#34: Most real estate investors rely on direct mail in a big way.(Show Notes: https://REtipster.com/34)While it's certainly not the only way to find great real estate deals, it's one of the most widely-used marketing mediums that delivers any kind of consistent, predictable results.In this episode, we talk with Brian Kurtz - an offline marketing expert (among many other things) who happens to know a lot about direct mail. While most of his past clients have not been real estate investors per se, there are many parallels and "best practices" that apply to everyone in the direct mail trade.Brian shares with us some of his thoughts, opinions, and experience on how to get results with direct mail. Even though we didn't see eye-to-eye in every aspect of this conversation, I think you'll walk away with some new insights that are worth thinking about nonetheless.

#33: Perry Marshall is a lot of things.(Show Notes: https://REtipster.com/33)After starting his career as a trained electrical engineer, he transitioned into becoming a direct marketing expert, and ultimately, a massive contributor to the legacy and development of the 80/20 Principle. Perry has written several books, but probably the most well-known are 80/20 Sales and Marketing as well as Evolution 2.0: Breaking the Deadlock Between Darwin and Design.In this conversation, we cover some fascinating concepts and life changes that can (and should) come about when you recognize how the 80/20 principle works, and how it applies to every facet of life (far more than just your business).

#32: Ben Leybovich is a veteran BiggerPockets member, massively successful real estate investor, apartment syndicator, author, speaker, and house-hacker.(Show Notes: https://REtipster.com/32)Sam Grooms is a CPA and is a partner with Ben in syndication deals (taskmaster, organization, etc).Needless to say, these guys know their stuff when it comes to real estate investing.Ben and Sam have been working together on various apartment syndication deals. In this conversation, they share with us why they've chosen this niche of real estate, and we engage in a little healthy REtipster-style debate about apartments vs. other types of real estate.

#31: If you've spent any time searching for free real estate investing education online, you've likely stumbled across BiggerPockets along the way.(Show Notes: https://REtipster.com/31)BiggerPockets is BY FAR the biggest single website for real estate investors today, and Brandon Turner is arguably the most influential voice behind this online platform.In this episode of the REtipster Podcast, we chat with Brandon about his rise to the top and other interesting tidbits like:What he's all about and what makes him tick.How he and Josh Dorkin were able to grow BiggerPockets by 10x in a few short years.The one skill that has made Brandon the best at what he does.Who has had the biggest impact on Brandon's professional development.An overview of the BRRRR strategy and "The Stack". 

#30: Renee and I both learned about the world of land investing and land flipping about ten years ago when Jack Bosch launched his first course on the subject.(Show Notes: https://REtipster.com/30)After a lot of emails back and forth, we eventually joined a mastermind group with a few other people. Over the years, we have learned an absolute TON from each other, simply by acting as a sounding board for one another, sharing our successes, our frustrations (of which there have been plenty) and figuring out the best ways to run a land business.In a lot of ways, Renee has helped me to see the power behind a mastermind group (even if that group only consists of one other person). For me, it has frankly been WAY more powerful than any mentors I’ve ever paid for. When two or more people are seriously dedicated to the same business AND willing to share what they’re learning with each other, they’re both inevitably going to learn a lot in the process.

#29: In this episode, we talk with Keith Weinhold.(Show Notes: https://REtipster.com/29)Keith is a member of the Forbes Real Estate Council, an International Best Selling Author, he owns apartments in Alaska, homes in Texas and Florida, Coffee Farms in Panama and Cacao Farms in Belize. He’s also the Founder of GetRichEducation.com, where he runs a blog and podcast, teaching readers and listeners all about real estate investing, financial freedom and how to foster the right financial mindset.What I love about Keith is how he challenges the way I think. There are all kinds of random assumptions I’ve always made about finances, investing and how money is made (whether it’s from the way I was raised or just conclusions I’ve come to on my own). Keith has a way of reframing the question in a way that makes me realize, there’s more to the story.

#28: In episode 28 of the REtipster Podcast, we get to interview one of the leading experts on self-storage units.(Show Notes: https://REtipster.com/28)Scott Meyers is someone I've heard about for years, and he's one of the prominent names in the online education space for self-storage investing. This is a real estate investing niche I’ve had a TON of interest in for a lot of years, so I was thrilled that we were able to get him on the show.Scott Meyers is based in Indianapolis, IN and he has worked on a lot of super successful Storage Unit deals… and along the way, he’s done some that almost cost him everything. In today’s show, we’re going to dive deep into all things self-storage - the good, the bad, the dangerous and the ugly.

#27: In this episode, we sit down with David Sewell, the Founder of the International Coffee Farms, to discuss all the details on how this investment opportunity works, why it makes sense, and what type of investors it might appeal to.(Show Notes: https://REtipster.com/27)Aside from the solid, long-term prospective income that can come from this kind of investment, it also provides a good, honest career for the local farmers and their families in Boquete, Panama. They get paid living wages that include education, medical, pension, and accommodation benefits.If you care at all about investing in socially and environmentally sustainable projects that actually help people and improve the world (i.e. – things that give real estate investors and capitalism a good name), this is something you'll probably be interested in.

#26: Clayton Morris is someone I've been following for the past few years in the online real estate investing space.(Show Notes: https://REtipster.com/26)If the guy looks familiar, you've probably seen him as the weekend anchor for Fox & Friends on the Fox News Channel.Aside from his network television gig, he's been running a website and YouTube channel for several years, where he dishes out a lot of high-quality, no-nonsense content about how to build passive income through real estate. I've seen a lot of his videos and I usually find them quite interesting.In this episode, we got to sit down with Clayton and talk more about his background, what makes him "tick" as an entrepreneur, and gain new insight into how his business and brain works.

#25: In this interview, I talk with M.C. Laubscher, who is an expert in the Infinite Banking Concept. My goal with this conversation was to get more clarity on the pros and cons of this strategy and to figure out whether or not this was something that would fit into my financial picture.(Show Notes: https://REtipster.com/25)I always felt like I wasn’t being told the whole story by other “financial advisors” who were just trying to sell me a life insurance policy, so in this conversation, my goal is to get to the bottom of what the IBC can and can't do (and hopefully, you'll learn something along the way).