The Titanium Vault hosted by RJ Bates III

What grinds my gears? I despise hearing people put themselves in analysis paralysis because they feel everything needs to be perfect prior to taking action as an entrepreneur. It will never be perfect. Stop trying to find that perfect time, that perfect time is now. To attend our 2 day trial by fire boot camp, The Titanium Crucible visit https://titaniumcrucible.com If you’re just starting out and...

Jim Collins explains in his book, From Good to Great, the power of having a hedgehog concept and how it was a common trait of the businesses that had truly made the jump from good to great. In this episode of The Titanium Vault hosted by RJ Bates III, I breakdown the impact having a hedgehog concept had on Titanium Investments and how you can implement this concept in your real estate business. To...

It is Closers Olympics season again! This is my revenge tour after last year's ridiculous judging from Mr. Carlos Reyes, who isn't making an appearance for 2021. This video is my reaction to the lineup of contestants and judges. Yes, this video is a ton of trash talk. It is a competition and is all in good fun so don't get upset when I make fun of Ryan Pineda's hair, ok? Purcha...

Check out the second episode of What Would You Do? In these videos RJ is going to run down a series of real life scenarios he has encountered on real estate investing transactions and ask that you interact with answering in the comments how you would have handled the situation. After laying out each scenario he will then breakdown how he handled the situation and the outcome. If you did not catch...

WARNING: DO NOT WATCH THIS VIDEO AROUND CHILDREN, SENSITIVE PEOPLE OR PEOPLE WEAK OF MIND Look, this video is probably going to make you feel uncomfortable and probably question what my point is within the message. That is ok. THAT IS THE ENTIRE CONCEPT. Look at the results of Sam, Alejandro and Christian. No questions, just action and massive results. Try it on and see if it is a good fit for you...

Confession, I love to play games. One of those I love to play is Age of Empires. Recently, I started playing the game again and immediately realized the direct correlation it has to being an entrepreneur. In this episode of The Titanium Vault, I breakdown how games like Age of Empires are a good tool to use to take a deeper look at your businesses efficiency. To attend our 2 day trial by fire boot...

I consistently get asked how am I so good and comfortable at wholesale acquisitions. At first, I was extremely frustrated by this question. I felt like I am constantly showing exactly how I handle wholesale acquisitions and it should be easily replicated. Then I realized, my answer was not resonating with the audience. This inspired today's episode that, hopefully, lays out my top 3 keys to w...

Do you find yourself constantly complaining about how what other's are doing in their business doesn't work in yours? If so, have you stopped to check yourself and hold yourself accountable? I have recently audited multiple investors marketing platforms and found multiple deals they had lying around and waiting for them to take action but instead found them whining that it doesn't w...

Our slogan for The Titanium Crucible is Create Your Own Reality. In this episode of The Titanium Vault, I explain how I got to experience one of my dreams as a reality today by signing a non-exclusive licensing agreement for my deck building strategy game, Goblins and Glory. We preach to our students, affectionately referred to as Titans, to constantly cast your own vision to yourself so you can b...

One of the most frequently asked questions I receive from people is, how do I determine which market I do marketing in since we are nationwide? In this episode of The Titanium Vault podcast, I break down how I make the decisions to pull data in the different markets utilizing Batch Leads. To attend our 2 day trial by fire boot camp, The Titanium Crucible visit https://titaniumcrucible.com If you’r...

My eight year old, Trinity Bates, wants to be an NHL player when he grows up. He is fully dedicated to making this his reality. I help real estate investors create their own reality within their businesses but sometimes I question whether they are even as dedicated to their success as my eight year old son is to achieving his goal of being an NHL player. I see him wake up at 4:30 AM to go do priva...

You hear the cliche statement of consistency is key all of the time. Do you actually live by that statement though? Do you focus on your consistency within all aspects of your business? Digest today's episode of trying to be as consistent as a tree in all aspects of your business. To attend our 2 day trial by fire boot camp, The Titanium Crucible visit https://titaniumcrucible.com If you’re j...

How do you talk to yourself? We all love hearing a good story and some of the best stories ever told are the ones inside of our own heads. These stories make the excuses we make for not achieving the desired results easier. Excuse + A Story. Take in this video and try and incorporate the message into your daily life moving forward. To attend our 2 day trial by fire boot camp, The Titanium Crucible...

This business is simple but it has the ability to crimple some of the most brilliant minds. Why? Because we decide we are so smart that we become stupid. This video is about tough love. This video is short and to the point to get you to take massive action today. To attend our 2 day trial by fire boot camp, The Titanium Crucible visit https://titaniumcrucible.com If you’re just starting out and yo...

Check out this new series for The Titanium Vault hosted by RJ Bates III called What Would You Do? In these videos he is going to run down a series of real life scenarios he has encountered on real estate investing transactions and ask that you interact with answering in the comments how you would have handled the situation. After laying out each scenario he will then breakdown how he handled the s...

On this episode of The Titanium Vault hosted by RJ Bates III, RJ will be reviewing From Poop to Gold written by Chris Jones and Relentless written by Tim S. Grover. Find out which of these books was life changing for RJ Bates III and inspired a completely new way of doing business for Titanium Investments.  Purchase from Poop to Gold written by Chris Jones at: https://www.amazon.com/Poop-Gold-Mark...

Want to learn how to do virtual dispositions nationwide? Watch and see the actionable advice RJ Bates III shows in this quick video utilizing Propelio to find targeted cash buyers across the United States of America. Sign up for a FREE trial of Propelio using this link: http://www.propelio.com?afmc=8j If you did not catch my interview on Wholesale Hotline check it out at: https://youtu.be/Y-OJr5af...

Have you ever felt so determined about where your business was headed you could barely contain your enthusiasm? But then two days, two weeks or two months later felt like you couldn't remember why you were excited in the first place? This is what I am referring to as termination of determination. The loss of belief you had about the path you were headed for your business. Being an entrepreneu...

Have you tried cold calling? Have you tried direct mail? Did you try virtual wholesaling? Maybe, just maybe, you should stop trying and start doing. Over the past several weeks during consultations for The Titanium Crucible, I have heard from so many investors and wholesalers that tell me they have tried but very few have talked about being consistent and not finding success. In today's episo...

Carlos Reyes came to the country illegally as a little boy and was raised by a single mom. His mom worked 2 jobs both paying $8.25 an hour to raise 3 kids. He later became a US citizen, thanks to his mother’s effort. He then decided to quit a 14 year corporate job in 2015 to pursue the dream of building his own Real Estate investment company. With the help of his partner Sal Shakir, the company ha...

Pace Morby is known as the go to "sub to guy" bringing creative financing strategies to the mainstream real estate investment industry such as subject to and seller finance deals. Pace's high energy and no BS approach has attracted a loyal following across social media including his YouTube, his Facebook group community Creative Financing with Pace Morby, and his successful mentorsh...

Are you an entrepreneur or real estate investor that feels like they are always battling in the trenches within their business? Everyday there is a new battle that must be won to keep surviving? Here are some tips from RJ Bates III on how to stay poised while in the trenches. Remember, that as an entrepreneur or real estate investor this is what you once dreamed of having an opportunity to do with...

As a real estate investor, do you view Opendoor as a competitor or someone that you can leverage to your advantage? See, Opendoor has a very specific system that they follow on every single house they purchase. It misses one key element that we can capitalize on and Opendoor will never be able to match, human interaction. Opendoor's system is to have the motivated seller enter their informati...

In today's episode of The Titanium Vault hosted by RJ Bates III, RJ talks about making sure that you focus your habits. Whereas this seems like a simple concept it is much more difficult when it comes to implementation. He talks about Andy Frisella's 75 hard challenge and how it allows you to modify certain aspects of the challenge to create habits to achieve your specific end goals. Thi...

In today's episode of The Titanium Vault hosted by RJ Bates III, RJ uses the analogy of stop searching for unicorns when it comes to choosing specific marketing channels, vendors or data sources within your real estate investing business. Yes, I am sure, by now, you are aware that RJ is a huge advocate for BatchLeads, Batch Dialer, Batch Skip Tracing and Batch Driven. However, in this episode...