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REI Tips & Case Studies
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May
May
Diversification in marketing is key!
We recently LOST our Facebook ads account. 😨 After 5+ years and nearly $1,000,000 spent on paid ads via Facebook/Instagram, our business manager got hacked. We had a 3rd party…
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Feb
Feb
Where most investors “miss” the mark
I've been involved in marketing as a real estate investor as well as a business owner since 2014. In the past seven years, we've seen dramatic changes in what consumers…
26
Jan
Jan
Buyers List Emails
I see folks trying to put together these super sexy graphic heavy emails to their buyers and it is NOT necessary. The more graphics and links you use the more…
09
Jun
Jun
What I wish people told me before I started wholesaling real estate.
9 Things I Wish People Would Have Told Me Before I Started Wholesaling Real Estate I did my first wholesale deal when I was 20. Now, I’ve been an active…
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Apr
Apr
4-24-2020
How I made $100,000 when I had $0 to my name: This is not a get rich quick strategy but it IS how I paid off all of my debt!…
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Apr
Apr
4-17-20
Marketing Niche' With the world going crazy right now... We are putting a focus on (and recommending you put a focus on) vacant properties. There's nothing easier than an owner…
10
Apr
Apr
4-10-20 Week in review!
Training Video One: Are you wholesaling as a side hustle or building a 7-figure business? Why: If you really focus in on real estate investing you can build a money-printing…
10
Feb
Feb
Giving it 100%
I’m guilty of not always showing up 100%. A lesson from Mercedes Benz: Back in 1996 Mercedes Benz introduced a feature known as BAS or brake assist. In surveying fatal…
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Dec
Dec
Hiring
I'm looking to hire a badass creative to oversee my videography, video production, and photos for social media. I'm a twenty-six-year-old real estate investor with $9,000,000 worth of rental properties…
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Dec
Dec
Adios
As an entrepreneur, I know that it can be frustrating seeing ads for products/services that no longer interest you. To respect your time/attention I've created this page as a way…
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Oct
Oct
Three Reasons Why Investors Should Get Their Real Estate License
One of the largest questions I get asked by investors is, "Should I get my real estate license? What if I'm just wholesaling?". Getting licensed is not something I would…
26
Oct
Oct
Wholesaling? Try Wholetaling!
When I started out as a real estate investor I was a total one-trick pony. My only possible exit strategy was to wholesale the property to a cash buyer. I…
24
Oct
Oct
Give Credit Where It’s Due
I was at B-E-A-U-tiful Coronado Beach Yesterday enjoying the waves. Work had been pretty hectic so I decided to take an hour and just go for a swim. The water…
21
Oct
Oct
Forcing Deals
When I was seventeen years old I started selling car warranties full-time. I learned incredible lessons in sales and a lot about what not to do in life. The industry…
10
Oct
Oct
Ending Human Trafficking
In a previous blog I was super honest with you guys about what used to drive me. I worked to make money. The extent of my existence was focused on…
07
Oct
Oct
Three Weeks
It took us just twenty-one days to take this seller from the lead stage to the closing table. How would you like to have a $20,813 wire hit your account?…
03
Oct
Oct
Should you work on your own rentals or flips?
I remember telling my dad when I was a kid that I was going to work smarter not harder. As a contractor, perfectionist, and 16-hour a day laborer this must…
30
Sep
Sep
Mastering Marketing
As humans, we often decide to try new things but rarely set out with the goal of mastery. For example, I took an Instagram follower up on the offer to…
26
Sep
Sep
Wholesale to Wholetale
Wholetaling a house is when you close on it, perform minimal work, and list it on the MLS. No matter how big your buyers list ever gets the MLS will…
23
Sep
Sep
How to prepare for a recession as an investor
I don't have a crystal ball nor am I an economist. Investors have been talking about the sky falling again for a few years. We all know at some point…
20
Sep
Sep
How to scale a wholesaling business or rental portfolio
The single biggest component of my success lies in the make-up of my organizations. You can't have a business that gives you freedom of time, location, and finances without hiring…
16
Sep
Sep
I’m 26 Today!
I’m thankful to have businesses that allow me freedom. I was in Rhode Island this weekend with my wife for her graduation from Navy Officer Development School. To say that…
09
Sep
Sep
The $5,000 Deal That Almost Got Away!
Last week we pulled a $5,000 check out of a deal we ALMOST let slip through the crack! This lead came into my CRM on July 11th (almost two months…
03
Sep
Sep
How many touches does a seller need to convert into a deal?
I was going to go the whole "how many licks to get to the center of a tootsie" angle... But that got weird really quick. Investors going direct to seller…