Are you a real estate investor who needs a pro rehab estimate software to determine your property value? That's what Mitch Stephen’s guest for today, Matthew Hedstrom, offers you. Matthew is the co-creator of Rehab Estimator Pro, which helps you calculate the cost of rehab with minimal learning curve needed. It also enables you to come up with an offer to your seller before you leave the house and comes with a checkbox system you can easily follow. Tune in to discover how you can further acceler...
Mar 16, 2021•42 min•Ep. 459
The vast majority of real estate investors never make it past their first year. Too often, they get buried alive in the hustle and get overwhelmed by the sheer amount of things that they think they need to do. To avoid being one of those investors, you need to be able to systematize your business so that you can focus on working on it instead of in it. Yes, we all have to hustle, but there is a way to do it smartly. Dan Schwartz returns on the show with Mitch Stephen to share specific steps that...
Mar 11, 2021•33 min•Ep. 458
Do you know that you can use LinkedIn to generate leads and build relationships with high-net-worth investors? Mitch Stephen’s guest today is Yakov Smart, the President of Linked Lead Enterprises. Yakov explains that the first thing you need to do is to build a targeted list. He explains why you should remember to target locally and find those who have common traits with you. He also highlights the importance of sending messages, giving value, and building trust. What type of messages are you se...
Mar 09, 2021•36 min•Ep. 457
Running digital marketing campaigns will certainly generate leads and high investment returns, but only when done with the right strategies and adequate planning. Otherwise, you'll just waste resources without actually being seen by anyone. Helping various companies level up their online ventures is Jeffrey Brogger, the Founder of Steezy.Digital. Together with Mitch Stephen, he talks about how businesses should approach digital marketing by focusing on brand awareness and recognition, as well as...
Mar 04, 2021•24 min•Ep. 456
Everybody thinks that their market is the hardest place to do deals. While it’s true that it’s more competitive and more challenging than it used to be, the deals are still out there, and Joe McCall is out to prove it. Joe helps people find simple ways to make money in real estate. Today, he joins Mitch Stephen to talk about lease options and why he thinks they’re the easiest and fastest way to make money in real estate! He also shares some valuable lessons on the best wholesaling lease options ...
Mar 02, 2021•54 min•Ep. 455
If you’re not utilizing technologies in your systems and processes in these days and age, then you are missing out and falling behind. For Mitch Stephen, one of the technologies that have been greatly helping him in his sales department is LiveComm; and in this episode, he is going to take us through it, sharing his owner financing strategy and how he developed it. He lays down the reasons LiveComm can help agents sell houses and beat their competition, be it from the time-saving aspect to the g...
Feb 23, 2021•33 min•Ep. 454
Do you have the property but don't have the means to rehab or the other way around? No matter where you fit in this dynamic, then this episode will be a treat for you! Mitch Stephen sits down with Tyrone Glover of the Partnering Experience to talk about a new investing strategy that is perfect for both investors who don't have the property and sellers who can't flip—the Seller Partnering Strategy. Tyrone takes us deep into this and shares the ways he makes a win-win deal for everyone, maximizing...
Feb 18, 2021•29 min•Ep. 453
Balancing your stock market portfolio is a tedious task that means spending hours and hours on your spreadsheets. For most people, if not all, they would do everything to bypass this time-consuming work. This is precisely what Nick McCullum of Passiv had in mind when they did the unthinkable: create a software that will make the stock market portfolio management not only fast but also hassle-free. He joins Mitch Stephen to present the essential aspects of Passiv, their potential competitors, as ...
Feb 16, 2021•11 min•Ep. 452
Taking a breather from real estate, Mitch Stephen brings in someone who’s from a different world of investing but similarly devoted to helping others to find their way to financial independence. In this episode, software engineer and investor, Sean Tepper introduces an incredible tool that simplifies stock market investing so much that beginners will love it. With TYKR , an investor can arrive at a logical conclusion on whether an investment is viable or not within a matter of seconds. TYKR also...
Feb 11, 2021•29 min•Ep. 451
In this COVID-19 pandemic, it can be a challenge to even increase your rentals. But what if you can do that with just a little tweaking in your properties? Jim Monk of Clozzits has a little hack for you! In this episode, he joins host Mitch Stephen to talk about how you can bump your rental by three to five percent just by rethinking the ordinary and often forgotten closet spaces with your portfolio. He shares with us the amazing things they do at Clozzits to help you increase your overall asset...
Feb 09, 2021•24 min•Ep. 450
Now more than ever, we see the importance of social media marketing to our business. If you are not online now, then you may find yourself lagging behind in the future. In this episode, Mitch Stephen is joined by Shayne Hillier and Matt Cramer, co-founders of Real Estate Marketing and Conversion Academy. Working together, both Shayne and Matt took advantage of technology and adapted to the new normal in terms of marketing and lead generation. They both share their background stories on how they ...
Feb 04, 2021•39 min•Ep. 449
Parking spaces are an effective piece of investment in real estate. Although a parking space can theoretically produce an attractive return on investment, the investor still needs to purchase it at the right price. On today's show, Commercial Real Estate Entrepreneur Sam Wilson sits down with host Mitch Stephen as he shares how he fell for real estate and development for parking spaces and how he made a career out of it—developing massive projects and bringing valuable partners and investors he ...
Feb 02, 2021•33 min•Ep. 448
One of the biggest struggles of people who veer away from real estate is not having enough knowledge about the industry. Thus, realtors can take advantage of dabbling into content marketing to help others deal with this doubt and turn them into clients. Josh Culler , President at Culler Media , sits down with Mitch Stephen to share his own content marketing strategies, from focusing on answering frequently asked questions, using analytical tools, determining the target market, to choosing which ...
Jan 28, 2021•44 min•Ep. 447
There will always be a limit to what you can do and give when working for others. Sometimes, to grow, we have to go on our own journey and discover the things we can do more of. Tracy Z. Rewey is well-familiar with this story. Working for a big institutional investor, Tracy found that she can’t invest for herself. After working for ten years there, she decided to pursue her own real estate investing journey, buying and selling notes. Now, she is close to 20 years on her own and thriving more tha...
Jan 26, 2021•47 min•Ep. 446
Are you looking for some strategies to add to your toolbelt in commercial real estate investing? Active investor Terry Hale sits down with Mitch Stephen to give us a peek into his e-book, The 2 Best Strategies to Profit with Commercial Real Estate. Together, they discuss some strategies to profit in commercial real estate, Terry’s partnership program, and how he ended up buying one of Mitch’s storage facilities in Texas. Terry also shares the types of properties he invests in and which markets h...
Jan 21, 2021•28 min•Ep. 445
In this fast-paced world, we all become so accustomed to wanting fast results. Because of that, we opt for doing things for the short-term instead of the long-term. Seeing this problem, Damion Lupo created a unique tool that can help free a million people from financial bondage, the Enhanced Qualified Retirement Plan strategy (eQRPs). In this episode, he joins Mitch Stephen to tell us all about it! He dives deep into IRAs and 401(k)s for real estate, how to avoid taxes, and how IRAs and eQRP dif...
Jan 19, 2021•51 min•Ep. 444
Some of the successful products out there come from someone’s attempt to solve a problem for themselves. This is how the software DealMachine was born. Struggling to get his first rental property, David Lecko started DealMachine that later on became the app for investors with the same struggles. In this episode, he joins host Mitch Stephen to tell us more about it. They also talk about how driving for dollars can change your world and how DealMachine has changed inside. Plus, David and Mitch als...
Jan 14, 2021•26 min•Ep. 443
If you do not challenge your comfort zones and try new things, success may have a hard time finding your way. The same goes for investors, and going out of their zip code is one thing to consider to discover the best possible deals. Sean Pan shares with Mitch Stephen how he managed to do this exact endeavor by going beyond expensive California and acquiring properties in more reasonably-priced Florida, Georgia, and Texas. He also shares how he leveraged the internet to start this efficient passi...
Jan 07, 2021•22 min•Ep. 441
Time is a priceless resource, and unfortunately, we don't really have much of it to go around. To maximize this, why not try monetizing your passions and do what you love while earning money at the same time? Radio show host, executive coach, and author Dom Faussette strongly believes in this mantra, emphasizing that one of the signs of strong leadership is embracing where you truly excel. He joins Mitch Stephen in discussing how he transitioned from being a military man to a leadership coach, a...
Jan 05, 2021•30 min•Ep. 440
Getting terms in a seller’s market is a real art. Mitch Stephen shows an easier way by introducing us to real estate entrepreneur and chairman at Global Publishing Inc ., Ron LeGrand . Here, he shares with us some secrets, hints, tips, and hacks to get the terms of business. He talks about seller financing, qualifying leads, and how best to approach your seller to have your best shot to get the terms. What is more, Ron then takes us to his webinar, highlighting the importance of finding a master...
Dec 29, 2020•34 min•Ep. 439
The credit system has changed dramatically in the past years, and now people are finding new ways to maximize their credit score range. What if you can fund more deals even if you don’t apply to lending agencies or consume a huge amount of time? This is what Mike Banks aims to do, helping people start more investments in the most convenient and fastest way possible. Mitch Stephen is joined by the COO of Fund&Grow , discussing how his company’s refreshing credit strategy is changing the game ...
Dec 17, 2020•37 min•Ep. 437
There are not that few women in real estate, but the fact that their successes are seldom written down or celebrated makes it seem as if there were less of them in the industry than there really are. In a world where the gender wealth gap remains a tangible reality, women need to have more successful war stories of their own to inspire them to achieve even more. That’s what Ashley Wilson is going for with her book, The Only Woman in the Room , where she compiles the stories of some of the most s...
Dec 15, 2020•17 min•Ep. 436
There is not much inventory to go around in 2020 and probably for a good part of next year, but you can still find incredible buying opportunities if you know where to look. Mom’s House co-founder, Phillip Vincent joins Mitch Stephen in today’s episode to discuss how he found the senior living industry to be the best source of great leads. It’s a wholly different market than most of us would be used to, but it is a big one. We’re talking millions upon millions of buying opportunities from a diff...
Dec 10, 2020•23 min•Ep. 435
Most real estate investors pay attention to the property's aesthetic and price. However, not everyone gives that much love to its level of energy efficiency. Dave Holman joins Mitch Stephen in discussing how concentrating on real estate's less sexy aspects such as insulation can drastically cut costs and increase a property's value. Dave also shares a few tips for newbie realtors, his experiences in providing aid to immigrants through the real estate industry, and his thoughts on how the governm...
Dec 08, 2020•32 min•Ep. 434
Thanks to the vast power of the internet, almost anything can be accomplished online these days, and doing business is certainly one of them. However, many people still ignore this opportunity, missing a huge chunk of virtual income they could be building right now. Mitch Stephen explores this topic with eCommerce entrepreneur Ann Sieg , discussing how putting out products on online platforms, particularly Amazon, is a highly profitable strategy everyone must jump into. She talks about three imp...
Dec 03, 2020•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 433
There is a popular misconception that Facebook is a poor platform to generate quality leads for any business. Facebook ad expert, Luke Shankula disagrees. A self-taught marketer with a fair number of years of experience in mortgage lending, Luke owns his own business, which helps mortgage marketers dramatically increase their leads through Facebook ads. In this conversation with Mitch Stephen, he shares the one thing that marketers are missing out on when it comes to increasing the intent of the...
Nov 24, 2020•19 min•Ep. 431
In this day and age, you cannot expect to be competitive in real estate without using some sort of software to optimize your processes. Seeing a real need in this regard, Sharad Mehta created RESimpli , a simple CRM software that gives real estate investors the benefits of real-time data and automation without going through a steep technical learning curve. After all, CRMs are built to make your life as an investor easier; to create one that is incredibly easy to use makes perfect sense. Join in...
Nov 19, 2020•35 min•Ep. 430
There is wide room for creativity in real estate, but we must never forget the importance of staying in your lane where the learning curve is not as sharp. Real estate lawyer Johnny Merritt shares this sentiment with Mitch Stephen. In this conversation, Johnny shares his journey into corporate and real estate law – a career he has been in for almost 30 years. Having done pretty much everything in real estate except for entitlement work, Johnny has a passion for helping his clients avoid litigati...
Nov 17, 2020•43 min•Ep. 429
There are many ways to make money in the real estate industry that, sooner or later, one grabs your attention. For Gene Guarino , it was the residential assisted living model. Gene is the Founder and President of RALAcademy , America’s number one source for senior care home investment and business education. He has over 30 years’ experience in real estate investing and business and now focuses on investing in the mega-trend of senior assisted housing. On today’s podcast, Gene joins Mitch Stephen...
Nov 12, 2020•33 min•Ep. 428
Over $18 trillion worth of home equity is sitting in single-family homes in the US. That’s $18 trillion worth of untapped wealth that Americans simply cannot access without going to debt. But is the debt path really the only option? Join Mitch Stephen as he interviews Matthew Sullivan , founder of QuantmRE , who introduces an ingenious alternative financing scheme that allows you to unlock your home equity and do pretty much whatever you fancy with it. With a little bit of out of the box thinkin...
Nov 10, 2020•33 min•Ep. 427
