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EPISODE SUMMARY If you are stuck and want to break out from working hard and controlling every decision in your real estate business. A proper blueprint or recipe will assist you in designing your best business strategy.  In today's episode, Jason Roberts and Rachel Schneider from REI Blueprint, will guide you and give you the kick you need to start taking massive actions that will eventually make...

EPISODE SUMMARY The best way of building your real estate company is providing the best customer service. Genuine care and customer loyalty is key to customer satisfaction. Always exceeding expectations, assisting and helping their clients needs in any way is RP Capital's mantra on their day to day operations. Listen in and hear the success story of Joel and Michelle Ostrom and how RP Capital help...

EPISODE SUMMARY If you ask any successful real estate businessman how they made it, they would probably answer "Focus on your clients' needs". Creating opportunities and leveraging your resources to serve your clients are essential to to propel your business to the next level. You need to build a base of people that are like-minded to help them more quickly. When you have achieved this, your clien...

EPISODE SUMMARY  The concept of networking and a mastermind group isn't new. As a matter of fact, it is essential to building wealth and taking your business to the next level. To be a successful real estate professional you need to surround yourself with people who have the same mindset and leverage their valuable time and expertise to grow your real estate business. It can help you increase your...

EPISODE SUMMARY Those who are wondering how to build wealth in real estate should consider using the BRRRR Method . This is one of the best investing strategies for beginners or starters in real estate since the price of the property will usually be below market value. Real estate investors have been using this strategy for years and has proven to be a good way to build financial independence, but...

EPISODE SUMMARY 20 years ago, Ron Phillips, started real estate investing because he was "fired" from his job. When he came back from the military his recruiter taught him about the real estate industry and finally bought his first fourplex and rented out the 3 doors. RPC Invest started because there was a need for rental properties in their market place and sold hundreds and hundreds of houses in...

EPISODE SUMMARY Being vulnerable is often perceived as a sign of weakness. We are afraid to be judged or disliked. But if we have the courage to be vulnerable, everything will change. Inviting vulnerability in our company promotes authenticity and connection. An open-work environment shifts everyone's thinking from fear to being open. It also creates a space to let other people suggestions and ide...

EPISODE SUMMARY Organizational structure and systems affect the overall performance of a firm and the people within the firm. It allocates authority, roles and responsibilities. It is crucial for any growing company. Before anything else, you need to define your company's core values and must be implemented across the entire organization. Listen in to discover how Dr. Lindsay Perez can help you bu...

EPISODE SUMMARY Jack Bosch is famously known as the "Land Guy"  in the real estate industry. Born and raised in Germany, he got an opportunity for an exchange program where he studied for a Masters Degree in the United States. Before becoming a successful businessman, he worked for a software company as a Business Analyst working 70-80 hours per week. He and his wife realized that this is not the...

EPISODE SUMMARY Living a meaningful life, doing whatever we love and leaving something behind specially for our loved ones are our main goals in life. Everything in this world is temporary; we are all going to die. It's true and this is a natural human thing.  Unfortunately, this topic can seem intimidating and for some, it's simply too morbid to think about. Whatever the case, we need to do estat...

EPISODE SUMMARY Planning to retire in the next 20 years? or NOT planning to retire at all?  When it comes to living the type of lifestyle you want,  Real estate is a great tool to give you flexibility in your retirement plans: having a choice on your retirement dreams and to be ready for all of the future possibilities. In this episode, Ron and Heather, discussed how to handle your retirement plan...

Don't wait until you're facing a lawsuit and it's too late to protect all of your assets. Set up an LLC today, and separate your business properties from your personal property. Jim Burch from Easy Legal Planning answers all of your LLC questions and dispels common misconceptions that could land you in legal hot water.

In this business, real estate investors notoriously don't like Realtors, and Realtors don't like real estate investors. Chris Craddock, on the other hand, has bridged the gap between the two and found a way for everybody to make money. At around 200 deals a year, he makes the real estate pivot look good.

I have an agenda, and I'm not shy about it. Real estate is pretty darn good as an investment tool. For that matter, so is oil and gas, and even stocks; but you have to understand how these all play together in your portfolio. Because we love real estate, Heather and I share the many, many advantages of including this in your retirement portfolio.

Taking listener questions today, I answer your most burning queries. How do you keep track of rental income? When should you buy more properties, and when should you hold off and wait? Heather and I weigh when you should use leverage over cash, and how that answer might change for some of you. It was a lot of fun answering the questions that have been on your mind lately.

Focusing on national trends means you'll miss the data from your own backyard. Heather Marchant and I talk about the difference between the national rent collection trend touted in the news with our own personal experience. Real estate, like rent collection, is all about the local trends, and we prove that to you today.

"Sometimes we play hard when we should be working hard", says Michael Scott. Setting out to purposefully create a work culture means thinking carefully about the values your company has. But this isn't a top-down decision. I discuss with Heather Marchant about the process our company went through to settle on our core values; a process that literally saved our business. And guess what? I didn't ge...

Looking for a mortgage broker by searching for the cheapest rate is not the best way to sift through your choices. Joe McBreen from Cross Country Mortgage knows how to figure out the best loan product for your investment situation. Having survived the last recession, his inside perspective on the mortgage industry will help you understand how a correspondent lender can help real estate investors i...

Will a slow and steady investment really beat out real estate? Heather and I take on the question of the stock market versus the real estate market as a client challenges Heather on how poorly he thinks the real estate market is doing right now.

Have you ever thought about using your IRA to buy cattle and earn "cowpital" and "bovidends"? Yeah, I know it sounds crazy, but you can do some really cool stuff with a non-recourse loan in an IRA. I talk to Mountain West IRA owner and founder Jon Galane about the stock market, the real estate market, and where the two can stampede together inside a self-directed IRA.

It's no secret: Vacancies cost you money. Heather Marchant and I talk about all of the different strategies we've used over the years to creatively get and keep tenants in our apartments and houses. By approaching this problem from a math position and removing the emotion, you can reduce the common mistakes many landlords make.

Angela Thomas checks in with me today, giving me the low-down on her entrepreneurial journey. She shares how networking has helped accelerate her growth, why she reads constantly, and how breaking down tasks into small steps helps her feel less paralyzed by the work she has to do.

I know your business isn't going to look the same tomorrow as it did two months ago. We're in a rapidly shifting economy, but I think there could be a lot of opportunities for business leaders who are nimble enough to transition quickly to the new rules. By embracing virtual work, cutting the fat in your business expenses, and running toward marketing while everyone else is running away from it, y...

The news cycle might be a never-ending stream of negativity right now, but Heather and I can only see opportunities. If you want to come through this economic uncertainty, then you'll want to focus on marketing, human capital, and trimming the fat in your business. Your business will be able to come out of this stronger than ever if you shift your sights on serving your customers' needs at this ve...

The Coronavirus has impacted the whole world in magnanimous ways and it has brought about fear in many industries and in our personal lives. The real estate industry is no exception. I talk with Heather Marchant about some of the ways this global crisis has affected the real estate industry and how people in the industry can still make money without putting others in a tighter financial pinch.