Brandon Richards
The Fearless Pursuit of Freedom Podcast
Welcome to the Fearless Pursuit of Freedom Podcast; I am your host Brandon Richards. I am a real estate investor and avid entrepreneur based out of Flagstaff Arizona. My wife and I run a real estate investment company, The OPF Group and the brokerage, OPF Realty. We focus on land acquisition across several states, flip and build houses, acquire and wholesale apartments and we are now the proud owners of the real estate investor software, Deal Manager Pro. Deal Manager is a real estate investor CRM that we are building based off of our 10 years of experience in the game. Listen in as I intervie...
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Aug 11, 2025
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Mark Kenney on Multi-Family syndication and how he has acquired over 4000 doors in under 5 years! 07.02.2019 51:27
Mark has been a good friend of mine and a huge inspiration to me, not only in business but in life. Mark truly embodies what it is to live a balanced work/family lifestyle. After working for years doing 85+ hrs a week at his IT business, he knew things had to change to have a healthier life, mentally, physically and with his family. Mark now runs alongside his wife Tamiel in everyday activities as...
Mark Bloom on scaling to 18 markets and how to survive a market shift. 30.01.2019 53:28
Mark spends a great deal of time talking about where the market is heading and on how to prevent getting caught unprepared when there is a shift of any size. We also talk on how staying in your lane can often times be more fruitful than chasing the shiny penny. How did he take his company from solopreneur in 2008 to 18+ markets and counting? Listen in to learn! Contact Mark here: 214-727-6656 Netw...
Nathan Brooks, going from bankruptcy to tremendous success in the turnkey world by taking massive action. 23.01.2019 41:31
This interview is a must listen as we dig into how Nathan clawed his way back to success by not letting what seemed to be failure, define his future. How does he structure his company? How do you buy real estate with little to no money? How has he built an environment within his company to breed growth? How to nurture Private Money relationships? Why staying in your lane is important? Why he start...
Chad Molyneux on having a healthy mind and body helps entrepreneurs stay on the top of their game. 16.01.2019 38:11
All entrepreneurs have their idea of success or freedom, but what happens when you obtain that ideal and you are so out of shape or unhealthy that you cant enjoy it, or live a lengthy life for your family? Why work so hard, just to squander it when a simple shift in diet and mindset now, can allow you to live years, if not a decade longer? We really dive deep on the importance of not only a health...
Brant Phillips, from law enforcement, to corporate world to full time Real Estate Investor and eXp Realty Team Leader. 09.01.2019 42:20
Brant got into law enforcement right out of the gates and loved his job. After some disagreements with the way things were done, he left the field for the corporate world. He knew day one that he was going to hate his new position. 4 years later, he's top in the company and making great money but knew it wasn't what he wanted. Fast forward and now he owns dozens of rental properties, helps guide...
Joshua Morse shares how he went from working at Buffalo Wild Wings to owning an Audi R8. 02.01.2019 41:58
Joshua didn't grow up in money, and in fact, went beyond broke several times before grabbing traction. After making a decent living buying and selling cell phones on craigslist, he lost it all moving to Austin to continue his business there. After watching friends make a little bit of money wholesaling, he decided to give it a shot. Taking imperfect massive action, he was able to close his first d...
Brian Rockwell on going from school teacher/coach to full time wholesaler. 26.12.2018 40:03
Brian walks us through the battles of leaving his 9-5 to pursue his own freedom and unlock more time to spend with his family. We talk a little on what works in his business, what tech we use, building a team, and more! Contact Brian here: Brian@sellyourhousedfw.com FB: https://www.facebook.com/brianrockwell84 Insta: https://www.instagram.com/brianrockwell84/
Vance Wampler on transitioning from single family investments to commercial assets to obtain financial freedom. 19.12.2018 1:05:05
One of my longest interviews to date and for good reason. We do talk a lot on what goes into finding, funding, rehabbing, leasing out and marketing an RV park and other commercial asset classes. Vance explains why he sold off his SF portfolio to move into commercial deals to have less stress and better economy of scale. With an emphasis on freedom, Vance is doing what it takes to build the teams,...
Justin Morales on how building systems, teams and automation to can lead to total financial and time freedom. 12.12.2018 47:46
Justin bought his first house nearly 20 years ago and has since expanded into several markets rehabbing for long-term holds. After years of successful real estate endeavors, he began to take interest in other avenues and now runs a successful manufacturing company as well as an oil company out of San Antonio all from his home base of Colorado. We talk on mindset, time management, family, personal...
Donald Ross on starting a tech company from scratch to cater to hundreds of RE Investors! 05.12.2018 37:14
Donald, a former contract specialist for the US Dept of Veteran Affairs, shares how and why he started one of the nations leading CRM platform for investors, REI Automation Squad. We briefly touch on his partnership in a brokerage back home in Wisconsin and why they decided to start that endeavor and where its headed. We talk in depth of the reasoning of why most entrepreneurs do what they do, FRE...
Justin Peters really dives deep into what makes his wholesaling company tick! 28.11.2018 56:19
Justin is what seems to be an over night success. But looks can be deceiving. Justin shares how he went from small town punk kid to dominating the Dallas wholesale market in 2018. He shares his struggles and what a massive mindset shift taught him on overcoming fears and living with the abundance mentality. Whats even more badass….. he does not hold back the nitty gritty of what makes his company...
Donovan Ruffin shares how he has built a wholesale/rehab company in 3 markets in just 3 years at the age of 24! 21.11.2018 42:31
Donny shares his experiences in running 2 companies simultaneously and the ups and downs associated with it. Why failing often has lead him to massive growth into 2 states and 3 markets, essentially running acquisitions almost completely virtually. Why have an abundance mindset is key in growth, networking and happiness. And of course, we dive a little into his companies and what/how he does thing...
Jarrod Haning, the Mindset Mentor and Award Winning Speaker, talks on a breakthrough in your thinking. 14.11.2018 45:31
Jarrod says, you will make more money, by working less. Is your mindset set for success? We talk on how to get rid of a to-do list, morning rituals, meditation, abundance mentality and so much more. I thought I was doing things right until I jumped on this episode! Listen in to hear Jarrod transform my thinking right in the interview. https://mindsetperformance.clickfunnels.com/3-studies24082469
Jude Mendonsa shares how he went from sleeping under a bridge to $20MM in 2018. 07.11.2018 50:08
This is very fun, informative dive into Jude and his ups and downs in entrepreneurship. He guides us through his mindset shift in his early 20's, to what lead him down his path of success. Now running a very successful manufacturing company, he puts his profits into cash flowing commercial assets to diversify and hedge against the odds. Contact Jude here: JudeMendonsa.com Jude@JudeMendonsa.com His...
Affordable housing expert, Walter Wofford, gives us a quick dive into what owner financing looks like, 31.10.2018 26:18
Walter gives us the short and sweet on what he has dubbed impact investing. We then discuss small dollar IRA's, generational wealth, owner finance, and affordable housing in Jackson, MS. Walter will come back on here in the coming weeks to dicuss each strategy in detail, specifically how to utilize small dollar IRA's.
Chad Walsworth on acquiring 42 rental doors all the while having a full time job as a police officer. 24.10.2018 39:36
We cover all the nitty gritty from finding the deals, financing the deals, rehabbing and managing a huge portfolio themselves! Reach Chad here: Chadwalsworth@yahoo.com
Ali Boone and I shoot the sh** on living a lifestyle by design and real estate investing, specifically turnkey investing. 15.10.2018 54:26
Ali Boone, a recovering Aerospace Engineer, dives into turnkey investing and how she's able to connect investor to provider allowing for a seamless transaction and a solid yield to investors. We both jabber on and on about life, our ideas of freedom, vacation and why we do what we do. We discuss using real estate investing as our means to accomplish our goals of freedom and ultimately a lifestyle...
Fuquan Bilal, on being the bank, buying performing and none performing, first and second position notes all while flipping high end properties! 10.10.2018 32:10
Fuquan started his real estate journey back in 1999. After learning more about note buying, he began to build RE Funds to raise money to buy notes in bulk. Now on his 4th fund, he shares his expertise with us. We dig into why being the bank, is better. Buying performing and none performing notes, first and second positions and the pros and cons to both. Based out of New Jersey, he's buying notes n...
Loe Hornbuckle goes in depth on why he went from single-family and commercial investments into Assisted Living facilities. 08.10.2018 26:56
Loe shares why he decided to steer away from his over 70 rental properties and investments in mobile home parks to assisted living facilities. We dive into topics such as management, where to buy, how they are financed and what types of returns this form on investing can bring. Partnerships and economics of scale pushed him to move forward on a huge development project in Denton, Texas. There are...
Jean Ginzburg, what is digital marketing and why it is so important in any business 01.10.2018 40:37
Jean started left college and went straight into being a paralegal. Shortly realized that that wasn't her chosen and branch into the digital marketing world. Now she runs a successful marketing firm and helps entrepreneurs with leads in the digital world. We dive into pixels, retargeting, instagram ads, Facebook ads, and how to use it all. Find Jean here: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jean7?f...
Ryan Jackson, paper investment expert talks about SDIRA, ROTH, 401k,SEP 26.09.2018 1:04:00
Ryan goes in depth on why diversifying is so important. Why use a SEP vs SDIRA vs Roth vs Traditional? Thought about lending out of your IRA for tax differed or tax free income? Holding properties within the IRA? We discuss it all….well, he does all the talking and I soak it up! Catch Ryan on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/james.r.jackson.543?fb_dtsg_ag=AdymaLiDZ6SxD64FVsrejl2GA6ku2ju5qhu...
Dustin Lloyd, scaling multiple companies and even bringing one to 48 states and over $3MM in profit. 24.09.2018 37:11
Dustin digs into several of his companies as I try to pry out all the details of how he grew a one-man band locksmith company to now operating in 48 states. He learned to tie in other companies and solve problems of his own and building systems to help others with the same ones. We share books, experiences and our love for life and exotic cars
From construction worker, to international consulting to now being a part of 8 companies in a wide variety of industries with Brandon Gazaway. 18.09.2018 44:22
Brandon started out the gates in construction and quickly realized he wasn't keen on the construction world. After consulting for a bit he decided to dive into the entrepreneurial world and bought a supplement shop and made short work of turning that into 8 shops! As entrepreneurs we discover real quick that without some form of faith, self awareness and being able to conquer ones thoughts, we are...
Former apprasier goes from 1 flip to nearly 500 flips projects in a matter of years. With over 45 under construction now, Luke Weber shares the ups and downs of business and life! 12.09.2018 50:24
Luke bought his first flip with an FHA loan and made just about every mistake there was, and ended up with a huge win. He took what he learned there and slowly over the next couple years, it snowballed into more and more deals. With nearly 500 projects under his belt, he shares how he went from small time appraiser to now managing over 45 projects currently! Why, how, and what he did to grow such...
From single family flipper to $300MM in apartment deals while running a successful importing company with Will Crozier! 05.09.2018 29:05
Today I had the great honor of interviewing a guy I've looked up to for a long time now. Will started out in California pursuing the real estate dream flipping single-family houses. After seeing the writing on the walls, he booked it out to Texas to take a stab at this market. We dive into how he transitioned into apartment investing when single family wasn't giving him the freedom he desired. We...
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