Real Estate Investing For Retirement

Misty and Christopher discuss the recent NAR (National Association of Realtors) lawsuit over inflated commissions. The lawsuit claims that NAR and several large brokerages inflated commissions for sellers and buyers. The verdict can change the way buyer agent commissions are paid and has the possibility to change the way homes are bought and sold. Check out the article used in the episode here: ht...

Dr. Johnoson Crutchfield was always told growing up, “go to college and get a good job.” He never considered the possibility of owning and running his own business. After college, Dr. Crutchfield started working as a teacher- with no official classroom. He then became principal, and eventually a professor at the University of Mississippi. Dr. Crutchfield started listening to early real estate and...

Sometimes you have to give something up to go up to get where you want to get in life or business. Misty gave up her hopes of being a stay at home mom to make their brokerage and property management company successful, and Christopher gave up his teenage years to become successful in Jiu-Jitsu and learn business from his mentor. It’s not uncommon to have to trade a part of a hope or expectation in...

Blake Johnson started his remodeling company, Finishing Touches, almost on a whim. He started cold calling “we buy houses” bandit sign numbers to find homes to remodel. Blake had almost no experience in remodeling before jumping in head first. He learned everything he knows by experiencing it hands first. Blake discusses his time on HGTV’s Flip or Flop Fort Worth, scaling his business, memorable a...

Agents: is a first time home buyer your target client? Listen to this! Misty and Christopher talk about first time home buyer struggles for agents and their own experiences buying their first houses. Cold feet, handholding and education are just a few struggles you may face as an agent catering to first time home buyers. Don’t turn your back to this clientele, just be aware of some obstacles you m...

Jason Wojo found that having a regular 9-5 job was not for him. He realized that he wanted to be successful without having someone controlling when he works and how he works. Jason met the Founder of Lifeonaire, Tim Cook, by chance and it changed his trajectory. Eventually he ended up becoming a real estate investor and coaching for Lifeonaire. Jason discusses books & courses, Lifeonaire, auto...

Oxford English Dictionary definition of Bootstrap: to create something using the minimum amount of resources possible. Learning how to bootstrap your business is a very valuable skill that can be learned with time and practice. Every entrepreneur needs to learn how to bootstrap to be able to be self-sustaining. Misty and Christopher discuss how they bootstrapped their business and how they continu...

Tyler Hodgson got his start in the mortgage industry almost by accident. He went in to get a mortgage and was denied, but he left with an accounting job instead. Tyler is a United States Marine Corps veteran and has an accounting degree from University of North Texas. After working as the accountant for the mortgage company, he was able to purchase his first house and started his real estate inves...

Feeling like you have too many tabs open? Misty and Christopher discuss ways they overcome their overwhelmed feelings to come back stronger.

Zach Coppinger is a long time real estate investor and owns GoodBuy Homes, a cash home buying company. Zach got his interest in real estate investing at a young age. His neighbor growing up was an investor and introduced him to the world of investing. After college, he worked for a fast food franchiser before realizing that fast food wasn’t the industry he wanted to be in. Zach later worked for Ti...

What is the 80/20 rule? The 80/20 rule is when 20% of the work makes up 80% of the results. A lot of people feel like they need to be busy in their business all the time, but this isn’t necessarily true. In this episode, Misty and Christopher discuss why the 80/20 rule is important and how they achieve it. They also give advice on how to prioritize your day for success.

Lou Brown is a successful author, real estate entrepreneur, educator and speaker. He has over 40 years in the real estate industry, acquiring his first home at the young age of 18! Lou has over a thousand transactions under his belt- and hasn’t used a bank loan for a single one of them! He has been known to be a creative financing genius. His use of trusts for real estate investing is innovative a...

Before Bill Barton became a real estate investor, he had a W-2 job doing sales for a tech company. Bill’s interest in investing started when a coworker introduced him to the world of real estate investing. After a stalled start, ten years later, Bill joined the DFW Real Estate Investing Club and started going every Sunday to learn about real estate investing. There, he gained as much knowledge as...

We recently got a comment on one of our episodes asking us to describe a day in our lives. Misty and I's days are completely different, but the common denominator between our days is food. We always make time to eat breakfast, lunch and dinner together. My day is more regimented and scheduled out, while Misty's is more about putting out fires when they arise.

Bill Barnett started out as an investment banker in downtown Fort Worth, Texas. Getting divorced twice in one month changed the trajectory of his life from investment banking to real estate investor and author. Bill Barnett is the best selling author of Are You Dumb Enough to Be Rich? , a book that helped guide Misty and I into our real estate investing journey. He started out rehabbing houses bef...

Suffering from possible buyers regret? Misty and Christopher Story explain 3 common ways to get out of your buyer contract in the state of Texas: option periods, leases, and seller disclosure.

Attorney Milt Colegrove is a partner and owner of The Law Firm of Meyer & Colegrove. He has known since the 8th grade that he wanted to be an attorney and he achieved that dream in his late 30s and started his journey to becoming a real estate attorney. Milt discusses how he got started, what his role is in real estate deals, how to build a team, the multifamily market, what series LLC is, and...

Ryan Jackson is the Trap House King! His main method of real estate investing is buying trap houses and flipping them into affordable trap homes. Ryan tells us how he started buying trap houses and how that changed his direction in his real estate investing career. In this episode, Ryan shares tips and tricks he has learned flipping trap houses. He also explains a crazy story he’s experienced whil...

As a new or even experienced agent, traditional real estate may be all you know how to do. But that’s not all real estate has to offer. In this episode, we discuss all the many different ways to leverage your real estate license as a tool. We also talk about how your mindset as a real estate entrepreneur can make or break your investing career.

With five generations of his family being in the real estate industry, Greg Wilson was destined to do the same. Greg Wilson is a pillar in the current real estate community. He was a co-founder of the DFW Real Estate Investor Club, one of the largest clubs in the United States. Greg has a passion for helping other real estate entrepreneurs. He strives to help train and give knowledge and experienc...

Misty Story takes the lead in this episode with some insider knowledge of the current leasing market. With her almost 15 years in property management, she has seen trends come and go, so she can help break down these current trends. Misty also provides some good tips for landlords regarding slow moving properties, split properties, and lease pricing.

Attorney Martin Garcia is a title lawyer that deals with real estate law, including commercial real estate, and estate planning and probate. He has helped numerous investors with their real estate law needs since 2006. Martin explains what title law is and provides some insight into how a real estate attorney operates in their day to day lives. He shares the good, the bad and the ugly of what he’s...

Misty and I take a look at a few articles to get a read on what’s happening with todays real estate market. We discuss our thoughts about declining house prices, interest rates, absence of offices, automated McDonalds, and mall hospitality possibilities. Links to articles: MetroTex: https://www.mymetrotex.com/regions-home-prices-decline-for-first-time-in-more-than-a-decade-index-finds/ NARR: https...

Middle school sweethearts Michael & Leah Slaughter are a husband and wife property management and investing team. They have almost 20 years in experience with an astonishing $40 million real estate portfolio. The Slaughters strive to help others and change lives by sharing their experiences and what they’ve learn from their own mistakes. Their unique view came from their hands on involvement i...

Misty and Christopher are no strangers to Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and they discuss how their training has improved their real estate business and keeps them motivated. In this episode, they examine the relationship between BJJ and real estate and why it can be so beneficial for everyone. They explain what BJJ is and what they’ve learned from training for so many years.