Wholesaling is a good place to start when you’re new to real estate, but is it easy? There are a number of wholesaling strategies you can look into, but you definitely have to work with someone who has been there and done that several times a year. That person is Shaun Young , the brains behind Adventures in Wholesaling , a one-on-one coaching and mentorship program that teaches you how to take advantage of the several different ways you can structure deals. Shaun himself specializes in wholesal...
Nov 05, 2020•31 min•Ep. 426
Marketing is one of the most important parts of a business. However, if we are honest about it, this is also one of the costliest. But what if there is someone who can help you get seven-figures business to business income without spending a diamond in advertising? Mitch Stephen introduces you to Josh Elledge , the founder and CEO of UpMyInfluence.com . Just as the name of his company, Josh is here to share with you some great wisdom and tips on how to influence and become a stronger, bigger pre...
Nov 03, 2020•30 min•Ep. 425
Learning is fun, but learning with others is a whole new experience. In this episode, Mitch Stephen flies solo to talk about the power in group coaching. Hosting his own personal group coaching question and answer sessions every week, Mitch has seen the great benefits and advantages of learning with a group. He shares what those are with us and talks in-depth about what you can get from it, what the cost is, and what to expect. As they say, experience is the best teacher. Through group coaching,...
Oct 29, 2020•22 min•Ep. 424
Sometimes the only thing holding you back from living your best life is yourself. It's a fine art to learn how to get out of your own way and let yourself progress to the next level. The first thing you got to do is to recognize this self-sabotaging behavior. Joining Mitch Stephen on the podcast today is Amira Alvarez , the Founder and CEO of The Unstoppable Woman®, a global coaching company helping thousands of driven women, entrepreneurs, and self-employed professionals achieve their financial...
Oct 27, 2020•43 min•Ep. 423
Success comes easier when you do things with a mentor’s guidance and it can never be truer in the world of real estate. Joining Mitch Stephen in this episode is one of his rockstar students, Jose Luis Hinojosa , a real estate investor from Dallas, Texas. Starting off in the industry without knowing the first thing about real estate, Jose invested in his learning and eventually teamed up with Mitch for a one-on-one mentoring in 2018. In this conversation, Mitch catches up with him on his recent s...
Oct 22, 2020•41 min•Ep. 422
Financial advisors are really just salespeople in suits, and there are things that they are not telling us. A cash flow expert and an anti-financial advisor, Chris Miles is on today’s episode with Mitch Stephen to reveal those things with us and how we can get our money out and work for us not only once but twice. He shares with us the acronym CRAP (Can’t Retire Anytime Properly), infinite banking concept, mutual funds, and the key difference that help create people’s freedom. Join Chris and Mit...
Oct 20, 2020•43 min•Ep. 421
Will writing a book give you credibility in your field? In this episode, Max Keller, author, investor, and speaker, joins Mitch Stephen as they talk about positioning yourself as a trusted real estate investment expert by writing your own book. From math teacher to real estate investor, get to know Max as he shares his journey and the lessons he learned after getting his teeth kicked in. Max and Mitch dive into the special niche where Max found great success as he shares some of his own strategi...
Oct 15, 2020•52 min•Ep. 420
Hard money is usually short term and expensive, as things go. The question is, do you know how to use or leverage hard money to your advantage? If you’re still in the dark about it, join Mitch as he discusses the ins, outs, ups, and downs of hard money. And for even more information about hard money and other real estate investment advice, you can read Mitch’s books, My Life & 1,000 Houses series . Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! Here’s How » Join the Real Estate Investor ...
Oct 13, 2020•11 min•Ep. 419
Who says flipping land for cash is not possible? Not Jack Bosch, for certain. Teaming up as a power duo with his wife, Michelle, Jack has flipped over 4,000 parcels of land and is now coaching other people who wish to do the same. Jack Bosch is an experienced business owner, entrepreneur, real estate investor, respected industry leader, speaker, educator and author of the bestselling financial literacy book, Forever Cash . In this conversation with Mitch Stephen, he explains why investing in lan...
Oct 08, 2020•40 min•Ep. 418
Almost everyone in this industry started out with little or nothing. If you’re under the impression that you need money to make money in this business, then you're not going to get anywhere fast. In this short solo cast, Mitch Stephen talks about the importance of understanding that anyone could be starting with $0 in their real estate journey and that it is alright. He then further discusses what it means and how you can figure out how to make money from that starting level. Take heart as Mitch...
Oct 06, 2020•9 min•Ep. 417
Now is an unprecedented time for buying opportunities in real estate, but how do you not get left out in generating the best leads? The answer is direct mail. Now you might be thinking that it’s hard work, but it doesn’t have to be. Real estate visionary and RealEstateInvestor.com founder, Gary Boomershine shows us how it can be made easier in this conversation with Mitch Stephen. His solution: work with a professional to hire and manage overseas virtual assistants to do phone work for you. Thes...
Oct 01, 2020•41 min•Ep. 416
Cash does not solve everybody's problem, especially when you’re dealing with unmotivated sellers. Not all sellers are so eager to solve their money troubles that they would sell their property for a discount. However, even unmotivated sellers have a price – if you know how to creatively structure your offers. Texas real estate investor and NoteSchool founder, Eddie Speed illustrates how you can do this and still have a good deal through a creative seller financing strategy in this conversation w...
Sep 29, 2020•51 min•Ep. 415
Everybody wants to scale. However, if you’re not careful, you can actually get yourself in trouble when scaling. Today, Mitch Stephen brings Mike Cowper on the show to talk about the downside of scaling. Mike is the Co-owner at Return on Investments, LLC and the Cofounder at The Inner Circle Elite Mastermind, a mastermind for real estate investors across the country focused on building a better – not necessarily a bigger – business. Curious if you should scale your own business or not? Then don’...
Sep 24, 2020•50 min•Ep. 414
At a certain point, running your business like a one-man show is a sure path to burnout and a lot of missed opportunities. In this episode, you will learn some ingenious hacks that you can start to implement to systematize your business. Joining Mitch Stephen in this conversation is Chris Ronzio , author, speaker, coach, entrepreneur, investor and founder of the business efficiency consulting agency, Organize Chaos . You’ll be surprised at the sheer number of things that you do NOT need to do yo...
Sep 22, 2020•25 min•Ep. 413
There are so many paths to success. The only thing keeping you from achieving it is the way you stop yourself from taking that first move. In this episode, Mitch Stephen is joined by entrepreneur and author, Roger Auger , who will impart his knowledge and insights about becoming successful in real estate using buy and hold investing. He shares some of his strategies with us while also letting us in on what he has been up to. Sharing his book, No Excuses , Roger gives some inspiring advice or two...
Sep 17, 2020•31 min•Ep. 412
You don’t have to go “viral” to build a solid YouTube presence that attracts leads to your business. If you can figure out how you can design your content around the keywords that your prospective audience is typing, you will have the capacity to ride along with the YouTube algorithm and get more people to view your content. YouTube producer, Nate Woodbury is the absolute expert in this. In this conversation with Mitch Stephen, he talks about the importance of keyword research in his line of wor...
Sep 15, 2020•36 min•Ep. 411
Taking the leap to real estate can be daunting. In this episode, Lior Rozhansky, an entrepreneur and Vice President at Compass , joins Mitch Stephen as they talk about the multifamily industry. From pre-med to real estate entrepreneur, Lior shares his experience coming into real estate in his early 20s and how he found the guts to make the transition. They also discuss the ups and downs of each deal and some underwriting guidelines on multifamily deals, emphasizing how you should master your nic...
Sep 10, 2020•29 min•Ep. 410
The pandemic is all new to everyone. We’re all in foreign territory when it comes to dealing with the Coronavirus. In this episode, Steve Vigil, the President of The Wealth Club , joins Mitch Stephen to discuss the changes it has caused, how we can survive it, what to expect, and how to be better prepared. Steve is an experienced real estate investor and teacher in the greater Houston area. In this conversation with Mitch, he shares his love for real estate and the lessons he’s learned throughou...
Sep 08, 2020•45 min•Ep. 409
Delegating is not an expense. In this episode, Danny Kerr, Cofounder at Breakthrough Academy , joins Mitch as they talk about successful recruiting and the dynamics in delegating out versus operating a one-man show. Danny and Mitch discuss the importance of decluttering your plate and how it can do wonders for growing your business. Aside from a potential burnout, learn how you can focus your precious time and energy on key elements of your business and leave your day to day tasks. Get your mone...
Sep 08, 2020•31 min•Ep. 408
Mindset plays a huge part in achieving success in whatever field you are in. In this episode, real estate entrepreneur, Edna Keep , joins Mitch Stephen as they talk about how to master your money mindset and why it is important. They also discuss how challenges inevitably arise when scaling your business and how you can manage those with the proper mindset. You've got to have money to be successful. Learn how you can allow yourself to make the kind of money you want by mastering your money minds...
Sep 03, 2020•31 min•Ep. 407
These days, being able to travel around sounds like a luxury. Yan Stavisski , the CEO of King Credit LLC, has cracked the code to travel hacking and leveraging credit and has put it to good use personally. In this episode, he joins Mitch Stephen to share the inspiring story of how he rose from being in debt to the top. He emphasizes the importance of meeting the right coach and mentor for you and warns to keep an eye out for coaches who have no experience in the field they’re teaching. He believ...
Sep 01, 2020•34 min•Ep. 406
Society as a whole is going through evolution this very moment, and along with it, the consumer base. Businesses and entrepreneurs need to keep up with this evolution process in order to stay afloat in an ever-changing environment. Dan Rochon , the Head Coach of Greetings Virginia Sales Network , joins this episode to share his story, experiences, and lessons learned along the way as well as his book, Real Estate Revolution . Believing that there are no mistakes in life, only learning opportunit...
Aug 27, 2020•47 min•Ep. 405
Self-storage isn’t exactly the first thing that comes to mind when you think about real estate, but it is a pretty legit way to make passive income with less the risk that you would have to deal with in other properties. As with every other investment he has, Idaho entrepreneur and real estate investor AJ Osborne started small in self-storage, eventually founding Keylock Storage , which runs several facilities across the Pacific Northwest. When diagnosed with a rare autoimmune disease that left ...
Aug 27, 2020•59 min•Ep. 404
At 34 years old, real estate investor Lane Kawaoka already has 3,500 units, mostly apartments and mobile home parks. Lane started investing in 2009 when he bought his first rental property a couple of years out of college. Today, he joins Mitch Stephen to share his real estate investing journey to financial freedom and how he’s been able to scale his business and create passive income. Lane also touches a little bit about his podcast, Simple Passive Cashflow , and his eCourse dealing with passiv...
Aug 25, 2020•27 min•Ep. 403
When you hear “passive income,” you’d most probably be conjuring an image of an old, retired investor sipping his cocktail while lounging on a tropical beach. Mitch Stephen’s guest for this episode stands in stark contrast to that image. Retiring at age 27 and living off over $10,000 per month in passive income, Rachel Richards , otherwise known as the “Money Honey” is living proof that financial independence is something that can be achieved regardless of your age or initial net worth. She is a...
Aug 20, 2020•37 min•Ep. 402
Nobody starts out great in the business. They either start with little idea about the job or little money to start their career. What pushes them forward is their determination to learn from others and take action. In this episode, Mitch Stephen interviews someone who is big on helping real estate investors create the business and lifestyle they have always dreamed of. He sits down with Justin Colby, a full-time real estate investor and the founder of The Science of Flipping , to show us the pow...
Aug 18, 2020•25 min•Ep. 401
How can you use your LinkedIn profile to your advantage as a real estate investor? As it turns out, there are many ingenious ways you can use those LinkedIn leads to build connections, create relationships with investors, and raise capital for your ventures. Raising private capital can be a headache for real estate investors; it often takes a lot of work to find the right investors and make a successful pitch. You can do all of that a lot faster through LinkedIn if you know how to use it smartly...
Aug 13, 2020•44 min•Ep. 400
The hardest thing an entrepreneur will ever do is have one great idea and finish big. What many don’t realize, however, is that getting every great idea off the ground takes a lot. This is where marketing comes in. Joining Mitch Stephen on today’s podcast is Xavier Major , the CEO of The Wholesale Connection . A marketing adviser to a handful of companies on topics from lead generation to digital advertising, Xavier believes that we’re all in the marketing business. From running a campaign and h...
Aug 06, 2020•38 min•Ep. 398
When you find yourself in the bottom, there is nowhere to else to go but up. Jason Roberts and Rachel Schneider , the Founders of REI Blueprint , have been through this ordeal. With perseverance and a real passion for what they are doing, they managed to reinvent themselves and thrive. Jason and Rachel have always been passionate about real estate. In 2001, they opened a mortgage company and eventually built that business into a multimillion-dollar company where they closed over 3000 real estate...
Aug 04, 2020•43 min•Ep. 397
The entrepreneurial lifestyle is all about hustle, but good hustle. For you to succeed, you need to be willing to put in the hours and blur the distinction between your working time and downtime. Of course, if you’re passionate about what you’re doing, that wouldn’t be a problem. But it is one thing to do a lot and quite another to be actually productive. For this, you might need some professional tools to help you. Integrative productivity expert Angela Kristen Taylor invites you to take the 5-...
Jul 30, 2020•44 min•Ep. 396
