Learn how to make your land investing business profitable using the Profit First mindset. Discover the benefits of implementing this method, managing accounts and costs, and utilizing land investors' strategies. Plus, explore the power of the first deal and a special coaching program announcement.
Implementing the profit first management system helps land investors prioritize profitability and effectively manage their finances.
Choosing the right bank for the profit first system, such as Mercury Bank or North One Bank, can optimize financial management and avoid unnecessary fees.
Deep dives
Applying the Profit First Mindset to Real Estate Investing
In this podcast episode, Jaren Barnes discusses how he applies the profit first management system to his land business. Profit first is a practical accounting approach that prioritizes profitability by allocating revenue to different bank accounts such as income, profit, owner's compensation, taxes, and operating expenses. By setting up these accounts, entrepreneurs can systematically manage their finances and ensure that profit is taken first. Jaren emphasizes the importance of understanding and managing money in real estate investing, as many investors overlook profit and reinvest everything back into the business. By implementing profit first principles, investors can achieve financial stability and success.
Choosing the Right Bank for Profit First
Jaren shares his research and recommendations for finding a profit first bank. He highlights Mercury Bank as an online bank that allows up to 15 accounts without any extra approval. Mercury Bank is fee-free and offers advantageous features like zero fees for international wire transfers. Another notable bank is North One Bank, which offers preset percentages for transferring money into different accounts. Jaren also suggests First Internet Bank and Capital One 360 as viable options. By choosing the right bank, investors can optimize their profit first system and avoid unnecessary fees that could disrupt their financial management.
Implementing Profit First Strategies for Land Investors
Jaren explains how profit first can be specifically implemented in the land investing business. He recommends setting up accounts for income, profit, owner's compensation, taxes, and operating expenses. Jaren advises allocating a certain percentage of revenue to the profit account, which acts as a savings account. By automating profitability from the beginning and establishing a profit-first mindset, land investors can ensure that profit is taken first and set aside for the future. He also highlights the importance of managing money and accounting for expenses like direct mailing and acquisition costs. By following profit first principles, land investors can achieve financial stability and effectively manage their business finances.
Coaching Program: Your First Land Deal
Jaren announces a coaching program called 'Your First Land Deal' designed to guide and support individuals through their first land deal. The program offers systematic step-by-step guidance, unlimited coaching sessions, and hands-on implementation within the Pebble platform. Jaren aims to help participants overcome barriers and achieve their first profitable land deal. The program includes three months of free access to Pebble and offers a significant discount for the first ten sign-ups. Jaren emphasizes the enormous potential and low barriers to entry in the land business, highlighting the transformative impact that a first successful deal can have on a person's life.
In this episode, we welcome back Jaren Barnes as he shares with us how he makes sure his land investing business is profitable using the Profit First mindset.
Jaren talks about implementing this method in his business. Additionally, he shares with us what it was like following this mindshift. As an entrepreneur who is not wired to be an accountant shares with us how managing money was a learning process for him, and how he fell into a rabbit hole that inspired him to do an extensive research on pretty much everything.
In this episode and learn:
- What is profit first (for land) looks like
- How to worry less about your costs
- A list of financial institutions that aligns with 'Profit First' methodology
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