The Art of Passive Income

Melanie’s love for tax lien investment started approximately twelve years ago. Having no prior knowledge of tax lien investing, she started from the ground floor and built her way up by educating herself in every area of the tax lien investing process. Today she manages the daily operations of her own tax lien company, portfolio management, and portfolio consulting. She has been investing, educating, and assisting clients in becoming successful in the tax lien investing industry for over 10 years. Her commitment to her relationships and client successes are the drive behind her company’s foundation.She has been able to implement a strategy within the investment vehicle that allows investors to maximize their ROI and compound their interest. Her integrity, business ethics, and natural compassion for helping people to become successful have been proven over and over by the success of her clients. She has a hands-on approach that will truly prove her dedication and passion behind the client’s success. Listen in as they discuss:The tax lien investing processThe tax lien investing strategyCreating water flow and cash flowAnd, more!Melanie also shares the worst advice she has seen or hear given in tax lien investing. Tune in now to hear more!TIP OF THE WEEKMark: My tip of the week is to learn more about Tax Lean Investing at taxlienwealthsolutions.com.Scott: My tip is for zoom meetings, check out zoommeetingbackgrounds.com.Melanie: The book called How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie taught me how to be a good leader; there’s something that I think in business that sometimes as CEOs from big companies we forget that everybody is human, we forget the accountability part. My biggest success is where I have been accountable for my mistake and being able to grow and learn from my mistake. So I learn and grow from them. The most important thing is to make people feel important and I think as a leader that’s the important thing to do.Isn’t it time to create passive income so you can work where you want, when you want and with whomever you want?

Joining Mark this week are:Scott BossmanErik PetersonTate LitchfieldScott ToddListen in as they go around the table and discuss if lands that are bought at a discounted price and marked up to make a profit is an insult to landowners. The Land Geeks also share some of their success stories when they purchased land at a discounted price from landowners. TIP OF THE WEEKScott Todd: The tip is pretty familiar, like Loom. If you're not familiar with Loom, it's a Chrome Plugin that will allow you to record a screen, like screen videos. It's cool, it's free but if you want to use HD quality it's like $10 a month. Lately, I haven't been using Loom for a long time, I've been using Zoom and you can use Zoom for free, and I also use flick.io for other things like videos. But for quick videos, I just want to share my screen with and not trying to make it long, like just want to share with a VA something I have a Vimeo account. Vimeo came out with a chrome plugin that basically does what Loom does. What I really like about the Vimeo plugin is that you hit the play button to record the screen and automatically it puts right into your Vimeo account. It shares with you the link right there on the screen. Usually, how I do it I would record it in Zoom on my computer, upload it into my Dropbox and share the link that way or put it in my Vimeo account. It's free for standard recording, if you want HD recording you got to have like $9 account.Are you ready to learn more about land investing? Just click HERE to schedule a call.Isn’t it time to create passive income so you can work where you want, when you want and with whomever you want?

Dane Maxwell is an author, and entrepreneur who is fueled by a blazing passion for helping others to succeed in their business. By age twenty-two, he had created over sixteen different businesses, and even though most of them failed, he is able to enjoy a lucrative passive income from five of them today. He has also built a multi-million dollar software company and has created over fifteen multimillionaires from his training programs. His business has provided him the benefit of never having to work a day again in his life. Today he enjoys singing while running his favorite project, The Foundation, which is like an institution for online entrepreneurs.Listen in as they discuss:Self-preservation strategyHumility as an action in businessFinding clear customersFiguring out clear resultsImplementing a clear mechanismDane also discussed his three beliefs which are freedom of self-first, freedom of finances second and freedom of expression through every layer third.TIP OF THE WEEKMark: My tip of the week is learn more about Dane Maxwell at startfromzero.com.Scott: Check out fireflies.ai; basically, this links in to your zoom account and automatically transcribes your zoom calls for you.Dane: In the book there’s seven learning adventures; the first, are the three little rocks. Once you put the three little rocks in your pocket then you’re ready for the other six adventures. I wrote this book for the heart of the Entrepreneurs that they could just build thriving businesses. The second rock is the tip that I would give, it is called The Cardinal Rule of Successful Entrepreneurship. Literally, we don’t get to decide what works.Isn’t it time to create passive income so you can work where you want, when you want and with whomever you want?

Joining Mark this week are:Scott BossmanMike ZainoErik PetersonTate LitchfieldScott ToddListen in as they go around the table and discuss the reasons why they continue to invest in counties that are highly saturated with land investors instead of buying more land in counties with a lesser saturated market and fewer land investors.TIP OF THE WEEKTate: This is a tool that I actually used to help a customer who is buying raw land from us, just check it. It’s not a typical tool, this tool is the Oregon Water Resources Department Well Report Mapping Tool, so if you go to it and you’re selling land in this area and you get the question that we often do: talk to me about water and depths, this tool will allow you to plug in your property. You can identify and give you a rough estimate of how deep you have to drill. It’s pretty cool, I like maps and GIS systems, it’s pretty similar to that but it’s got the water information. It will save you a call to the county. If you’re in Oregon or if you work for the state of Oregon, this works for you.Are you ready to learn more about land investing? Just click HERE to schedule a call.Isn’t it time to create passive income so you can work where you want, when you want and with whomever you want?

Galit Ventura-Rozen is an entrepreneur, professional speaker, commercial real estate broker, author and business expert. She started her own company at the age of twenty-one in the commercial real estate industry and is a proud owner of her Las Vegas commercial real estate company for over 25 years.Galit has generated many achievements over the years. Some of these achievements include being awarded the Woda Women of Distinctions Award, TMG Entertainment Entrepreneur of the Year, and Best Local Motivational Speaker and she was featured in The Infinity Business Magazine among the top five women business professionals you should know. She is passionate about empowering women to succeed through one-on-one mentoring, group mentoring, speaking engagements and workshops. She also works as an independent business consultant, helping new and existing businesses achieve growth, profit and sustainability.Listen in as they discuss:The difference between the entrepreneurial mindset of a woman versus a man in real estate.Finding a balanceFear of success versus fear of failureThe mindsetAnd, more!Start believing you can and believe in yourself.~ Galit Venture-RozenTIP OF THE WEEKMark: Learn more about Galit at http://galitventurarozen.com/Scott: https://saaslandingpage.com/Galit: My tip of the week is google.com. Google.com has been my best friend. It's the place where I go and I use keywords to search for what I want to accomplish. Use keywords, search for what you want to do. There are so many courses, books, education out there at your fingertips. Don't let your "How" stop you from getting what you want, because it's out there. Isn’t it time to create passive income so you can work where you want, when you want and with whomever you want?

Joining Mark this week are:Erik PetersonMike ZainoTate LitchfieldScott ToddScott BossmanListen in as they go around the table and share their views on the importance of having the right mindset especially in their business. They also give advice on how to approach new ventures in your life and be successful.TIP OF THE WEEKScott: Check out slab.com, if you're struggling to come up with a knowledge-based system for your business, check out slab.com.Are you ready to learn more about land investing? Just click HERE to schedule a call.Isn’t it time to create passive income so you can work where you want, when you want and with whomever you want?

Omar Khan is a real estate investor with over 10 years of global investment experience. He is a CFA Charterholder and has graduated from the University of Toronto with a B.Com in Finance. Omar is one of the people behind Boardwalk Wealth, a private equity firm in Dallas, Texas which connects international investors with US-based multifamily real estate opportunities. He is responsible for capital raising, strategic planning, and investor relations. Omar has worked for 10 plus years in corporate finance investment and has advised on over $3.7 billion of capital financing and M&A transaction. Four years ago Omar moved from Canada to Texas with his wife and newborn son. Listen in as they discuss:Omar’s entrepreneurial journeyWho is an ideal buyer for his serviceA realistic expectation of doing a multi-family dealCAP rates and how it worksOmar also shares some of the worst advice he’s seen or heard in his area of expertise.TIP OF THE WEEKMark: My tip of the week is learn more about multi-family investing, or if you just want to passively get a nice return investment listen to Omar Khan. Just go to boardwalkwealth.com, it’s a really good place to start.Scott: Go check out invideo.io, it’s very cool they have all kinds of graphics.Omar: Check out US Census Data, it’s free and it got pretty much all other resources you’ll see online, they’re building up US Census. Also, there are free sites called city-data.com, bestplaces.net and you can go to niche.com they got better graphics.Isn’t it time to create passive income so you can work where you want, when you want and with whomever you want?

Joining Mark this week are:Erik PetersonMimi SchmidtTate LitchfieldScott ToddListen in as they go around the table and discuss their non-negotiables when it comes to marketing ads and provides elements that are needed to construct a good ad. The Land Geeks also share which platforms they are currently getting most of their leads from and more.TIP OF THE WEEK Scott: My tip of the week is a self-serving one, we've been working on this thing called Process Motto, it is designed to help with our consistent workflows like clockwork. If you're interested in learning how to build repeatable processes and workflows, go to processmotto.com. We'll get together on a call, you and I will work on your process to make it bulletproofed. So every twice a month, the goal is to help someone to bulletproof one of their Process. Take this thing and go do something with it, if you're on the email lists you'll get an invite to see how we're doing it.Are you ready to learn more about land investing? Just click HERE to schedule a call.Isn’t it time to create passive income so you can work where you want, when you want and with whomever you want?

Chris Miles who is otherwise known as the “Cash Flow Expert” is an anti-financial advisor. He is a leading authority on how to quickly create cash flow and lasting wealth for thousands of his clients, entrepreneurs, and others internationally. Eighteen years ago, Chris started out as a mainstream financial advisor but after four years, he realized that the financial advising industry was not showing anyone how to quickly and safely become financially prosperous today. So in 2006, he left the industry and vowed to never teach people about money again.Today, Chris consistently practices and teaches small business owners how to achieve financial prosperity, now and in the future, while spending time doing what they love most.Listen in as they discuss:How Chris helps families and entrepreneurs.Tracking your moneyThe cash flow indexStewardshipAnd, more!If you were an uncontrollable spender I would say pay off all your debt and then put that money as far away from you as possible because you don’t know how to manage and control it, you’re not a wise steward. But a wise steward you can never give them enough money right, you can never bless them with enough money and enough resources because they'll know what to do with it. ~ Chris MilesTIP OF THE WEEKMark: My tip of the week is start where you can improve your money, your wealth and learn more at moneyripples.com –check out the radio show, podcast. Just start there and learn how to become a good steward of your money.Scott: Check out this website called data-pad.app, it allows you to store in numbers –you can use it as calculators and calculate things but then, you can save the result and type in like conversions. You’ll look like the genius that you are. Chris: Check out the podcast, Chris Miles Money Show, we give so much there and there are a lot of free resources. Also, get a good book to start to change your mindset and if you want to go to a different level look for a book called Killing Sacred Cows by Garrett B. Gunderson.Isn’t it time to create passive income so you can work where you want, when you want and with whomever you want?

Joining Mark this week are:Erik PetersonMike ZainoMimi SchmidtTate LitchfieldScott ToddListen in as they go around the table and discuss what they have done to keep it going when they are faced with inevitable dips. They also identify some effective ways in which you can manage and overcome inevitable dips in your lives and your business.TIP OF THE WEEK Mike: There are three things that can help someone when they're in the dip. Number one is gratitude. Be grateful you've found this niche to build your passive income machine and change your life. Number two is mentorship. Surround yourself with those that are smarter than you and can guide you through the dips. Number three is accountability. Find someone to go through the journey with you and push you to keep going. Are you ready to learn more about land investing? Just click HERE to schedule a call.Isn’t it time to create passive income so you can work where you want, when you want and with whomever you want?

Daray Olaleye is a real estate entrepreneur and business coach. His work involves mentoring overwhelmed and unfulfilled employees in the professional world through an effective process that allows them to create and build a lifestyle business through real estate investing so that they can live a life of their design.While concurrently growing his passive income portfolio of real estate assets and business accolades, he has channeled his burning desire to help others by imploring a change in their beliefs about who they are and what type of lifestyle they are able to achieve with the right mindset, focus and leverage.Listen in as they discuss:Taking actionBuilding passive incomeInvesting in real estateCreative financing strategyDaray also shares his assessment that helps others to analyze themself and figure out what they want to achieve and a time frame in which those goals can be achieved.TIP OF THE WEEKMark: My tip of the week is beforethemillions.com; check out the podcast beforethemillions.com/newbie.Scott: Check this app called You Louder; it’s like a megaphone and is available in app store. When you download this app it connects to other people, other users nearby.Daray: Check out beforethemillions.com/newbie, it’s not only a resource that gives you an assessment to fill out; it also gives you different podcast episodes based on the niches you're interested in.Isn’t it time to create passive income so you can work where you want, when you want and with whomever you want?

Having fear is normal when it comes to scaling your business. Whether it’s spending the money, losing control, or putting your trust into the integrity of others, the fear of the unknown can be debilitating. However, mastering your fears is crucial for your business to grow.Joining us this week are: Scott ToddScott Bossman Mimi SchmidtTate LitchfieldListen in as the team goes around the table and talks about their biggest fears when scaling their business in the beginning and the approach they took to overcome their fears.TIP OF THE WEEKMimi: Check out TitleSearchCourse.com. It’s a great and inexpensive way to train your VA’s on title searches.Isn’t it time to create passive income so you can work where you want, when you want and with whomever you want?

Johnny FD is a location independent entrepreneur who was born and raised in San Fransisco, California. Like many others, Johnny has followed the usual process which involves, going to college, get a degree, and get a good corporate job. Having done all of that, Johnny was unhappy and he desired more of what life has to offer, so in 2008 he quit his well paid corporate job and began traveling the world while working as a scuba instructor and fighting professionally in the sport of Muay Thai Kickboxing. In 2013 he started his first online business through publishing a book on Amazon Kindle. He then replaced his 9-5 income by starting a dropshipping store that he later sold for sixty thousand dollars, which he invested into growing passive income. Since then he has generated well over a million dollars in online business and now has fourteen different streams of passive income. He has been featured on Forbes, Business Insider, Entrepreneur.com, England's Top i100 List, and other publications.Listen in as they discuss:Recommendations for building passive incomeInvesting to create streams of passive incomeLiving overseasAnd, more!Johnny’s journey to living a financially free life has been an exciting one and he has shared with us some of his daily adventures. Tune in to hear more!TIP OF THE WEEK:Mark: My tip of the week is have Johnny as your Nomad Digital Mentor, just go to johnnyfd.com and find the journey in this amazing entrepreneur. He got books in there, resources, and he’ll coach you.Scott: Check out this chrome plug-in called baitblock.co; basically, it will block the daily distractions and essentially before you click out on a link you can hop over it and you don’t have to go click the link to see.Johnny: My tip of the week is watch all the recorded videos of the Nomad Summit on the conference, go to nomadsummit.com all the talks will be sent out for free, and we would love to see you on our next live event.Isn’t it time to create passive income so you can work where you want, when you want and with whomever you want?

Joining Mark this week are:Erik PetersonMike ZainoMimi SchmidtTate LitchfieldScott ToddListen in as they go around the table and discuss if Linkedln can be used for marketing purposes and in what ways could it be used to market or sell raw land. TIP OF THE WEEKMark: My tip of the week is from Tonsha Hokanson in Minnesota, she's working with non-profits, other groups, schools with merchandise raising money through T-shirts and others and giving it to non-profit. Our non-profit is balltoall.org, it gives soccer balls to kids in province areas, $10 gets you an indestructible soccer ball. A portion of proceeds will go to Ball To All, so get your Land Geek merch at landgeekmerch20.itemorder.com/sale. The shirts are going to be of high quality, and it's very important to email us once you get your shirts.Are you ready to learn more about land investing? Just click HERE to schedule a call.Isn’t it time to create passive income so you can work where you want, when you want and with whomever you want?

Brain Orr is a real estate investor, coach, husband, father, and philanthropist. He is also an internationally touring DJ, who has traveled around the world, played in more than 100 cities, featured on TV and print in multiple countries. He currently operates two businesses, The Twist Life which is carried out through his podcast and Keaton Capital, a multi-family real estate investment company that reposition properties into clean and safe apartments.Brian’s business The Twist Life defines his life in its entirety. It plays a significant role in how he approaches his day-to-day life, obstacles, and whatever adventures life throws at him.Listen in as they discuss:Transitioning from one lifestyle to anotherTaking action steps Fail forward and don’t ever let your failures define you.~ Brian OrrBrian also shares his favorite twist life story, how has his appearance on national television change his life, and what he thinks of when he thinks of the word success.TIP OF THE WEEKMark: My tip of the week is learn more about Brian Orr, check out his upcoming podcast at thetwistlife.com.Scott: Check out planmoretrips.com, it is a plug-in that you can add. It just takes planning your trips from airfare to hotels, to make it super simple. It’s showing you the best airfares where you want to go and coordinate it, send it to your family so you can all see the same page.Brian: My tip of the week I would say, fail forward and don’t ever let your failures define you. Acknowledge your failure, reflect on it assess the situation then pack it all the way and move forward. Use them as a step to climb yourself, your business higher.Isn’t it time to create passive income so you can work where you want, when you want and with whomever you want?

With some of the usual suspects missing this week, Mark is joined by:Erik PetersonScott BossmanTate LitchfieldMike ZainoListen in as they go around the table and discuss if they have bartered land in exchange for a product or service. They also share with us what they would barter for in exchange for a piece of land. Tune in to hear more!TIP OF THE WEEKMike: Today's quote comes from The Book of Five Rings by Miyamoto Musashi, many business people use this book today because the concepts are universal. This is about becoming new, “When fighting with enemies if you get to feeling you're snarled up and are making no progress, you toss your mood away and think in your heart that you're starting everything anew. As you get the rhythm, you discern how to win. This is ‘becoming new'.” So the last part of this, “Anytime you feel tension and friction building up between yourself and others, if you change your mind that very moment, you can prevail by the advantage of radical difference. This is 'becoming new'.” So, I think if we would insert, rather than enemies, we have our own battles building our business. Many times that we're working on something and get really frustrating and overwhelming, just step back and take a larger perspective on things, change it up, literally try to think from a different perspective. I think the idea that is important here is you change your perspective, change your view and look at it in a very different way that could bring about the result you're hoping for.Are you ready to learn more about land investing? Just click HERE to schedule a call.Isn’t it time to create passive income so you can work where you want, when you want and with whomever you want?

Ron Brooks is a former athlete, banking economist, real estate investor, career strategist, and podcast consultant. He is the founder of Legacy Livin’ Real Estate Partners, a real estate investment company that buys properties and connects motivated sellers to qualified tenant buyers through rent to own and lease purchase options. Ron has over seventeen years of banking and residential and commercial real estate investing experience and today he exercises his excellent leadership skills to help distressed sellers get top dollar for their properties and buyers to get the property they want at a lesser cost. Listen in as they discuss:Leadership skills and characteristics needed to create success.The application of effective leadership skills.And more!Ron shares the best lesson his father taught him and how he applies it to his daily business operations. He also recommends a daily ritual or habit that all listeners should experiment with to learn leadership.TIP OF THE WEEKMark: My tip of the week is of what Ron Brook said about persistent-consistency, all throughout he's saying is we need to have grit if we want to be successful in life. Also, it's always worth revisiting Angela Duckworth's book called GRIT and I got another book called 177 Mental Toughness Secrets of the World Class: The Thought Processes, Habits and Philosophies of the Great Ones by Steve Siebold. And learn more about Ron Brooks at legacylivinrealestatepartners.com.Scott: Check out Chrome Plug-in, what it does is it allows you to come up with pretty cool formatted email subject lines.Ron: Check me out at legacylivinrealestatepartners.com, if you're interested to buy and sell real estate on terms connect to me there. I also have a podcast, The Minding Your Business Podcast, check me out at themybpodcast.com.Isn’t it time to create passive income so you can work where you want, when you want and with whomever you want?

Joining Mark this week are:Erik PetersonScott BossmanMimi SchmidtTate LitchfieldScott ToddListen in as they go around the room and discuss some early fears they had when they started their land investing journey and also how they transitioned from the corporate world to full-time land investors. Also, Scott Todd gives a valuable quote that you may need as your motivation today. TIP OF THE WEEK:Scott Bossman: I'm reading and listening to two books right now that complement each other well, what I'm listening to is “Personality Isn't Permanent” by Benjamin Hardy and the other one that I'm reading is “Limitless” by Jim Kwik. Limitless is great because it's all about our unlimited potential and purpose in life and even if we continue to get older, our brain mature, and all of these strategies that you can employ to become smarter over time and to push your boundaries physiologically and psychologically. Benjamin Hardy's book talks a lot about having a purpose-driven life.Are you ready to learn more about land investing? Just click HERE to schedule a call.Isn’t it time to create passive income so you can work where you want, when you want and with whomever you want?

Paul Higgins is a solo entrepreneur, author, and mentor who helps coaches and consultants to build the businesses and lifestyles they desire. He spent eighteen years working for Coca-Cola, one of the biggest companies in the world, but later had to leave the corporation in 2011 to focus entirely on his lifestyle after encountering a major health challenge.Over a five years period, Paul founded and run several successful businesses that include coaching, advisory, outsourcing and technology. He also joined a mastermind with the plan to learn how to run his own, and in 2016 he founded Build Live Give, to help coaches and consultants build their dream businesses and lifestyles while giving back through investments and property. Listen in as they discuss:Paul’s journey to becoming an excellent mentorThe difference between a mentor and a coachThe process of getting leads for your business through LinkedInCan raw land be sold on LinkedInFinding your target marketPaul also shares some of the worst advice he has heard given as a mentor. Tune in to hear more!TIP OF THE WEEKMark: My tip of the week is learn more about Paul Higgins at buildlivegive.com.Scott: Check out chartit.io, you can add data and come up with some great looking charts, you can have a lot of fun with this thing.Paul: First tip is a book called Build Live Give. It's about my journey of leaving corporate, mentoring; just go to buildlivegive.com there's a free check. The second thing is, you have to go to your audiences so go to blgdownload.com I will give you five kilo tips to shop in your profile so if people hit your profile there's a chance that they're going to have a coffee chat with you.Isn’t it time to create passive income so you can work where you want, when you want and with whomever you want?

Joining Mark this week are:Erik PetersonMike ZainoMimi SchmidtTate LitchfieldScott ToddListen in as they go around the table and discuss how they would handle scenario’s where they are asked for second opinions, what would they have done if they were the ones making a decision and how would they help others to make decisions that generate results by their own actions.TIP OF THE WEEKMike: My tip of the week is a quote, “Even a fly could travel a thousand miles on a horse's tail”, I think what that speaks to is surrounding yourself with people that can help you. You can literally change yourself by surrounding yourself with people who have a different experience, a different set of skill scale.Are you ready to learn more about land investing? Just click HERE to schedule a call.Isn’t it time to create passive income so you can work where you want, when you want and with whomever you want?

At a very young age, Agostino had already developed a love for entrepreneurship and a burning desire to one day create and own a software company. However, after having his family and society’s expectations weighing heavily on his shoulders to work a regular 40 hours job, Agostino dream of becoming an entrepreneur was put on hold and he went on to fulfill these expectations.Over the years he had some success while working for several great companies but one day everything changed when he was released from his job. With no direction and financially broken, Agostino was introduced into large real estate deals that changed the entire course of his life. He ended up building a real estate portfolio, general partnering over $40 million of deals in 20 months and today he helps people get into the real estate deals of their own and build their own wealth.With a focus on multifamily investing, he has combined his passion for real estate with his personal philosophy of goal setting and manifesting success to change the way people invest in multifamily real estate. Listen in as they discuss:Multifamily real estate investingSyndicationHow multifamily worksGeneral partners and limited partnersWe have a choice we can either have fear or have faith and it's the story we have to tell ourselves which one of these two things are we going to believe. ~ Agostino PintosAgostino also shares some of the worst advice he has seen and heard given in real multifamily and gives some brilliant ones on how to operate in multifamily real estate.TIP OF THE WEEKMark: My tip of the week is learn more about Agostino Pintus in Multi-Family Investing just go to bulletproofcashflow.com and check out his books.Scott: If talking to people is a problem, I would recommend to check out this book, it's How To Talk To Anyone 92 Little Tricks for Big Success in Relationships.Agostino: The two biggest things that people often complain about are they don't know how to raise money and they can't find deals. Text FREEDOM to 2024104202, you can get these two free ebooks; download them, read, learn, and apply. That is a great resource to get started if you're afraid.Isn’t it time to create passive income so you can work where you want, when you want and with whomever you want?

Joining Mark this week are:Erik PetersonMike ZainoScott BossmanMimi SchmidtTate LitchfieldScott ToddListen in as they go around the table and discuss the benefits and possibilities of focusing on one county versus operating in multiple counties at the same time. They also share with us how they became successful with their approach to buying properties when they got started in the land business.TIP OF THE WEEKTate: One of my main tools that I use to communicating with the VA Team is a software called Slack, and what I dislike about slack is I can't set recurring reminders, so my tip of the week is Workast. It's a Slack plug-in, it's free and you can set a recurring daily/weekly/monthly/yearly task and send over to your VA Team. It's super easy and what I like about it is once your team gets things done you'll get a notification.Scott: People fear they'll run into a problem with their business, it's not a business problem, but it's in the brain like a mental disconnect -we're scared. There are many different ways you can attack this, try this for a week or two to solve this problem, grab a spiral notebook or just 3 pieces of paper and every day start writing everything that comes to your mind. Write everything until you've filled the 2-3 pages and put it inside an envelope, don't read it and don't think about it just put it away and what you'll find in doing so is that all of those fears, all of those emotions, everything evaporates on that piece of paper. Don't stop your pen from writing even if you don't have anything to say, just keep writing. You'll find that all of those fears disappear and all of a sudden your brain is clear. You'll start to have a vision on how to grow your business or whatever it is that you want. Are you ready to learn more about land investing? Just click HERE to schedule a call.Isn’t it time to create passive income so you can work where you want, when you want and with whomever you want?

Nichole’s journey to financial freedom started after a weekend trip to Barnes & Nable, one of her favorite way to unwind with her husband Mike on the weekends. During that trip, she stumbled across a copy of Robert Kiyosaki’s book “Rich Dad, Poor Dad” something that would change their lives forever.The book outlined a very important financial concept for the couple. It was just what they needed to take action to control their future. They immediately signed up for a real estate seminar and right after they jumped right into purchasing three investment properties using their credit card advances to fund their down payments.However, after three months of owning and managing their new properties, they had to give them back after falling deeply into debts as a result of lacking skills and knowledge on how real estate works. Nichole and Mike were determined to take another shot at real estate investment and so they equipped themselves with the knowledge and experience they needed to run a successful real estate business, manage risk, and conservatively assess properties and opportunities.Listen in as they discuss:The hotel real estate nicheBranded flag franchised hotelsThe process of buying a hotelThe numbers of real estate investing from a cap rate perspectiveRevenue per available room (RevPAR)Nichole also shares details on how she manages and operates her business to create passive cash flow.TIP OF THE WEEKMark: My tip of the week is learn more about Nichole Stohler and her geeky empire at therichergeek.com.Scott: Check out Aida Form (aidaform.com); they offer free services, it's free, they build online forms and bet them into websites, it immigrates to mailchamp to build your buyer's list.Nichole: My tip is a book called Built to Sell, if you want to grow a successful business that is bigger, you have to be in this mindset that you're working on the business with strategies not in the business.Isn’t it time to create passive income so you can work where you want, when you want and with whomever you want?

Joining Mark this week are:Erik PetersonScott BossmanMike ZainoMimi SchmidtScott ToddListen in as they go around the table and discuss how many offers they currently send out on a monthly basis and what is the response rate they receive. The Land Geeks also gave a synopsis on how their first virtual Bootcamp went. TIP OF THE WEEKErik: My tip of the week is an app, you can find it at the thetoday.app. If you're deeming your week and building habits, accomplishing your tasks, you can use it to help you to stay on track and not get distracted.Are you ready to learn more about land investing? Just click HERE to schedule a call.Isn’t it time to create passive income so you can work where you want, when you want and with whomever you want?

Ellie Perlman is the founder and CEO of Blue Lake Capital, a real estate investment firm that specializes in multifamily investments. She started her career as a commercial real estate lawyer but later transitioned to a property manager, overseeing properties worth over one hundred million dollars.Ellie holds a Masters in Law and an MBA from MIT Sloan School of Management. She is a Forbes author and a real estate investing podcast host.Listen in as they discuss:Ellie’s multifamily modelChallenges she faced with deals in multifamily investmentHer thinking and evaluation process with her multifamily businessAlso, Ellie shares her story of her transition from a real estate lawyer to a real estate investor and talks about her reasons for choosing multifamily of all the real estate niches. Tune in to hear more!TIP OF THE WEEK:Mark: My tip of the week is learn more about Multifamily, and look at bluelake-capital.comScott: Got a good book called How to be a Great Sales Person by Monday Morning. If you want to increase your sales read that book by David Cooke.Ellie: One of the books I've read was called Influence by, it's a great book and it talks about how you can influence people, it's how to connect with people, how to succeed in life and business. You can use that information in your personal life. Another book is called The One Thing by Gary Keller from Keller Williams. Also, if you go to my website you can download a free guide that will basically lead you to the 5 Most Crucial Components that you need to look at when you're investing passively in a deal. Check it out!Isn’t it time to create passive income so you can work where you want, when you want and with whomever you want?

Joining Mark this week are:Erik PetersonScott BossmanMimi SchmidtScott ToddListen in as they go around the table and share their experiences accepting credit card payments for a cash sale and the outcome. They also share whether or not someone has done a chargeback on a down payment or cash payment in their business.TIP OF THE WEEKErik: My tip is a website (Web App), it's geckoboard.com. Basically, it's a dashboard, a visualization type tool where you can connect say to a google spreadsheet with data in it and create visualization around that. Tracking your students a lot to know their metrics and numbers, this is a good resource, it's free. There are paid versions, but it's free to start, and you can create nice visualizations with your data and it can help you interpret it a little bit more quickly.Are you ready to learn more about land investing? Just click HERE to schedule a call.Isn’t it time to create passive income so you can work where you want, when you want and with whomever you want?

Rod Khleif is an entrepreneur, real estate investor, multiple business owner, author and community philanthropist. He is the host of the top ranked iTunes real estate podcast “The Lifetime Cash Flow Through Real Estate Investing Podcast” and is recognized as one of the country’s top real estate trainers who has personally owned and managed over 2000 properties.Rod was inspired to get into real estate at the age of eighteen after seeing his mother make a twenty thousand dollars profit on a home she bought in three years. Twenty years later, he accumulated a fifty million dollar real estate fortune, eight hundred homes, multiple apartment complexes, and his beachfront mansion.Listen in as they discuss:Setting goalsThe mindsetOwning your powerMultifamily investmentThe art of visualizationEducate yourself and build your competence which will equate to your confidence and then your ability to influence people. ~Rod KhleifTIP OF THE WEEK:Mark: My tip of the week is check out rodkhleif.com and learn more about Rod Khleif.Scott: Check out mailtag.io, basically, what it does is you can set up a follow up sequence with an email you send on gmail. If the person doesn't open the email, do this or if they did open it but did not respond, do that. It's like an IFTTT for emails.Rod: Text the word PARTNER to 41411, we would love to talk to you about the deals we've got under contract in three states. Also, if you're interested in Multifamily I'm giving a free toolbook, it's 70 pages like a due diligence checklist on steroids just text ROD to 41411. Check out my website rodkhleif.com. And if you have an interest with Multifamily, go to multifamilycommunity.com and join that group. Lastly, is rodbootcamp.com.Isn’t it time to create passive income so you can work where you want, when you want and with whomever you want?

Joining Mark this week are:Erik PetersonScott BossmanTate LitchfieldScott ToddListen in as they discuss how their business is doing with land sales and how well their coaching students are performing in the land business. They also share some of their eventful experiences while on vacation and upon returning home.TIP OF THE WEEKScott T: I've got two tips of the week. First, do yourself a favor, do something different. Arrange all your friends and family and get them all together on Zoom. Go to this website goparagon.co, and hire some comedians or entertainers to join your Zoom Call. You can hire a comedian for an hour for $150. They have Chefs, DJs, you can do many different things. Second, if you're in this business you're going to run into accounting issues, do yourself a favor and get set up correctly, go to Investor Ninjas and get pre-recorded Accounting for Land Investors Class at a minimum. Also, we have a new live class for Accounting for Land Investors starting on August 20th. If you want to learn more of that go to ScottTodd.net/Accounting.Are you ready to learn more about land investing? Just click HERE to schedule a call.Isn’t it time to create passive income so you can work where you want, when you want and with whomever you want?

Brian Bradley is one of the top lawyers in the country. He was selected to the Lawyers of Distinction List three years in a row, Super Lawyers Rising Star List in 2015 and has been nominated to America's Top 100 High Stakes Litigators List and to the 2017 Law Firm 500 Award. Brian represents self-made entrepreneurs, professional athletes, business owners, medical doctors, real estate investors and those investing in cash flowing properties. He has been featured by many of the top financial experts, medical professionals and mastermind investment groups.Listen in as they discuss:How to protect your investmentsWhat is an asset protectionBridge trustAsset management limited partnershipDomestic offshore asset protection trust versus offshore asset protection trustWhere you start in life is not always where you're going to be and if you are just starting out get the assets out of your personal name. ~ Brian BradleyTIP OF THE WEEKMark: My tip of the week is learn more protecting your assets, preserving your wealth at btblegal.comScott: There's this new tool to keep organized, it's called Freedcamp (freedcamp.com) similar to Basecamp. It's free, has unlimited project/task storage. It has features of trello, zapier integration. Check it out.Brian: I just want to say that use your teams; don't use DIYs all by yourself, don't do that for your protection systems. Be proactive, plan the budget for now. Don't do it yourself. You're going to save time and money doing it right the first time."Isn’t it time to create passive income so you can work where you want, when you want and with whomever you want?"

Craigslist is one of the most well known classified advertisement websites used worldwide for products and services, and to generate sales. However, it can be one of the most difficult marketing platforms to use when advertising so we wanted to revisit this topic.Listen in once more as we go around the table and discuss:Craigslist postingsGenerating leads and salesThe right target marketThe Posting Domination MethodologyHow to properly post ads on Craigslist Constructing effective ads that are compelling enoughConversational trends using Facebook versus CraigslistBlind adsAnd, more!Isn’t it time to create passive income so you can work where you want, when you want and with whomever you want?

Anton Ivanov is a US Navy veteran, a real estate investor, and an entrepreneur with a portfolio of 40 rental units spread out across four states. He is the founder of DealCheck.io, a leading real estate analysis platform for quickly analyzing and comparing rental properties, flips and commercial buildings. Anton’s journey to greatness in real estate started after he inherited a condo from his late parents. Through mentorship he was advised to rent out the property, which created a small sum of passive cash flow monthly. This additional source of income served as an eye opener to how great real estate can be a source for passive income for Anton, especially since he wanted an early retirement. Once he completed his service in the Navy, he started building a real estate portfolio with his wife, investing in rental properties and later developed a platform used by over a 100,000 real estate investors, agents and professionals worldwide.Listen in as they discuss:Calculating your cash flow or profit from a flip or land saleThe creation of the DealCheck softwareDealCheck’s software usages and functionsHow to use the DealCheck software to get an accurate output and projectionsTIP OF THE WEEK:Mark: My tip of the week is dealcheck.io, when you sign up just use the promo code Land Geek and get 25% off subscription forever.Scott: Check out Harmonizely it is for your scheduling and it'll give you a dedicating web page. What's cool about it is it's free and it integrates to my Zoom and if anyone wants to book an appointment, it creates a Zoom meeting link. Everybody gets their dedicated zoom link. It's all automated.Anton: My tip is two parts, the first thing I always want to say to my investors is "Don't be afraid to start small", there's nothing wrong looking for smaller deals just to get your feet wet, to get that knowledge and experience. It's easy to get blind-sided, to make mistakes on your first deals and by starting small you're less likely to do that or make mistakes, and it's not going to be costly. Second part of my tip is Networking and learning from other investors. Also, if any of you are interested in the software called Deal Check we have a better deal, a promo code. If you type in Land Geek, we'll give you 25% off for your subscription forever. You'll get that full discount as long as you're subscribed. But start with the free trial, check out dealcheck.io.Isn’t it time to create passive income so you can work where you want, when you want and with whomever you want?

Joining us this week are: Scott ToddScott Bossman Erik Peterson Mimi SchmidtTate LitchfieldMike ZainoListen in as the Land Geeks go around the table and share how much money they started with when they began their land investing journey and at what point did they decide it was time to raise more money. They also discuss how too much capital can hurt you in the long run, different options for buying land at little to no cost, and more! Isn’t it time to create passive income so you can work where you want, when you want and with whomever you want?

Stan Haithcock also known as “Stan The Annuity Man’ is a nationally recognized expert who is known for his transparency, honesty and endless research. He has spoken in every major financial trade show in the United States and is a featured annuity expert on national TV and radio. Having worked for some of the largest firms in the United States, such as Morgan Stanley and Dean Witter just to name a few, Stan took some time away and during that time he discovered his love for annuity. He represents all major carriers licensed in all 50 states and is considered the top annuity agent in the country.Listen in as they discuss:The history of annuityTypes of annuitiesHow annuity differs from stocks and bondsThe pros and cons of annuitiesWho needs annuityWhere annuity fits in someone’s portfolio The benefit proposition that sets annuities apart from all other financial products is that annuities are the only product type that provides a lifetime income stream regardless of how long you live.~ Stan HaithcockTIP OF THE WEEK:Mark: My tip of the week is do a deep dive into the world of annuities, and start looking at solutions for long term pension, protecting your family and children, just go to stantheannuityman.com.Scott: Check out gf.dev/wordpress-security-scanner; it will scan your website and it will tell you what all the vulnerabilities are. It's like an eye out for you.Stan: I'm going to send all of your listeners my seven published books for free if they're going to go to Stan the Annuity Man on YouTube.Isn’t it time to create passive income so you can work where you want, when you want and with whomever you want?

Joining us this week are: Scott ToddScott Bossman Erik Peterson Mimi SchmidtTate LitchfieldListen in as the Land Geeks go around the table and discuss the approach they use to train virtual assistants to be successful in their business. They also give an update on how their businesses are performing in the middle of a pandemic and how they deal with buyers who are late with their payments.Isn’t it time to create passive income so you can work where you want, when you want and with whomever you want?

Bob Fraser began as a computer scientist from Berkeley who started a successful e-commerce dot-com in the 90s and later began a hedge fund. After encountering several roadblocks over the years, such as losing his dot-com business and the crash of 2008, he started his search for something new.After personally experiencing the volatility of the stock market and seeing investors take large losses with portfolios, Bob and his partner Jim were determined to design an investment fund that would provide excellent investor returns without being so dependent on the economic cycles. They did so by finding a niche in one of the most overlooked areas in real estate investing, mortgage notes. Listen in as they discuss:Note investingGetting cash flow plus cap gainTaking advantage of inefficient marketsFinding your nicheTIP OF THE WEEK:Mark: My tip of the week is go to AspenFunds.us, and learn more how you can invest money and make 8 1/2% on real estate investments.Scott: Check out this book The Daily Stoic by Ryan Holiday; 366 meditation on wisdom reservation and art of living on Amazon.Bob: I use this tool Microsoft: Power BI; it basically lets you create a data dash-board for any data: finance, spreadsheet data, and many more. It's free when you get started.Isn’t it time to create passive income so you can work where you want, when you want and with whomever you want?

Listen in as the Land Geeks go around the table and discuss what qualities, rituals, or superpowers propelled them forward and eventually led each one to success in their land business. In a fun twist, the Land Geeks will guess the superpower of others at the table. Joining us this week are: Scott ToddScott Bossman Mike ZainoErik Peterson Mimi SchmidtPlus, tune in to hear Mike “The Zen Master” Zaino share each Geek’s spirit animal. Isn’t it time to create passive income so you can work where you want, when you want and with whomever you want?

Robert Plank is a computer programmer, a membership site designer, a podcaster and an internal marketing strategist. His mission in life has resulted in the generation of systems, designed to ensure that your book, podcast and online course are the best.With these systems in place, you now have the opportunity to become a published author within 12 hours, set up a membership site in one day and create a blog or podcast in five minutes or less.Listen in today as they discuss:How to become a published author in 12 hoursHow to start your own membership siteThe skills needed to create a successful businessHow to effectively assess your competitors It’s really important that we find these things that we are good at, that we enjoy, that people want and that makes money ~ Robert PlankAlso, listen in for advice on how to overcome the idea of perfectionism and procrastination which has been hindering you from starting the business that you want.TIP OF THE WEEK:Mark: My tip of the week is learn more about Marketing, Creating a Podcast, Writing a book, Making a Membership Site, and anything you want to do go to robertplank.com.Scott: Check out this book by Robert Iger called The Ride of the Lifetime, this guy transformed the Walt Disney company. Robert: You can get my book at wwhwbook.com; I have a really easy tip, I found a speech by an MIT Professor named Patrick Winston and he said "Build a fence around your idea", it talks about how do we stand out and do sort of things but think a way where you can alienate some people and you can differentiate or maybe explain your idea. Isn’t it time to create passive income so you can work where you want, when you want and with whomever you want?

Joining Mark this week are:Erik PetersonScott BossmanMike ZainoMimi SchmidtTate LitchfieldScott ToddListen in as they discuss the basic qualities a person should have to be successful in the land business and give advice to anyone who is considering to be a part of the business.TIP OF THE WEEKMimi: My tip of the week is make sure that you know the community standards and commerce policies that Facebook has in place to avoid yours being marked as misleading or spam. For more details click HERE!Are you ready to learn more about land investing? Just click HERE to schedule a call.Isn’t it time to create passive income so you can work where you want, when you want and with whomever you want?

Chris is cofounder and CEO of Flip Out Academy, the Money School, and he is a money mentor for The Money Multiplier. Chris has dedicated his life to being America’s number one money mentor and his success includes managing over $30 million in assets in the financial services and advisory industry, along with tens of millions in real estate business with over two hundred transactions since 2014. Over the last 20 years, Chris has built and owned 16 companies with his businesses being featured in Forbes, ABC and House Hunters. He is constantly creating innovative ways to break the chains of financial slavery and he is driven to deliver the financial knowledge that fuels lasting freedom. Listen in today as they discuss:How money worksThe secrets of the wealthyWhat happens when you give up control of your moneyHow to build wealth through your own debts and expensesWe do things with money we would never do with things that money buys.~ Chris NaugleTIP OF THE WEEK:Mark: My tip of the week is learn more at chrisnaugle.comScott: I am enjoying the book by Phil Jones called Exactly What to Say. People are confronted with a lot of decisions, competing options out there in the world, and oftentimes the decision comes down not to who, what or price but the person who is saying the right thing. The person solving the problem. This book he talks about finding the right words at the right moment to say.Chris: If you want to learn the history of money and how all of it was created, read The Creature from Jekyll Island; and the biggest tip I always tell people is stop taking advice from people that have never done what you are doing, Will Roger says this that the problem in America is not what people don't know, the problem is what they think they know when it's just ain't so. Also, if you want to learn more how to banking, how to get your money back and many more go to this free webinar called moneyschoolier.com/tmmmIsn’t it time to create passive income so you can work where you want, when you want and with whomever you want?

Joining Mark this week are:Erik PetersonMike ZainoMimi SchmidtTate LitchfieldScott ToddListen in as they discuss whether or not they would put an invitation on their offer letter or would they include a second letter that invites the seller to join their buyer’s list.TIP OF THE WEEKMimi: Mimi: My tip of the week is from HubSpot Sales Blog it's a training template, this is way more detailed than any of us have ever used in training Sales VAs. To access this article, click HEREAre you ready to learn more about land investing? Just click HERE to schedule a call.Isn’t it time to create passive income so you can work where you want, when you want and with whomever you want?

David Osborn is the owner of the fourth largest residential real estate company in the country. He is the founder of GoBundance and is a New York Times bestselling author. David did not achieve his success overnight. His road to success started with the one drive he had, which is to live a life of freedom. After graduating college, David worked for a year and then sold all his possessions to hitchhike around the world. He later returned home with no money and he was in debt. His mother offered him a job to work for her in real estate which he agreed to do temporarily to pay off his credit cards, now twenty-seven years later, David is still in real estate and thriving.Focused on financial freedom, David found himself an accountability partner, Pat Hiban, and later included Tim Rhode to help plan, execute and achieve their goals. This accountability system eventually led to the idea of GoBundance, a tribe of individuals looking to make the most of life through accountability and transparency. Listen in today as they discuss:Personal accountability, transparency and authenticityThe importance of constant learning and growthChoosing the right crowd and environmentCreating balanceExperimenting to find the business that suits youIf you really want to be successful usually you're born with certain things that work and certain things that don’t work and the way you get into harmony with what works is by shedding the part that doesn’t work. ~ David OsbornTIP OF THE WEEK:Mark: My tip of the week is davidosborn.com, it's a great place to start making a significant difference in your life.Scott: Check out columns.me, you can literally create a checklist for projects, people.David: You have to have a flight plan for your life, you have to have a goal for your life. My favorite goal book right now is Automic Habits by James Clear. We have a goal template at the goaltemplate.com. The reality is you have to choose something, and if you choose nothing you get what you get, you don't throw a fit because you choose nothing. You have to choose and get after it hard and then make detours and adjustments along the way. My advice is go to a coffee shop and get a journal you're inspired by and turns you on, and write what you want to manifest in 2020, in the next 5 years. Put it together in a series of goals and be held accountable to what you created.Isn’t it time to create passive income so you can work where you want, when you want and with whomever you want?

Joining Mark this week are:Erik PetersonMike ZainoMimi SchmidtScott ToddListen in as they discuss what their preferences are with offer letters from a sales perspective. The Land Geeks also discuss how they help others avoid getting overwhelmed and focus on the current deals at hand. Plus, Scott gives an update on the new features that will be implemented in LG Pass.TIP OF THE WEEKMimi: My tip of the week is this website ezgif.com, it's a video to jpeg. What you do is you go watch a video and see what part of the video that you want to make pictures out of. It gives you an opportunity from what seconds you wanted to start and you wanted to end, then you press the button and it creates all these pictures. The quality of the pictures are actually okay.Are you ready to learn more about land investing? Just click HERE to schedule a call.Isn’t it time to create passive income so you can work where you want, when you want and with whomever you want?

Rock Thomas is an author and entrepreneur who is currently running several successful businesses and six award-winning RE/MAX franchises.Starting from a small farming community, he used his resourcefulness and drive to make his success, shaped by countless life changing experiences. Rock sought personal growth through mentorship, having traveled the world to study alongside Tony Robbins, Deepak Chopra, Stephen Covey and more.Now, Rock teaches others how to become “whole life millionaires” by sharing strategies to help people increase their success, happiness and wealth.Listen in today as they discuss:Overcoming not feeling like you’re enoughCreating focus in your dayHow to avoid self-sabotageAccessing and re-shaping your inner narrativeWhole-life-success is about not giving up your health and not giving up your relationships at the expense of your success. Having a belief you can have it all and that you'll work toward that. ~ Rock ThomasJoin us now as Rock breaks down his experiences and provides a step-by-step approach on how you can recuperate from hitting the lowest point in your life, losing your identity and feeling undervalued by others to becoming a powerful force to be reckoned with. TIP OF THE WEEK:Mark: My Tip of the Week is a book called Total Freedom by J. Krishnamurti, it talks a lot about what Rock Thomas talks about. Also, learn more at rockthomas.com.Scott: Check out this app called Momentum, givemomentum.com, it’s like IFTTT. This app basically takes your life and makes the giving automatic.Rock: I have my own podcast called The I Am Movement so go check that out at rockthomas.com/podcast. Go to rockthomas.com and get my free book called The Power of Your Identity and start the process, the Five Steps to changing your identity. Isn’t it time to create passive income so you can work where you want, when you want and with whomever you want?

Joining Mark this week are:Erik PetersonScott BossmanMimi SchmidtTate LitchfieldScott ToddListen in as they discuss challenges they have faced with difficult land buyers and the approaches they use to handle these encounters. Also, the Land Geeks give advice on how to handle a tough and undecided buyer in the buying process.TIP OF THE WEEKMark: My tip is a really good book to read, Difficult Conversations, it really does apply to what we're talking about and another quick tip is when you're talking to people and they are difficult and you don't want to work with, never ever start it with a YOU always start with I. Always make it about yourself.Mimi: For all of the Facebook MarketPlace Sellers, the number of views are back. If you go to the selling section, it will show your all of you market place ads and have the title, and it will say list to market place and it will say the number of views. Now, you can track your metrics.Are you ready to learn more about land investing? Just click HERE to schedule a call.Isn’t it time to create passive income so you can work where you want, when you want and with whomever you want?

Tom Wheelwright, CPA—WealthAbility.com, educates us on overlooked tax benefits for business owners. He shows us that by following the tax law, you can not only reduce your taxes, but also build wealth.Tom is the visionary and best selling author behind multiple companies that specialize in wealth and tax strategy. He is also a leading expert and published author on partnerships and corporation tax strategies, a well-known platform speaker, and a wealth education innovator.Donald Trump selected Tom to contribute to his Wealth Builders Program, calling Tom “the best of the best.” Robert Kiyosaki, bestselling author of Rich Dad Poor Dad, calls Tom “a team player that anyone who wants to be rich needs to add to his team.”In his best selling book Tax-Free Wealth: How to Build Massive Wealth by Permanently Lowering Your Taxes, Tom shows entrepreneurs and investors how to build massive amounts of wealth through practical and strategic ways to permanently reduce taxes.A self-admitted tax nerd, Tom says that by looking at taxes in a positive way he has found many nuggets in the tax law and he is going to share some of those nuggets with us today. “The more profitable you are, the less tax you should pay.”Listen in as we delve into:Incentives that people are overlookingThe game changing tax shift in 2017Tax opportunities in landMaximizing the benefits of employing your childrenWhere Tom says the magic happens from a tax standpointAnd, so much more! Don’t keep missing out on tax benefits year after year, listen in to today’s show as Tom gives us a ton of tips, advice, and examples that may have you looking at your taxes in a whole new light! “The best return on investment is going to be in your own business, always.”TIP OF THE WEEKMark: My tip of the week is go to WealthAbility.com. Schedule a call with Tom Wheelwright and see how they can get your tax liability down and how you can build your wealth.Scott: My tip is to help people see the trends, check out the website ExplodingTopics.com. What's cool about it is you can change it by topic, by category, by period, by month or whatever. You can get into the insights of what people are searching or thinking about.Tom: Check out the book, Get A Grip: How to Get Everything You Want from Your Entrepreneurial Business, by Gino Wickman & Mike Paton. These guys created a system called EOS (Entrepreneurial Operating System). It's a very simple system for getting things done. It’s a great story of a company that found themselves struggling and what they did in order to get out of that.Isn’t it time to create passive income so you can work where you want, when you want and with whomever you want?

Joining Mark this week are:Erik PetersonScott BossmanMike ZainoMimi SchmidtTate LitchfieldScott ToddListen in as they discuss if wholesalers should charge a documentation fee when cutting a deal and if it is bad to negotiate a wholesaling deal on a property. The Land Geeks also gave an update on how their businesses are performing in this pandemic. TIP OF THE WEEKMimi: My tip of the week is... Simplifile put out a press release, that they have opened up about 55 new counties in the south and in the east, go speed up your processes in these counties that you're in. Check them out HERE!Are you ready to learn more about land investing? Just click HERE to schedule a call.Isn’t it time to create passive income so you can work where you want, when you want and with whomever you want?

Our guest, Nir Eyal, says the key to becoming Indistractable is to control your attention and today, he is going to show us just how to do that.Nir writes, consults, and teaches about the intersection of psychology, technology, and business. The M.I.T. Technology Review dubbed Nir, "The Prophet of Habit-Forming Technology."Nir founded two tech companies since 2003 and has taught at the Stanford Graduate School of Business, which he himself also attended along with Emory University. Nir has also taught at the Hasso Plattner Institute of Design at Stanford.He is the author of two bestselling books, Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products and Indistractable: How To Control Your Attention And Choose Your Life. In addition, Nir blogs at NirAndFar.com and his writing has been featured in The Harvard Business Review, Time Magazine, and Psychology Today. On today’s show, we are going to dig deep into the premise behind Indistractable. But first, Nir rewinds the tape and gives us the synopsis of his book, Hooked—building good habits using the same psychology that companies like Facebook use to get it’s users hooked. Then, Nir breaks down the meaning of indistractible by looking at its opposite meaning and then walks us through his four-step process to becoming Indistractable. Listen in as the guys delve into:Making an implementation intentionWhy prioritizing and to-do lists are a waste of timeThe dangers of liminal momentsMastering your internal triggersRaising indistractable kids“We need to come to grips with the fact that all human behavior is prompted by desire to escape discomfort.”Find out why Nir says that you shouldn’t avoid checking Facebook, Google, or other technology that some critics tell us we should quit using, as long as you use them on your schedule and not the app makers. “If you don't know what you're going to do with your time everything is a distraction. So the idea here is you can't call something a distraction unless you know what it distracted you from.”Also, find out Nir’s answer to Scott’s question—I agree that everything is driven by us trying to get out of situations. So a lot goes along that same mindset with achieving success. In our case, people who are trying to get going in real estate investing. What happens is if you don't have that burning desire, you're probably not going to get the levels that you want. How can you use what you're teaching and have somebody create that burning desire or how can you leverage this to get the results that you want?Resources MentionedTimebox CalendarDistraction GuideWin a Copy of Indistractable!Nir has generously offered a copy his book to one of The Art of Passive Income listeners . Watch for details in The Official Motivation & Wealth Creation free Facebook group!TIP OF THE WEEKMark: My tip of the week is learn more at Nirandfar.com and check out Nir’s book Indistractable: How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life.Scott: Check out Cocoon.com—a private social network to help stay less distracted in the big social medias.Nir: “The antidote to impulsiveness is forethought; procrastination, destruction this is the problem of impulsiveness.” This is when we do something in the moment we later regret. The idea here is to plan ahead, have a system to master the internal triggers, to make time contraction, to hack back the external triggers, and prevent distraction.Isn’t it time to create passive income so you can work where you want, when you want and with whomever you want?

Joining Mark this week are:Erik PetersonScott BossmanMimi SchmidtMike ZainoTate LitchfieldScott ToddListen in as they discuss:How they manage their buyer’s listThe strategies they use for excellent email marketingSegmenting and optimizing their listsThe platforms they use for email marketingAnd more!Tune in for an update on how their land businesses are performing during this pandemic and for advice on how to maximize your deal of the week campaign. Also a fantastic offer awaits at the end of this episode. Listen in to learn more!TIP OF THE WEEK: Mimi: My tip of the week is an article from the Land Think website, it's called How is the COVID-19 Pandemic Impacting Recreational Land Sales. It talks about how more people now are doing closings online through Zoom and all the tools that we've always used. It's an interesting article. View it HERE.Are you ready to learn more about land investing? Just click HERE to schedule a call.Isn’t it time to create passive income so you can work where you want, when you want and with whomever you want?

Our guest today is going to tell us how she went from a negative net worth to building up a multi-million dollar empire in multifamily rentals. Join us as we talk with Anna Kelley, the founding partner of Zenith Capital Group, Apex Multifamily and REImom.com. Anna’s a former top ranked financial relationship manager for a private bank and began investing in real estate 20 years ago. Since, she has purchased, renovated and rented millions of dollars of real estate across numerous asset classes while working full-time and raising four active children. She recently retired from her corporate career after creating financial freedom through rental properties investing and currently has ownership and manages a rental portfolio valued at over $60 million and has invested in over 1000 doors as a Limited Partner. An Amazon best-selling author, a speaker, and a mentor... Anna Kelly is one busy lady!Starting out as a landlord by necessity with a negative net worth, Anna walks us through her journey and how she made it through the recession to slowly and steadily build her portfolio up to replace her six-figure income that would allow her to retire.“I started investing in real estate a long long time ago. For those that think real estate is a get rich quick scheme, it’s definitely not. I have definitely played the long game and it’s just finally paid off.” Anna admits that finding money in the beginning to keep scaling and growing after their first initial purchase was not easy. So, along with her husband, they put in the time and they educated themselves. That is when they came across the BRRRR method—Buy, Rehab, Rent, Refinance, and Repeat. Here is just a little of what we talk about today...Why Anna focused on 4-unit propertiesThe worst advice she’s seen given in RE investingWhat she would have done differentlyAnna’s advice for the person who has done some rentals and wants to scale to the next levelScaling the managementTenant screening and lots more...Anna Kelley is an inspiration. She built a real estate empire as a side hustle while working a full-time corporate job and raising four kids. The epitome of tenacious, she found ways around the roadblocks and kept moving forward until she reached her destination, financial freedom. “I think that there it’s really important to point out that there’s really no one right way to make money in real estate. There’s a lot of variables that depend on you personally, your skills, how much time you have available, how much money you have available to invest.”TIP OF THE WEEKMark: My tip of the week is to be like Anna Kelley. Go to REImom.com and learn more there.Scott: Check out CoScreen.co—It turns your secondary display into a joint team desktop. Share windows via drag & drop. It’s a great way to work with VAs. Anna: If you have a business, any type of business, there is a little-known tax benefit called Bonus Depreciation that will have a huge impact on the next year's taxes. Isn’t it time to create passive income so you can work where you want, when you want and with whomever you want?

Joining Mark this week are:Scott BossmanErik PetersonTate LitchfieldScott ToddLand Geek Community MembersListen in as Tate takes over the question and answer series and the Land Geeks share advice and give solutions to: Excellent internet marketing How to handle the inquiries of prospective land buyers Proper social media management How to deal with internet trolls and troublemakersAnd more! TIP OF THE WEEK:Erik: My tip of the week is zapier.com blog and there’s an article on Gmail filters. If you are not familiar with Gmail Filters, you can do a lot of different things with them in combination with Zapier, it’s a great resource to start learning with these filters. If you are not familiar with gmail filters, learn how to use them by clicking HERE.Are you ready to learn more about land investing? Just click HERE to schedule a call.Isn’t it time to create passive income so you can work where you want, when you want and with whomever you want?