064: Today we’re interviewing Kyle Marcotte. Kyle is a unique guy because he’s got 120 units under his belt, valued at over 5 million dollars, and the guy is only 21 years old.(Show Notes: https://retipster.com/64)Jaren got connected with Kyle recently on LinkedIn and was pretty inspired by his story and what he’s been able to accomplish at such a young age. We wanted to invite him on the show to figure out what it takes to make so much progress this early in the game.This was a GREAT interview. I think you'll enjoy this one!

063: Facebook is an incredibly powerful platform for selling real estate (and a lot of other things, for that matter) and as the months go by, it’s only getting more and more influential.(Show Notes: https://retipster.com/63)As its importance continues to grow, real estate investors need to stay educated about how to effectively get properties sold with all the built-in advantages that FB has to offer.In this interview, we’re talking with Justin Melquist about how he has learned to leverage the power of Facebook to generate a huge percentage of the sales in his land business. Justin also has a full-blown course on this specific subject of selling properties on Facebook. I actually had a chance to go through Justin’s original course about 9 months ago and I thought it helped fill in a lot of gaps and explain things that I haven’t seen anyone else explain yet. If you have any interest in selling properties on Facebook, it’s a great resource to be aware of.The context of this conversation has a lot to do with the vacant land business, but there are many parallels to any kind of real estate you might be trying to sell online. Be sure to glean all you can from this conversation, because it's a pretty value-packed one.

062: In today’s episode, we’re talking with Vinney Chopra – an expert in apartment syndications.(Show Notes: https://retipster.com/62)When he first came to the United States he had only $7 dollars to his name, and through hard work, determination and an insanely optimistic outlook on life, he has grown into one of the leading voices in apartment syndications.Vinney oversees a massive, $300 MILLION + multifamily portfolio with over 4,000 units under management. He’s an avid speaker, podcaster and educator – we’re extremely honored to have him on the show today.

061: What's the deal with debt? Is it a crucial tool for building wealth or a detrimental curse to a person's long-term financial health?(Show Notes: https://retipster.com/61)In this episode, we're talking about two competing ideologies from two GIANT names in the business and personal finance space - Dave Ramsey and Robert Kiyosaki.Dave Ramsey is perhaps the most well-known radio personality who introduces each of his radio shows saying,"Debt is dumb, cash is king and the paid-off home mortgage has taken the place of the BMW as the status symbol of choice."Robert Kiyosaki has sold tens of millions of books and is noted for saying things like,"Good debt helps you get rich, Bad debt makes you poor: If you want to get rich, load up with ‘good debt’. When you want to become rich fast, it is important to have enough starting capital, and borrowing ‘good debt’ helps multiply the capital that you start with."They can't both be right... can they?We'll explain our thoughts in this episode.

060: Today we’re talking with a new friend of mine named Ryan Wright who runs the Income Hacker Podcast. Ryan is a real estate investing veteran and has been an active hard money lender and note buyer for many years now.(Show Notes: https://retipster.com/60)I was on Ryan’s podcast recently and during our conversation, I learned that he has a lot of experience in the world of hard money lending and underwriting notes. I had a feeling he would have A LOT of insights to offer the REtipster audience because we haven’t covered these topics in great detail on the podcast before.If you’ve got extra cash laying around and you want to find better ways of putting your capital to work in the real estate world (without doing all the hands-on work yourself), this could be a viable option for you. Likewise, if you’ve ever been in need of financing, my hope is that this conversation will give you a better awareness of what’s available in the world of hard money financing.Even if you don’t think this is for you right now, there will probably come a day when you’ll wish you knew about this stuff, because this is essentially how you can work smarter and not harder as a real estate investor... so stay tuned!

059: After a year of working behind the scenes to create content for our next big project, we are FINALLY ready to launch The Beginner's Deal Finding Guide, a course by REtipster, all about how to find incredible real estate deals.(Show Notes: https://retipster.com/59)If any single issue qualifies as the most important one to have a firm grasp on as a real estate investor, this is it.When I was getting started, I struggled a lot with finding great deals that would actually make money. I didn't have anyone to take me by the hand and show me how to spot opportunities that nobody else knew about. When I figured out that there was a multitude of ways I could find off-market opportunities without fighting against constant cut-throat competition, everything changed. When I finally had a competitive advantage that the average investor in my market wasn't aware of, the rest of the business got significantly easier.If the subject of finding great real estate deals is something you need help with, this is definitely an episode you'll want to check out.

058: Today we’re talking with a recent acquaintance of mine named Clint Turner.(Show Notes: https://REtipster.com/58)Clint reached out to me recently because he’s been putting together a well-organized framework for selling vacant land properties (and even though Clint talks about this stuff in the context of the land business, I think a lot of this applies to every niche of real estate).He gave me the chance to look at a course he’s built and from what I’ve seen of it, I thought it brought some value to the table with some good ideas for people to think about if they’ve been struggling with the selling side of their real estate business.For a lot of land investors, “selling” is one of the biggest challenges and bottlenecks they have to deal with, so I thought it would make sense to get Clint on the podcast to hear more directly from him about how he does things differently than most land investors and why it works.

057: Today, we’re talking with Armaan Premjee.(Show Notes: https://REtipster.com/57)Armaan has been a member of the REtipster Club for the past year and he reached out to me a few months ago to let me know that he recently quit his job to focus on his land business full time.Part of what makes Armaan unique is that he’s fairly young (22 years old) and he’s also an immigrant who came to the US at the age of 18 from Mumbai, India.To be clear, quitting one’s job isn’t the right path for everyone and it doesn’t automatically mean you’re successful - but whenever I hear someone say this, it always makes my ears perk up because, for me, that was my dream for many years… and I know it’s a major step when someone actually makes this leap. If I could’ve done this when I was in my early 20's, holy cow, my life would’ve been pretty cool.In this interview, we’re going to dissect Armaan’s business and figure out how he was able to get to where he is.If YOU are someone who wants to take this same path, perhaps you’ll be able to reverse engineer part of this process and get a little closer yourself.

#56: Today we are honored and excited to have the one and only Joe Fairless on the REtipster Podcast.(Show Notes: https://retipster.com/56)Joe is the host and founder of the longest-running daily real estate podcast on Apple Podcasts, the “Best Real Estate Investing Advice Ever” podcast.He currently controls over $400,000,000 worth of apartments in Dallas and Houston and consults for investors who want to raise money and buy apartment buildings.Jaren and I wanted to have Joe on the show because Jaren has been doing a lot of research on the apartment space and has been getting a lot out of a book Joe co-wrote called “The Best Ever Apartment Syndication Book”.In this interview, we're going to talk about some of the basics of how apartment syndications work, what kind of investor they're ideal for and some insights to keep in mind if YOU ever want to put together apartment syndication project of your own.

#55: In this episode, I’m talking with my friend Dustin Heiner.(Show Notes: https://REtipster.com/55)Dustin’s area of expertise is rental properties - the bread & butter most real estate investors aspire to work with at some point in their career.Right now, rental property prices are really, really high - in some markets, they’re higher than they’ve even been before, which makes it particularly challenging for real estate investors who actually want to find a good deal and continue expanding their business.What are we supposed to do when deals are so much harder to find? Where do we look? What’s the best acquisition strategy for finding the lowest-hanging fruit?In this interview, Dustin is going to walk me through his standard process for finding deals on rentals. We’re going to talk about where to start, what to look for in a market, what tools are most useful for doing this, how to know when you’re looking at a good deal, and how to find a great property manager that will make this business scalable.We're going to cover a ton of ground in this one!Related Links and ResourcesMasterPassiveIncome.com (Dustin’s website)Blog Post: Finding the Right Property Management CompanyCalculator: Cash On Cash Return – What it is, Why it Matters and How to Calculate ItREtipster Podcast Episode 038: The Most Misunderstood Facts About Property Management