From Bigger Pockets to a Better Life with Brandon Turner Join us as we dive into the incredible journey of real estate investor and podcaster Brandon Turner. Discover how he went from buying a deal a year to building a portfolio of over 13,000 units, and learn the strategies and mindset shifts that fueled his remarkable success. Table of Contents Brandon's Entrepreneurial Awakening Surrounding Yourself with the Right People Blowing Past a 1,000-Unit Goal Why Mobile Home Parks? Avoiding Problemat...
May 13, 2024•51 min
Today's Guest: Paul Wakim Paul is the co-founder of TwnSqr , a real estate technology startup devoted to breaking down the barriers of the real estate industry by providing homeowners and real estate professionals full control over the connections they make for their next real estate transaction. Paul started TwnSqr as a project to create an algorithm to predict who was going to sell their house next so he could buy more deals. Today, TwnSqr has reimagined how the real estate process works for b...
Aug 14, 2023•40 min
Today's Guest: Erin Helle In this episode, I interview fellow real estate investor and return guest, Erin Helle. Erin begins by giving us her background and what brought her to real estate investing. She began her career in the military, first attending West Point Academy and then serving on active duty. Because her husband was also in the service, they knew that both of them being on active duty would be short-lived as they planned to start a family. She resigned her commission after about eigh...
Jul 31, 2023•29 min
Today's Guest: Chris Logan I am excited to have my friend and fellow investor, Chris, on the show today! He is a super smart investor that is passionate about teaching people how to invest outside of their home market. Highlights From The Show: We start the interview as we always do by getting some of Chris’ background and how he got started in real estate investing. He was introduced to real estate (like so many others) by reading Rich Dad Poor Dad and then signed up for an investing course wit...
Jul 10, 2023•36 min
Today's Guests: James Svetec & Riley Oickle One of the world's foremost Airbnb experts and the co-author of Airbnb for Dummies , James has helped over 1,000 students all over the globe leverage the power of short-term rentals as a vehicle for cash flow and wealth. James is the industry's go-to expert when it comes to mastering performance and streamlining operations. He consults with more than 600 property management companies around the world. Riley is a Canadian real estate investor and me...
Apr 10, 2023•53 min
Today's Guests: James Svetec & Riley Oickle One of the world's foremost Airbnb experts and the co-author of Airbnb for Dummies , James has helped over 1,000 students all over the globe leverage the power of short-term rentals as a vehicle for cash flow and wealth. James is the industry's go-to expert when it comes to mastering performance and streamlining operations. He consults with more than 600 property management companies around the world. Riley is a Canadian real estate investor and me...
Mar 27, 2023•50 min
Today's Guest: Tyler Jensen I am excited to have my friend Tyler on the show today! We are also fellow 7 Figure Flippers and he is just the kind of guest I love to have on - someone who is an expert in his field and willing to let me pick his brain! Highlights From The Show: We start the interview like we often do with Tyler sharing his real estate background. He began flipping houses in 2008 as a way to help pay for his college education. He was taking classes and working full-time, so real est...
Mar 20, 2023•42 min
Today's Guest: Erin Maney I am excited to have my friend Erin on the show today! She is a fellow 7 Figure Flipper and shares her recent real estate investing journey with us with the hopes that it will encourage other investors who may be struggling. Highlights From The Show: Erin begins by sharing a bit of her background with us. She began investing about four years ago while still working full-time. She has a wholesaling company in the Milwaukee area and decided to put in her notice last June ...
Mar 13, 2023•20 min
Today's Guest: Ted Bradshaw Ted Bradshaw served as an executive with Xerox and IBM, then left the Fortune 500 world to explore the thrills of entrepreneurship. What he found was a long string of success that looked great on the surface. But underneath it all, he felt anxious, exhausted, and stressed, chasing money wherever it led and wondering why he never felt fulfilled. Along his journey, Ted gained valuable insight into how a person can achieve fulfillment in all aspects of life and he shares...
Mar 06, 2023•50 min
Today's Guest: Candy Valentino I am excited to welcome Candy to the show today because she has such an impressive and diverse resume! Candy started her first business at 19 years old with no degree, no corporate background, no money, and no internet. She successfully started, scaled, and successfully sold businesses in service, retail, e-commerce, and product manufacturing in addition to creating a vast real estate portfolio as a flipper and investor. At 26, Candy founded a non-profit charity. T...
Feb 27, 2023•42 min
Today’s Guest: Ryan Murdock Ryan spent ten years in the electronics manufacturing industry before transitioning to real estate investing and property management in 2007. Today, he is VP of Acquisitions at Open Door Capital, a real estate investment company from Bigger Pocket’s Brandon Turner. Ryan has extensive management experience in many facets of real estate including retail, office, multi-family, HOA, nationwide consulting, and mobile home parks. He has been a licensed real estate broker si...
Feb 20, 2023•56 min
Highlights From The Show: Welcome to this version of the Just Start Real Estate Podcast! I am excited to bring you another solo episode where I discuss the ins and outs of wholesaling. I can’t believe how many conversations I have had recently where people are interested in getting started with this investing strategy but don’t really understand how it works. I have been wholesaling at a high volume for seven years now and what to share that knowledge with my listeners! I hope you enjoy this lat...
Feb 16, 2023•22 min
Today's Guest: Terry Burger I am excited to have my friend, Terry, on the show today! He is a super smart investor that has pivoted strategies several times in his career and I believe he has a ton to offer my audience in the show today! Highlights From The Show: To kick our conversation off, Terry shares that he is a classically trained musician and believes that demonstrates that he knows how to work hard, be disciplined, and get the work done. He taught orchestra and band to middle and high s...
Feb 13, 2023•1 hr 7 min
Highlights From The Show: Welcome to this version of the Just Start Real Estate Podcast! I am excited to bring you another solo episode where I deliver my thoughts on building a real estate investment company with a partner. I am sharing a presentation that I gave concerning the important issues pertaining to whether or not a partnership is the right choice for you. Notable Quotes: “I have found over the years that there is a framework and guidelines you can follow to know whether or not a partn...
Feb 09, 2023•38 min
Today’s Guest: Justin Colby Justin is the Founder and President of The Science of Flipping and Phoenix Wealth Builders. The Science of Flipping is a top-ranked real estate investing podcast and Justin now has a second podcast called The Entrepreneur DNA for those going through the entrepreneurial journey. His real estate investment company, Phoenix Wealth Builders, specializes in purchasing, rehab, wholesaling, and wholetailing properties in the Metro Phoenix Area and they have flipped and whole...
Feb 06, 2023•41 min
Highlights From The Show: Welcome to this version of the Just Start Real Estate Podcast! I am excited to bring you my first solo episode where I deliver my thoughts and strategies for real estate investing in this changing market. Don’t throw the baby out with the bath water! You can still do what you love to do with a few tweaks in your business! Notable Quotes: “It is absolutely crazy trying to do five episodes of a podcast every week.” “There are definitely subjects I want to talk about that ...
Feb 02, 2023•27 min
Today's Guest: Zeona McIntyre Zeona is a licensed realtor and a mid-term rental investor located in the Boulder area. She has a great group of experienced investor-friendly agents who can help people find the perfect home. Zeona also has a nationwide referral list of vetted teams that allows them to connect clients with investor-friendly agents in any state. Highlights From The Show: We begin the episode with Zeona sharing her background story and how she ended up in real estate. Zeona shares th...
Jan 30, 2023•34 min
Highlights From The Show: Welcome to this version of the Just Start Real Estate Podcast! I am excited to bring you my first solo episode where I deliver my real estate goals for this new year. I am trying to do some things differently this year, so in this episode, I tell you a little about what I did in 2022 and how I am changing that up to achieve new goals in 2023! Notable Quotes: “I am going to go out of my comfort zone a bit.” “I decided to put what I am working on out there so you could al...
Jan 26, 2023•30 min
Today’s Guest: Justin Silverio Justin is the owner of JS2 Homes and Open Letter Marketing. Justin has been investing in real estate since 2011 with extensive experience in rehabbing, new construction, wholesaling, and multi-family rental properties in and around the Boston area. Justin founded Open Letter Marketing in 2016 with a focus on providing real estate investors with a more effective direct-to-seller marketing approach than outdated methods. Justin’s company works with hundreds of invest...
Jan 23, 2023•44 min
Highlights From The Show: Welcome to this version of the Just Start Real Estate Podcast! I am excited to bring you another replay of my Live Question and Answer sessions. For those people that are unable to join us live, this will provide an opportunity to hear the awesome questions I am fielding about business, taking risks, real estate, and so much more! This presentation is the live Q&A that I did the week of January 4th and each Thursday we will offer you another chance to take advantage...
Jan 19, 2023•35 min
Today's Guest: Alex Jarbo Alex is the founder and CEO of Sargon Investments and has an MBA with a concentration in real estate development. He’s also a former Marine, a regular contributor to some of the world's top real estate investing podcasts, and the host of the YouTube channel Alex Builds , where he teaches how to build and manage short-term rentals properly. His company, Sargon Investments, is a short-term rental resort development firm whose mission is to provide above-average, double-di...
Jan 16, 2023•41 min
Highlights From The Show: Welcome to this version of the Just Start Real Estate Podcast! I am excited to bring you another replay of my Live Question and Answer sessions. For those people that are unable to join us live, this will provide an opportunity to hear the awesome questions I am fielding about business, taking risks, real estate, and so much more! This presentation is the live Q&A that I did the week of December 28th and each Thursday we will offer you another chance to take advanta...
Jan 12, 2023•31 min
Today's Guest: Jim Pfeifer Jim Pfeifer is a Passive Real Estate Investor and Podcast Host. He focuses on helping like-minded individuals invest in real assets and financial strategies to accumulate sustainable wealth, minimize tax, and protect their assets while growing their wealth. Jim's goal is to constantly learn new ways to build wealth and share that information with investors to help them become better and profit from their deals. Highlights From The Show: We begin the episode with Jim sh...
Jan 09, 2023•35 min
Highlights From The Show: Welcome to this version of the Just Start Real Estate Podcast! I am excited to bring you another replay of my Live Question and Answer sessions. For those people that are unable to join us live, this will provide an opportunity to hear the awesome questions I am fielding about business, taking risks, real estate, and so much more! This presentation is the live Q&A that I did the week of December 21st and each Thursday we will offer you another chance to take advanta...
Jan 05, 2023•37 min
Today's Guest: Sief Khafagi Sief is an ex-techie turned real estate investor who has helped thousands diversify into real estate after spending nearly 5 years at Facebook. He’s syndicated acquisitions totaling more than $100M while designing & developing more than 25 properties. Today, he's the founder of Techvestor , which helps real estate investors and busy professionals passively invest in the emerging asset class of short-term rentals (aka Airbnbs). Highlights From The Show: We begin th...
Jan 02, 2023•55 min
Highlights From The Show: Welcome to this version of the Just Start Real Estate Podcast! I am excited to bring you another replay of my Live Question and Answer sessions. For those people that are unable to join us live, this will provide an opportunity to hear the awesome questions I am fielding about business, taking risks, real estate, and so much more! This presentation is the live Q&A that I did the week of December 14th and each Thursday we will offer you another chance to take advanta...
Dec 29, 2022•26 min
Today's Guest: Andy McFarland Andy is not only a successful investor and mentor but also a close personal friend. He and I have traveled together as members of the 7 Figure Flipping Mastermind, and his stellar character and willingness to encourage others to succeed have aided him in his journey to becoming a self-made expert in the world of real estate. Highlights From The Show: I first asked Andy to talk about how the world of investing has changed in the last 5 years, the strategies he’s impl...
Dec 26, 2022•1 hr 2 min
Highlights From The Show: Welcome to this version of the Just Start Real Estate Podcast! I am excited to bring you another replay of my Live Question and Answer sessions. For those people that are unable to join us live, this will provide an opportunity to hear the awesome questions I am fielding about business, taking risks, real estate, and so much more! This presentation is the live Q&A that I did the week of December 7th and each Thursday we will offer you another chance to take advantag...
Dec 22, 2022•50 min
Today's Guest: Taylor Loht Taylor is a real estate investor focusing on multifamily apartments and self-storage properties. To date, he has acquired, partnered on, or otherwise had a hand in over $150 million dollars in commercial real estate deals. He has made it his mission to help others learn how to escape Wall Street and build wealth on Main Street. Highlights From The Show: We begin the episode with Taylor sharing his background story and how he ended up in real estate. He shares that he i...
Dec 19, 2022•41 min
Highlights From The Show: Welcome to this version of the Just Start Real Estate Podcast! I am excited to bring you another replay of my Live Question and Answer sessions. For those people that are unable to join us live, this will provide an opportunity to hear the awesome questions I am fielding about business, taking risks, real estate, and so much more! This presentation is the live Q&A that I did the week of November 30th and each Thursday we will offer you another chance to take advanta...
Dec 15, 2022•36 min
