084: In this episode, we're talking about whether it's smart to hire and/or work directly with friends and family in your professional life?(Show Notes: REtipster.com/84)What are the pros and cons of doing this? What do you stand to lose or gain if you take this path? What are the most important things to think about before you take this leap?

In this episode, we're talking about some of the biggest lessons, learnings and pieces of wisdom we've gained from our years in the land investing business. These are the things that would've made a world of difference, had we known about them all those years ago.(Show Notes: https://retipster.com/83)

082: Today we’re talking with my friend Mike Marshall about the opportunities and the complexities in rezoning properties.(Show Notes: https://retipster.com/82)This is something most real estate investors are vaguely aware of, but it’s not something we deal with every day. Most of us (myself included) have a tendency to dismiss the idea because it seems too complicated, intimidating or we just don’t understand how to do it.If you really have a solid understanding of what’s involved, how it works, what kinds of properties do (and don’t) make sense to alter the zoning and how much upside profit potential there can be on the right type of property, you can greatly expand your outlook and pursue deals with some BIG hidden value that most other investors will simply overlook.And by the way, Mike actually has a course called Rezoning for Profits where he goes into great detail about all the stuff we’re going to talk about today, and this course is available FOR FREE, exclusively to members of the Land Investing Masterclass… so if you’re already a member, be sure to check it out! And if you’re not a member, what are you waiting for?? This is the most comprehensive land investing course out there right now, and it just got a lot better with the addition of Mike’s course.

081: Kris Haskins is someone Jaren and I met this past year at a conference in LA called VidSummit.(Show Notes: https://retipster.com/81)We noticed him because he was wearing this jacket that said “I Buy Houses” on the back. As far as we could tell, he was the only other real estate person at this conference, so we got to know him a little bit and found he was a pretty cool guy.Kris deals mostly with flipping, renovation, new construction, and raising private money, and in his videos, he takes you along for the ride and explains a lot of concepts in a way that is very easy to understand.Another thing Kris is great at is negotiation… getting people to accept lower offers and putting together win-win transactions. This is something we don’t actually deal with much in the land flipping business because our offers are more of a "take-it-or-leave-it" thing, but when you’re dealing with houses, negotiation and communication are significantly more important (and really in most of life, negotiation skills can get you a long way).In this interview, we’re going to talk about Kris’ secret sauce for negotiating and how he’s been able to make a great life for himself as a real estate investor.

Today we’re interviewing Kathy Fettke. Kathy is the host of the Real Wealth show, which was one of the first podcasts on iTunes with over 1,800 episodes and 5 million all-time downloads.(Show Notes: https://retipster.com/80)Kathy is the co-founder of the real estate investor network and the best selling author of Retire Rich with Rentals, she is a frequent guest expert for major media outlets like CNN, CNBC, Fox News, Bloomberg, NPR, CBS Marketwatch, and the Wall Street Journal.Kathy specializes in teaching people how to build multi-million dollar real estate portfolios through creative finance and planning.

079: Today we’re talking with Andrew Flanagan.(Show Notes: https://retipster.com/79)Andrew is someone I’ve noticed in our Facebook Community over the past couple of years as another helpful voice who asks good questions and gives good feedback to others.A few weeks back I noticed him post something about how he was able to use the land business to quit his 6-figure job within 9 months and that apparently, he said he owes a large percentage to the stuff we’ve been putting out there at REtipster.Any time I see this, I’m like, “WOW! I want to know more!", and I’m sure the REtipster audience would love to know more too.So today, we’re having another one of these land investor success story conversations to find out what the road map looks like. Not everyone has to take the same steps or follow the same timeline, but chances are, we’ll all learn something new from this.

078: Justin Bogard is one of the leading experts in the realm of real estate note investing.(Show Notes: https://retipster.com/78)Justin is the president of BrightPath Notes, where he actively buys, sells, and creates real estate notes nationwide.A note investor is someone who invests in the loan against a piece of real estate.For example, say a real estate investor buys a property for $40,000 and sells it for $100,000, but they don’t get paid all the cash immediately at closing, they sell it with owner financing. In other words, the seller becomes the bank, and they hold a note with the buyer. The note stipulates that the buyer will owe them the remaining balance of the $100,000 sale price, and lays out the terms of how quickly the money will be paid back and how much interest will be owed, among other things.If they wanted to, this real estate investor could potentially work with someone like Justin by taking this note for $100,000 and selling it to a note investor for say $75,000 (so, not the full amount of the balance owed, but a discounted portion of it).The benefit for the real estate investor is that, even though they wouldn’t be getting the full loan balance, they would make the bulk of their money back immediately (rather than having to wait years to get it), and the note investor would receive all the equity in the deal plus the remaining principal and interest for the remainder of the term for the loan (since they bought the note, it's not owed to them). It can be a great solution for both parties when the real estate investor wants their liquidity now and the note investor wants the semi-passive cash flow without doing all the work to find and work the deal.

077: Today we’re talking with Justin Sliva.(Show Notes: https://retipster.com/77)Justin has been a rising star in the land investing space over the past couple of years, he and his co-host Adam Southey are running a pretty awesome podcast called Casual Fridays REI.There are actually a couple of reasons we wanted to talk with Justin. In addition to being a land investor, Justin has also been pretty heavily involved with other people’s land deals. He gets involved by partnering with other investors (contributing cash when others are short on funds) and even buying out existing notes on seller-financed land deals.This is actually a pretty unique thing because most lenders and note buyers are pretty skittish about land (because it’s difficult to appraise and quantify the value of the collateral), but Justin has found a way to make it work.In this session, we're going to figure out how this arm of his land business works and how to put together win-win-win scenarios with other land investors.

076: What do you do when your spouse (or your family, friends, significant other, fill-in-the-blank) doesn’t support your entrepreneurial dreams and pursuits?(Show Notes: https://retipster.com/76)How can you start or continue this journey when the most important people in your life don’t get it?Have you ever experienced this before?There is nothing worse than having a burning desire deep within your soul to accomplish something great, only to have an uber-important person swoop in and blast it to pieces. This kind of rejection can be a miserable experience, but as with anything in life, the way you react to these kinds of obstacles can have a monumental impact on your future.

075: In this session, we’re talking about some of the most impactful books we’ve ever read.(Show Notes: https://REtipster.com/75)These are the books that have helps us see the world in a new light and opened our eyes to new ways of thinking. These books have legitimately altered the course of our lives by helping us to think better, discern better, and make more well-informed decisions.Some of these are time-tested classics and some of them will probably be new to you. In either case, we hope you enjoy these as much as we did!