Best Of 1000Houses.com Podcast

Financial advisors are really just salespeople in suits, and there are things that they are not telling us. A cash flow expert and an anti-financial advisor, Chris Miles is on today’s episode with Mitch Stephen to reveal those things with us and how we can get our money out and work for us not only once but twice. He shares with us the acronym CRAP (Can’t Retire Anytime Properly), infinite banking...

Will writing a book give you credibility in your field? In this episode, Max Keller, author, investor, and speaker, joins Mitch Stephen as they talk about positioning yourself as a trusted real estate investment expert by writing your own book. From math teacher to real estate investor, get to know Max as he shares his journey and the lessons he learned after getting his teeth kicked in. Max and M...

Hard money is usually short term and expensive, as things go. The question is, do you know how to use or leverage hard money to your advantage? If you’re still in the dark about it, join Mitch as he discusses the ins, outs, ups, and downs of hard money. And for even more information about hard money and other real estate investment advice, you can read Mitch’s books, My Life & 1,000 Houses ser...

Who says flipping land for cash is not possible? Not Jack Bosch, for certain. Teaming up as a power duo with his wife, Michelle, Jack has flipped over 4,000 parcels of land and is now coaching other people who wish to do the same. Jack Bosch is an experienced business owner, entrepreneur, real estate investor, respected industry leader, speaker, educator and author of the bestselling financial lit...

Almost everyone in this industry started out with little or nothing. If you’re under the impression that you need money to make money in this business, then you're not going to get anywhere fast. In this short solo cast, Mitch Stephen talks about the importance of understanding that anyone could be starting with $0 in their real estate journey and that it is alright. He then further discusses what...

Now is an unprecedented time for buying opportunities in real estate, but how do you not get left out in generating the best leads? The answer is direct mail. Now you might be thinking that it’s hard work, but it doesn’t have to be. Real estate visionary and RealEstateInvestor.com founder, Gary Boomershine shows us how it can be made easier in this conversation with Mitch Stephen. His solution: wo...

Cash does not solve everybody's problem, especially when you’re dealing with unmotivated sellers. Not all sellers are so eager to solve their money troubles that they would sell their property for a discount. However, even unmotivated sellers have a price – if you know how to creatively structure your offers. Texas real estate investor and NoteSchool founder, Eddie Speed illustrates how you can do...

Everybody wants to scale. However, if you’re not careful, you can actually get yourself in trouble when scaling. Today, Mitch Stephen brings Mike Cowper on the show to talk about the downside of scaling. Mike is the Co-owner at Return on Investments, LLC and the Cofounder at The Inner Circle Elite Mastermind, a mastermind for real estate investors across the country focused on building a better –...

At a certain point, running your business like a one-man show is a sure path to burnout and a lot of missed opportunities. In this episode, you will learn some ingenious hacks that you can start to implement to systematize your business. Joining Mitch Stephen in this conversation is Chris Ronzio , author, speaker, coach, entrepreneur, investor and founder of the business efficiency consulting agen...

There are so many paths to success. The only thing keeping you from achieving it is the way you stop yourself from taking that first move. In this episode, Mitch Stephen is joined by entrepreneur and author, Roger Auger , who will impart his knowledge and insights about becoming successful in real estate using buy and hold investing. He shares some of his strategies with us while also letting us i...

You don’t have to go “viral” to build a solid YouTube presence that attracts leads to your business. If you can figure out how you can design your content around the keywords that your prospective audience is typing, you will have the capacity to ride along with the YouTube algorithm and get more people to view your content. YouTube producer, Nate Woodbury is the absolute expert in this. In this c...

Taking the leap to real estate can be daunting. In this episode, Lior Rozhansky, an entrepreneur and Vice President at  Compass , joins Mitch Stephen as they talk about the multifamily industry. From pre-med to real estate entrepreneur, Lior shares his experience coming into real estate in his early 20s and how he found the guts to make the transition. They also discuss the ups and downs of each d...

Delegating is not an expense. In this episode, Danny Kerr, Cofounder at Breakthrough Academy , joins Mitch as they talk about successful recruiting and the dynamics in delegating out versus operating a one-man show. Danny and Mitch discuss the importance of decluttering your plate and how it can do wonders for growing your business. Aside from a potential burnout, learn how you can focus your prec...

The pandemic is all new to everyone. We’re all in foreign territory when it comes to dealing with the Coronavirus. In this episode, Steve Vigil, the President of  The Wealth Club , joins Mitch Stephen to discuss the changes it has caused, how we can survive it, what to expect, and how to be better prepared. Steve is an experienced real estate investor and teacher in the greater Houston area. In th...

Mindset plays a huge part in achieving success in whatever field you are in. In this episode, real estate entrepreneur,  Edna Keep , joins Mitch Stephen as they talk about how to master your money mindset and why it is important. They also discuss how challenges inevitably arise when scaling your business and how you can manage those with the proper mindset. You've got to have money to be successf...

These days, being able to travel around sounds like a luxury. Yan Stavisski , the CEO of King Credit LLC, has cracked the code to travel hacking and leveraging credit and has put it to good use personally. In this episode, he joins Mitch Stephen to share the inspiring story of how he rose from being in debt to the top. He emphasizes the importance of meeting the right coach and mentor for you and...

Society as a whole is going through evolution this very moment, and along with it, the consumer base. Businesses and entrepreneurs need to keep up with this evolution process in order to stay afloat in an ever-changing environment. Dan Rochon , the Head Coach of Greetings Virginia Sales Network , joins this episode to share his story, experiences, and lessons learned along the way as well as his b...

Self-storage isn’t exactly the first thing that comes to mind when you think about real estate, but it is a pretty legit way to make passive income with less the risk that you would have to deal with in other properties. As with every other investment he has, Idaho entrepreneur and real estate investor  AJ Osborne  started small in self-storage, eventually founding  Keylock Storage , which runs se...

At 34 years old, real estate investor  Lane Kawaoka  already has 3,500 units, mostly apartments and mobile home parks. Lane started investing in 2009 when he bought his first rental property a couple of years out of college. Today, he joins Mitch Stephen to share his real estate investing journey to financial freedom and how he’s been able to scale his business and create passive income. Lane also...

When you hear “passive income,” you’d most probably be conjuring an image of an old, retired investor sipping his cocktail while lounging on a tropical beach. Mitch Stephen’s guest for this episode stands in stark contrast to that image. Retiring at age 27 and living off over $10,000 per month in passive income, Rachel Richards , otherwise known as the “Money Honey” is living proof that financial...

Nobody starts out great in the business. They either start with little idea about the job or little money to start their career. What pushes them forward is their determination to learn from others and take action. In this episode, Mitch Stephen interviews someone who is big on helping real estate investors create the business and lifestyle they have always dreamed of. He sits down with Justin Col...

How can you use your LinkedIn profile to your advantage as a real estate investor? As it turns out, there are many ingenious ways you can use those LinkedIn leads to build connections, create relationships with investors, and raise capital for your ventures. Raising private capital can be a headache for real estate investors; it often takes a lot of work to find the right investors and make a succ...

The hardest thing an entrepreneur will ever do is have one great idea and finish big. What many don’t realize, however, is that getting every great idea off the ground takes a lot. This is where marketing comes in. Joining Mitch Stephen on today’s podcast is  Xavier Major , the CEO of  The Wholesale Connection . A marketing adviser to a handful of companies on topics from lead generation to digita...

When you find yourself in the bottom, there is nowhere to else to go but up.  Jason Roberts  and  Rachel Schneider , the Founders of  REI Blueprint , have been through this ordeal. With perseverance and a real passion for what they are doing, they managed to reinvent themselves and thrive. Jason and Rachel have always been passionate about real estate. In 2001, they opened a mortgage company and e...

The entrepreneurial lifestyle is all about hustle, but good hustle. For you to succeed, you need to be willing to put in the hours and blur the distinction between your working time and downtime. Of course, if you’re passionate about what you’re doing, that wouldn’t be a problem. But it is one thing to do a lot and quite another to be actually productive. For this, you might need some professional...