The Strategic Success Podcast

In 2025, I am tackling one 10-25 minute video each day for the first 100 days to breakdown helpful topics for you in your Real Estate journey. Make sure to subscribe to follow along. To connect further, check out the resources I have at CourtneyFricke.com .Other content of Leon Johnson: Steve Trang Podcast mentioned in episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CaNmwMy7J0I&t=1s&pp=ygUYbGVvbiBqb2huc29uIHN0ZXZlIHRyYW5n At my previous REIA: Have Less Headaches with Tenants: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_R13TGKooQ&pp=ygUYbGVvbiBqb2huc29uIHJlYWwgZXN0YXRl My previous interview with him at Northshore REIA: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=755g2YWcpR0&pp=ygUYbGVvbiBqb2huc29uIHJlYWwgZXN0YXRl Case Study of Seller Finance deals: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECu50kxexDk&pp=ygUYbGVvbiBqb2huc29uIHJlYWwgZXN0YXRl

In 2025, I am tackling one 10-25 minute video each day for the first 100 days to breakdown helpful topics for you in your Real Estate journey. Make sure to subscribe to follow along. To connect further, check out the resources I have at CourtneyFricke.com.

In 2025, I am tackling one 10-25 minute video each day for the first 100 days to breakdown helpful topics for you in your Real Estate journey. Make sure to subscribe to follow along. To connect further, check out the resources I have at CourtneyFricke.com.

In 2025, I am tackling one 10-25 minute video each day for the first 100 days to breakdown helpful topics for you in your Real Estate journey. Make sure to subscribe to follow along. To connect further, check out the resources I have at CourtneyFricke.com.

In 2025, I am tackling one 10-25 minute video each day for the first 100 days to breakdown helpful topics for you in your Real Estate journey. Make sure to subscribe to follow along. To connect further, check out the resources I have at CourtneyFricke.com.

In 2025, I am tackling one 10-25 minute video each day for the first 100 days to breakdown helpful topics for you in your Real Estate journey. Make sure to subscribe to follow along. To connect further, check out the resources I have at CourtneyFricke.com.

In 2025, I am tackling one 10-25 minute video each day for the first 100 days to breakdown helpful topics for you in your Real Estate journey. Make sure to subscribe to follow along. To connect further, check out the resources I have at CourtneyFricke.com.

2025 is here! Ready to make this your best year yet? In this episode, I reveal my most ambitious goal for 2025 and share the exact strategies I use to set bold goals and consistently achieve them. Tune in for practical tips and motivation to crush your dreams this year! If you would like to connect further with Courtney, visit CourtneyFricke.com. NEW 2025 WORKSHOP ANNOUNCED: FIX YOUR INCOME Workshop: On January 20-21st, 2025, Courtney will be teaching a 2-day workshop specifically designed for folks within the Real Estate industry already. If you're an agent, a lender, a handyman or contractor, an appraiser, a title processor, etc - if your goal in 2025 is to start investing, this workshop is for you! This will be two full days of understanding why you should invest in Real Estate, what makes something a good deal, how to find said deals, how to find them without your own cash or credit, and how to succeed as an investor to fix your income and build your retirement. This workshop is for folks already in the Real Estate industry and being offered at a discounted price to help as many folks as possible join. Lunch provided both days and a 100+ page manual is included. Get your ticket today at CourtneyFricke.com. This class will be in the Greater New Orleans at the Rusty Pelican in Covington and will not be recorded. Make sure to like, subscribe, and share this episode if you found value in it. Thanks for tuning in! More episodes are being uploaded weekly. We welcome show ratings and reviews as it'll help us get in front of more folks with these messages.

Ethics, especially ethics when a Real Estate deal goes wrong, is an important conversation. Tune in as Courtney and Carly, a Real Estate attorney that specializes in creative financing, discuss the controversy of a Subject To deal gone sideways and ask questions around the role of ethics for Real Estate investors and the industry. Courtney and Carly cover many topics in their conversations but some you'll want to pay attention to are: -her experience with an investor and a Subject To deal gone wrong -how investing is risky and some pitfalls for private money lenders -what role ethics should play in the investor world and how it is a difficult question to answer -are Transaction Coordinators helpful or hurtful in the creative world right now? -how other roles in the Real Estate industry have a standard for ethics and how investors don't -among other important conversation pieces Carly's post that started this conversation: "A subject-to deal gone wrong. What do you think??A negative equity subject-to deal is going to live auction tomorrow. There is no saving it. I tried. The buyer was a scam artist. Via a well-known group, he found someone to lend $50,000 in second position. This amount was enough to cover arrears, agent fees, wholesaler fees, closing costs, and give him cash back at closing. He promised to run the properties as STRs with high cash flow. He never did one thing. Because of him, a seller who thought their problem was solved now will have a foreclosure on their record. To boot, I believe this person is military so the foreclosure can have further consequences. The second position lender is out of all of their money as the property is completely upside down. The could go after the out-of-state LLC separately, but that is expensive and very low likelihood of success in collecting. Who knows if there was a personal guaranty done. Why am I not sure if a Personal Guaranty was done? A Transaction Coordinator - not an attorney - did the Note and subject-to documents, and also was paid thousands for that dis(service) at closing. The documents themself were signed by the Transaction Coordinator as nominee for the Buyer. ❌❌❌🚩The seller is the loser here. She was promised a solution but was part of a scam instead. I, or another experienced investor, could have easily made this deal work. Subject-to wasn't the problem. The second position lender was new, and trusting. It's not something you can afford to be in lending unless you can afford to lose your money. You need someone with experience to guide you. Real estate isn't a joke. It's the biggest purchase/sale decision many people will ever make. Creative finance isn't a joke. There are real solutions for people, but sadly the guru world has made it rife with new investors doing deals way above their financial and skill level, and scam artists have found an opening to line their pockets at other's expense. Why are so few gurus talking about how serious these deals need to be taken? About ethics, about legality, about having reserves for when sh** hits the fan (and with real estate - it always does - something always comes up whether it's unexpected vacancy or a major plumbing disaster) Ethics and legalities don't sound sexy to talk about. But these conversations are NEEDED. If you are teaching people creative finance and you just ignore how complicated it is, how having zero dollars is NOT acceptable, how there are legal consequences - are you truly an educator? Or are you just interested in lining your pockets with a course?The buyer's name was Osean Williams since so many are asking." To connect further with Carly, connect with her on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/carly.nino. We hope you enjoyed the conversation and got something out of it to help you on your journey. If you would like to connect further with Courtney, visit CourtneyFricke.com. New January 2025 Workshop announced, Fix Your Income. A 2-day workshop on Real Estate Investing 101.

This episode will change the way you think about mobile homes if you let it. Adrian Smude shares why he specializes in mobile home investing and how that helps craft his marketing messages. You may already know Adrian by his bright highlighter yellow marketing, but you'll want to learn more from all the insightful nuggets he shares in this episode. Courtney and Adrian cover many topics in their conversations but some you'll want to pay attention to are: -why did he switch from stick built houses to mobile homes as an investor -why he likes them better -common misconceptions about mobile home investing -what role branding plays into his business model -a breakdown of a mobile home deal he has done -among other important conversation pieces To connect further with Adrian, visit his site at lifestyle-rei.com or email him at adrian@lifestyle-rei.com. You can get a copy of his book, "How to Buy Mobile Homes" on Amazon here: https://www.amazon.com/HOW-BUY-MOBILE-HOMES-Capitalizing/dp/B09TMWKG4G. We hope you enjoyed the conversation and got something out of it to help you on your journey. If you would like to connect further with Courtney, visit CourtneyFricke.com. NEW 2025 WORKSHOP ANNOUNCED: FIX YOUR INCOME Workshop: On January 20-21st, 2025, Courtney will be teaching a 2-day workshop specifically designed for folks within the Real Estate industry already. If you're an agent, a lender, a handyman or contractor, an appraiser, a title processor, etc - if your goal in 2025 is to start investing, this workshop is for you! This will be two full days of understanding why you should invest in Real Estate, what makes something a good deal, how to find said deals, how to find them without your own cash or credit, and how to succeed as an investor to fix your income and build your retirement. This workshop is for folks already in the Real Estate industry and being offered at a discounted price to help as many folks as possible join. Lunch provided both days and a 100+ page manual is included. Get your ticket today at CourtneyFricke.com. This class will be in the Greater New Orleans at the Rusty Pelican in Covington and will not be recorded. Make sure to like, subscribe, and share this episode if you found value in it. Thanks for tuning in! More are episodes being uploaded weekly. We welcome show ratings and reviews as it'll help us get in front of more folks with these messages.