The REtipster Podcast | Land Investing & Real Estate Strategies

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 full-time investor.After 13 years of dealing with the constant stresses of landlording, he realized that he would never achieve his goal of financial freedom through rental properties.In 2016, while still working full-time, Eric transitioned to the more stable and passive cash flow of notes. Since 2016, he has purchased over 500 notes, including residential performing, non-performing, active bankruptcy, and vacant land.Eric is the author of the book Lienlord, an introduction to the power of note investing. He is passionate about personal finance and financial freedom and enjoys introducing land investors to the importance of seller financing.Disclaimer: No one in this conversation is a CPA or Financial Advisor, and we don’t provide legal, tax, or financial advice. In this conversation, we’re sharing Eric’s experiences as an investor, and we encourage you to seek professional advice before making any investment decisions.📊 Manage Land Deals Like a Pro with Stride CRMBuilt for Land Investors! Organize leads, track deals, and close faster 🔎 Land Portal: The Data Edge Every Land Investor NeedsGet the Data You Need to Find Deals & Make Smarter Land Buys 🙋🏻‍♂️ Get the REtipster Newsletter (It's FREE)!Stay updated with top real estate investing insights and strategies 🚀 Land Investor’s Action Plan (Free 5-Day Course!)Solve the 5 mistakes that keep investors stuck ⚠️ Land Buyer’s Survival Guide (Free 5-Day Course!)Avoid the 21 most deadly land-buying blunders 👉 10X Your Income from Land InvestingLearn how to start and supercharge your land investing business ...

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 wholesale price. Then he sells those properties to other land investors at a price closer to retail.With this approach, he can streamline his acquisition process and do a higher volume of land deals with lower margins without dealing with the ongoing direct mail costs we're all accustomed to.Peter has a lot of other unique ideas he's implemented in his business, and I’m excited to learn what we can from this interview.📊 Manage Land Deals Like a Pro with Stride CRMBuilt for Land Investors! Organize leads, track deals, and close faster 🔎 Land Portal: The Data Edge Every Land Investor NeedsGet the Data You Need to Find Deals & Make Smarter Land Buys 🙋🏻‍♂️ Get the REtipster Newsletter (It's FREE)!Stay updated with top real estate investing insights and strategies 🚀 Land Investor’s Action Plan (Free 5-Day Course!)Solve the 5 mistakes that keep investors stuck ⚠️ Land Buyer’s Survival Guide (Free 5-Day Course!)Avoid the 21 most deadly land-buying blunders 👉 10X Your Income from Land InvestingLearn how to start and supercharge your land investing business ...

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 at around 40 cents on the dollar and selling it back to the market at around 90 cents on the dollar.In this interview, we'll figure out how Ray is pulling this off and what steps need to be taken to replicate this kind of success.📊 Manage Land Deals Like a Pro with Stride CRMBuilt for Land Investors! Organize leads, track deals, and close faster 🔎 Land Portal: The Data Edge Every Land Investor NeedsGet the Data You Need to Find Deals & Make Smarter Land Buys 🙋🏻‍♂️ Get the REtipster Newsletter (It's FREE)!Stay updated with top real estate investing insights and strategies 🚀 Land Investor’s Action Plan (Free 5-Day Course!)Solve the 5 mistakes that keep investors stuck ⚠️ Land Buyer’s Survival Guide (Free 5-Day Course!)Avoid the 21 most deadly land-buying blunders 👉 10X Your Income from Land InvestingLearn how to start and supercharge your land investing business ...

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 of all kinds gathered to learn from one another.In this conversation, we'll hear what Dustin learned from his first year running a conference and what he hopes to deliver in the coming year for REWBCON.📊 Manage Land Deals Like a Pro with Stride CRMBuilt for Land Investors! Organize leads, track deals, and close faster 🔎 Land Portal: The Data Edge Every Land Investor NeedsGet the Data You Need to Find Deals & Make Smarter Land Buys 🙋🏻‍♂️ Get the REtipster Newsletter (It's FREE)!Stay updated with top real estate investing insights and strategies 🚀 Land Investor’s Action Plan (Free 5-Day Course!)Solve the 5 mistakes that keep investors stuck ⚠️ Land Buyer’s Survival Guide (Free 5-Day Course!)Avoid the 21 most deadly land-buying blunders 👉 10X Your Income from Land InvestingLearn how to start and supercharge your land investing business ...

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 wealth hacks and income accelerators and has a lot of great ideas for personal investing in general.📊 Manage Land Deals Like a Pro with Stride CRMBuilt for Land Investors! Organize leads, track deals, and close faster 🔎 Land Portal: The Data Edge Every Land Investor NeedsGet the Data You Need to Find Deals & Make Smarter Land Buys 🙋🏻‍♂️ Get the REtipster Newsletter (It's FREE)!Stay updated with top real estate investing insights and strategies 🚀 Land Investor’s Action Plan (Free 5-Day Course!)Solve the 5 mistakes that keep investors stuck ⚠️ Land Buyer’s Survival Guide (Free 5-Day Course!)Avoid the 21 most deadly land-buying blunders 👉 10X Your Income from Land InvestingLearn how to start and supercharge your land investing business ...

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; he's an author, speaker, syndicator, and many other things.AJ founded a private equity company called Cedar Creek Capital because he wanted others to benefit from the same financial freedom that saved his family at a time when they needed the security most. He has been featured on top real estate podcasts and is the go-to resource for self-storage investment advice across social media platforms.In this interview, we'll talk about AJ's story, how he went from a coma to a multi-millionaire, and how he has created huge opportunities for many others in this industry.📊 Manage Land Deals Like a Pro with Stride CRMBuilt for Land Investors! Organize leads, track deals, and close faster 🔎 Land Portal: The Data Edge Every Land Investor NeedsGet the Data You Need to Find Deals & Make Smarter Land Buys 🙋🏻‍♂️ Get the REtipster Newsletter (It's FREE)!Stay updated with top real estate investing insights and strategies 🚀 Land Investor’s Action Plan (Free 5-Day Course!)Solve the 5 mistakes that keep investors stuck ⚠️ Land Buyer’s Survival Guide (Free 5-Day Course!)Avoid the 21 most deadly land-buying blunders 👉 10X Your Income from Land InvestingLearn how to start and supercharge your land investing business ...

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 create a more predictable income stream from each property you sold with owner financing?There is! And the process is surprisingly easy, especially if you enlist the help of a residential mortgage loan originator (RMLO).In this episode, I'm talking with Max Bailey from CalltheUnderwriter.com to discuss the "how" and the "why" of using an RMLO. After hearing the rationale behind this kind of service, you may ask why you wouldn't use this for every seller-financed property you sell in the future!📊 Manage Land Deals Like a Pro with Stride CRMBuilt for Land Investors! Organize leads, track deals, and close faster 🔎 Land Portal: The Data Edge Every Land Investor NeedsGet the Data You Need to Find Deals & Make Smarter Land Buys 🙋🏻‍♂️ Get the REtipster Newsletter (It's FREE)!Stay updated with top real estate investing insights and strategies 🚀 Land Investor’s Action Plan (Free 5-Day Course!)Solve the 5 mistakes that keep investors stuck ⚠️ Land Buyer’s Survival Guide (Free 5-Day Course!)Avoid the 21 most deadly land-buying blunders 👉 10X Your Income from Land InvestingLearn how to start and supercharge your land investing business ...

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 deeds, and where he’s headed in the coming months and years (and a lot of other valuable nuggets in between).📊 Manage Land Deals Like a Pro with Stride CRMBuilt for Land Investors! Organize leads, track deals, and close faster 🔎 Land Portal: The Data Edge Every Land Investor NeedsGet the Data You Need to Find Deals & Make Smarter Land Buys 🙋🏻‍♂️ Get the REtipster Newsletter (It's FREE)!Stay updated with top real estate investing insights and strategies 🚀 Land Investor’s Action Plan (Free 5-Day Course!)Solve the 5 mistakes that keep investors stuck ⚠️ Land Buyer’s Survival Guide (Free 5-Day Course!)Avoid the 21 most deadly land-buying blunders 👉 10X Your Income from Land InvestingLearn how to start and supercharge your land investing business ...

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've worked as a land investor, you've probably encountered your fair share of properties with a tax sale in their title history.Tax sales create a problem in a property's chain of title (for reasons we'll discuss in this interview), and US Tax Deed Solutions has an interesting way to solve the problem faster and cheaper than getting a quiet title action.📊 Manage Land Deals Like a Pro with Stride CRMBuilt for Land Investors! Organize leads, track deals, and close faster 🔎 Land Portal: The Data Edge Every Land Investor NeedsGet the Data You Need to Find Deals & Make Smarter Land Buys 🙋🏻‍♂️ Get the REtipster Newsletter (It's FREE)!Stay updated with top real estate investing insights and strategies 🚀 Land Investor’s Action Plan (Free 5-Day Course!)Solve the 5 mistakes that keep investors stuck ⚠️ Land Buyer’s Survival Guide (Free 5-Day Course!)Avoid the 21 most deadly land-buying blunders 👉 10X Your Income from Land InvestingLearn how to start and supercharge your land investing business ...

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 with some new ideas and inspiration we can apply to our own businesses.📊 Manage Land Deals Like a Pro with Stride CRMBuilt for Land Investors! Organize leads, track deals, and close faster 🔎 Land Portal: The Data Edge Every Land Investor NeedsGet the Data You Need to Find Deals & Make Smarter Land Buys 🙋🏻‍♂️ Get the REtipster Newsletter (It's FREE)!Stay updated with top real estate investing insights and strategies 🚀 Land Investor’s Action Plan (Free 5-Day Course!)Solve the 5 mistakes that keep investors stuck ⚠️ Land Buyer’s Survival Guide (Free 5-Day Course!)Avoid the 21 most deadly land-buying blunders 👉 10X Your Income from Land InvestingLearn how to start and supercharge your land investing business ...