The Art of Passive Income

In today’s episode of The Art of Passive Income, Mark and Scott talk with Brian Fanzo—iSocialFanz.com. Brian is a pager-wearing millennial rock star who is known as a change evangelist. He went to school for computer science, then worked for the US Department of Defense for 9 years in cyber security and social business and traveled to 45+ countries, three trips to Iraq, two to Afghanistan and had a team of 32 team members. While he loved the job, he is passionate about driving change and the government isn’t quick to change so he left that industry and went to the tech space where he crafted his dream job as a technology evangelist. He did that for three years until he decided to do what he called his craziest journey of all, he became an entrepreneur! Brian created iSocialFanz and is a keynote speaker doing about 50 events a year. He works with brands on how they can tell their story and leverage new technology like Snapchat, Instagram, and Facebook Live to create stories and experiences. His focus is to reach the Millennial/Gen-Z customer. He also hosts two podcasts—FOMOfanz and SMACtalk. Join us now as we delve deep into why you need to cut the fluff, deliver the message and create experiences and stories to capture the attention of the Millennial and Gen-Z customer when it comes to today’s marketing. We go over: What defines a millennial and what type of story that resonates with them Cutting through the distractions to get a message across in a way that will be impactful In an era of change, what’s NOT going to change? Plus, so much more! Find out why you shouldn’t focus on what you do, but why and how. And, why Brian says, “the most powerful thing you can say on video, especially live video, is, ‘I don’t know.’ ” Listen in as Brian shares a ton of valuable information with us today. And no need to adjust your listening speed, Brian’s default is 1.5x! TIP OF THE WEEK Mark: Learn more about Brian by going to his website at iSocialFanz.com. Scott: Check out the Chrome plugin Blade. It’s great for creating nice email signatures. Brian: Check out the app Flipboard. It’s great for content consumption, curation, and crafting. Isn't it time to create passive income so you can work where you want, when you want and with whomever you want?

In today’s episode of The Art of Passive Income—Round Table edition, Mark is joined by: Erik Peterson Mimi Smidt Tate Litchfield Aaron Williams Jeannie Morem Scott Todd This week we are going deep into the topic of spousal support—You just found the Land Geek Program, it’s the life-changing answer you’ve been looking for that’s going to help you escape the rat race. You’re pumped up and excited to get started but meet a little resistance from your spouse… whether it’s fear of legitimacy of the program, or fear of the investment, or any other fears they may have, how do you help ease their fears and get them onboard? "We have to emotionally get into the place of our spouse. When I don’t see eye to eye with my wife, the only time it goes well is when I step into her shoes and see it from her lens." Mark The group goes over their own experiences in this matter and with a full house of seven on the panel today we have a split between spousal partnership and tackling this business alone. We also tackle the ugly head of resentment. Listen in as everyone goes over their own experiences and offers advice on keeping the marital bliss... just beware of the eye roll! Happiness is the new rich and I’m happy in my life. As a result, my marriage is healthy, my family is happy, I get to spend time with my daughter and be an awesome Dad. And ultimately that’s because my wife and I are on the same page. We both want the same thing, we want to have more time, we want to live a comfortable life-style and she is very aware and recognizes that land is the way to do that. It’s the best method out there and if anybody has a better option, I’m open to it but you’re going to have to try really hard to convince me. -Tate Isn't it time to create passive income so you can work where you want, when you want and with whomever you want?

In today’s episode of The Art of Passive Income, Mark and Scott talk with Mike Hambright—FlipNerd.com. Mike is a successful real estate investor who wanted to give back, so he started a real estate podcast where he interviewed experts in real estate investing. Just under 2 years of doing the podcasts, Mike turned FlipNerd into a membership site and started coaching and training others in real estate. Mike and Mark both agree that at the end of the day, doing deals is phenomenal but it’s not satisfying. The real satisfaction comes from helping others succeed in this business. Mike finds that a lot of those who are just starting out don’t understand the importance of the business side of investing because the “reality” house flipping shows glamourize it... you don’t instantly flip a house and get rich, there is a lot of work that goes in behind it! He explains that the hardest part of the process is finding the deal and three important components necessary to run this business are: Creating systems and processes Lead generation Investing in marketing Listen in now as we extract Mike’s success secrets, including which characteristics are in his magical real estate elixir—Key criteria found in successful investors. There is one in particular that if you don’t have will cause failure early on! We also tackle: Abundance mentality Shiny object syndrome Dealing with haters Plus, Scott shares a story of a difficult seller who kept bidding him up and he felt like she didn’t like him. Wait until you hear the goosebump moment after closing the deal with her… it was an eye-opener for Scott! Listen in for details... TIP OF THE WEEK Mark: Learn more about Mike by going to his website at FlipNerd.com. Scott: Check out PotCoin.com for alternative payment methods for your customers. Mike: Look for ways to continuously simplify your life. Isn't it time to create passive income so you can work where you want, when you want and with whomever you want?

In today’s episode of The Art of Passive Income—Round Table edition, Mark is joined by: Erik Peterson Jeannie Morem Aaron Williams Mimi Schmidt Jeannie starts us off this week with those irascible HATERS. She’s been getting hate mail and insulting voice messages in response to her mailers. Initially, she gets offended but realizes it’s part of the business and that she must be doing something right. But, how do we deal with this and stay positive...do we hug our haters or ignore them? And is this something we become immune to? Everyone recounts their own run-ins with haters and how they deal with it—Erik has sneaky haters, Aarons curse him in a nice manner, and Mimi tells us about one attack that was directed at her personally, not an offer amount. Then, Mark shares how he categorizes the responses by: Angry Crazy Super mean His approach is to try to turn those angry responses around into possible sales and gives an example of how he does this, a strategy Mimi says is brilliant! Then, Mimi brings up a COUNTY TAX situation for our next topic. She went to the website to pay the taxes and found that the payment feature had been turned off and in big red letters it said that the property was going to have a tax certificate sold on it. Aaron also went through a similar situation on a property he sold on terms. Unbeknownst to him, it had a tax certificate on it. After the terms buyer paid a significant amount towards it, the guy who held the tax certificate contacted Aaron to let him know that the property belonged to him now, the certificate holder! Find out the outcomes, lessons learned, and how to avoid these situations. Also, find out what Mark says about the overage strategy. Plus, how do you gain customer trust and loyalty? Jeannie shares her full transparency principles and Erik’s GLUE gifts have them talking! Listen in now... Isn't it time to create passive income so you can work where you want, when you want and with whomever you want?