125: Have you ever gotten into something with a certain set of expectations, only to find that there were some ugly, inconvenient truths nobody told you about how it really works?(Show Notes: REtipster.com/125)In this episode, Jaren and I are going to cover all of the things we wish we had known about how the land business works.Some of these things are negatives that will apply to everyone who gets into this business. Others are necessarily negative and they won't always apply to everyone, but they're very real facts of life that we didn't know when we got into it, and we want you to be aware of them.

124: Tim Krause is someone I've been paying attention to for the past couple of years.(Show Notes: REtipster.com/124)I got to know him after he started posting some vlog-style videos about his land investing business in our Facebook Group.Tim is a guy who seems to defy all odds with the growth he's seen in his land business. He has clearly found his competitive edge and he's going to explain how he's done it in this fascinating conversation.

John Fedro is someone I've followed since 2013. John is a mobile home and manufactured home investing aficionado who has been running mobilehomeinvesting.net for many years now.(Show Notes: REtipster.com/123)I discovered John through BiggerPockets and I’ve followed his YouTube channel for a long time. He’s got some fascinating content about this niche of real estate and if you have ANY interest in this space, you really ought to be subscribed and following this guy, because he’s got some incredible content.Mobile home investing is one of those specialties that can go hand-in-hand with the land investing business, and John has a lot of good things we can think about whether we want to dabble in this kind of investing strategy or jump in with both feet.

122: Today we’re talking with some I've wanted to get on the podcast for a while, Travis King.(Show Notes: REtipster.com/122)Travis and I first traded emails way back in 2014 when he had some early questions about the land investing business.Ever since then, this guy has become a powerhouse land investor. He’s introduced me to some really important people over the years and he’s the kind of guy I go to when I have questions and want to hear his thoughts and learn about what’s working for him.Travis is also a land investing coach who helps people who want to focus on bigger deals and scaling things up, which we’ll get into as well.

Rob Hytha is a diversified investor who specializes in buying distressed mortgage notes. He was voted real estate investor the year in 2017 by Connected Investors and since starting in the industry over a decade ago, Rob has helped thousands of homeowners come to win-win resolutions on non-performing loans.Rob has analyzed, acquired & liquidated over $500MM of debt and he has conducted research on several billion dollars of residential real estate nationwide securing more than 10,000 assets.In this conversation, I’m talking with him about the niche of investing in distressed mortgage notes, who this type of business model is for, and why you might be interested in pursuing it.

120: Dustin Heiner and I have known each other for a few years now and he’s been a great person to know in the real estate blogging space.(Show Notes: REtipster/120)Dustin reached out to me a couple of months ago to let me know about a new real estate investing conference he’s putting together called the Real Estate Wealth Builders Conference.Dustin’s going to tell us what this conference is all about, who it’s for, and why you might want to consider checking it out.We’re also going to hear a little bit about Dustin’s story because it’s a really cool story and I think we can all learn a few lessons from what he's been through.

119: Today we’re talking with Jesse Marchand.(Show Notes: REtipster.com/119)I first got connected with Jesse a couple of years ago when we started the REtipster Facebook Group and he volunteered to be our moderator and he has been hugely helpful in helping us keep that community on track and thriving.As I’ve paid more and more attention to this guy, I’ve found that he’s actually got a wealth of experience and he’s seen a whole lot of things and learned a whole lot of lessons that we can all benefit from.

116: Today we’re talking with Kathy Fettke of the Real Wealth Network.(Show Notes: REtipster.com/118)This is our second conversation with her (you can hear the first one back in episode 80). Kathy is the host of the Real Wealth show, which was one of the first podcasts on iTunes with thousands of episodes and millions of downloads. She’s a well-established name in the real estate industry.She is also the co-founder of the real estate investor network and a frequent guest expert for major media outlets like CNN, CNBC, Fox News, Bloomberg, NPR, CBS Marketwatch, and the Wall Street Journal.Think of any big name in the real estate industry, and there’s a good chance Kathy is good friends with them.Kathy specializes in teaching people how to build multi-million dollar real estate portfolios through creative finance and planning and today, we’re talking with her about the current state of the real estate industry and where she thinks it’s going.This is an important topic to think about because right now, we’re seeing things that have never happened before, and while nobody knows the future, it’s still pretty helpful to talk with a person like Kathy about where things might go and why.

117: Today I'm talking with Paul Moore of Wellings Capital.(Show Notes: REtipster.com/117)Normally, I wouldn’t be interviewing the same person again so soon, but I heard back from a lot of people who LOVED our first conversation with Paul in episode 111.And interestingly enough, I just heard that Paul is putting out a book with BiggerPockets about self-storage investing.Self-storage has been hot on my radar this past year because I’ve been laying the groundwork for a new construction project on my first storage facility. I’ve been deeply entrenched in this world and thinking through a lot of the risks and rewards of this business, and I’m frankly curious to hear what Paul has to say about it.

Today, we're talking about the ones we find most helpful and the ones we literally couldn't run our businesses without.Show Notes: REtipster.com/116