Real Estate Investing Mastery Podcast

651_Transcript So, I’m driving to The Original Pancake House to have breakfast with one of my coaching clients. You’ve probably heard me talk about how some of my clients come to St. Louis and spend time with me. That’s what’s happening today. I’ve been thinking about this and want to share it with you… If […]

So, I’m driving around St. Louis, and I want to tell you what we’re doing… In the past 4 months, we’ve made 21 deals and grossed about $100,000. Some deals made only $300. You’ve had those, right? Sometimes we see this coming, but generally don’t renegotiate. My business partner, Gavin, is involved. He started in […]

So, I want to talk to you today about handling overwhelm. It’s easy to get overwhelmed. There’s just so much information. We can access podcasts and YouTube videos and courses on real estate investing, and many of them are quite good. You buy a new course and tell yourself you’ll follow it through to the […]

So, my guest today is Patrick Precourt, who runs what is probably the best real estate Mastermind in the country: Collective Genius. He’s now gotten into working with people on personal development. He particularly works with entrepreneurs on peak performance mastery. Patrick started as a professional rugby player. Then he worked in construction and as […]

I have a special guest today: Larry Goins. I’m excited about having Larry here—I’ve been learning from him since I started in this business. And I’m still learning from him through our Mastermind group. Larry got started in real estate more than 30 years ago. He actually started based on an infomercial by a guy […]

So, I’ve got to ask you to do something for me today… I want you to pause this episode and go to iTunes and review my shows. Even if it’s a negative review, I need the input. I used to get a lot of reviews, but I’ve gotten nothing in several months. What’s going on? […]

So, I’m working with students who’ve come to St. Louis for the day. I really enjoy spending time with students who are getting started in this business. But, let me tell you… it makes me think about my own start. Wow, I made so many mistakes. But did making mistakes stop me from becoming a […]

I’ve said this before and I’ll say it again… if you don’t know your numbers, you may not have a business. I am returning home from a Mastermind, so the numbers thing is fresh in my mind. I’m not saying I’ve always been good at knowing my own numbers; it’s something we need to master […]

This is the second of 2 connected episodes… the first was 5 things I used to say yes to, but now say no. This ep will cover 5 things I used to say no to, but now say yes to. Let me get right to it—it’s important to use a CRM to manage your leads.

Today’s question: Is it not working or are you not working? And the ‘it’ we’re talking about is coaching. Is what you’re learning not working or are you not implementing what you’re learning? I know because I’ve done it. When I first started, I paid $13,000 for a coaching series. Then I didn’t make any […]

Today’s episode is possibly the shortest ever. Even has a short title. What I have to share with you is cool AND important. I am reading a couple of paragraphs to you from my new book about wholesaling lease options. My main point today is that you have to make a decision… are you really […]

My guest in this episode is one of the smartest people I know. You’ll want to hear Mike Zlotnik’s take on interest rates. Mike has been investing in real estate since 2000. He’s now the CEO of Tempo Funding and TF Management Group LLC. These private investment fund management companies invest in real estate deals. […]

Talking to you about direct mail today. A lot of people think that direct mail is dead, but I’m telling you, it’s not. It works. In this episode, I’m sharing 5 Do’s, including skip tracing. Some of the Don’ts are about being different from your competition and answering your dang phone. Direct mail does work. […]

This is the first of 2 connected episodes… The first is about 5 things I used to say ‘yes’ to, but now say ‘no’ to. The second will cover 5 things I used to say ‘no’ to, but now say ‘yes’ to. They’re sort of mirror image episodes. You’ve heard me say to concentrate on […]

So in this episode, I’m driving to meet a coaching client for breakfast. We’ll spend most of the rest of the day in my office. And, fair warning: today’s episode may sound like a rant, but I tried to stay calm… See, we have got to stop complaining. All of us do it, including me, […]

I’m talking today about the important concept of creating a vision for your life, and then building a business around that. Most of us have jobs that require 40, 50, 60 hours a week. We have a long commute, we sit in a cubicle… and our lives, and our family’s lives, revolve around that. When […]

Okay, this is going to be a quick one. I want to remind you about something today… Let’s talk about rejection, something you probably don’t need a reminder about. I do not like rejection. Really, who does? It took some real effort for me to even pick up the phone when I first started in […]

Today, I want to share with you this simple thing I’ve been thinking about lately. It’s something that we should do at every interaction we have with buyers and sellers, but most of us forget or don’t feel comfortable doing it. Every time we meet with someone as we go about our business, we should […]

I’ve started something new I want to be sure you know about… sending out about 3 emails a week. The content is really good, so be sure you are on my email list so you can receive them. Not to brag, but these emails are so good, I may use some of the same content […]

So, in this episode, I want to share something I heard from Taki Moore. He’s a coaches’ coach. In other words, he coaches people who coach others. He recently talked about 3 different kinds of accountability. They are: Self accountability is when you make a promise to yourself. Think New Year’s resolutions. Not always successful, […]

I haven’t done one of these in a while… just haven’t been driving much. I did a Mastermind with several of my students this week. We get together for these about 3 times a year to review each other’s businesses and help find solutions for challenges. I do some teaching. There were people in the […]

Do you think your market is too competitive and investing doesn’t work? Well, this happens to be a top complaint I hear ALL. THE. TIME. There’s no deals… no seller wants to sell their house at a discount… I can’t find any deals on the MLS… direct mail sucks… Look, I’ve heard them all, and […]

I have not one but two BIG announcements to make! I’m starting a new podcast. Yep, it’s going to be all about my favorite investing strategy: lease options. I’m really excited. I plan to put out one 30-minute episode a week. We’ll cover how I got started with lease options, mistakes I’ve made, why I […]

We’re talking today to Aaron Chapman, who’s an expert on getting loans for investors. He’s in one of my Mastermind groups. Aaron lives in Phoenix. He’s been dubbed as the “unconventional conventional financing guy” because he looks more like a biker than a banker. People in this Mastermind are some of the most successful investors […]

I’ve got something cool to share with you… Looking at Instagram recently, I saw that someone had used this hashtag: ‘What’s the best that can happen?’ It got me to thinking how often we phrase the same thought in a negative way: ‘What’s the worst that can happen?’ I’m suggesting that we should try to […]

So my guest today has lost a lot of money… but over 18 months, he was able to turn it around and make a profit. Sam Craven works in the Houston market, one of the largest in the country. He got started in real estate in 2012 after being successful in technical sales. He was […]

Good things will come from listening to me and John Pyke discussing how to grow your business. To grow, you need to hire new people, which can seem overwhelming. But John can help you with hiring. How do I know? Well, he’s hired half a million salespeople for companies. Yeah, that’s how. Finding excellent salespeople […]

Jeff Watson is our guest for this episode and we’re talking about the legalities of wholesaling. Important stuff. As Jeff says, “Ignore at your peril.” Jeff joins us from Conneaut, Ohio. He’s been investing in real estate since 1994, and he’s a lawyer specializing in keeping wholesalers out of orange jumpsuits.    In wholesaling, you […]

We’re talking today about a very specific direct marketing twist and cool software that can help you analyze your deals… Anton Ivanov is our guest today. Originally from Moscow, he now lives in San Diego. His family moved to the U.S. when he was a teenager. He served 6 years in the Navy, and when […]

Our guest today, Greg Bilbro, is from Scottsdale, Arizona. He goes by Bilbro… I met Bilbro at a Digital Marketing Conference in San Diego several weeks ago. He started in real estate investing when the market was at the bottom – in 2008. He began with flipping and felt like he’d found the right thing. […]

So, it’s REI In Your Car, but I’m not in my car right now… I just got off a coaching call with a student and I’m pacing in my house. The best way to use coaching is to bring a specific mistake you’ve made to your coach. Work on that mistake until you overcome it, […]

I’m excited about this episode… we have Sve Pavic talking with us. He lives in the Toronto area, and his strategies work pretty much anywhere. So, Sve’s family left Croatia when he was very young. And by age 28, he had created enough passive income in real estate to quit his J.O.B. (that paid 6 […]

Welcome to the Real Estate Investing Mastery Podcast. Josh Jordan is with us today. Now, he’s actually in Vietnam. He’s vacationing and doing deals from the road. All he needs to keep his business going is a laptop and a cell phone. Josh got the work/travel idea from yours truly. See, I’ve taken my family […]

So, in this episode, I’m just leaving the monthly St. Louis Mastermind meeting. At every meeting, we find ways to partner on deals. I strongly recommend that you participate in a Mastermind group. Networking with other investors, Realtors or property managers is the best way to grow your business. Two of my students attended this […]

I have a few things to share with you in this episode. I’m making myself vulnerable today. While I think my Wholesaling Lease Options course is the best course available on the subject, I’ve heard from people that it’s overwhelming and has too much information. So, I’ve figured out how to simplify the course. I […]