The REtipster Podcast | Land Investing & Real Estate Strategies

164: Today, I’m talking with one of the most enthusiastic and inspiring land investors I know in the REtipster community, Arturo Paturzo. (Show Notes: REtipster.com/164 ) Arturo is an Italian Navy Officer living in Rome and running his land investing business in the US. He started this business because he was looking for real estate investment opportunities; luckily, the YouTube algorithm showed h...

163: Michael Quan has done a lot in his life. He ran a successful technology company for over a decade and then sold it to prioritize his family. (Show Notes: REtipster.com/163 ) Since then, Michael has been blogging at FinanciallyAlert.com, a published author of the F.I.R.E. Planner through Simon & Schuster, and his guy has a deep passion for personal finance and empowers others to take charg...

Today, I have the privilege of talking with my friend JB. (Show Notes: REtipster.com/162 ) JB is a land investor who nets , not grosses, but NETS well over seven figures in the land business, year after year. And you know what's interesting? He doesn’t want or need anyone else to know about it. He’s not trying to be an influencer. He’s not trying to build an audience or sell coaching services...

160: Today, I'm talking with JT Olmstead, the brilliant mind behind the innovative platform Terra Notes (formerly known as YourLandLoans). (Show Notes: REtipster.com/160 ) Navigating land investments with seller financing can be a complex and challenging task. Errors can be expensive and cause a lot of headaches for investors. JT understood this problem all too well and decided to create a so...

159: Today, we have the pleasure of chatting with Phillip Ton, a key figure from REIPrintMail, a leading company in the realm of direct mail marketing for real estate investors. (Show Notes: REtipster.com/159 ) Phillip and his team at REIPrintMail are revolutionizing the way real estate investors find motivated sellers and other customers. Through their innovative platform, they provide well-craft...

158: Is it possible to disrupt the traditional world of land investment with a seemingly unrelated medium: television commercials? (Show Notes: REtipster.com/158 ) Larry Jarnigo, an innovative land investor, is unveiling a groundbreaking new strategy, where he is finding motivated sellers and buying vacant land by leveraging the power of TV ads - a marketing avenue that, until now, remained untapp...

Ian Horowitz is a former professional firefighter turned real estate investor. He and his partner Dan have spent several years building a 70 million-dollar real estate portfolio. (Show Notes: REtipster.com/157 ) I met Ian at a mastermind meetup this past month in Columbus, OH, and he stood out to me as someone who had a lot of good things to say. Things that got everyone in the room to think diffe...

156: In this episode, I'm talking with Ajay Sharma to learn about his journey in building a winning acquisition team for his business. (Show Notes: REtipster.com/156 ) Ajay shares where he found his team members, what roles they play, and how he manages them effectively. He also discusses how he changed the marketing channels of his land business and the significant impact his new team has ha...

155: In this episode, I'm sitting down with Hugh Odom, a specialist who works with property owners looking to monetize their real estate by placing cell phone towers on their property. (Show Notes: REtipster.com/155 ) Hugh shares his insights and expertise on the benefits and drawbacks of cell tower leasing and offers guidance on how to navigate the process successfully. He discusses the pote...

154: Adam Mikesch is a real estate broker specializing in vacant land and rural real estate. He was recommended to me recently when I asked the REtipster Community for references to good land agents making an impact and getting great results. (Show Notes: REtipster/154 ) In this interview, we cover a range of topics, including best practices for selling land, the most important due diligence items...

152: I recently had the privilege of interviewing a well-known real estate broker who specializes in vacant land. His name is Pat Porter with RecLand. (Show Notes: REtipster.com/153 ) If you’re in the land investing business, you probably know that finding a real estate agent who truly understands vacant land is an incredible asset, and it’s not always easy to do. Many real estate agents who speci...

152: We recently sat down with Pete Reese, a land flipper who made $4 million last year alone. (Show Notes: REtipster.com/152 ) Even more surprising is that Pete hasn't been in the land investing business for long, having only started in 2020. Despite his relative newness to the industry, he has achieved remarkable growth and success, which we'll discuss in this conversation with him. Be...

Today, I’m talking with a new friend, Eric Scharaga. Eric is the founder of Damen Capital Fund, a purchaser of residential and vacant land notes. (Show Notes: REtipster.com/151 ) Before focusing full-time on notes and land, Eric worked for 23 years as a high school teacher. In 2001, he began investing in rental properties, purchasing and rehabbing single-family homes with the dream of becoming a f...

150: I first heard about Peter Nukasani earlier this year when he was interviewed by Jessey of Pebble, and he talked about how he got 1,300 land deals without sending ANY direct mail. (Show Notes: REtipster.com150 ) Peter is a land flipper with a unique approach to the business. Rather than sending mail and buying properties directly from private owners, he buys land from other land investors at a...

149: I recently got an email from a guy named Ray Zhang. (Show Notes: REtipster.com/149 ) In the email, he told me he has been doing real estate for a couple of years, mainly focusing on infill land flips, and this year his net profit is about $1 million, with about 3-4 hours of work per day. His niche is similar to most of the land investors in the REtipster Community; he focuses on buying land a...

148: Dustin Heiner runs a website at MasterPassiveIncome.com where he teaches others how to find and invest in rental properties for long-term, passive income. He has been a good friend of REtipster for years. (Show Notes: REtipster.com/148 ) This past year, he launched a new conference for real estate investors called REWBCON (Real Estate Wealth Builders Conference), where real estate investors o...

147: Today, I’ve got a guest on the show who I’ve followed and looked up to for a long time. His name is Jeff Rose, and he runs a website called Good Financial Cents . (Show Notes: REtipster.com/147 ) If you’re strictly a real estate investor, you may not be familiar with Jeff or his site, but I can assure you that he is a big deal in the world of personal finance bloggers. Jeff is a specialist in...

146: In this episode, I'm talking with AJ Osborne, CEO of Cedar Creek Capital. (Show Notes: REtipster.com/146 ) As someone who has been deeply immersed in the self-storage investing business over the past year, I can tell you that this guy is a well-known figure in this industry. He runs an annual event; he has bought millions of square feet of storage space; he has an amazing YouTube channel...

145: If you've ever sold land with seller financing, and if you've taken the approach of not pulling credit reports or investigating the borrower's ability to repay (i.e., loan underwriting), you're probably familiar with the disappointment of a borrower who stops paying and leaves you to pick up the pieces. (Show Notes: REtipster.com/145 ) What if there was a better way to cre...

144: When I first met David Denniston in the summer of 2018, he was already doing some cool things as a land investor. (Show Notes: REtipster.com/144 ) As one might expect, his business has evolved far beyond where it was in those days. In this episode, we’ll talk about where Dave has been, how he's managed to build a sizeable team, how he's done so well investing in tax liens and tax de...

143: Brenda Flatter is the VP of National Sales for US Tax Deed Solutions and Executive Director of National Title and Settlement Services for Title & Abstract Agency of America. (Show Notes: REtipster.com/143 ) I met Bren recently through a mutual connection, and after hearing about what she specializes in, I thought her services were quite relevant to the world of land investing. If you&apos...

142: Today, we’re talking with another friend of the REtipster Community, Travis King. (Show Notes: REtipster.com/142 ) Travis is a land investor, land investing coach, and innovator in the industry. He’s constantly pushing the envelope to explore new, better ways things can be done, and today, we’re going to riff on some of the things he’s been up to in 2022. With any luck, we’ll all walk away wi...

141: Not long ago, I was part of a webinar panel discussing the state of the land industry. On that panel, one of the other panelists was Eddie Speed . (Show Notes: REtipster.com/141 ) I hadn’t heard much about Eddie Speed before this webinar, but as soon as his name came up, it seemed everyone else knew the guy and respected him. As we got more into this panel conversation, it was apparent to me...

140: Kevin Bupp is a Florida-based real estate investor and best-selling author with over $250 million of real estate transactions. He has loads of experience with apartment buildings, single-family portfolios, medical office space, self-storage, assisted living, and his three favorites and by far the most profitable, Mobile Home Parks, Parking Lots, and Build-To-Rent Communities. (Show Notes: REt...

139: We recently had the honor of interviewing Ajay Sharma. (Show Notes: REtipster.com/139 ) Ajay has been a vacant land investor for nearly two years. He started the way most of us do, flipping land as a part-time gig shortly after graduating from Indiana University. He got some early wins that propelled him to the point of being able to quit his job about 18 months after he started. Ajay now get...