest in 2018The Work-Life Balance of a Medical Doctor and Real Estate Investor&nbsp;Links mentioned in the episode:www.thepassiveincomephysician.comwww.freedomintheblack.comPassive Income Physician by Thomas Black1 Hour Coaching with Daray&nbsp;&nbsp;Access The Best Strategies, Tips &amp; Advice!Every week, we send an email sharing my best advice, tips and strategies related to Real Estate Investing. Each of these weekly emails contain relevant and actionable information that can help you no matter where you are in your investing journey.Sign up to join our community

Today on the show we welcome, Jordan Goodman aka The American Money Answer Man. Jordan’s expertise has quite literally led him to write the Dictionary for Investment and Finance, along with thirteen other bestselling books. Jordan has appeared on Fox News, The View, BBC (to name a few) and spent eighteen years on the editorial staff of Money Magazine.In this episode, Jordan shares tons of tips, tricks and strategies to help us save on our current investment properties. We discuss how the new tax law is going to affect home owners across the nation, as well as the outlook of marijuana stocks for 2018, Bitcoin and other crypto currencies for 2018.Jordan teaches us how to invest in real estate, how to maximize our Roth ROA and how to verify that our mortgage and PMI payments are correct. One of the biggest takeaways from this episode is learning that banks and loan servicers are not perfect and that there are many mistakes being made every single day on our mortgages and on our PMI. We could save thousands of dollars by one little trick that banks might not necessarily want you to know, and Jordan is going to show us how.If you’re a home owner or an investor, looking to save money, you can just by listening to this episode.&nbsp;Free Verify My Mortgage PDF Get 2 Free Audio BooksRich Dad Poor Dad&nbsp;Dictionary of Finance and Investment TermsThe Future of Money&nbsp;Access The Best Strategies, Tips &amp; Advice!Every week, we send an email sharing my best advice, tips and strategies related to Real Estate Investing. Each of these weekly emails contain relevant and actionable information that can help you no matter where you are in your investing journey.Sign up to join our community

For those of you who feel unfulfilled by your job, wish you had more time to pursue your interests, and had more financial freedom, investing in real estate can be your ticket to that lifestyle...On this episode of Before the Millions Podcast, I’ve&nbsp;elaborated on&nbsp;the Top 6 Reasons Why You Should Purchase Your First Property in 2018. I know that a lot of you have questions and concerns about your investment strategy and if Real Estate is as good as we claim - In this episode I will cover it all in detail!&nbsp;Top 6 Reasons:Power of LeverageTenants are Footing the BillMonthly Excessive CashflowAppreciation and Forced AppreciationThe Business of Investment PropertyEveryone Will Always Need Somewhere to LiveLinksSign up for a 1 Hour Coaching Call with DarayRead Before the Millions Host Daray Olaleye 27th Birthday Surprise: Journey to SuccessJoin the Before the Millions group on FacebookTwo Free Audiobooks with AudibleAccess The Best Strategies, Tips &amp; Advice!Every week, we send an email sharing my best advice, tips and strategies related to Real Estate Investing. Each of these weekly emails contain relevant and actionable information that can help you no matter where you are in your investing journey.Sign up to join our community

Today we welcome Tyler Sheff to the show. Tyler is the CEO of Cashflowguys.com, a company which aims to educate their clientele in investing in real estate and building long-term wealth. Tyler is a licensed real estate problem solver, educator, investor and syndicator.His professional career has included time as a soldier in the US Army Military Police, a Florida Certified Police Officer and Firefighter, a Contractor, a Repair Technician, and a Boat Captain. Truly a varied career that has helped pave the way for his success today. In today’s episode, Tyler shares his journey into real estate, why and how he transitioned out of fixing and flipping into investing, and why it was so important for him to make the shift.&nbsp;Key Points From This Episode:How Tyler came upon his path and made the shift towards his career today.The importance of having a good work ethic on your journey towards building wealth.Why there is no good result that comes from accumulating piles of cash.Learning about the advantage of building various streams of income.Understanding why Tyler shifted out of fixing and flipping and into real estate investing.How a crazy tax bill forced Tyler to get a regular 9 to 5 job.Figuring out how to reprogram your mind to create cashflow.The mindset barrier that holds most people back from getting started in real estate.Understanding that money is mindset; leveraging other people’s money.How Cash Flow Guys got started and their purpose.The way Tyler used his first four-plex property to escape the rat-race.Influence and success stories that came out of Tyler’s Podcast since it launched.Tyler’s advice and tips to maximize profitability as a landlord.Understanding why you should always hire-out property management.Why you should always surround yourself with experts, and not go it alone.&nbsp;Tweetables:[spp-tweet tweet=\"“Real estate investing, or any type of wealth-building activity, is not for the lazy.” — @tyler_sheff\"][spp-tweet tweet=\"“Anything that you do that accumulates piles of money is usually either illegal or heavily taxed.” — @tyler_sheff\"][spp-tweet tweet=\"“What makes me different is that I figured out a way to get the answers to the questions I had.” — @tyler_sheff\"][spp-tweet tweet=\"&nbsp;“You’re not free if you’re a slave to your properties.” — @tyler_sheff\"][spp-tweet tweet=\"“People are more willing to decide on the end of something before they even try it.” — @tyler_sheff\"]&nbsp;Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:Tyler Sheff — http://tylersheff.com/Cash Flow Guys — http://www.cashflowguys.com/Rich Dad, Poor Dad Audible Trial – www.audibletrial.com/beforethemillionsEquity Happens: Building Lifelong Wealth with Real EstateEvernote — https://evernote.com/Stacy Cross, Comfort Killers — http://thecomfortkillers.com/FinCon — <a...

We welcome Vinney Chopra, aka “Mr. Smiles” to the show today. Vinney came to the US as an immigrant with $7 in this pocket and today, has over two million dollars in assets! Vinney grew up in India, with six siblings in a one-bedroom apartment. His first job in the US was selling Bibles and Encyclopedia’s door-to-door, he slowly worked his way up, started his own business and is an investor and syndicator in the real estate business. Vinney has participated in 26 syndications and spent 37 years as a fundraising consultant and motivational speaker.Today, Vinney has just retired at the age of 62 and he couldn’t be happier. In this episode, we’re focusing on mindset, what it means to take a leap of faith and molding your lifestyle to how you see fit. We find out how Vinney was able to turn $7 into a multi-million-dollar company, hear his philosophies on business and why we need to understand rejection in order to succeed.Vinney is someone who was handed a specific set of cards and refused to live a life that society pigeon-holed him into living. He broke the barrier, he broke the chains and now, Mr. Smiles is thriving! A fascinating and inspiring story for anyone who has ever thought about giving up.&nbsp;Key Points From This Episode:Vinney tells the story of his humble beginnings in New Delhi, India.How Vinney won a five-year scholarship to become a chemical engineer.Why Vinney had the urge to come to the USA and make a difference.How Vinney convinced his Grandpa to let him come to the USA.Selling Bibles and Encyclopedia’s door-to-door: Vinney’s first job in the US.Discover how Vinney came to value the importance of understanding rejection.Going back to the basics and learning the fundamental techniques.Find out how Vinney worked his way up in his first door-to-door sales job.How Vinney got into motivational speaking, fundraising and real estate.Why Google, podcasts and books are Vinney’s biggest mentors.Retiring at the age of 62 and what a balanced lifestyle means to Vinney.Discover how Vinney runs his company and manages employees today.Why you should always smile.&nbsp;Tweetables:[spp-tweet tweet=\"“My grandpa paid for my ticket and I brought $7 and myself into the US.” — @vinneychopra&nbsp;\"]“Understanding rejection is the number one thing in life. Many times, people give up [spp-tweet tweet=\"too quickly.” — @vinneychopra\"]&nbsp;[spp-tweet tweet=\"“I do not spend a lot of time in front of the TV… Books have made me who I am.” — @vinneychopra\"][spp-tweet tweet=\"“You have to show sincerity, have the high moral standards and the integrity. That is where you build it.” — @vinneychopra\"]&nbsp;Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:Vinney Chopra Website – http://www.vinneychopra.com/How To Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie&nbsp;The Magic of Thinking Big by David J. Shwartz&nbsp;Sign Easy App – https://www.getsigneasy.com/The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle&nbsp;Access The Best Strategies, Tips &amp; Advice!Every week, we send an email sharing my best advice, tips and strategies related to Real Estate Investing. Each of these weekly emails contain relevant and actionable information that can help you no matter where you are in your investing journey.<a...

In today’s episode, we welcome Joe Kashurba. Joe started a freelance web design business when he was in high school&nbsp;and grew it into a digital agency with a world-class team and clients around the world.He went from building $300 websites to building $30,000 websites and managing six-figure digital advertising budgets for some of the largest manufacturing and construction companies.Joe now advises and mentors freelance web designers and digital agency owners on how to develop and scale their businesses. There are a lot of takeaways on how he was able to do that and in this episode, we talk about the benefits of working smarter rather than harder and how increasing your prices will actually bring you more clients.&nbsp;We also delve into the world of virtual teams, advertising and the marketing strategies you can use to help you attract your ultimate clients and your ultimate deal. If you’re an aspiring entrepreneur or web designer looking for some key tips on how to start scaling your business today, this episode is for you.&nbsp;Key Points From This Episode:Find out how Joe got to where he is today through a high school band.How Joe’s rebellious mindset propelled his entrepreneurship.Building what you want versus what other people want.Will people really buy your product or service if it’s cheaper?Find out how Joe began to grow his initial freelance work.The avenues to take to get new clients and attract customers.Testing to find the one thing that works – and scaling it.Why results are not always linear and immediate.Tips for hiring your first virtual team or virtual contractor.Using the Over Flow Model versus the Production Line Model.Discover how Joe started designing $30,000 websites.Who, What and Why: Key strategies for finding your first few clients.Advice for entrepreneurs: Pick anything and get into business!&nbsp;Tweetables:[spp-tweet tweet=\"“I think that’s the biggest mistake entrepreneurs make – that if they make it cheap enough people will buy it.” —&nbsp;Joe Kashurba\"][spp-tweet tweet=\"“People first have to want it… If they don’t want it, it doesn’t matter what the price is.” — Joe Kashurba\"][spp-tweet tweet=\"“If you’re going to do something, you have to build up the momentum, you’re not going to see immediate results.” — Joe Kashurba\"]&nbsp;Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:Kashura Web Design – http://www.kashurbawebdesign.com/Joe Kashurba Website – http://joekashurba.com/about/The New Psycho-Cybernetics&nbsp;Audible Trial – www.audibletrial.com/beforethemillions17 Hats App – https://www.17hats.com/&nbsp;Access The Best Strategies, Tips &amp; Advice!Every week, we send an email sharing my best advice, tips and strategies related to Real Estate Investing. Each of these weekly emails contain relevant and actionable information that can help you no matter where you are in your investing journey.Sign up to join our community

On today’s show we welcome Amy Wan, an attorney who specializes in real estate fund syndication for entrepreneurs. Amy is based in Los Angeles, where she runs her company Bootstrap Legal. The underlying goal of the company is to democratize access to legal council by decreasing the amount of billable hours for drafting legal documents.Amy had not intended on going into law and, in fact, she was studying biology towards being a doctor or pharmacist. After going through the motions of her degree she eventually landed in USC Law School studying human rights law and later international trade law.Amy then moved to California with her husband and found a job at Patch of Land. It was here that she became interested in the idea of legal access democratization, something she would draw from with her own company.Amy’s story is both one that can inspire an individual pursuit and is also full of great illuminations on the possibilities for the future of legal work. Tune in to hear all about it!&nbsp;Key Points From This Episode:Why trading your time for your money is not for everyone.The legal profession’s opposition to efficiency.Different types of fund syndication.Investment crowdfunding as an online syndication and its returns.What exactly is an accredited investor and their role.Bootstrap legal and the democratization of legal aid.Just how inefficient the standard legal turnaround is on drafted documents.How Amy’s company makes the system work more efficiently.The money and time that this can save a client.Challenges that Amy faced in starting her own business.Amy’s suggested timeline for prospective capital raising.Property value, projected goals and likely capital amounts.And much more!&nbsp;Tweetables:[spp-tweet tweet=\"“What is the one thing that crosses borders, that everyone respects? And that’s money” —&nbsp;@amyywan\"][spp-tweet tweet=\"“The legal profession is not incentivized to be more efficient” —&nbsp;@amyywan\"][spp-tweet tweet=\"“We don’t want to bill by the hour, we want to do things efficiently using technology” —&nbsp;@amyywan\"][spp-tweet tweet=\"“I think people are going to have think a lot more creatively in the future”. —&nbsp;@amyywan\"]&nbsp;Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:Amy Wan — http://www.amywanlaw.com/Patch of Land — https://patchofland.com/Bootstrap Legal — https://bootstraplegal.com/Turbo Tax — https://turbotax.intuit.com/LegalZoom — https://www.legalzoom.comKickstarter — https://www.kickstarter.com/Indiegogo — https://www.indiegogo.com/enGoFundMe — https://www.gofundme.com/Fundrise — https://fundrise.com/Legal Hackers — https://legalhackers.org/2014/08/welcome-la/Cam Kashani — http://camkashani.com/Four...

Today on the show we are joined by American Sensei, 4-time Black Belt and Founder of Yokido, Damion Lupo.Damion is a financial mentor to the Transformation Nation and author of the bestselling retirement book, Total Control Financial Guide to the QRP, as well as The Quick and Dirty Guide to Gold and Silver, and Reinvented Life.Damion’s real estate investing journey started 20 years when he bought his first rental with nothing by a Visa card.He believes that every human has a life of freedom and joy awaiting them once they break through the confusion and chaos that comes from financial illiteracy. Damion aims to inspire and empower every willing soul towards financial freedom and abundance through his experience and insights gained in his years of martial arts study, trench warfare, and financial training wealth creation.Inside this episode Damion shares his journey of realizing that he was not following the right path for his life, and how he transitioned into his purpose. The conversation, at its core, is based on crucial mindsets and adding value, really changing your perception of what you think is possible. So if you are at that point in your life where you simply need the motivation to take action, then this episode is definitely for you.&nbsp;Key Points From This Episode:How to use the resources at your disposal to get started towards success.Damion’s mindset shift that helped him transition into a new life path.Why most people become afraid because they adopt other peoples’ fears.Understanding why it is critical to make the choice to go on our own “hero’s journey”.Why Damion ended up being 30 days away from bankruptcy and how he turned it around.The two major entrepreneurial moments that shifted the course of Damion’s path.What it means to create value for others and why it is paramount to first having value.Learning to focus on gaining fulfillment instead of focusing on finding success.Why Damion shifted his focus to teaching others and empowering them with confidence.The Law of Awareness; getting down to the core of what you want in your life.Find out how to really be present in your life to truly make an impact.Jarring yourself loose from stagnant beliefs by constantly learning.How Damion has designed his life with a focus on personal freedom.What it means to “become the millions” and moving through the process of self-acceptance.&nbsp;Tweetables:[spp-tweet tweet=\"“The most powerful things in our lives happen when we’re willing to make a choice and go into the darkness.” — @damionlupo\"][spp-tweet tweet=\"“The truth is, we all have something that we’re supposed to be doing and we may not know what it is yet. But if we stay in the security space, we’re never going to find it.” — @damionlupo\"][spp-tweet tweet=\"“If you’re going to create value for people, you have to come from value.” — @damionlupo\"][spp-tweet tweet=\"“It’s the confidence that you have the ability to create; that’s freedom.” — @damionlupo\"][spp-tweet tweet=\"“Your money really tells a story. Often times people don’t like the story it’s telling.” — @damionlupo\"]&nbsp;Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:Myers Briggs Personality Test — http://www.myersbriggs.org/Myers Briggs online test — <a...

On today’s show, we welcome entrepreneur and business credit expert, Ty Crandall. Ty has been in the financial space for over 16 years and is widely recognized as a business authority in credit building, credit scoring and business financing. He is an international speaker and the CEO of Credit Suite, the biggest credit coaching operation in the United States. He is also the author of two books, Perfect Credit and Business Credit Decoded.In this episode, we hear more about Ty’s journey as an entrepreneur and how losing everything changed the way he does business today. Ty explains some of the key concepts of credit score; such as how to fix damaged credit quickly and gives a few secrets to getting approved for a credit loan, even when the bank denies you. If you don’t know what business credit is, by the end of this episode, you’ll know exactly what it is and how you can use it to jumpstart your business.&nbsp;Key Points From This Episode:Ty takes us back to his college days.Getting to know your strengths and weaknesses.The importance of preparing for opportunities and taking risks.Ty’s first entrepreneurial journey in his early twenties.How losing everything changed the way Ty did business forever.Ty’s lowest entrepreneurial moment and how he got out of it.What you can start doing today to improve your credit.Why enquiries don’t necessarily lower your score.What is the impact of length of credit history?What is business credit and when to apply for it?Credit loans available for real estate investors.What to get in order before applying for credit.Handling adversity as an entrepreneurship.How to get approved for a credit loan.Managing your credit loan once you’ve got it.&nbsp;Tweetables:&nbsp;[spp-tweet tweet=\"“I stopped working for money and started working for purpose. And it changed my life.” — @TyCrandall\"][spp-tweet tweet=\"“The best things I have now come from the struggles that I went through.” — @TyCrandall&nbsp;\"]&nbsp;Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:Credit Suite – http://www.creditsuite.com/Ty Crandall Website – http://tycrandall.com/&nbsp;Access The Best Strategies, Tips &amp; Advice!Every week, we send an email sharing my best advice, tips and strategies related to Real Estate Investing. Each of these weekly emails contain relevant and actionable information that can help you no matter where you are in your investing journey.Sign up to join our community

Today on the show, we welcome Julie Broad. Julie is a bestselling Amazon author, the President of Book Launchers and has had a fascinating entrepreneurial journey in the real estate niche.Julie bought her first duplex at age 23 and self-published her first book in 2013. Julie was told by publishers that her book wouldn’t sell, but her book crushed the publishers’ predictions by soaring to Number One, overall, in Canada. Four years later and her book is still making big sales!Although Julie is currently writing her third book, her main focus today is to help self-publishers sell their work, as well as non-writers boost their brands and gain credibility through their books. This is done through her Book Launchers program; where her and her team help entrepreneurs and professionals go from concept to copies in half the time.In this episode, Julie shares why she believes writing a book is equivalent to getting a degree. She is going to teach us how to establish ourselves as an authority in our field, how to energize our brands, how to publish our book and make sure that it rises to the top of the pack. If you’ve ever thought about writing a book but you’re scared, this is the episode for you!&nbsp;Key Points From This Episode:How Julie became an entrepreneur and her “Freedom 35” plan.The lessons Julie learnt from real estate and why she wrote her first book.Learn more about the first real estate deal Julie made at age 23.Why an MBA will equip you to be an employee, not an entrepreneur.How Julie survived the 2008 crash through her mantra: “Keep pressing play.”Why the best time to dig for deals is when the going gets tough.Discover what prompted Julie to build a brand and self-publish her book.The mistake Julie made that cost her US $12,000 when self-publishing.How to know if you should write a book and the questions you should ask yourself.Learn more about Julie’s company, Book Launchers, and its success stories.How to self-publish your book: steps, tips, processes and how to launch.Common mistakes entrepreneurs make when writing their book.How to make sure that your book isn’t boring.&nbsp;Tweetables:[spp-tweet tweet=\"“I didn’t have a plan. I didn’t know what the heck I was doing… and that’s how I wrote my first book.” — Julie Broad\"][spp-tweet tweet=\"“Entrepreneurial life is hell. It is a rollercoaster of emotions. It is scary. It is really not for everybody.” — Julie Broad\"]&nbsp;[spp-tweet tweet=\"“Whenever it is rough, that is the best time to be out there finding deals.” — Julie Broad\"][spp-tweet tweet=\"&nbsp;“Get uncomfortable and the rewards will be there.” — Julie Broad\"]&nbsp;Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:– Have More Influence Website&nbsp;– More Than Cashflow by Julie Broad– Book Launchers Website–Pitch Anything by Oren Klaff&nbsp;Access The Best Strategies, Tips &amp; Advice!Every week, we send an email sharing my best advice, tips and strategies related to Real Estate Investing. Each of these weekly emails contain relevant and actionable information that can help you no matter where you are in your investing journey.Sign up to join our community

On this episode we welcome Chris Dayley, a highly successful entrepreneur in the digital marketing space. Chris is the founder of Dayley Conversion, an A/B testing guru, CRO speaker, and User Experience proponent. He started his own company with the ultimate goal of achieving lifestyle design.Chris eventually got the opportunity to merge his company with Disruptive Advertising, a digital marketing company whose mission is to improve lives through results based relationships. The company specializes in three key areas; PPC management, site testing and optimization, and analytics.Chris envisions a world where every business tests their ideas, where touching a computer screen doesn\'t leave a fingerprint, and where lightsabers are real. He is always pushing the boundaries of A/B testing and disrupting the website design space. His story is truly amazing, so stayed tuned as Chris teaches us about conversions, where to get your website traffic from and how to capitalize on leads.&nbsp;Key Points From This EpisodeWhen Chris first knew that it was time to start his own company.The importance of setting specific goals and giving your all to an opportunity.Understanding the idea of A/B testing and conversion rate optimization.Challenges Chris faced when he first started his business.Developing the skills to transition towards growing your business.How Chris used mediation to process every challenge in his life.Knowing when to hire people to support the growth of your business.Focusing on creating processes and systems to successfully delivery consistent quality.Successfully navigating a merger and making a significant impact.What Disruptive Advertising offers and Chris’ role within the company.Understanding the value of capitalizing on conversion rate optimization strategies.Using Facebook marketing to build awareness around your product.Taking advantage of retargeting and create conversions for your business.Understanding what a conversion means for different companies.The benefit of testing to determine the most effective marketing message.The best strategy for split-testing; what works best for your business.Retargeting and remarketing from a PPC standpoint; Facebook and Google.&nbsp;Tweetables:&nbsp;[spp-tweet tweet=\"“To me, a good lifestyle is not just making good money, but being able to enjoy my life.” — @Chrisdayley\"]&nbsp;[spp-tweet tweet=\"“If you don’t already have that entrepreneurial drive and spirit on your own, it’s hard to develop that.” — @Chrisdayley\"][spp-tweet tweet=\"“When people get confused and distracted, they don’t convert.” — @Chrisdayley\"]&nbsp;Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:— Dayley Conversion&nbsp;— Disruptive Advertising&nbsp;— A/B Testing Starter Guide&nbsp;– Before The Millions Facebook&nbsp;— The 4-Hour Workweek&nbsp;&nbsp;Access The Best Strategies, Tips &amp; Advice!Every week, we send an email sharing my best advice, tips and strategies related to Real Estate Investing. Each of these weekly emails contain relevant and...

Today\'s guest, Whitney Nicely is an entrepreneur, broker and real estate investor in east Tennessee. She is the Principal Broker for Whitney Buys Houses and the Principal Auctioneer for Nicely Done Auctions.She started out flipping furniture, then dump trucks, then progressed onto flipping houses. Whitney has been buying houses for over four years and to-date has 19 houses, 19 apartments and seven plots of land that she rents out. Whitney is particularly fired up about teaching women the fast, fun and profitable way to be successful in real estate.She traveled the long slow road of getting tons of certifications and found out she could make more money faster as an investor. Now her students are following her system to build their own cash flowing real estate portfolio. In this episode, we hear Whitney’s journey and how she has been able to create a lifestyle that so many dream of.&nbsp;Key Points From This Episode:How Whitney got into flipping houses after college.How Whitney started out working four jobs.Do you really need money to get started?Creative financing options that Whitney suggests.The art of negotiation: Whitney’s personal tips.Whitney’s experience flipping dump trucks.Why time freedom is worth the initial hard work.The sacrifices Whitney made to get to where she is today.Why cash flow and passive income are seriously king!&nbsp;Tweetables:&nbsp;[spp-tweet tweet=\"“I can find the gold in a little bit of dirt.” — @nicewhit\"][spp-tweet tweet=\"“I love working, don’t get me wrong. But I also love taking a week off to go to Tampa and still get $10 grand.” — @nicewhit\"][spp-tweet tweet=\"“It’s scary to be successful...” — @nicewhit\"]&nbsp;Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:Whitney Nicely WebsiteMiracle in the Mountains bookHouse Hack SecretsBefore The Millions Facebook&nbsp;Access The Best Strategies, Tips &amp; Advice!Every week, we send an email sharing my best advice, tips and strategies related to Real Estate Investing. Each of these weekly emails contain relevant and actionable information that can help you no matter where you are in your investing journey.Sign up to join our community

On today\'s episode, we have the pleasure of speaking to&nbsp;Lane Kawaoka. Lane is an engineer, an investor in 626 single family and multi-family units and a radio show host at simplepassivecashflow.com. Lane was born and is currently based out of Hawaii. He is what we could call, an “accidental landlord.” After buying his first single-family home he realized that it was a cash sucking machine and he wanted to do something about it.&nbsp;Lane shares this story and how it propelled his interest and career in real estate. He also shares his insights on the market in Hawaii and why he decided to move back to his homeland from Seattle. We also delve into the 1031 exchange, who should get into a 1031 exchange and some of the pitfalls that some of us might not realize about a 1031 exchange. But the true emphasis for today’s episode is cashflow. Cash flow is king, and according to Lane, when you’re starting out your number one goal should be cashflow. Lane motivates us to get started creating cash flow for ourselves to design the lifestyle and business we want to lead.&nbsp;Key Points From This Episode:What encouraged Lane to start investing in real estate.The lesson Lane learnt from buying his first property.How Lane helps clients get into their first investment.Where to go if you want to invest but have no money.The importance of cashflow and what it allows.Why Lane shifted from single-family homes.Why Lane decided to move back to Hawaii from Seattle.Some of the pitfalls of a 1031 exchange.Success habits Lane incorporates into his every day.Balancing business with lifestyle.&nbsp;&nbsp;Tweetables:&nbsp;[spp-tweet tweet=\"“It comes down to cashflow. Cashflow gives you the freedom to do what you want.” — Lane Kawaoka\"][spp-tweet tweet=\"“That’s the problem with Wall Street. It’s rough and it’s a rollercoaster.” — Lane Kawaoka\"]&nbsp;[spp-tweet tweet=\"“You always take what anybody tells you with a grain of salt.” — Lane Kawaoka&nbsp;\"][spp-tweet tweet=\"“You need to figure out what makes you happy, what your goals are and create your business and lifestyle around that.” — Lane Kawaoka\"][spp-tweet tweet=\"“70% of your progression is doing it, being in the field. 20% is from your peers. 10% is books.” — Lane Kawaoka\"]&nbsp;Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:&nbsp;Simple Passive Cashflow – http://simplepassivecashflow.com/House Hack Secrets&nbsp;– https://beforethemillions.com/househacksecrets&nbsp;Access The Best Strategies, Tips &amp; Advice!Every week, we send an email sharing my best advice, tips and strategies related to Real Estate Investing. Each of these weekly emails contain relevant and actionable information that can help you no matter where you are in your investing journey.Sign up to join our community

Today we had the pleasure of speaking with Jay Morrison,, also known as \"Mr. Real Estate”. Jay is a successful real estate investor, realtor, TV personality, entrepreneur, social activist and the CEO and founder of the Jay Morrison Brand and the Jay Morrison Academy, an online real estate school and mentorship program.&nbsp;A high school dropout, at risk youth and three time felon, Jay made a major life transformation for the better over a decade ago and now uses his life experiences and personal story of triumph to empower and impact the lives of thousands of his Academy students, troubled youth, ex-offenders and real estate professionals.&nbsp;In this episode, Jay talks about how he got started in real estate and before being in real estate and being an entrepreneur he was in the drug game and how he was in and out of jail. He talks about the similarities between the real estate game and the drug game and some of the hardships he went through and lessons that he learnt just by being in that environment.&nbsp;Key Points From This Episode:Hear how Jay’s journey began growing up poor and surrounded by drugs.Listen as Jay explains his experiences in prison and what his mindset was like after.Find out how Jay was introduced to real estate and the principles of financing.Understand Jay’s long term play as a drug dealer.Discover how Jay managed to build a life for himself after prison and drugs.Jay draws parallels to drug dealing and real estate.What Jay loves about entrepreneurship and business.Learn more about Jay’s first real estate transaction with his mom.Jay’s goals as an early entrepreneur in real estate.Being intentional about giving back and using his story to help others.A day in the life of Jay Morrison and his keys to success.Jay’s favorite before the millions book, Og Mandino’s University of Success.Sacrificing time and being committed to your goals to be successful in your endeavour.Making the investment in yourself to get groomed into business.Advice for people wanting to get into real estate.And much more!&nbsp;Tweetables:[spp-tweet tweet=\"“I believe in the possibility of possibilities.” — @MrJayMorrison\"]&nbsp;&nbsp;[spp-tweet tweet=\"“My mindset has always been strategies and operations, always been plugging the holes.” — @MrJayMorrison\"][spp-tweet tweet=\"“Investing in real estate means you’re putting yourself in a position to be the owner.” — @MrJayMorrison\"][spp-tweet tweet=\"“We all have a corner to come off of.” — @MrJayMorrison\"][spp-tweet tweet=\"“Most people underestimate the amount of work and effort and intensity that it takes to become super successful.” — @MrJayMorrison\"]&nbsp;Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:House Hack Secrets Mini Course— Jay Morrison — Jay’s book, Lord of My Land: 5 Steps To Homeownership— Jay’s book, Lord of My Land: 5 Steps To Homeownership&nbsp;— Angela Yee, The Breakfast Club — Og Mandino\'s University of Success&nbsp;Access The Best Strategies, Tips &amp; Advice!Every...

On today’s show we are joined with Logan Waller. Logan is a broker out of the Dallas-Fort Worth area, founder and president of the Waller Group. The Waller Group is a real estate brokerage group and was consistently ranked within the top 20 teams in the nation by Wall Street Journal, under RE/MAX. In 2011, the Waller Group became an independent brokerage and has been providing full service brokerage throughout the metroplex since 2012.&nbsp;Last episode we looked at the real estate market from the perspective of an agent, and this episode we will be diving into the perspective of a broker. Logan obtained his real estate license in 1997 with a goal to invest in real estate and follow in his family’s footsteps. With that goal in mind, Logan bought his first house at the age of 18 and never looked back. Today, Logan shares more about getting started in the real estate market, how to develop a sales velocity, and the challenges of starting your own business, and pursuing your dreams.&nbsp;Key Points From This Episode:Getting a first exposure to entrepreneurship through a vending machine business.How Logan got hooked onto real estate, buying his first house for only $6,000.Logan’s method and strategy for scouting and purchasing his first house.Developing a sales velocity to identify the best real estate deals.The benefits of being a broker within the real estate market.Top real estate training for the fundamental real estate basics.Accelerating your career by surrounding yourself with people you can learn from.The inception of the Waller Group and the challenges of starting a company.Understanding distressed real estate markets to find the best investment opportunities.Why most agents are not cut out to be investors.Daily habits that contributed to Logan’s success.The importance of focusing on identifying sellers and getting them listed.How your goals and milestones should evolve with different stages of your life.Standing out above the crowd, and getting sellers to choose your brokerage.Deciding which real estate deals to invest in and which to take to your buyers.The importance of creating value within your business, above all.And much more!&nbsp;Tweetables:&nbsp;“If you can’t sell, then you can’t make any money.” — Logan Waller @Waller_Group&nbsp;“I was a typical realtor; I made $200,000 a year and spent $210,00 a year.” — Logan Waller @Waller_Group&nbsp;“80% of your resources, time, and money should be spent finding sellers.” — Logan Waller @Waller_Group&nbsp;“Focus on creating value and the profit will follow.” — Logan Waller @Waller_Group&nbsp;Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:— Waller Group&nbsp;— Mike Ferry Real Estate Training&nbsp;— CCIM Courses&nbsp;— The E-Myth by Michael Gerber— Good to Great by Jim Collins&nbsp;Access The Best Strategies, Tips &amp; Advice!Every...

On Today’s show we welcome the billion dollar real estate agent, Karen Briscoe. Karen is Principal of the Huckaby Briscoe Conroy Group (HBC) and author of&nbsp;“Real Estate Success in 5 Minutes a Day”. The HBC Group has been named to the Wall Street Journal Top Realtor® Team List. Over the years, the group has sold over 1,500 homes valued at over $1.5 billion.In this episode Karen walks us through her path and how she’s sold over a billion dollars of real estate and&nbsp;how she came from an entrepreneurial family and is a very driven person. She also shares with us on her book, that happens to be one of the top selling real estate books on Amazon and we talk about the real truths of being an agent in the real estate industry.&nbsp;Key Points From This Episode:Karen shares with us her journey to getting into real estate.How your internal drive leads to success.Positioning yourself as a lead generator and the benefits thereof.Lead tactics and how to make them work for you.Staying relevant in your industry.The importance of constantly reinventing yourself.Knowing the inventory to truly understand where the trends are going in the market.Karen’s advice to entering the real estate business.Why the market crash in September of 08 was Karen’s worst entrepreneurial moment.Karen’s reasons for writing her book, Real Estate Success in 5 Minutes a Day.How Karen combined inspiration and information to create her book.Hear why Karen’s book is not only for real estate agents but for people in any business.Key fundamentals mentioned in Real Estate Success in 5 Minutes a Day.Karen shares on some success stories.Discover the benefits of reading Karen’s book.Why The Miracle Morning by Hal Elrod is Karen’s favorite book.Find out what Karen’s miracle morning consists of.Limiting beliefs and why they have been Karen’s biggest sacrifice.Karen’s husband has her biggest support systemAnd much more!&nbsp;Tweetables:[spp-tweet tweet=\"“Having the lead is what starts it all.” — @KarenBriscoe&nbsp;\"]&nbsp;[spp-tweet tweet=\"“Just because you were successful at one point, there really is no one and done; it is a constant reinvention” — @KarenBriscoe\"]&nbsp;[spp-tweet tweet=\"“To stay achieving at a high level requires operating at a high level, mentally.” — @KarenBriscoe\"]&nbsp;[spp-tweet tweet=\"“The biggest thing that holds us back is ourselves.” — @KarenBriscoe\"]&nbsp;Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:— Karen Briscoe —&nbsp;HBC — &nbsp;Karen’s book, Real Estate Success in 5 Minutes a Day— Hal Elrod’s book, The Miracle Morning&nbsp;— Elizabeth Gilbert’s books&nbsp;— Michael Gerber’s book, The E-Myth Revisited&nbsp;— Five Minute Journal App&nbsp;Access The Best Strategies, Tips &amp; Advice!Every week, we send an email sharing my best...

Today we welcome Derek Pankaew, Performance Marketing Manager at KIND and Co-founder of Flexr, the world’s first foldable, travel-friendly pullup bar. Derek has years of experience with organic and paid marketing channels and was responsible for managing the supply of these products in addition to sourcing manufacturers and suppliers. He\'s sold multiple six figures in information products, and has done the same with physical products.In this episode Derek discusses how he got involved in the digital marketing industry and what led him to starting successful e-commerce companies. He also talks about his latest venture, FLEXR and gives advice and tips to anyone wanting to get into the e-commerce world.&nbsp;Key Points From This Episode:At what point Derek decided to drop school and someday become an entrepreneur.How Derek grew his skillset in the internet marketing space.When Derek started utilizing his skills to create his own business.Hear how Derek started off in affiliate marketing and why it’s difficult as a first-timer.The transition from affiliate marketing to e-commerce.Why it’s easier to sell physical products than digital products.Understanding Derek’s WHY for building big businesses.The importance of paying attention to the long term.Discover how FLEXR came about.How Derek incorporated the Nutrabear business model to be successful.Find out what a typical day is like in the life of Derek.Hear about Dan’s travel rewards course, Travel Hacking.Understand why Peter Thiel’s book, Zero to One is one of Derek’s favorite books.Discover where Derek invests his money.Derek’s mentors throughout his career that have helped him get to where he is today.Getting into e-commerce and learning through doing.&nbsp;&nbsp;Tweetables:[spp-tweet tweet=\"&nbsp;“I was shocked at how easy it was to sell physical products compared to digital products.” — @dpankaew&nbsp;\"]&nbsp;[spp-tweet tweet=\"“Pay more attention to the long term.” — @dpankaew\"]&nbsp;[spp-tweet tweet=\"“I think cryptocurrencies have a much brighter future.” — @dpankaew&nbsp;\"]&nbsp;Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:— Derek Pankaew — FLEXR — Robert Kiyosaki’s book, Rich Dad, Poor Dad — Get Free Flights With Travel Hacking!— Peter Thiel’s book, Zero to One&nbsp;Access The Best Strategies, Tips &amp; Advice!Every week, we send an email sharing my best advice, tips and strategies related to Real Estate Investing. Each of these weekly emails contain relevant and actionable information that can help you no matter where you are in your investing journey.Sign up to join our community

Today we welcome Scott Trench, President of Operations at BiggerPockets.com. Scott is also a licensed real estate broker/agent, real estate investor managing 8 units in Denver, CO with a partner, a house-hacker, and personal finance nerd. His book, Set for Life thoroughly details a step-by-step journey to early financial freedom for full-time workers earning median incomes and starting with little or negative net worth. Scott is passionate about financial education and believe that financial literacy allows for empowerment in today\'s society.His writing and economic analyses have been featured in TIME Magazine, CNBC, Forbes, and Realtor Magazine, as well as regional publications like the Denver Post and Tampa Bay Times. Scott has lectured at the University of Colorado and has produced dozens of video/podcast segments explaining intricate real estate concepts to new investors. In this episode Scott dissects his journey to early financial freedom and how he has been able to become successful in doing so. We also talk about his book, Set for Life.&nbsp;Key Points From This Episode:Find out what led Scott to following the philosophy of financial freedom.How Scott turned his frustration into action.Hear how Scott used networking and brand knowledge to get his job at Bigger Pockets.Discover why Scott doesn’t consider himself as an entrepreneur but as an employee.Three ways to becoming financially free at an early stage in life.Learn how Scott got the money to buy his second property.Getting rid of your PMI by having equity in your property.Understand how Scott has found meaning in the work he now does.Continuing to solidify your financial position perpetually with passive income and wealth.How opportunities begin presenting themselves as you accumulate income and wealth.Scott tells us more about his role at Bigger Pockets.Why real estate is considered to be the best way to build passive cashflow.Listen as Scott explains the inception of his book, Set For Life.Hear how Scott’s book will encourage you to make changes in all aspects of your life.Scott’s ways of marketing his book for it to reach the right readers.Defining risk and lowering risk by lowering your expenses.Hear what sacrifices Scott had to make in order to get to where he is today.And much more!&nbsp;Tweetables:[spp-tweet tweet=\"“If you want to become financially free at an early stage in life, there’s only three ways to do it.” — @strenchbp&nbsp;\"][spp-tweet tweet=\"“My goal is less financial freedom and more helping more and more people.” — @strenchbp\"][spp-tweet tweet=\"“I think real estate is for many people, the best way to build passive cashflow.” — @strenchbp\"][spp-tweet tweet=\"“I consider risk to be the inability to pursue my potential.” — @strenchbp&nbsp;&nbsp;\"]&nbsp;Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:— Scott Trench — Scott’s book, Set For Life — Mr. Money Mustache — Early Retirement Extreme — Radical Personal Finance — <a...

On today’s show we welcome Matt Miller. Matt started his career in the corporate world, but realized that he needed to take a different route if he wanted to get ahead. Inspired by his interest in \"passive income,\" Matt got involved in bulk vending. He is now the President of a vending company, School Spirit Vending, which combines vending and school fundraising ventures into one.&nbsp;School Spirit Vending’s Hassle-Free Fundraising Program is helping 1000’s of schools across the country raise money, while providing a profitable business opportunity for those seeking personal freedom and added financial security.&nbsp;In this episode Matt talks about how he transitioned from the corporate world to becoming an entrepreneur. We also discuss his journey of starting a business and learning about all the aspects of business and how he has grown School Spirit Vending into the empire that it is today.&nbsp;Key Points From This Episode:Matt tells us his journey from being a pilot to the corporate world to starting a business.Find out how the company School Spirit Vending was born.How Matt was taught from a young age to trade time for money.Hear the impact Robert Kiyosaki’s book, Rich Dad, Poor Dad, had on Matt.Learn how Matt picked his locations through knocking on doors.Discover at what point Matt realized that this was a viable business option.Listen as Matt explains how he used his earnings and invested it back into the business.Hear how Matt’s business didn’t take away from his career but he also didn’t allow his career to take away from his business.Take away some key advice for entrepreneurs wanting to get started.How Matt has successfully grown his business.Find out how Matt went about growing his team and finding the right people.Why Matt chose to turn School Spirit Vending into a franchise and how he set it up.Hear a success story from one of Matt’s franchisee’s and their process.Types of vending machines in schools and what isn’t allowed.Find out more about Matt’s courses and what’s in the pipeline for him.How Matt sacrificed time and money to get to where he is today.Hear why too many people are getting ready to start instead of jumping into the game.&nbsp;&nbsp;Tweetables:[spp-tweet tweet=\"“I can’t stress enough guys, you’ve got to fake it till you make it.” — @ssvbusiness&nbsp;&nbsp;\"]&nbsp;[spp-tweet tweet=\"“Too many people try to live off of something way too early instead of letting the baby grow on its own.” — @ssvbusiness&nbsp;\"]&nbsp;[spp-tweet tweet=\"“The sky is the limit if you’re willing to start where you’re at.” — @ssvbusiness\"]&nbsp;[spp-tweet tweet=\"“One way you know that you’re onto something is when people start asking you if they can be a part of it.” — @ssvbusiness&nbsp;\"]&nbsp;Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:— Matt Miller — School Spirit Vending Business — School Spirit Vending on Facebook— Robert Kiyosaki’s book, Rich Dad, Poor Dad— Gary Vaynerchuck &nbsp;Access The Best Strategies, Tips...

On today’s show we welcome Arianne Lemire. Ari is a real estate investor, entrepreneur and Realtor in the Florida panhandle. Ari runs a company, GH Houses specializing in fix and flip properties as well as wholesaling. Coming from the Philippines, Ari has been living in the US for the past 3 years and she’s been involved with real estate investing for the last 18 months.Ari is an outstanding example of pure will in that she went from being being a Medical W2 worker to quitting her job in the span of 11 months. In this episode we get more into Ari’s story, she shares with us on how she got started in real estate, her journey to reaching her goals and we discuss her why.&nbsp;Key Points From This Episode:Ari tells us more about her background and what she’s currently focused on.How Ari was able to save money to invest in real estate while paying off student loans.Learn how Ari gained real estate education through online research and Bigger Pockets.Find out why Ari went from rental properties to flipping houses.Listen as Ari explains how she set goals for herself and only once she reached her goals did she decide to quit her job to go into investing full time.Understand what Ari’s mindset was like for her to be able to quit her job in 11 months.Discover how your why can be a strength and a weakness at times.Ari tells us more about her current goal of being able to give $1 million a year to charity.Hear how Ari wants to build a community for people with special needs.The differences between fixing and flipping and wholesaling.Find out why it’s important to choose one direction to focus on in the real estate market.Ari explains the intricacies of her business, how they got started as a renovation company and how their focus has changed over time.Chris’s role in the real estate developments as he is currently a full time software engineer.Discover how Ari works with investors looking for more short-term ways to diversify.Ari’s best deal to date with their second property they bought.Hear about one of Ari’s more challenging deals where she still managed to come out on top.Discover what lessons Ari has learned through dealing with challenges in the business.Advice on getting started and entering the real estate game.Letting go of your fear of failure so that your business can grow and expand.Discover what sacrifices Ari had to make to get to where she is today.Listen as Ari shares why people are stuck before the millions because they aren’t able to take responsibility and they don’t know their why.&nbsp;Tweetables:[spp-tweet tweet=\"“It’s really just action. You learn so much when you start doing things.” — Arianne Lemire\"][spp-tweet tweet=\"“I really like wholesaling now because we can make a pretty big cheque with essentially not really much renovation.” — Arianne Lemire&nbsp;\"][spp-tweet tweet=\"“Never pay anybody up front if you haven’t completely vetted them.” — Arianne Lemire&nbsp;\"][spp-tweet tweet=\"“What I’ve learned in this business, I can’t change anybody else. I can only change myself and my outlook.” — Arianne Lemire&nbsp;\"]&nbsp;Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:- Arianne Lemire - Bigger Pockets - Bill Allen - <a href=\"https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1612680194/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=btm2017-20&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;creativeASIN=1612680194&amp;linkId=15db1e2393267f561fdf2ebe122977a1\"...

Gino Barbaro is a licensed realtor, investor, business owner and entrepreneur.&nbsp;He has been investing in real estate for 15 years and has grown his portfolio to 675 units valued at over $32 million in 3 years. He has teamed up with Jake Stenziano to create JakeandGino.com, a real estate educational company that offers coaching and training in real estate investing.&nbsp;He is the bestselling author of Wheelbarrow Profits, as well as the author of the best-selling cookbook, Family, Food and the Friars. Gino is a graduate of the Institute for Professional Excellence in Coaching (IPEC) and is a Certified Professional Coach.In this episode we get into a lot of Gino’s story, the restaurant business he was in for 25 years and how he turned his sights onto real estate and multifamily investing. We also get into belief systems, discovering your why, and setting out your goals. Next, we unpack the importance of understanding how you can best achieve your goals based on your why, depending on whether or not your why is moving away from pain or towards pleasure.&nbsp;Key Points From This Episode:Gino tells us how he got into the restaurant business 25 years ago.Hear more about the 4 energy blocks.What lead Gino to challenge himself to become successful.The reasons why Gino decided to leave the restaurant business.Listen as Gino explains how he turned toward real estate.Understand the differences between single family and multifamily properties.How asking thought provoking questions extracts the “why” out of Gino’s students.The importance of having a strong reason why, no matter what you do in life.How Jake and Gino have made their partnership work.The characteristic that made Gino want to partner with Jake.Find out how you can get into multifamily real estate.Listen as Gino explains his short and long term goals to grow his business.Understand what Gino means when he talks about repurposing $4 million dollars.Discover the importance of buying right.Gino tells us how the infinite banking concept is a great strategy to lock in.Find out which two books are Gino’s favorite Before the Millions books.The sacrifices Gina had to make to get to where he is today.Why listening to motivational speakers inspired Gino in business.The advice Gino has for millennials wanting to get into business.How limiting beliefs stop people from reaching their true potential and success.&nbsp;Tweetables:[spp-tweet tweet=\"“Success is just a feeling; achievement is doing something.” — Gino Barbaro @jakeandgino\"][spp-tweet tweet=\"“If you can figure out your why’s you can figure out how.” — Gino Barbaro @jakeandgino\"][spp-tweet tweet=\"“What you focus on is what grows.” — Gino Barbaro @jakeandgino\"]&nbsp;[spp-tweet tweet=\"“Sometimes the best deal you make is the one you didn’t buy.” — Gino Barbaro @jakeandgino\"]&nbsp;Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:&nbsp;— Gino Barbaro — Jake and Gino Podcast—&nbsp;Multifamily Mastery Program by Wheelbarrow Profits— Gino’s Book, Wheelbarrow Profits — <a...

On today’s show we welcome M.C. Laubscher. M.C. is a wealth strategist, educator, and financial freedom fighter all the way from South Africa.&nbsp;He is the President and CEO of Valhalla Wealth Financial and the creator and host of the popular business and investing podcast,&nbsp;Cashflow Ninja.&nbsp;His mission is to help as many people as possible eliminate the that control banks and financial institutions have over their lives by building their wealth in a variety of ways, outside of Wall Street. He does this by reclaiming the&nbsp;banking&nbsp;function in your own financial life through structuring an efficient cash flow management systems and creating and building assets that provide multiple streams of income.&nbsp;Valhalla Wealth Financial was built on the principles and values of self-ownership, self-reliance, independence, personal and financial freedom, and lifelong learning and financial education. In this episode we speak to M.C. about busting those financial myths and how to reclaim and reuse your money over and over again.&nbsp;Key Points From This Episode:M.C. tells us about his background growing up in South Africa and how he started working in real estate before he went into wealth and finance.The books M.C. read that helped him make that paradigm shift.How M.C. started looking at what money really is, and made the mindset shift.The strategies M.C used and how he implemented them to get started.Listen as M.C. explains the infinite banking concept and how you can incorporate it.Understand why M.C. started researching the way wealthy people handled their money.Discover more about the cashflow versus accumulation model.Why M.C believes that the 401(k) is an unproven system.How real estate income acts as a hedge against inflation.Learn how the accumulation model is going to fail people in the future.Find out how markets only do three things: go up, go down, or go sideways.Listen as M.C. explains why people following the cashflow model will be living golden days.Understand what real estate M.C. invested into.Discover how M.C wants to build a business that is location independent to help people from all over the world.Why M.C decided to get into the financial services industry.The biggest challenge M.C faced in starting and owning his own business.The reason why the most important real estate in the world is that piece of real estate in between your ears.Find out why M.C. started podcasting and how it helps him cater to his specific audience.How leadership platforms have contributed to M.C’s main business.The time in which M.C. had to overcome failures in his business, and how it played out.Discover how once you start putting out good solid content that provides value, you start to see growth and change in your business.Hear why you have to try to find a way to purchase things more effectively.M.C.’s favorite before the millions books to read.Listen as M.C. explains some sacrifices he had to make to get where he is today.Hear how M.C.’s family has been very supportive and a key to his success.How M.C. identifies the analysis paralysis that hold people back from being successful.&nbsp;Tweetables:[spp-tweet tweet=\"“You can start small and that can make huge differences in your own life.” — @mclaubscher\"][spp-tweet tweet=\"“Insurance products is a very good way of passing down and creating a legacy for your family.” — @mclaubscher\"][spp-tweet tweet=\"“If you know what money truly is, money has to keep moving and circulating.” — @mclaubscher&nbsp;\"][spp-tweet tweet=\"“Inflation is a huge wealth...

On today’s show we welcome Andre P. van den Broeck, the founder and CEO of Gleam Bin Cleaning and Pressure Washing Services and André Philliipe, a mens custom tailoring company. That company has actually won multiple award in the Dallas, Fort Worth area, including Dallas’ A-List award for Best Gentleman’s Clothing and four months later he signed a contract with a 2.5 billion dollar company. André is a creator of things and connector of people and opportunities. He creates new brands and breathe life into brands who need it. He specializes in defining the tone, pace, voice and narrative of brands and help get that message out to the world.&nbsp;André connects dots for businesses and individuals alike. He lives to make make these connections because he believes we are all only a hand shake away from the next level. In today’s episode we figure out how he came up from his beginnings. This talk is inspirational and it speaks to the notion of persevering and seeing your vision through all the way to the end.&nbsp;Key Points From This Episode:André takes us back to the beginning and how he got started in business.Hear how André’s parents getting a divorce impacted a clear change in his life.Learn how André started a cleaning business to make extra money.Find out how André got into his entrepreneurial mindset through hard work.Understand why André moved away from the business because of time constraints.Discover why André started a real estate company that sold brand new homes.How he lost everything, spending all of his money and what he did to recover from it.Learn how André got into creative recruiting and why that was a major catalyst.Find out how working in advertising got André on the path to where he is today.André explains how he started André Phillipe Menswear through his own experience.Understand how the André Phillipe brand grew and started winning awards.Hear André’s experience through the process of branding himself and growing the business.Advice for structuring partnership in a business, and avoiding crucial mistakes.Learn why it’s important to know each other’s strengths and weaknesses.How Gleam came about through André’s experience with a trash can.Find out what’s on the horizon for André and his businesses.Discover why Napoleon Hill’s book, Think and Grow Rich, is a book André recommends.How André sacrificed relationships, perception, money and time to get where he is.Why success is a three step process, and how you can implement it in your own life.Discover why failure is only an option for people who choose failure as an option.Tweetables:[spp-tweet tweet=\"“I could sell it, but I couldn’t execute against it. That was the downfall of it.” — @apvstyle&nbsp;\"][spp-tweet tweet=\"“Whether you’re hiring employees or bringing on a partnership, set the expectation that you’re not just working together, you’re doing life together.” — @apvstyle\"][spp-tweet tweet=\"“It’s not about what kind of business am I starting; it’s do I feel like I can start a brand and accelerate past the competition?” — @apvstyle\"]&nbsp;[spp-tweet tweet=\"“Failure is only an option for people who choose failure as an option.” — @apvstyle\"]&nbsp;Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:Gleam Pressure WashingAndré Phillipe\'s WebsiteAndré Phillipe Menswear on Twitter<a...

Real Estate mogul Joe Fairless&nbsp;is the founder of Fairless Investing and currently owns almost $170 million in real estate. He designs his life so that he can spend time pursuing his passions and purpose. His life’s purpose is helping people achieve financial success. Joe believes that when he helps other achieve financial success, they too can use their time to pursue their own passions and purpose. However, before following his dreams, Joe worked paycheck to paycheck, and eventually started investing in learning more about real estate while working a full-time job in advertising. He went to seminars, read books, and received mentorship from people who had done what he wanted to do. By the time he left advertising in December 2012, Joe owned four single family homes that produced monthly income. It wasn’t enough to live off of but it sure helped out, considering he no longer had a job.&nbsp;On today’s show, Joe shares with us not only about his real estate ventures, but also about his world famous podcast, The Best Real Estate Investing Advice Ever Show, also known as The Best Ever Show. Joe’s podcast is the world’s longest running daily real estate podcast, and he is a top podcaster in the business world. Today we dive into how Joe actually came from humble beginnings, more about his thought leadership platform, and how it has helped him grow his audience.&nbsp;Key Points From This Episode:Why Joe left his full-time job, despite being the youngest VP of a New York City advertising agency.How to know when your job is not right for you, and the importance of doing work that matters.How Joe got started on his entrepreneurial journey and cultivated his thought leadership platform.What it means to sample life experiences and learn from top achievers.How Joe used standup comedy to improve his public speaking.Why being yourself and opening up to others, creates much stronger relationships.The importance of a life coach and how they impact your entrepreneurial journey.How Joe shifted his mindset and tactics to find success in the podcasting realm.The strategies Joe used to grow his podcast to over three million downloads.Understanding when do push on and put in more effort, despite a lack of results.The importance of consistency, not only in work, but in your daily routine of life.Find out more about how Joe structures his goals in 5 and 10 years terms.How living in the same apartment for 9 years before the millions got Joe to where he is today.&nbsp;Tweetables:[spp-tweet tweet=\"“The more you are yourself, the more magnetic you become.” — @joefairless&nbsp;\"][spp-tweet tweet=\"“We live in an instant gratification culture and it’s sort of ridiculous how we don’t put in the work.” — @joefairless\"]&nbsp;Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:Joe Fairless — http://joefairless.com/Joe’s book -&nbsp;Best Real Estate Investing Advice EverBefore the Millions Resources Page&nbsp;Before the Millions Facebook GroupTony Robbins WebsiteTony Robbins’ TED Talk<a...

On today’s show we welcome Gena Lofton, founder of Passive Income Advisors. Abandoned by her parents, homeless, and eventually growing up in foster care taught Gena that financial literacy is one of the major problems in the world today. Challenging the status quo of going to school, getting a job, investing in a 401(k) of well diversified stocks, bonds and mutual funds will not work today. The fallacy resulted in baby boomers taking out $10 billion in Reverse Mortgages in 2016 alone. Today’s economy, requires everyone to have tax efficient/inflation hedged, streams of income producing assets sufficient to cover their expenses as soon as possible. Gena recently released her book Escape the Madness: 10 Steps to Get Out of the Rat Race, to help others implement the steps she used to become financially free.Gena has a wide variety of professional experience, ranging from Strategy and Technology for DIRECTV which helped fuel the growth of the business and sale to AT&amp;T to growing Ernst &amp; Young’s Management consulting business through the sale to Cap Gemini. Gena also served on the Board of Los Angeles City College Foundation. Gena has a Master’s Degree in Business Administration and a Bachelor\'s in Political Science. Today, Gena spends time overseeing her assets which consist of over 4k residential units, oil and gas investments, assisted living facilities, a resort in Belize, an online business, Natural Resource companies, and AT&amp;T.&nbsp;Key Points From This Episode:Gena tells us her story about how she grew up homeless.Hear how Gena’s journey has helped her in her success today.Find out about Gena’s life in her 20’s, going to college and working at Ernst &amp; Young.Learn how the book Rich Dad, Poor Dad changed Gena’s life.Understand how Gena got involved in real estate.Find out why people shouldn\'t default to investing in stocks and bonds.Discover why you need to understand taxes and how to reduce your taxes.Hear Gena’s next steps to achieving her new goal of getting out of the rat race.Understand how Gena used debt and reducing taxes to help her reach her goal.Discover how The Federal Reserve is reducing their balance sheet.Gena tells us her specific meaning and definition of value added real estate.Hear about Gena’s Before the Millions goal of helping 1 million people exit the rat race.Find out who Gena’s book is for and how it can help people.Learn how 20-30% of Gena’s investments are in the stock market and various companies.Discover what advice Gena has for real estate investors entering the market.Learn what Gena means by saving at 0%.Discover how Gena never bought any liabilities, only assets.Hear Gena’s take on school; when you should or shouldn’t go to school.Find out why people need to understand that money is debt.Discover what Trump being in office means for real estate investors.Hear about Gena’s resort in Belize, Mahoagny Bay Village.And much more!&nbsp;Tweetables:[spp-tweet tweet=\"“An asset feeds you and a liability eats you.” — @genaloftonPIA&nbsp;\"]&nbsp;[spp-tweet tweet=\"“I only do value added real estate.” — @genaloftonPIA\"]&nbsp;[spp-tweet tweet=\"“If you didn\'t do it with free money, you’ll never be able to do it when it ain’t free.” — @genaloftonPIA&nbsp;\"]&nbsp;[spp-tweet tweet=\"“Educate yourself, understand your market, do the numbers, and then the...