Bill Allen joins me on this episode. Bill is a former Navy pilot. He is a smart investor that had some of the most meteoric rises in real estate investing that I have ever seen. He is a busy person, running his own business, but he take

JSRE 336 - Beka Shea - From Aircraft Carriers to Real Estate Investing

Sep 11th, 2017 55m 53s

This Week’s Episode: Beka Shea joins me on this episode. Beka is an investor that I think highly of, as well as a personal friend. Beka went to school for mechanical engineering. After graduating, she became a US Naval Officer, serving

JSRE 335 - Mike and Mike - Overcoming Seller Objections

Jun 12th, 2017 42m 7s

Mike Cowper joins me again on the podcast. Mike is my business partner, and I enjoy bringing him on the podcast to discuss our business and the strategies that we have used to grow our business to what it is today. In this conversation,

JSRE 334 - Mike & Mike - Tools We Use To Run Our Business

Mar 27th, 2017 36m 16s

This Week’s Episode: Mike Cowper joins me again on the podcast. Mike is my business partner and I enjoy bringing him on the podcast to discuss our business and the strategies that we have used to grow our business to what it is today. I

JSRE 333 - Joni and Kirk Yates - Bookkeeping

Mar 20th, 2017 42m 15s

This Week’s Episode: Joni and Kirk Yates take care of the books for my company. Joni has an extensive career in administration, working with Fortune 500 and small companies. Kirk has worked for Fortune 500 companies and has expertise

JSRE 332 - Brad Smotherman - Wholesaling and Land Development

Mar 13th, 2017 45m 8s

This Week’s Episode: Brad Smotherman joins me on this episode of Just Start Real Estate. Brad is a wholesaler, rehabber and land developer in the state of Tennessee. He has been in real estate since the age of 18. In 2010, Brad retire

Episode 331 - Hiring Update and Office Spaces

Mar 6th, 2017 39m 12s

This Week’s Episode: Mike Cowper joins me again on the podcast. We came together to share more about our company. We’d like to do a “State of the Company” and share with you some things that we are currently doing to facilitate growth

Episode 330 Dustin Bowling - Retired Police Officer - FULL Time Investor

Feb 20th, 2017 40m 29s

This Week’s Episode: I am joined by Dustin Bowling on this episode of Just Start Real Estate. Dustin is flipping about 10 houses a year in the Covington, Indiana area. Dustin is an aggressive growing investor that I think will be a sup

Episode 329 Mike and Mike - Our Hiring Process

Feb 14th, 2017 39m 12s

This Week’s Episode: This week, I’m joined by my business partner, Mike Cowper. These episodes with Mike are great because we share what’s going on with our business and we provide you with actionable items for your business. In this co

Episode 328 Danny Pitcher - Rising Star in Real Estate

Feb 6th, 2017 42m 59s

This Week’s Episode: This week, I’m joined Danny Pitcher. Danny started his real estate company on a bike. He sent out his first marketing piece in 2015 and got his first deal four or five months later. He then left his job and invested

Episode 327 Mike and Mike - Losing Employees and Goal Setting

Jan 23rd, 2017 38m 15s

This week, I’m joined by my business partner, Mike Cowper. These episodes with Mike are great because we share what’s going on with our business and we provide you with actionable items for your business. In this conversation, you will

Episode 326 Mike and Mike - Deciding Who You Are as an Investor

Jan 16th, 2017 41m 39s

This week, I’m joined by my business partner, Mike Cowper. I have known Mike for two years and I’ve had a lot of fun working with Mike on growing our business. Mike and I are doing a lot of coaching now and we’ve noticed that a lot of t

Episode 325 Mark Dennis - Rising Star Real Estate Investor

Jan 9th, 2017 51m 2s

Mark Dennis joins me on this episode of Just Start Real Estate. A former NFL player, Mark has taken that natural tenacity from the gridiron and put it toward real estate. As Mark says, “Entrepreneurialism is like a weed. It’s tough to k

Episode 324 Justin Williams - House Flipping Formula

Sep 19th, 2016 1h 6m

I'm excited to have Justin Williams on the show again. He's a great house flipper, an inspirational person, and a good friend of mine in the business. He has some exciting things set up for this year. Justin has been investing in real

ep323. Dan Schwartz - Investor and Podio Expert

Feb 15th, 2016 39m 2s

Today we're talking to Dan Schwartz who I was referred to by my friend, Dan Barrett. His life before real estate was a band member (Pigeons Playing PingPong http://pigeonsplayingpingpong.com/). And while he was playing on the weekends

Ep322. Bill Allen Flight Instructor and Real Estate Investor

Feb 8th, 2016 36m 50s

Bill Allen is an investor and house-flipper in Pensacola Florida and I couldn't be more excited to pick his high level mastermind brain! He went to college at Georgia Tech and went into the Navy- and due to this, he moved a lot. In 2009

Ep 321: Mike Cowper - Wholesaler and Sales Rockstar!

Dec 7th, 2015 42m 36s

I'm really excited to announce my new business partner, Mike Cowper! Who I also had the privilege of interviewing, which I will share with you today. www.juststartrealestate.com www.webuyroi.com

EP 320: Josh Sterling--Full-Time Job and Full-Time RE Investor

Sep 7th, 2015 43m 9s

Today I'm excited to interview a great investor here in my local Michigan market. Get ready to learn and take some notes! I know Josh Sterling personally and I'm thrilled to talk to him about his business. He grew up in California and

Episode 319: Dan Barrett - Online Lead Geneator

Aug 10th, 2015 40m 53s

I’m back! I’ve had a crazy last few months. There have been significant changes in my business that I’m thrilled to share with you! The content I have for you based on my own experiences and my own business alone is so valuable. My gue

EP 318: Sasha Favelukis--Hard Money Expert

Mar 30th, 2015 45m 6s

We are at the end of the first quarter of the year! Where are you with your goals? Have you gotten about a quarter of the way through what you wanted to accomplish for the year? If you've fallen behind, and I hope you haven't, I am alw

EP 317: Connect for Success

Mar 27th, 2015 9m 20s

Today I want to talk about something that was impressed upon me very early on in my career and that I still think is incredibly important. I'm talking about being a connector.

EP 316: Everything Works!

Mar 25th, 2015 8m 35s

Today I want to talk about the various modes of real estate investing. Over the last few years, I've realized something I really didn't understand in the beginning. I would read or hear real estate success stories online and on podcasts

EP 315: Nick Ruiz--Self-Made Millionaire

Mar 23rd, 2015 43m 28s

Today's episode is a replay of an interview with the phenomenal Nick Ruiz. Nick has a rags to riches to rags to riches story, and the interview really shows you that, when things go wrong in the business, you need to know how to pick y

EP 314: It's About More Than the Money

Mar 20th, 2015 7m 45s

Today we're going to talk about why we're in this business. A lot of people get into this business simply because they want to make money, and even run their business differently than they would if they weren't driven by money. And of c

EP 313: Are New Investors Unethical?

Mar 18th, 2015 9m 24s

Today I want to address a question that I saw on an online real estate group: is it unethical for a new real estate investor to sign a purchase agreement for a deal when they're not sure they have the money to close?