Real Estate Investing Mastery Podcast

Day 5 of the “Deal Fast Track Challenge”! Today we are talking about following up with old leads and partnering on deals.  The week has gone by so fast and the 5-day challenge is at an end! We’ve been hearing massive results from our challengers and it’s blowing our minds! Some of them have as much as 26 leads from doing this challenge and following through with our daily homework. They are getting excited and it’s understandable because going from zero to a lot of leads in 5 days is a huge step forward. Now, what do you do with those leads? We covered that today and we talked about the fastest way to do a deal. And that is….drum roll...to follow up on old deals! Some of these leads will close to a deal while some of them will be a “No”. But, those nos doesn’t mean they won’t ever want to sell. That just means they’re not ready right now. What do you do with those? You save them for later, you follow up and then that glorious day when these nos are ready to accept your offer will

Day 4 of the “Deal Fast Track Challenge”! Today we are talking about sending simple yellow letters to tired landlords.Day 4 went a little bit longer than usual but that's only because we had SO MUCH MORE we needed to cover. We covered what the challenge is really all about, we had a couple clients share how they're taking this to the next level and we covered some offers live.So far in this challenge, no one has said that they couldn't get anyone on the phone. Many of these challengers did get a lot of voicemails but also got to talk to a few people, set up appointments, or have gotten into talks with a property manager who wants to buy more properties.That's what this challenge is all about. It's about focusing on the things that can go right and not on the things that can go wrong. And if everyone who ventures into real estate investing can get that mindset, it's going to be a game changer.Today, we share what you need to have to be successful in this business. There's no complicated formula or magic trick

Day 3 of the “Deal Fast Track Challenge”! Today we talked about making simple calls to property managers. This is one of the most powerful marketing tactics that you can use... that NO ONE ELSE is doing!We are just warming up. If you can understand marketing and lead generation, you will never worry about money ever again. There are so many investors who are starving for leads and deals. And if you understand marketing and lead generation, these investors can and will pay you to do the marketing for them, even if you don’t want to do marketing for yourself. You don’t have any money out of your pocket because they will pay you to do the marketing for them.A lot of you have the time but don’t have the money. Some of you have the money but don’t have the time. I have done a lot of deals where I just do the marketing, prescreen properties, and send those leads to the investors and wholesalers and I partner with them. You don’t have to do it all. Maybe you enjoy the marketing side but don’t like or aren’t good at

Day 2 of the “Deal Fast Track Challenge”! Today we talked about sending Facebook Messages to properties on Facebook Marketplace, and/or emails to Realtors of older listings on Redfin.Day 1 was epic and we gave a homework of sending 10 text messages to properties on Zillow. One of our challengers got 6 positive responses out of the 10 text messages! That’s crazy good! Another one got an appointment set up to look at a house!For Day 2, Gavin and I shared our marketing plan where you set your goal, get a scorecard and track your numbers. You can’t control how much you make on a monthly basis. You can’t control how many leads you need to do a deal or how much average profit you get per deal. But! You CAN control the amount of marketing you do every day.This marketing plan includes sending Facebook messages and emails to Realtors among other ways to get leads. And we get why a lot of people would think this is too hard or it’s too difficult to keep up with. It’s actually not that hard if you’re ready and willing t

We are not in the real estate investing business - we are in the marketing business. I’ve said this many times before and I still teach it to all my students. Your real estate business will only be as good as your leads. I hear a lot of people say their backyard is competitive; it’s hard to do deals. I hate to break it to you but it’s actually not that hard as long as you know how to get leads.Leads are the lifeblood of our business. Without leads, you’re a dead fish in the water. Every business out there needs leads to be able to make money. After that, it’s all about the execution. So, this is day 1 of our Deal Fast Track challenge and you will learn here our first principle which is: “We are not in the real estate investing business. We are in the marketing business.”And the sooner you understand this, the sooner you are ready to take massive imperfect actions. You don’t have to be afraid to make mistakes because taking action is the first step to you learning and fully understanding this principle and get

Can the power of positivity really change your life and set you off into the career you were made for? Leo Valentino is the definition of a positive mindset. Originally a newbie Real Estate Investor, after a motivational video he created went viral on TikTok, he has transitioned to a career in personal branding.Gavin first met Leo at an event in Key West; he had this incredible energy and Gavin truly believed he was going to do great things. Now it’s six months later and he's grown from zero followings on social media to a platform of almost a million.Leo really has the heart of a hustler. He shares this really inspiring story of the why behind his motivation and his entrepreneurial endeavors since the 1st grade. Real Estate Investing is a hard gig. It’s truly not for everyone. Leo tried it and it set him out on a totally different path, but one he really feels passionate about.Leo’s success up to this point is really due to his mindset, positivity, and excellent networking skills. If you’re at this point whe

With all of the marketing tools available today, it can be tough to narrow in on what’s going to work best for your business. It often comes down to time and money, both of which translate into more leads. It’s important to spend time thinking about where you are in your real estate journey and just how much you can commit to a marketing strategy. From there you can choose what fits and start building a foundation.One key thing to remember is that whatever you focus on is what’s going to get you results, no matter which strategy you choose. I’m a big fan of cold calling and it’s always helped me generate leads. Cold calling is a great way to practice feeling comfortable on the phone and it’s free to do yourself. There will always be people out there saying that certain marketing strategies are outdated or don’t work, but if you’re seeing results from something, keep going.If you’re just starting out and don’t have any money to spend on a marketing budget, the best thing you can do is start networking. Partner

Gavin first met Lou Brown a few years ago. They’re in the same mastermind together and we got to hang out with him last week. Lou has been in the industry for about 40 years and has a lot of wisdom to share. He was first introduced to real estate as a kid when he found out a friend of his mother's was able to buy up properties to cover her own mortgage. It stuck with him, and he decided to learn as much as he could so he could do it himself. Through his own investing, he got his mother out of debt when he was only 19 years old.Lou found a way to make some loopholes in the trust creation process work for him, which has helped him weather a lot of the downturns we’ve seen over the years. Today, he owns properties in 6 different states. After the 2008 crash, he flipped the script on his strategy and changed his business model to serve potential homebuyers who had bad credit or maybe not enough money for a traditional down payment. His program, Certified Affordable Housing Provider, offers a path to homeowne

Gavin Timms has had a crazy 7 days, but he’s back in his RV to record a podcast with us. As a real estate investor, he has some big takeaways, especially from the mastermind event. The mastermind event he went to, despite the unforeseen flight delays, was attended by some of the biggest names in real estate. And in these masterminds, there are key presentations and then there’s networking. Gavin loves the presentations because he can always learn something new to implement as well as be reminded of things that we DON’T want to happen to our businesses.Then, my most favorite part of the event comes – networking. While Gavin and I believe that the presentations are great, I personally think the essence of these events is the networking opportunity. The breakout sessions, the mini dinners, and the random hallway conversations is really where the magic happens. I stress this all the time but networking is really the meat of this business. The more you build relationships with not only your clients but with o

I’m coming to you live from inside my car right now, driving home from shooting some new content with a friend of mine, and it got me thinking about my first wholesaling deal, and all the mistakes I made back at the beginning of my career.I bought my first wholesale property without looking at it, sold it within a day, and made a ton of mistakes during the deal. But, I still made a little money on it. The most important thing, though? I learned how to do a better deal the next time.We all go through hard times in life. If you haven’t felt the sting of failure yet, just wait: you will. But you can’t give up. Trust me, I’ve been through the ringer myself, but when I hit rock bottom, I said “enough is enough!” I stopped making excuses for myself and started putting the things I had learned from real estate courses and masterclasses to work.So no matter what you face in life, don’t give up. It’s like the old song says: “If you’re going through hell, keep going.” The last thing you want to do is stop.What's Inside

Robert G. Allen is considered by many, myself included, to be the real estate GOAT. He’s a bestselling author, a mastermind teacher, and a brilliant investor. That’s why I’m extremely excited to have Robert on the show today to talk about investing with little or no money down.Robert has a lot of great advice to share when it comes to growing your business. Gavin talks with Robert about how to model yourself after successful people, diversify your cash flow, and different ways to track your progress. The key is to never stop growing; this can mean your growing business, or improving yourself.Robert brings up a great point: if you don’t have resources, you have to be resourceful. Even better, though, you can use other people’s resources to help make deals. He talks all about how to take your personal, internal wealth (your drive, your communication skills, etc.) and use those to collaborate with others and make a profit. Then, you take that profit and grow it like a seed.To learn more and get involved in our p

Guys, if you listen to the show, you’ve heard me talk a lot about hiring VAs. A good VA will save you time, which you can spend working on getting more deals going. And, as always, a great source for solid VA candidates in Latin America.I’ve got a special guest and Colombia native Frans Calderon on the show today to talk about a special program he created to help teach kids English as well as set them up to work virtually. Many of those students go on to join Frans’ company, Rock REI, which feeds money back into the education program.Many of these kids come from really tough situations. Poverty, abuse, and political unrest seem inescapable to many Latin American youth, but the Rock REI program seeks to give those kids a chance to succeed and show them that there is another way. In addition to teaching English and virtual business skills, Frans’ program helps provide the students with groceries, clothing, and even a trip to the beach: something most of these kids thought they would never do.If you’d like

The beauty of working virtually is that you can work from anywhere, and this past week, Gavin was in five different states. It was a hectic week, and he wanted to share just how crazy things got. Gavin had several coaching calls, and he was also working to close on a lake house in Michigan. He had sold a flip in Birmingham, AL and it was fully funded that Thursday. Gavin was planning on using those funds, and they should have been in the bank by Friday. Well, things didn’t exactly happen as planned, and the whole thing snowballed into a big mess, with multiple phone calls and banks involved.Eventually, it was all figured out, but if it wasn’t for his network, it would have been really difficult. Being virtual definitely has more pros than cons, but that doesn’t mean it can’t get hectic at times. Working with national banks can be a hassle with long processes and multiple phone calls to get what you want. A big takeaway from this experience was that using local banks gets things done for you faster and sooner.

There are a lot of steps involved in finding, evaluating, and making a cash offer on a property. And today, I’m going to walk you through all of them.First, we’re going to use a combination of Redfin and Zillow to find something within our starting area. For today’s example, we are looking at Covington County in Georgia. By looking at Google maps as well, we can pick a property and start to learn a few things about it.The second step is to reach out to the owner and start a conversation. You need to raise the concerns that you came up with during your online research. So for our example house, we’re worried that it might not be in the best neighborhood. Bring these things up to the owner and use them when negotiating.Finally, it’s time to come up with a cash offer. There are two main methods to use here, and for this example, we’re going to look at the Average of the Lowest Sold method. I show you step by step how this works, and then we draft up an offer to send to the owner.Remember, you can get the Au

Haim Mamane Palman lived in the United States for over 20 years and is now back in his home of Israel. He joined forces with a friend who was running a real estate Facebook group and together, they’ve brought awareness of virtual wholesaling to Israelis. Not many people realize that they can do deals in the United States virtually from Israel. Haim realized that this way of doing business could allow him and his family to travel and live wherever they want. Haim started his career at the Israeli consulate in San Francisco and then got into real estate. He started out buying rentals but realized he wasn’t generating enough money to replace his day job. Wholesaling made way more sense because he was generating a lot more money in a month doing less work. Eventually, Haim was able to quit his full-time job.Today, Haim has scaled back on doing deals and spends most of his time coaching. It’s become more worth it for him to see success in others than generate deals on his own. In Israel, he teaches peopl

Hiring the perfect real estate team takes a bit of work, but it can take your business to the next level. Your team is everything, especially if you want to spend more time working on your business instead of in it. Having key team members allows your business to run so you can spend time focusing on growth and planning for more free time.The first hire you should make is a virtual assistant. Offloading simple tasks to your VA will free up so much of your time, as all those little things really do add up. For cold calling, you can either have your VA do that as well or hire another dedicated person who can prescreen leads for you. Getting folks for acquisition and disposition tasks is super important, as well as someone you trust to help you with contracts. Some of these higher-level positions will cost more than virtual assistants and you’ll want to make sure they’re a good fit. Don’t be afraid to have them take a personality test to help you understand them better.Communication is key and you should elevate

Systems, marketing, and delegation are three keys to success when it comes to the real estate business, but we can’t forget about some good, old-fashioned cold calling. I decided to go through the Battle Creek, Michigan market and do some live calls with sellers. Once you get a feel for what the conversations are like, you can feel good about making calls yourself.I’ll walk you through my prospecting process on Zillow and how I zero in on a market for leads. You’ll also get to see how the conversations flow and which questions to ask to uncover leads and intel. I wound up getting quite a few folks on the phone which you’ll get to hear, some of which provided me with some great information I wasn’t expecting. Not every touch is a positive one, but you never know what you’ll get until you start calling.Next week, I’m co-hosting a free class called “The Slow Flip Challenge” and there’s more information inside this episode. Click the link below to find out more.What's Inside:—Prospecting and zeroing in on markets

Gavin Timms and Don Costa, co-hosts of Coffee With Closers Live, are here with us today to talk about how Don got started in real estate investing, how he overcame a massive loss when the markets crashed in 2008, and how he rebuilt into one of the biggest investing businesses in the country.For Don, the epiphany came when he hit rock bottom. He had to really take a hard look at how he was doing things, realize that there was a better way, and start over. He also realized that it was important to surround himself with like-minded people. Not only did they have valuable experience that he could learn from, but they helped keep him accountable and on track with his goals.That’s what a good mastermind program should be. It should feel like a community, a place where you can bounce ideas off of people and get different perspectives on things. That’s why Gavin created the REI Network.To learn more and get involved in our program yourself, go to REInetwork.com/join.What's Inside:—A discussion with industry giant Don

What if you could get better returns, safer returns, being the bank instead of being the landlord? Today it's REI in your Car. It’s been a great summer. I'm sharing a little bit about what's been going on in my world as well as some cool new masterclasses we have planned.Currently, I’m working on flipping some vacant lots with my boys. That’s been really fun. We bought them for 10-11 grand, and have them listed for around 30 grand. It’s a bit aggressive, but we're looking for cash offers, and we could pull through with 13 to $15,000 in profit. These are strictly cash offers, but it does have me thinking based on some calls I’ve received, why not in the future do terms for a lot? That would be cool.In the midst of that, I’ve been attending some masterminds and conferences. I just went to two masterminds, Leadership Boardroom and The Family Mastermind. Those were really great. I also just went to the conference, Funnel Hacking Live, by the software ClickFunnels. I actually won the 2CCX Award at this conference

To succeed in the business of real estate marketing, you need two things: time, and money. Well, today, Gavin is here to tell you that you can actually get started in this business without putting any money down at all. And he doesn’t just mean to buy the property: he means no money spent on marketing either.The best thing is, I know this technique works. It's how I got my start in real estate.So, how does it work? Well, it all starts with networking. You’ve got to make connections with other investors and realtors, and build relationships with them. Start small, by focusing on just one or two people to work with.The thing is, most investors don’t properly do their follow-up, which means they are leaving money on the table. 90% of your deals are going to come from good follow-up. So, once you have a good relationship with an investor, ask them if you can take some of their dead leads and follow up on them. If anything comes of the leads, you split the deal 50/50. All you need to do is be able to use a phone,