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Chris Arnold and Scott Orbon are the owners of COSA Investments and they've been wholesaling in the Dallas, TX area for the last seven years. They currently close around 11 deals a month and have a team of 15 people working for them. Chris and Scott are very diligent about not clogging up the acquisition manager's time. Their sole purpose is to close deals, not run around town looking at propertie...

After taking the RocketFuel Now Visionary and Integrator assessment test, Alex found out he was a visionary. On the show, Alex talks about why it is so, so important to find out what your core strengths are in the business so that you can better serve (and focus) on your customers. One of Alex's strengths is building big relationships, so he has created six categories that have helped him focus on...

Don Ross has a virtual real estate investing business but is currently looking to pivot and grow his business model in new ways. Don explains why he decided to offer his sellers more than one option when wholesaling doesn't work for them, how he onboards new talent, and why he specifically sought out and hired someone who had a business model he wanted to create in his business.   Key Takeaways: H...

Every year, Alex takes time to reflect on the good and the bad of the business and sets his new intentions for the new year. For this year's theme, he has four words to help him:  Clarity, Focus, Execution, and Consistency . When setting goals for 2018, make sure there's a strong meaning and 'why' behind them.  If things get tough and you don't have the motivation to complete the tasks, your why i...

Tracy Royce is the Owner of Royce of Real Estate and she is currently based out of Arizona. For a long time, Tracy worked behind the scenes in real estate before branching out and doing her own business. On today's show, Tracy shares advice on how to safely quit your day job and transition yourself into real estate full-time without living paycheck to paycheck. We go into business for ourselves to...

Alex recently attended the Collective Genius Mastermind and he was blown away by the brain power in that room. Alex heard a talk from Darren Hardy, who shared excellent advice and tips on how to be a more mindful and productive business owner. On today's show, Alex shares some of his key takeaways that he's learned from the event.   Key Takeaways: Alex recently went to the Collective Genius Master...

Tim Bratz invested in his first house in 2009 and now currently holds over 500 rental units in his own portfolio. He was a solopreneur up until a few years ago, but now with a team backing him, he is able to buy, renovate, and sell over 100 properties per year. On the show, Tim shares an important lesson on why he thought that paying $30,000 for a basketball event was absolutely ridiculous, at fir...

Not everyone wants to build a big company and deal with some of the extra risks, and stresses, of a growing company. There are many people in Alex's network who are perfectly content handling a small part of the pie and giving the rest over to someone else. There are also a wide variety ways you can structure a joint venture based on the strengths you have, so don't limit yourself!   Key Takeaways...

Steve Cavanaugh has been in real estate since 2003 and currently is the owner of Southern Maryland Home Buyers Inc. Steve also runs an REI coaching program and has had 100% success rate among his coaching students. Steve made a little over 100K on his very first deal ever and goes into detail on this week's show about the steps he took to make that happen.   Key Takeaways: What separates people wh...

Welcome back! Alex continues the second part of the show by talking about the takeaways he's learned from the holiday mastermind. If you missed the first part, be sure to listen to episode 163 before listening to this one! One of the biggest things Alex learned was from Mark Evans, who said that he's always looking for ways to pay more for things, not less. What does he mean by that? The essence i...

Adrian Nez is a real estate investor and works with Trevor Mauch at Investor Carrot. He is an expert at online lead generation and conversion optimization. Last week's master class episode focused on the balance of living life and running a business, but this week Alex and Adrian will be getting into how to market more effectively to your ideal clients. The standard marketing tactics just don't wo...

If you recall, last week Alex talked about the holiday mastermind he and Erik Stark hosted on Dec 1st and how it generated around $15k, all of which went to benefit kids and families of the Florida Keys that were devastated by Hurricane Irma. While at the event, Alex learned a ton that he'd like to share with you today. This is part one of a two-part episode. You don't want to miss it! Key Takeawa...

Adrian Nez is a real estate investor and works with Trevor Mauch at  Investor Carrot . He is an expert at online lead generation and conversion optimization. On today's episode, Alex decided to split Adrian's interview into two parts. This first part dives into Adrian's personal journey. He reveals that he stopped trusting in God when he became successful and that was a big, big mistake. The secon...

Alex recently raised $15,000 for charity. This money will be used to buy toys for the children who were displaced by Hurricane Irma. However, to be completely honest, Alex was thinking too small about this charity event. His original idea was only going to generate a couple of hundred toys for these children, but by talking to his friend Mark Evans (who runs a very high-level business), he was abl...

Gabriel Garcia is the Vice President of FL Home Cash Buyers, LLC. Gabriel started wholesaling in 2013 and today he and his business partner are hitting 7-figures. How did Gabriel go from one deal to 90 within a short amount of time? How does he do it without killing himself on 80-hour work weeks and sacrificing family life? Gabriel goes into a deep dive on how he made it all work without compromis...

Alex was recently asked a question on how to host an effective 'power day' for your team. Power days are basically quarterly meetings with the team where you brainstorm, make the business process more efficient, and set new quarterly goals to pursue. Alex meets with four out of the six members of his team from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. and works with them on how they can make the business better. On the...

Felipe Bossans and Jesús Toledo are new to the business, but that hasn't stopped them from crushing it out of the gate! Felipe and Jesús were wholesaling on the side and closed three deals over the course of a couple of months, but decided to go full time in June. They reached out to Alex for mentorship and with a little bit of guidance were able to close and net  $82,000 in profit on their 5th de...

Alex made a mistake last holiday seasons by slowing down his marketing efforts. Because of it, January started off a little slow for him and his team. In this quick episode, Alex just wants to remind you that you shouldn't be slacking off on your marketing efforts, even if the year is coming to an end.   Key Takeaways: Got a quick show for you today. Last year, Alex stopped marketing around the ho...

When Dan Zitofsky was 18 years old, he got a 30% FHA loan and bought his first condo with it. While in the Navy, he was making more money on his condo than on his salary. This is when things really started to click for him. When he got out of the military, he jumped into real estate. However, it slowly became more and more a job for him and not the freedom lifestyle he wanted for himself. On today...

Alex received a listener question asking what's the best CRM out there. Any tool you pick will work, but the question is, do you work? So often people get the 'latest and greatest' tools, but forget one key thing — working hard (and  smart )! Remember, there is no silver bullet to this. You gotta put in the work. Key Takeaways: What's the best CRM out there? There is no perfect system out there, b...

Alex invites Joe Evangelisti, a fellow real estate investor and podcaster, on to the show to discuss how the book  Traction,  by Gino Wickman has helped him improve his business and his processes. Alex is currently reading this book and he can already tell it's going to be game-changing in his business. Find out why, in this week's episode!   Key Takeaways: You gotta check out the book  Traction,...

  Alex offers some advice as to what you should do when you're really struggling moving a contract / property. The best thing you can do is ask your potential buyers why they passed on it. If they say price, then maybe you can re-negotiate with the seller and save the deal. Remember, it only takes one buyer.   Key Takeaways: Are you hearing crickets when it comes to marketing your contracts / prop...

Instead of a masterclass, Alex shares a Flip Empire Inner Circle recording on this week's show! Take a behind-the-scenes look as to what he talks about within his group and the advice he offers to his members. At the end of each call,  inner circle members  get the opportunity to ask Alex direct questions about how they can improve their wholesaling business. Today, Alex discusses how he plans to...

Are you playing all out? Alex recently went through an important exercise that made him realize he wasn't. He encourages everyone to check out the Wheel of Life self-assessment tool and to rate themselves, honestly, from a scale of 0-10 on where they stand in certain key areas of their life. Alex believes if you're hitting a 7 or less, you need to reevaluate your life's priorities and get yourself...

Cam Dunlap has been a full-time real estate investor since 1993. Cam has even developed skip tracing software to help fellow real estate investors everywhere find those hidden deals across the U.S. Find out his story and learn some new tips and tricks on closing vacant/abandoned properties on this week's show! Key Takeaways: Alex uses one of  Cam's tools  and made $59k on a cold calling deal. What...