Best Of 1000Houses.com Podcast

Facing the problems of alcoholism and addiction is never as easy as it seems. But as you break away from the chains that bind you to addiction, you will be able to see that you are capable of getting further in life than you ever did before. Dennis Berry joins Mitch Stephen to talk about gaining back control in more aspects of your life. Dennis is a life coach and the author of the book, Funky Wis...

When we think about happiness, people associate it with having the most money, the best bodies, or the best relationships. All of those could be true, but the truth is things could go either way. You could be happy having money or unhappy about having money. However, there is one trait that every happy person has – emotional regulation. In this episode,  David Essel  joins Mitch Stephen to talk ab...

How does one get from zero to 70 doors in 24 months? It takes a miracle real estate investor to do that, and today’s guest is certainly one. Joining Mitch Stephen on the show is  Colin Douthit , a real estate investor, contractor, and property manager in the Greater Kansas City area. A professional engineer, he runs a pretty decent business with property management and local construction on top of...

Are you on the flipping treadmill and are constantly looking for the next deal but never really getting ahead? In this episode,  Kirby Atwell  joins Mitch Stephen to talk about leaving flipping houses behind and focusing on landlording. Kirby and Mitch dive into the factors that need to be considered when becoming a landlord and the things you need to plan for to achieve that cashflow you are look...

Are you on the flipping treadmill and are constantly looking for the next deal but never really getting ahead? In this episode,  Kirby Atwell  joins Mitch Stephen to talk about leaving flipping houses behind and focusing on landlording. Kirby and Mitch dive into the factors that need to be considered when becoming a landlord and the things you need to plan for to achieve that cashflow you are look...

After accidentally becoming small-time landlord themselves,  Laurence Jankelow  and his friend, Ryan, saw a need to streamline what landlords do and solve their own problems by cofounding  Avail . In this episode, Laurence joins Mitch Stephen to talk about a software that tackles issues that most small-time landlords often encounter. From Avail’s humble beginnings, it has evolved into a software f...

Not many people may know this, but you can buy real estate without actually purchasing it. This is called a “Subject To” deal or “Sub2.” Joining Mitch Stephen on today’s show is William Tingle , the host of The Sub2Deals Show , a program that focuses on real estate transactions that require little cash or credit. William is a nationally-known real estate investor, investing coach, author, and publ...

We can only go so far on our real estate journey without private money. So if you want to go deeper and explore other strategies while earning without splitting money to the money man, then private money is a natural way to go. Still, we have to admit that not all of us could easily find it. That is why in this episode, Mitch Stephen sits down with Jeremy Dahlgren to talk about raising private mon...

One of the most crucial aspects of real estate investing is negotiating. After all, this is business, and in business, negotiating is what leads to success, as they help you build better relationships. If you are planning to get into real estate investing or trying to improve your skills, then this episode will help you get that one-up with your deal-making and more. Mitch Stephen is joined by  Kr...

One of the biggest misconceptions about the real estate business is how you need to have a huge sum of money to get into it and find success.  Robert G. Allen , the #1 New York Times bestselling author of  Nothing Down  and Multiple Streams of Income, believes otherwise. In this episode, Robert sits on the other side of the microphone from Mitch Stephen to share with us his book,  The Four Maps of...

One of the great things about real estate is how there are many different avenues to succeed in this business. Someone who proves that to be true in the ways he plays the real estate game is  Dan Zitofsky , the CEO and founder of  Zitofsky Capital Management . Dan does business in emerging markets where he buys portfolios of distressed notes, reloads them with renters, gets them turnkey ready, and...

Who wouldn’t want to know what the property can be financed for before applying for a loan? With the right tools, you can now gain leverage in financing deals by knowing what your property is worth and how much banks are willing to put in it. It sure feels great to be empowered in these conversations by having the right numbers up your sleeve.  John Matheson , the CEO of  Leverage , talks about ho...

While hard work is admirable, grinding 24/7 on your business is just not sustainable. If you want it to grow, you should start making it work without you before it burns you out. After all, one of the great indicators of a good business is its ability to function without your hands all over it. So how can you achieve that? Mitch Stephen brings over  Brayand Ponciano , the owner of Together We Grow...

What an amazing real estate business would it be if you do good during the good times but also boom during recessions. That is undeniably doing real estate on your own terms, and Mitch Stephen’s guest in this episode is someone who does just that. He sits down with Zachary Beach , a real estate coach and the COO of Smart Real Estate Coach . Together, they talk about Zach’s secret to keeping the bu...

It used to be the adage that real estate is the best way to make passive income.  Jason Criddle , who joins Mitch Stephen on the show, emphatically disagrees. He thinks that right now, the best way to make mailbox money is to invest in software companies. As the market becomes more uncertain with the ongoing pandemic, Jason believes that investing in software companies is the only way to make mone...

For many of us, real estate is a way to live a freer life. However, for those in the rental property side of the industry, being an investor and being a landlord at the same time can be quite a lot of work, defeating the goals we have before entering. Host, Mitch Stephen, sits down with someone who has made it his mission to support other landlords by taking some of the tasks off their shoulders....

Running a commercial real estate company is a tough hat to wear, let alone leading a statewide trade association that links the biggest players in the rental property business. For  Mark Hurley , running the  Texas Apartment Association  is certainly challenging, especially with the coronavirus pandemic going on during his watch as the association’s president. Mark is not your stereotypical real e...

Many people throw around the word passive income like it doesn’t require effort to maintain and get the right returns. Those who have been on the passive side of investing would know this to be false. Unlike what many think, trying to earn passive income can still be a challenge because often, expenses eat the investments up. So is true passive income achievable? In this solo cast, Mitch Stephen t...

Perhaps even more so than buying and selling properties, buying and selling land done the right way can be a path to prosperity. Imagination is a land buyer’s only limit, so in a way, there’s an even larger potential in buying up land and selling to people who have their own ideas for what to do with the land. Kathy Kennebrook is a nationally renowned marketing expert. She chats with Mitch Stephen...

People who come out from a place of darkness and succeed in life give us some of the most powerful stories that inspire us to be our own change, no matter what circumstances we find ourselves in. The power of dreaming big is that it enables us to use whatever resources we have to get out of those situations and eventually succeed. Motivational speaker and author  Kathy Tuccaro  is one of these suc...

While wholesaling real estate may seem like a daunting task to some, with some foundational guidance and knowledge, you may find that it's a rewarding form of real estate investing. No matter how big or small you go, you'll find that the numbers keep adding up in your favor, and sooner or later, you'll have a self-funding, self-sustaining business that'll keep you flush. Mitch Stephen is joined by...

Knowing more about real estate and its intricate details may seem hard, but it can be easier when two professionals explain it to you. Real estate investor  Brad Smotherman  recounts his humble beginnings and his light bulb moments on his path to success in the real estate industry. In this episode, host Mitch Stephen compares notes with Brad to see the differences between their owner finance stra...

We live in the age of the virtual assistant where anything you need to get done can be done by someone living halfway across the world, leaving you so much more mental bandwidth to focus on what you need to focus on. Getting a virtual assistant is a gift to your business you won’t know you needed until you’ve hired one. Bob Lachance is a retired professional hockey player who has been an active bu...

How do you become a self-employed real estate investor? Scaling your business enough for you to delegate huge tasks to trusted employees can give you the financial freedom you deserve. In this episode, Mitch Stephen talks to a veteran and real estate professional,  Bill Allen . From the military to the house investing business, Bill teaches us some strategies on successful wholesaling and flipping...

Driving for dollars has never been easier than it is today with apps like  DealMachine , a complete driving tool for real estate investors on the market. In this episode, Mitch Stephen is joined by  David Lecko , the company’s CEO, to talk about its main features, which include reducing marketing spending to route tracking and unlimited owner lookups. If you are looking for the best deals, learn m...