The Art of Passive Income

Get ready to get your real estate game on as we go into GSD Mode with Joshua Smith on today’s episode of The Art of Passive Income! Joshua is in the top 1% of realtors worldwide and was voted the 30th top realtor in America by The Wall Street Journal. He has sold over 5000 homes, more than 1+ homes daily! He is also the host of the number one most dominant real estate agent podcast, the GSD Mode P...

When you’re a land newbie, getting a list can be daunting—where do you go? How do you find one? Do you pay or not pay? It’s the first barrier in this business that you have to learn how to manipulate, but once you do it becomes second nature. After reading a post in the Motivation & Wealth Creation Group this week that was asking for options and tools available for getting a list, Team Land Geek d...

Paul Thompson wanted to break free of the chains holding him to his corporate job. He found himself in middle-management feeling unfulfilled, unrewarded, and a little depressed.  It was a family vacation that ended too soon that was the driving force that sent him looking for a change. He says that he never wanted to have to ask for permission to spend more time with his family again.  I didn't wa...

Do you put all of your marketing eggs into one basket? What happens when that basket gets a hole in it because of changes to the algorithm, do you have to hit the pause button while you adjust and fix that hole? In this week’s Round Table discussion, Mark and the team put the emphasis on diversification in the marketplace . Joining Mark are: Scott Bossman Mimi Schmidt Tate Litchfield Scott Todd Th...

Lee Kearney has done over 7500 flips and over a half-billion in sales and today he is on the podcast to tell us how he became one of the biggest and best house flippers in the country. Rewind the tape to 2003—Lee did his first flip, by accident, but it was that accidental flip that gave him the real estate bug.  Fast forward to 2007—Lee has now done 50 deals and has made over $2 million and has a...

When selling a property do you go after that quick nickel and flip for cash to solve a short-termed money problem or the slow dime to create long-term wealth? In today’s Round Table discussion, you are going to hear the argument for both sides. In the past Mark has made it known that flipping for cash is one of his biggest regrets when he first started out. So, when he recently ran across a survey...

Ryan Enk joins us on the show today to tell us how he was able to quit his J.O.B. as a “corporate drone” with passive income through real estate and how one question changed his entire life forever…  What Would You Do If Money Didn't Matter?   Ryan shares his backstory and the chain of events that ultimately led him to that life changing question… including the final straw, losing a house to hurri...

Mistakes in sales happen but wouldn’t it be great to gain some insight on common… and not so common mistakes in the land investing business?  In this week’s Round Table discussion, insight is what you will get!  Scott Todd takes over the helm for Mark this week and he and the team share some of the mistakes they have made or have seen others make in this business in order to help you make fewer mi...

When the traditional ways of building wealth wasn’t working for our two guests, they left Wall Street in the rear view mirror and never looked back. Joining us today are Joey Mure and Russ Morgan of WealthWithoutWallstreet.com to talk about building wealth outside of Wall Street.  Russ & Joey help clients look outside of the traditional 401(k) box and the stock market at other options to build...

Testing the market is an essential part of the land investing business and today Mark and the team go over the whys, whens, and hows of pre-marketing! Joining Mark in this week’s discussion are:  Aaron Williams  Erik Peterson Scott Bossman Mike Zaino Mimi Schmidt  Tate Litchfield  Aaron was recently approached by a community member who had a question about test marketing pre-acquisition stage and...

Do you find yourself making excuses or procrastinating about something you need to do to move forward but lack the confidence in yourself?  Joining us on today’s show is former Land Geek client, Victor Reynolds to talk about what it takes to change your mindset from one that finds excuses to move forward to a ‘ take action now, no matter how big the step is ’ kind of mindset!  Victor, who is also...

There are a number of reasons why life can get in the way of your land business, so how do you get restarted when you have been away for months? Get ready to reboot your land business on this week's Round Table! Join Mark and the team: Mike Zaino Erik Peterson Tate Litchfield Scott Todd ...as they tackle this matter from all directions! Find out their views from both a tactical standpoint and a me...

On today’s show—Student Success! Listen in as we talk with Natalie Galyon, aka “The Silent Assassin” about how she brought her passive up to 6,000 a month after purchasing and following the Investor’s Toolkit in just nine months… all the while going undetected by Land Geek radar!  Natalie has exceeded her goal of buying and selling one a week, at just nine months in she’s already done 50! How did...

When it comes to leads, how do you follow up without coming across as too pushy? We received a question from one of the Land Geek community members, Jason, who is receiving negative feedback in response to his lead follow up emails. Jason wrote: In fight School Scott talks a lot about sales—being persistent, following up with people, using the Fibonacci sequence, etc. I’ve employed that and have t...

Have you been hauling around baggage since childhood of your parent’s perception of money? It’s time to let it go and take on a more sophisticated outlook. Joining us on The Art of Passive Income is Dr. Brad Klontz —a financial psychologist who helps raise public awareness around issues related to financial health and financial psychology. He is the Founder of the Financial Psychology Institute an...

Some come into this business with preconceived misconceptions about the land investing business and today, Team Geek is going to shed some light on some of those myths. Joining Mark in this week’s Round Table are: Scott Bossman Erik Peterson Tate Litchfield Mimi Schmidt Scott Todd Erik takes on the most common myth, over saturated counties— There are too many people in this county, I should avoid...

Today’s guest is going to show us 7 steps of due diligence that will help reduce risk in commercial real estate investing. We welcome back to the show, Hunter Thompson. Hunter is a full-time real estate investor and founder of Cash Flow Connections , a private equity firm based out of LA. Hunter has helped more than 300 investors allocate capital to over 100 properties. He has personally raised mo...

With all the geeky tools, systems, and support system available today, Mark poses the question to the team, “ If you can start all over again, where would you start? ”  Join Mark and the rest of Team Geek... Tate Litchfield Scott Bossman Aaron Williams  Mimi Schmidt Mike Zaino Scott Todd ...as they all return for this Bettah for the Buttah , Round Table episode!  Find out details on how they would...

Are you on track with your finances? Our guest, Matt Manero , has the formula to see if you are and he is going to share it with us! But first, a little about Matt’s background. Matt launched his first company, Commercial Fleet Financing, Inc. (CFF), in 1995 with a phone, a folding table and the unyielding confidence of a single client, a trucker. Fast forward 23 years and CFF, has funded over $1...

There are obstacles in any business, land investing is no exception. It’s how you hurdle over them that makes the difference between growth and stagnancy. In this week’s Best Of series, we take a look back at episodes that cover certain pain points in this business that may cause a few headaches, but without embracing the suck and facing them head on, you are limiting your potential for growth.  L...

Brad Chandler joins us on today’s show to talk about how he flips homes with no money, no renovations, and no stress! Brad has successfully flipped over 2,100 houses since 2003. He’s currently the CEO of Express Homebuyers , a real estate investing empire that does more than 200 deals per year without his assistance.   Persistence pays off—Brad, who was working a full-time job would spend his spar...

As we enter into the dog days of summer, it’s time once again to take a look back at some past Round Table episodes that have an important message, valuable land investing content, or those that have made an impact on you Land Geekers.  This week’s theme is TIME. FINDING TIME—Many come into this business with full-time jobs and other time commitments. So, how do you find time to learn, build, and...

You might say today's guest is a little hypnotic and for good reason. Dan Candell is a board-certified Hypnotist and certified instructor through the National Guild of Hypnotists as well as a columnist for the Journal of Hypnotism. He is also a world-renowned expert on high-performance and helping people break free from anxiety on all levels. Dan is an international speaker and coach who teaches p...

With the dog days of summer upon us, we wanted to keep this episode light so we decided to do a podcast that doesn’t require much thinking. It does however require some snacks, a cold drink, and something comfortable to sit in.  So sit back, kick your feet up and relax as Mark and the team share their recommended TV shows in this fun edition of Round Table!  The guys also throw in a case study to...

Breakthrough Champion, Matt Ward stops by to show us how to breakthrough the noise to build true customer relationships by applying one simple gesture… Matt is passionate about helping employees, managers, and business owners move their business and personal life to the next level through word of mouth referrals. He has experienced all the same challenges that most employees and business owners fa...