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BiggerPockets Money PodcastScott Steps Down as CEO: A New Age for BiggerPockets MoneyBiggerPockets’ CEO Scott Trench announces his decision to step down as CEO, and focus full-time efforts on personal finance content with BiggerPockets Money. We also welcome BiggerPockets’ new CEO, Ale Ayestaran. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2025-05-1642 min
Real Estate RookieBiggerPockets Real Estate Episode 1,000: Real Estate Is Changing, and So Is BiggerPocketsFor the past 999 episodes of the BiggerPockets Real Estate Podcast, we’ve heard stories from investors who have achieved financial freedom through rental property investing. However, when we started this podcast in 2013, it was a different time. The housing market had crashed just years earlier, prices were still recovering, and cash flow was abundant in many markets. But things have changed, and now we’re changing, too. Welcome to our 1,000th episode and your first look at the new BiggerPockets Real Estate Podcast.We’re getting back to the basics, sharing investor strategies that work i...
2024-08-0642 min
On The MarketBiggerPockets Real Estate Episode 1,000: Real Estate Is Changing, and So Is BiggerPocketsFor the past 999 episodes of the BiggerPockets Real Estate Podcast, we’ve heard stories from investors who have achieved financial freedom through rental property investing. However, when we started this podcast in 2013, it was a different time. The housing market had crashed just years earlier, prices were still recovering, and cash flow was abundant in many markets. But things have changed, and now we’re changing, too. Welcome to our 1,000th episode and your first look at the new BiggerPockets Real Estate Podcast.We’re getting back to the basics, sharing investor strategies that work in today’s market...
2024-08-0644 min
BiggerPockets Money PodcastBiggerPockets Real Estate 2.0 - A New Era of the PodcastThe BiggerPockets Real Estate Podcast is about to hit a huge milestone—our 1,000th episode! Real estate has changed quite a bit since we started this podcast, so we’re making some changes, too. We’re bringing on new guests and new formats while focusing on investing tactics and strategies that work in TODAY’s housing market. Oh, and did we mention fewer ads, too?We’re still delivering the time-tested knowledge, inspiration, and news you expect from the BiggerPockets Real Estate Podcast so YOU can work towards financial freedom, no...
2024-08-0501 min
BiggerPockets Real Estate PodcastEpisode 1,000: Real Estate Is Changing, and So Is BiggerPocketsFor the past 999 episodes of the BiggerPockets Real Estate Podcast, we’ve heard stories from investors who have achieved financial freedom through rental property investing. However, when we started this podcast in 2013, it was a different time. The housing market had crashed just years earlier, prices were still recovering, and cash flow was abundant in many markets. But things have changed, and now we’re changing, too. Welcome to our 1,000th episode and your first look at the new BiggerPockets Real Estate Podcast.We’re getting back to the basics, sharing investor strategies that work i...
2024-08-0545 min
BiggerPockets DailyBiggerPockets Real Estate 2.0 - A New Era of the PodcastThe BiggerPockets Real Estate Podcast is about to hit a huge milestone—our 1,000th episode! Real estate has changed quite a bit since we started this podcast, so we’re making some changes, too. We’re bringing on new guests and new formats while focusing on investing tactics and strategies that work in TODAY’s housing market. Oh, and did we mention fewer ads, too?We’re still delivering the time-tested knowledge, inspiration, and news you expect from the BiggerPockets Real Estate Podcast so YOU can work towards financial freedom, no...
2024-08-0501 min
BiggerPockets DailyBiggerPockets Investigates: Did Western Wealth Capital Cost Investors Thousands of Dollars? By Jeff VasishtaFive years ago, on the BiggerPockets forums, the name Western Wealth Capital (WWC) started to appear. With offices in North Vancouver, Canada, and Phoenix, they were well-known syndicators with a solid reputation, doing deals nationwide. A competitor, Sam Grooms of White Haven Capital, stated: “They’re solid underwriters and performers. Janet [LePage] (Western Wealth Capital CEO) is known to not budge on her criteria and price. I doubt she’d overpay for a property. We’ve competed against them on properties here in Phoenix. Their model is similar to most syndicators right now, underwriting a cash-out refi.” L...
2024-07-0120 min
Real Estate RookieMy Property Manager Robbed and Ghosted Me ($40K Stolen!) w/BiggerPockets CEO Scott TrenchIf you get your property management wrong, you could lose tens of thousands of dollars. A sketchy property manager could take all your rent and run, leaving you with the bills and no hope of recovering your long-lost rent checks. That’s precisely what happened to today’s guest, a seasoned real estate investor who’s even looked up to as an expert in the industry. Even he made a sizable property management mistake, and in this episode, we’re trying to help you avoid the same fate.The BiggerPockets Podcast Network is bringing you a cr...
2024-06-1249 min
BiggerPockets Real Estate PodcastThe State of Real Estate Investing: What You Need to Know for 2024Despite unpredictable mortgage rates, there’s a huge opportunity for real estate investors in the coming year. Get insights and strategies from the BiggerPockets 2024 State of Real Estate Report.In today’s show, BiggerPockets VP of Data and Analytics, Dave Meyer, and co-host of the On the Market podcast, James Dainard, will share their thoughts on where the housing market could go in 2024, what happened in 2023, and the biggest opportunities for investors over the next year. From low mortgage rates to tiny down payments, living for free, and buying brand new homes at a discount, they'll share stra...
2023-12-0837 min
BiggerPockets Real Estate PodcastHow to Wholesale Real Estate (FREE Audiobook Chapter)Want to know EXACTLY how to wholesale real estate in 2023? If so, you’re in luck. Today, you’ll get a sneak peek of Jamil Damji’s newest book, How to Wholesale Real Estate. In it, investing expert and On the Market co-host Jamil Damji walks through exactly how to start wholesaling houses, even if you have no money or experience. But it’s not just about collecting checks from work you’ve done yourself; Jamil also teaches how to build a scalable business so you can focus on living life, not flipping contracts.Want to pick up How to...
2023-07-1627 min
BiggerPockets DailyThe Best BiggerPockets Books for Your Real Estate Investing Business by Brandon TurnerThere are literally thousands of real estate books on the market today, and trying to separate the best from those that can easily be passed on can be tough. To help, BiggerPockets has compiled a list of our top books in the real estate genre, based on popularity from our members throughout the BiggerPockets Forums, Blog, the BiggerPockets Facebook page, and more.Many of these books have changed lives (and many have even changed mine)—and we hope they will do the same for you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adc...
2023-06-1613 min
BiggerPockets Daily11 Smart Ways to Use BiggerPockets to Become a Better Entrepreneur by Anson YoungWith a diverse community as big as BiggerPockets, it’s easy to get lost or overwhelmed by the amount of Forum posts, blogs, people and information being shot at you as if out of a howitzer cannon. It can be daunting!I want show that it’s easy to attack BP with a strategy to get the most out of the time you spend here and make a TON of money in the process. Why just aimlessly surf if you can implement some tips below and start connecting with players in your market and start doing deals (or do m...
2023-06-1409 min
BiggerPockets Real Estate PodcastCommercial Real Estate Could Crash, But Are Everyday Investors Impacted? w/BiggerPockets CEO Scott TrenchA commercial real estate crash is looking more and more likely in 2023. Rising interest rates, compressed cap rates, and new inventory about to hit the market is making commercial real estate, and multifamily more specifically, look as unattractive as ever to a real estate investor. But with so much money still thrown at multifamily investments, are everyday investors going to get caught up in all the hysteria? Or is this merely an overhyped crash that won’t come to fruition for years to come?Scott Trench, CEO of BiggerPockets and host of the BiggerPockets Money Podcast, has ha...
2023-01-3159 min
BiggerPockets Real Estate PodcastBiggerPockets Bonus: Q&As, Deal Reviews, and Cameos from Your Favorite HostsReal estate investing wouldn’t be the same without BiggerPockets. If you were lucky enough to attend BPCon 2022 in sunny San Diego, you’ll know what we mean. With a sea of investors ready to network, advise, and invest with one another, this event shows how powerful the community of real estate investors is. But even if you weren’t able to make it this year, you can still get a sneak peek at what a BPCon panel looks like!On this bonus episode, sponsored by Rent to Retirement, we take hosts from all our different podcasts to giv...
2022-11-031h 07
Real Estate Rookie16 Units in 3 States as a BiggerPockets Power Couple Working Full-Time w/Evan and Katie MillerSuccessful real estate investors don't find success alone. Real estate is a relationship business, so eventually, you need someone— an agent, contractor, cleaning lady, or handyman. At times, your success depends on these people, so you need to build a relationship with them. Once you cultivate a relationship, maintenance becomes the next step, but how do you do that? How do you find the balance between too friendly and impersonal? How do you turn a transactional relationship into a transformational one?Today’s guests, Evan and Katie Miller, have prioritized relationship building in their business and have seen tremen...
2022-09-141h 07
BiggerPockets Real Estate PodcastSeeing Greene: Questions from BiggerPockets' Best and Brightest (Episode 600!)
Welcome episode 600 of the BiggerPockets Real Estate Podcast! Whether you’re a first-time listener or a David Greene addict, we’re happy to have you here. In today’s episode of Seeing Greene, David takes questions from some of the biggest names in the real estate investing space, including fan favorites like Ed Mylett, David Osborn, and even…Brandon Turner (he’s back!)While this show features some high-level investors, the questions still apply to everyday investors. David answers questions ranging from how to find work-life balance, what to do to get your offer accepted in today’s hot market, how to bal...
2022-04-2456 min
BiggerPockets Real Estate PodcastBiggerPockets Podcast 594: Seeing Greene: FHA Loans, Cash Flow Shrinkage, & Bidding $200k Over Asking
Inflation and cash flow have been fighting against each other for decades. As soon as you increase the rent on an income property, inflation comes right in to eat some of that gain. So in today’s borderline hyperinflationary environment, is cash flow still coming out on top? A better question to ask may be, what happens in five, ten, or twenty years? Will inflation completely erode your financial freedom dreams? Or will cash flow match (or beat) this destructive force.This isn’t just a question that impacts real estate investors—it affects almost every individual working within...
2022-04-101h 00
BiggerPockets Real Estate PodcastBiggerPockets Podcast 573: Rental Arbitrage, Out-of-State Investing, & Home Loans You've Never Heard Of | Q&A w/Henry Washington
Financial freedom is the “why” behind almost everyone getting into real estate investing—but sometimes not for the right reason. We all want more time to spend with our families, doing things we love, and having autonomy over our own lives without having to worry about making money to live. This is all well and good for investors getting a delayed start on their investing journey, but what about the young investors, the ingenuitive investors, or those who could give so much more than they get?This is just one of the topics that your hosts David Greene and...
2022-02-201h 23
BiggerPockets Real Estate PodcastBrandon’s Final Episode: Life Beyond Real Estate, w/ David Greene and BiggerPockets Founder Joshua Dorkin
Brandon Turner has been an essential part of the real estate investing community for almost a decade. Some could say that he is THE person most thought of when you say “real estate investing”. But, in a both sad and happy way, Brandon is taking time off from the BiggerPockets Podcast to spend more time with his family, build his business, and surf significantly more.Due to the magnitude of the occasion, we brought in BiggerPockets’ founder, Joshua Dorkin, to help hand off the keys to the castle to your new show host, David Greene. Brandon, David, and Jo...
2021-12-301h 26
BiggerPockets Real Estate PodcastBiggerPockets Podcast 550: Foreclosures, Flipping, and Creating Your Rental Property “Buy Box” w/Tommy Christy
Tommy Christy has bought more homes than most investors you know combined. While he didn’t have to put up his own money to close on the deals, he did go through the process of lead generating, offering, auctioning, analyzing, and finally closing on them for his hedge fund employer. He was able to score twenty-seven hundred homes in just over two years, before realizing it was time for him to build his personal portfolio a bit more.When the market crashed in 2009, Tommy saw an opportunity to buy homes at a significant discount. He was essentially bu...
2021-12-281h 29
BiggerPockets Real Estate PodcastAchieving Financial Freedom Through Small Multifamily Investing
Financial freedom is attainable for all of us, but how fast we reach it differs greatly. You may be making $100 profit per month on each single-family home you buy, but what if you could multiply that profit? A duplex becomes $200 per month, a fourplex, $400, and a 16 unit apartment will net you a solid $1,600 per month. Now, it’s not a goal of buying 50+ single-family homes to reach financial freedom, it’s buying 10 or so small multifamily investments. This simple mindset tweak can change your life and investing career forever, it certainly did for Brandon Turner, host of The B...
2021-09-161h 23
BiggerPockets Podcast : Real Estate Investing and Wealth Building to Help You Get Bigger PocketsBiggerPockets Business Podcast 100: You Can't Fear Failure: Scott Trench on the Evolution of BiggerPocketsHow does a 27 year old become the CEO of a major online brand? Not only that, how does a 27 year old take an online brand, build upon it, and create something better? Well, if your name is Scott Trench, the answer is: a lot of hard work, some tough decisions, and looking out for the customer whenever possible.
Before he was head honcho at BiggerPockets, Scott was a financial analyst in the corporate world. He wasn’t too happy, and spent all his free time finding the best (and quickest) ways to reach financial freedom so he didn’t have to g...
2021-03-2300 min
BiggerPockets Business PodcastYou Can't Fear Failure: Scott Trench on the Evolution of BiggerPockets
How does a 27 year old become the CEO of a major online brand? Not only that, how does a 27 year old take an online brand, build upon it, and create something better? Well, if your name is Scott Trench, the answer is: a lot of hard work, some tough decisions, and looking out for the customer whenever possible.Before he was head honcho at BiggerPockets, Scott was a financial analyst in the corporate world. He wasn’t too happy, and spent all his free time finding the best (and quickest) ways to reach financial freedom so he di...
2021-03-231h 10
BiggerPockets Real Estate PodcastHow Are You Marketing Yourself? with BiggerPockets Producer Kevin Leahy
Last week’s show with Marie Forleo was so good that Brandon and David are back with a special guest, BiggerPockets’ senior producer Kevin Leahy, to unpack all the wisdom from the “figureoutable” show.Kevin learnt about Marie Forleo though his wife suggesting he take some of her advice when transitioning into his current position at BiggerPockets. A simple trick from Marie helped Kevin make some big decisions: see if your body expands or contracts when you think about two different options. This trick, along with her insight on writing your options down in order to take a step back fr...
2021-01-3147 minBiggerPockets Podcast : Real Estate Investing and Wealth Building to Help You Get Bigger PocketsBiggerPockets Business Podcast 89: How David Greene Plans to Sell $150 Million of Real Estate in 2021For the first episode of 2021 we have David Greene from the BiggerPockets Real Estate Podcast! We’ve heard from David before on a couple of past episodes, but today he goes over something a bit different: how he successfully scaled his real estate business from being a sole agent to a team doing $90,000,000+ in transactions a year!
This didn’t happen overnight. It took David years of trial and error to find out what really works in real estate, why most agents fizzle out in the first 5 years, and how to bounce his team members off of each other to gene...
2021-01-0500 minBiggerPockets Podcast : Real Estate Investing and Wealth Building to Help You Get Bigger PocketsBiggerPockets Business Podcast 88: What’s Your Special “Cut”? Why Brandon Turner and David Greene Doubled Down on Theirs in 2020If you’re a fan of the BiggerPockets Business Podcast, you’re probably also a fan of the BiggerPockets Real Estate Podcast. Lucky for you, we’ve got a combo of these two shows on today’s episode!
Joining us from Maui are the co-hosts of the BiggerPockets Real Estate Podcast, Brandon Turner and David Greene. Both Brandon and David are known for their persistence and ingenuity in business, this is cemented in the fact that both of them made huge leaps forward in 2020, while many other businesses fell by the wayside
Both Brandon and David realized earlier this year what the...
2020-12-2900 minBiggerPockets Podcast : Real Estate Investing and Wealth Building to Help You Get Bigger PocketsBiggerPockets Business Podcast 84: Becoming the Most Successful Version of You With Dre BaldwinAre you lacking in motivation? Don’t have the focus on you want/need to succeed? Not sure how to define who you want to be and how to get there?
If so, today’s episode is for you!
Dre Baldwin -- former professional basketball player and current motivational entrepreneur -- has worked hard to get where he is today. He went from sitting on his high school basketball team’s bench to walking on at an NCAA D3 school to building a 9-year professional basketball career AND building a brand online at the same time in 2005. This all led to the fou...
2020-12-0100 minBiggerPockets Podcast : Real Estate Investing and Wealth Building to Help You Get Bigger PocketsBiggerPockets Business Podcast 83: Build Your 7 Figure Amazon Business Step-by-Step With Mike BeggDid you know that over 200,000 entrepreneurs currently sell over $100K per year on Amazon? Sales continue to skyrocket with no indication of slowing down anytime soon… and this week, our guest is here to help you get in on the action!
Mike Begg -- co-founder of AMZ Advisers -- started a side-hustle business selling on Amazon with three buddies while they all worked corporate jobs. Making mistakes and learning lessons the hard way in the early days, the team never gave up, continuing to learn and tweak their business model until they achieved massive success on the platform. Fast forward fi...
2020-11-2400 minBiggerPockets Podcast : Real Estate Investing and Wealth Building to Help You Get Bigger PocketsBiggerPockets Business Podcast 82: Putting Your Business on Auto-Pilot With Justin SilverioDo you want to get your business to the point where you can simply leave for several months without worrying about things continuing to operate and grow? Do you want to get there quickly and with little risk?
If so, today’s episode is for you!
Justin Silverio - real estate investor and founder/owner of the real estate marketing company, Open Letter Marketing -- is here to tell us how he he was able to position his company to run on its own in just a couple years. Justin talks to us about key hiring, setting up processes and orga...
2020-11-1700 minBiggerPockets Podcast : Real Estate Investing and Wealth Building to Help You Get Bigger PocketsBiggerPockets Business Podcast 81: Using Your Strengths to Find Opportunity With Dustin ReichmanDo you have strengths that can help other business owners? Do you have skills that can be used to help elevate someone else’s business to new heights? Do you have expertise that makes you the perfect partner for someone else’s business?
If so, starting a business isn’t the only way to become a successful business owner!
Dustin Reichmann -- partner and co-owner of FireCreek Snacks -- was able to take his marketing expertise and turn it into an opportunity that has propelled his and his partner’s business to new heights. In this episode, Dustin provides us a blueprint...
2020-11-1000 minBiggerPockets Podcast : Real Estate Investing and Wealth Building to Help You Get Bigger PocketsBiggerPockets Business Podcast 80: Turning Problems Into New Income Streams With Stephanie BettersBeing a business owner is exceptionally rewarding in so many ways… but as all successful entrepreneurs know, it’s certainly not all glitz and glamour! We ALL experience problems, and the way we navigate those problems can make or break our business. But what happens when we take it a step further, creating new opportunities by choosing to not only navigate, but instead TACKLE complex problems head on?
Check out Stephanie Betters, founder and owner/operator of SocialMediaREI, Left Main Real Estate Investment Lifeline and Better Path Homes. Mastering the skills of managing it all, Stephanie talks with us about how...
2020-11-0300 minBiggerPockets Podcast : Real Estate Investing and Wealth Building to Help You Get Bigger PocketsBiggerPockets Business Podcast 79: Originating $500m in Real Estate Loans With Matt RodakGrowing a business isn’t easy. But, it gets much easier when you understand the growth process and how you should be navigating that growth as your company’s CEO.
Matt Rodak -- founder of Fund That Flip, a real estate crowdfunding company and #647 on this year’s Inc 5000 list -- is with us to talk about how he both started his company and then grew it, with over $500M in total investor loans originated since 2015. Fund That Flip both lends to real estate investors and provides opportunities for lenders looking for passive returns -- Matt discusses his strategy serving two very...
2020-10-2700 minBiggerPockets Podcast : Real Estate Investing and Wealth Building to Help You Get Bigger PocketsBiggerPockets Business Podcast 78: Building and Scaling a Massive Real Estate Business With Nathan BrooksWe have a very special episode for all of you real estate investors this week. But, even if you’re not a real estate investor, you’re going to get a TON of great tips out of this show!
Nathan Brooks -- founder of Bridge Turnkey Investments and #1304 on this years INC 5000 list -- has built a turn-key real estate investment firm that has bought, renovated and sold over 500 houses in the past 5 years. While we talk a lot about real estate in this episode, we focus on growing and scaling a business, whatever industry it might be in.
Just some o...
2020-10-2000 minBiggerPockets Podcast : Real Estate Investing and Wealth Building to Help You Get Bigger PocketsBiggerPockets Business Podcast 77: Buying 7-Figure Businesses With Minimal Risk With Elliott HollandThinking about buying a business, but worried about getting taken advantage of by the seller? Not sure how to finance the business and purchase with the least amount of your own cash? Want some assurances that the seller will stick around to help in the case where you have an issue or problem?
If so, this episode is for you!
Elliott Holland -- Harvard MBA and founder of Guardian Due Diligence -- spends his life helping entrepreneurs select businesses, underwrite them, and then perform the due diligence process that will keep those entrepreneurs from getting taken advantage of by sellers. And...
2020-10-1300 minBiggerPockets Podcast : Real Estate Investing and Wealth Building to Help You Get Bigger PocketsBiggerPockets Business Podcast 76: Using Intellectual Property in Your Business to Protect and Profit With Devin MillerEver wondered what it took to get a patent? A trademark? A copyright? Or even the difference between the three of these things? Ever wondered how they could be used to protect your business, as well as be used as an income stream for your business?
If so, this episode is for you!
Devin Miller -- engineer, MBA and attorney, and founder of Miller IP Law -- is an expert on both intellectual property (IP) and business. And he is here with us this week to dispel a ton of myths about IP, as well as provide the information you need...
2020-10-0600 minBiggerPockets Podcast : Real Estate Investing and Wealth Building to Help You Get Bigger PocketsBiggerPockets Business Podcast 75: Acquiring Businesses Using Other People’s Money With Shawn McCoy, Tom Szold & Charlie SzoldAre you interested in entrepreneurship through acquisition (basically, buying existing businesses), but aren’t sure where to start? Want to buy a business but don’t know where the money will come from? Always wondered whether it was possible to buy a business with no money down?
If so, this episode is for you!
Sean McCoy, Tom Szold & Charlie Szold -- co-owners of Precision Safe Sidewalks -- walk us step-by-step through the acquisition of their company. From the acquisition channels they use to find potential purchase targets, through underwriting, due diligence, purchase and transition -- they detail each piece of the pro...
2020-09-2900 minBiggerPockets Podcast : Real Estate Investing and Wealth Building to Help You Get Bigger PocketsBiggerPockets Business Podcast 74: Using a Real Estate Business to Grow a Real Estate Portfolio With Steve StraussAre you looking for an awesome business opportunity in the real estate space and need some motivation to find it? Have you wondered how you can use your interest in real estate to generate additional income that you can then use to buy real estate? Or are you just looking for some motivation to start and grow a business that can generate millions of dollars per year?
Whatever your motivation, this episode is for you!
Steve Strauss -- founder of Sign Central -- figured out how he could build a 7-figure business helping real estate developers, agents and investors market th...
2020-09-2200 minBiggerPockets Podcast : Real Estate Investing and Wealth Building to Help You Get Bigger PocketsBiggerPockets Business Podcast 73: Building an 8-Figure Game Company in 3 Years With Chris MeadeThink you can’t come up with a million dollar (or TEN MILLION DOLLAR) idea sitting around with your buddies? Think you can’t build an 8-figure business and have a ton of fun doing it? Think you can’t build a business like this in less than three years?
Then this episode is for you!
Chris Meade -- twenty-something co-founder of the 8-figure game company Crossnet -- was a kid with a dream when he, his brother and a friend conceived of a new take on beach volleyball. With nothing more than a fun idea and some determination, they got proto...
2020-09-1500 minBiggerPockets Podcast : Real Estate Investing and Wealth Building to Help You Get Bigger PocketsBiggerPockets Business Podcast 72: Finding the Opportunity Through Business - Crushing COVID With Michelle Oppelt and Samantha MooneyReady for some solid motivation on moving forward and pushing through? Need a reminder of the passion that led you to start your business in the first place? Could you use a dose of inspiration from two business partners who clearly share the same goals and are committed to succeed together, no matter what obstacles they face? This episode delivers all that and more!
Michelle Oppelt and Samantha Mooney -- co-owners of Smartycat Kids and SmartyCatTV, have had a great run. Pouring tremendous amounts of faith into each other with a symbiotic relationship based on trust and tenacity, this dynamic...
2020-09-0800 minBiggerPockets Podcast : Real Estate Investing and Wealth Building to Help You Get Bigger PocketsBiggerPockets Business Podcast 71: Mastering Business Without Business School With Josh KaufmanHave you ever wanted to get a business school education, but didn’t want to spend the tens of thousands of dollars -- and many years of your life -- going to business school?
Josh Kaufman -- author of the best-selling and foundational business book, “The Personal MBA” -- is here to talk about getting a business school education without having to ever set foot in college. Josh has just released his 10th Anniversary edition of his book, and provides a wealth of knowledge for entrepreneurs at any stage of their journey.
On today’s episode, we talk about everything from how...
2020-09-0100 minBiggerPockets Podcast : Real Estate Investing and Wealth Building to Help You Get Bigger PocketsBiggerPockets Business Podcast 70: Turning a Hobby Side Hustle Into a Full Fledged Family Business With Sabrina RosenbergIs family front and center in your life? Do you dream of the day you can truly put family first while generating income and creating a lasting legacy? Would working alongside your loved ones, building together, be the icing on the cake? With all the uncertainty we are all currently facing, there’s no better time than now!
Sabrina Rosenberg -- new owner/operator of A Childhood Store, a kid-focused company in its early stages of growth -- spent 15 years building other people’s businesses. Although a hefty salary, impressive awards for her accomplishments, and strong influence among staff members kept...
2020-08-2500 minBiggerPockets Podcast : Real Estate Investing and Wealth Building to Help You Get Bigger PocketsBiggerPockets Business Podcast 69: Accomplishing It All With Editor-In-Chief of Entrepreneur Magazine Jason FeiferWere you simply born with a never-ending desire to do more and more? In spite of this, do you sometimes get in your own way, questioning your ability to make a real impact and get things done? Ever think, “Everyone else has this all figured out, why don’t I?,” overanalyzing and second-guessing yourself when presented with a new challenge?
NEWSFLASH: You’re Not Alone!
For years, Jason Feifer — Editor-in-Chief of Entrepreneur Magazine, has been an influencer with leading entrepreneurs crushing it in their respective industries. And Jason is clearly crushing it himself as well. Programmed with nonstop motivation and ambition t...
2020-08-1800 minBiggerPockets Podcast : Real Estate Investing and Wealth Building to Help You Get Bigger PocketsBiggerPockets Business Podcast 68: "Buy Then Build" Your Business With Best-Selling Author Walker DeibelHave you ever thought about buying a business? If so, today’s episode is for YOU!
Walker Deibel -- author of the best-selling “Buy Then Build” -- is here to talk about buying businesses. Not only was Walker’s book recognized as one of the top 7 books all entrepreneurs must read, but it’s currently being used in university MBA programs around the country.
In this episode, Walker walks us through why buying a business is better than building one from scratch (did you know that only 4% of companies ever exceed $1M in revenue?), why now is the perfect time to be lookin...
2020-08-1100 minBiggerPockets Podcast : Real Estate Investing and Wealth Building to Help You Get Bigger PocketsBiggerPockets Business Podcast 67: Thinking BIG and Raising $70 Million with Jay RenoHave you ever thought about starting a BIG business? Ever wondered what the first steps were to raising tens of millions of dollars? Do you unintentionally impose limitations on what you think you can accomplish? Have you ever thought, “If I just had more money, I could take my idea to the next level!”?
If so, this episode is for you!
Jay Reno, founder of Feather, has thought BIG from the start. His entrepreneurial journey began with an idea a bit ahead of its time. When that venture didn’t work out so well, he took the lessons he learned to boots...
2020-08-0400 minBiggerPockets Podcast : Real Estate Investing and Wealth Building to Help You Get Bigger PocketsBiggerPockets Business Podcast 66: Leveraging COVID and Other Timely Trends to Build Wealth With John BerlingieriAre you looking for some motivation on how to make money during this pandemic?
If so, this episode is for you!
John Berlingieri -- serial entrepreneur and creator of The Sanitizing Station -- tells us about how he was able to go from idea to getting sales in two months on a $20,000 product aimed at helping to protect people from Covid infection. And how he was able to overcome all the complexities of doing so during the pandemic, while supply chains were shut down and in-person workers were scarce.
In this episode, John provides tons of great tips on everything f...
2020-07-2800 minBiggerPockets Podcast : Real Estate Investing and Wealth Building to Help You Get Bigger PocketsBiggerPockets Business Podcast 65: From 14-Year-Old Entrepreneur to National Brand With Sean PourDo you think you’re too inexperienced to start a business? Do you think you don’t have the required education to be an entrepreneur? Do you think you don’t have the marketing chops to create a successful venture? Do you think you don’t have enough money to launch a million-dollar idea?
If so, this is the episode for you…
Sean Pour—founder of SellMax.com, a national used-car buying service—tells us about how he started his business at 14 years old, in attempt to help his parents keep their business afloat. What started out as an effort to help his fa...
2020-07-2100 minBiggerPockets Podcast : Real Estate Investing and Wealth Building to Help You Get Bigger PocketsBiggerPockets Business Podcast 63: Full-Time Firefighting While Building a Million-Dollar Business With Lance KorhornDo you feel like you don’t have the knowledge and experience to start your own business? Perhaps you're looking for a way to leverage your full-time job to find the right business opportunity? Or maybe you’re looking for ideas on how to create a grassroots marketing and branding effort without a lot of out-of-pocket costs?
If so, this is the episode for you…
Lance Korhorn—full-time firefighter and entrepreneur—walks us through how he was able to start Ladder 34, a business focused on recycling old fire hoses that were destined for the dump. Not only was he able to save to...
2020-07-0700 minBiggerPockets Podcast : Real Estate Investing and Wealth Building to Help You Get Bigger PocketsBiggerPockets Business Podcast 62: Building a Massively Profitable Business Around Your Passions With Alex FrenchAre you looking to build a business around something you love and are passionate about? Do you want to ensure that the business you’re working on has massive profit potential? Are you concerned that you don’t know how to do both of these things simultaneously?
Today’s guest tells us how he was able to blend his passion with massive profits... and how we can, as well!
Alex French—co-founder of Bizzy Coffee, the most popular cold-brew coffee brand sold through Amazon and retailers—knows firsthand how important it is to do something you love while also ensuring that there...
2020-06-3000 minBiggerPockets Podcast : Real Estate Investing and Wealth Building to Help You Get Bigger PocketsBiggerPockets Business Podcast 61: Launching a Hands-Off 'Cash Cow' Business With Less Than $100K, Step by Step With Ashley KehrHave you ever thought about creating a brick-and-mortar retail operation from scratch? Ever wonder what hoops you have to jump through to get a liquor license and launch a business selling alcohol? Ever wonder how to do consumer research before opening a local store?
Ashley Kehr—real estate investor, entrepreneur, and co-host of BiggerPockets' Real Estate Rookie Podcast—is in the process of building and launching a local liquor store, and she shares with us her step-by-step plan. In this episode, Ashley tells us how she found and hired an expert consultant, how she applied for and got a state liqu...
2020-06-2300 min
BiggerPockets Real Estate PodcastTime Freedom Through 7 Deals in Her First 3 Years With Megan Greathouse
On today's show: the massive impact of just a few flips and a few small multifamily rental properties.Starting in 2017, that combination allowed our guest Megan Greathouse to step aside from her W-2 job (her husband still works) and spend much more time with her two young kids... all while dedicating just 5 hours per month to self-managing her portfolio in St. Louis.Want to know how she did it? Megan spells it all out in this episode and provides the exact tools and templates she uses to maximize her efficiency—enabling her business to serve he...
2020-06-181h 31BiggerPockets Podcast : Real Estate Investing and Wealth Building to Help You Get Bigger PocketsBiggerPockets Business Podcast 60: Turning Your Passion Into a Scalable Business With Tammeca RochesterOn today's show, learn how to identify a personal passion and/or need, combine it with your professional skillset, and launch a business that energizes you and your community.
Tammeca Rochester sits down with J and Carol to reveal the story behind Harlem's first and only indoor cycling studio, Harlem Cycle.
From the genesis of her idea, to hiring contractors and renting space, to her pricing strategy focused on "packages and commitments," Tammeca shares a ton of great tips for anyone looking to bootstrap any type of business today.
Download this one, and be sure to subscribe to the BiggerPockets...
2020-06-1600 minBiggerPockets Podcast : Real Estate Investing and Wealth Building to Help You Get Bigger PocketsBiggerPockets Business Podcast 59: A Sweet Deal: Buying a Chocolate Company With No Money Out of Pocket With Ryan NovakHave you ever thought about taking over an existing business? Would you like to purchase a business with no money out of your pocket? Have you ever considered what it would take to expand a local business nationally?
All these questions—and more—are answered on this week’s podcast.
Ryan Novak, owner of ChocolatePizza.com, graduated college and then went back to buy the small, local chocolate shop that he had worked in since he was 14 years old. He negotiated a no-money-down deal that left him as the sole owner of the shop—and an opportunity to grow the brand na...
2020-06-0900 minBiggerPockets Podcast : Real Estate Investing and Wealth Building to Help You Get Bigger PocketsBiggerPockets Business Podcast 58: Elevating Your Business & Investments in 3 Words With Josh McCallenWhat differentiates good businesses from great businesses? What is that thing that keeps your customers coming back time after time? How do you ensure that your product or service really stands out from your competitors?
More times than not, it’s providing an amazing customer experience.
In fact, today’s guest has built his eight-figure business on this principle alone. And he tells us how we can do the same in our business.
Josh McCallen—entrepreneur, investor, and business owner—has built his reputation as a luxury resort developer. Over the past decade, he and his investment team have bought, renovate...
2020-06-0200 minBiggerPockets Podcast : Real Estate Investing and Wealth Building to Help You Get Bigger PocketsBiggerPockets Business Podcast 57: Negotiating with Joe Exotic and Buying the Exclusive Licensing Rights to “Tiger King" with Tim ShinerWe've all heard the adage about the importance of multiple streams of income. Today's guest takes that idea to a whole new level...
From patents to books to real estate to businesses to licensing royalties, Tim Shiner is truly an investing and business Renaissance Man. And his most recent project is his biggest yet!
On this episode, Tim tells us about how—as a "professional opportunist"—he has created dozens of income streams, how he manages his time to juggle all these projects, and most importantly, how you can start identifying opportunities in your life to do the same.
Then we d...
2020-05-2600 minBiggerPockets Podcast : Real Estate Investing and Wealth Building to Help You Get Bigger PocketsBiggerPockets Business Podcast 56: From Poverty to Millions Through Laundromats with Dave MenzIf you've found this show, you probably have that entrepreneurial itch... and you've probably wrestled with just how to turn that impulse into action.
Well, that transition is exactly what today's show is about... so don't miss it.
Our guest Dave Menz shares his journey from poverty, to a corporate career, to taking the plunge into business and turning a struggling laundromat into a cash-flowing asset producing generational wealth (then scaling up).
And Dave pulled this off with no formal business training!
As he says in the episode, "If you want to see me accomplish something, tell me I can't...
2020-05-1900 minBiggerPockets Podcast : Real Estate Investing and Wealth Building to Help You Get Bigger PocketsBiggerPockets Business Podcast 55: Moving Your Competition Out of the Way While Spending Nothing on Marketing with Ryan WelchAre you looking for ways to increase your profitability while spending less on marketing and customer acquisition? Are you running a business where differentiating yourself from the competition is downright difficult? Do you feel like the only way to build your brand and business is to spend ridiculous sums of money on marketing and advertising?
If so, this episode is for you!
Ryan Welch—of Breezy Moving—is not a professional marketer or advertising guru. But he has used his expertise in creating relationships and focusing on his customers' needs (and their customers' needs) to generate more business than he can...
2020-05-1200 minBiggerPockets Podcast : Real Estate Investing and Wealth Building to Help You Get Bigger PocketsBiggerPockets Business Podcast 54: $4M in Revenue in 6 Months Through Software & Licensing with Brennan Tolman & Nik KrohnHave you figured out a good business model that is consistently making money but don’t know how to expand? Itching to take your local business national? Ready to put your business on auto-pilot, generating recurring income while others do the work? If so, this episode is for you!
Brennan Tolman and Nik Krohn—founders of Tolman Media—were in that same boat just a couple years ago. They had grown their local wedding photography business in Salt Lake City and were ready to expand. But they quickly decided that owning locations around the country or franchising the business wasn’t for the...
2020-05-0500 minBiggerPockets Podcast : Real Estate Investing and Wealth Building to Help You Get Bigger PocketsBiggerPockets Business Podcast 53: Fixing All Your Business Problems, One at a Time with Mike MichalowiczAre you overwhelmed with all the things you’re falling behind on in your business? Not sure what to do next? Have you been taught to believe that as business owners, we need to tackle all of our business issues at once?
Well, it doesn’t have to be that way!
Michael Michalowicz—author six books, including the newly released Fix This Next—knows firsthand what it’s like to struggle with too much to do and not enough time to do it. And on this episode, he teaches how we can evaluate and prioritize the issues in our business—and also how...
2020-04-2800 min
BiggerPockets Real Estate PodcastWhat the Numbers Reveal About Today's Rents, Prices, and Top Cashflow Markets with Data Scientist Dave Meyer
There are plenty of opinions out there about where the real estate market is headed next. But what are the numbers telling us?Today we dig into the data with Dave Meyer, BiggerPockets' VP of Growth and Analytics and a real estate investor himself.Dave leads BiggerPockets Insights—a Pro/Premium benefit providing current local market data—and he's been looking at data points in the weeks since shelter-in-place orders began to grind the economy to a halt.So...Why are rents down? Why haven't prices dropped? And what data should inve...
2020-04-231h 18BiggerPockets Podcast : Real Estate Investing and Wealth Building to Help You Get Bigger PocketsBiggerPockets Business Podcast 52: Murder Scenes, Meth Labs, and 27 Franchises with Laura SpauldingNot happy in your current career? Looking to do something entrepreneurial but don’t know where to start? Well, maybe this is the inspiration you need to build something HUGE!
Laura Spaulding is a former police officer who was ready to forge her own future. Using the experience, knowledge, and insight she got working undercover, she decided to start her own business focused on cleaning up crime scenes, meth houses, and a host of other environmental hazards that many of us don’t have the stomach for.
Laura walks us through how she decided on her business path, how she fina...
2020-04-2100 minBiggerPockets Podcast : Real Estate Investing and Wealth Building to Help You Get Bigger PocketsBiggerPockets Business Podcast 51: Business Opportunity Is Knocking… Answer the Door! With Nigel GuisingerThis show is a wake-up call for young and hungry entrepreneurs.
The main message: there is a massive wealth transfer underway in this country. An entire generation of business owners is reaching retirement age, and most don't have a clear succession plan in place.
So... who takes over these successful businesses?
Why not YOU?
That's the topic of today's show with Nigel Guisinger, an Oregon-based real estate investor who's also owned an appliance store, a glass company, and a laundromat among other ventures.
In this episode, you'll learn how to identify business owners who are part of this big shift...
2020-04-1400 minBiggerPockets Podcast : Real Estate Investing and Wealth Building to Help You Get Bigger PocketsBiggerPockets Business Podcast 50: The Disaster Loans That Could Save Your Business -- and Why You Should Apply Now with Angela Venti and Mike ReginaToday: Everything you need to know to get YOUR slice of $349B in emergency small business loans.
You'll learn which SBA disaster loans are available now, what the terms are, and -- most importantly -- how to apply ASAP.
Yes, there's a lot of money out there for businesses hurt by coronavirus. But the rollout of these programs has been messy and chaotic. Banks aren't used to lending so much money, so fast... with such little due diligence.
So it's crucial to know what you're doing when you apply.
Our guest Angela Venti is Director of Practice Growth at the...
2020-04-0700 min
BiggerPockets Real Estate Podcast12 Real Estate Rockstars Reveal Their #1 Tip for Surviving (and Thriving) through a Downturn
Strength in numbers!When you finish this episode, you'll have 12+ action items that could help you withstand the coming economic slump... and perhaps even accelerate your path to financial freedom.Each investor featured today gives you their top piece of advice for handling an economic downturn: from mindset, to leadership, to specific strategies you can begin to put in place TODAY.Don't miss this one, and be sure to subscribe to the BiggerPockets Real Estate Podcast for more hard-won wisdom on how to lead your business through the coronavirus crisis and beyond.
2020-04-021h 10
BiggerPockets Money PodcastCoronavirus Q&A with Scott & Mindy
Today, Scott and Mindy discuss the biggest news story of the century: Coronavirus or COVID-19.This episode covers a wide range of topics both money and real estate -- with a guest spot from Brandon Turner, who answers the number one question on every real estate investor’s mind: What do I do if my tenant(s) can’t pay rent?You'll also learn what resources are available for people whose incomes have taken a hit, and get answers to questions such as: should I continue with the purchase of a property I have under cont...
2020-03-231h 14
BiggerPockets Real Estate PodcastWhat Real Estate Investors NEED to Know About the Coronavirus, the Economy, and the Problems At Your Door
Rent's due... or is it?From quarantines to eviction moratoriums to a plummeting stock market, COVID-19 has upended seemingly everything -- and today we talk through what it all means for real estate investors.J Scott, author of Recession-Proof Real Estate Investing, and Scott Trench, author of Set for Life and CEO of BiggerPockets, join Brandon and David for a roundtable discussion packed with perspective and insight.We begin with a high-level analysis of today's economy, and discuss how you can fortify your portfolio in the face of a likely recession (there's still...
2020-03-192h 11BiggerPockets Podcast : Real Estate Investing and Wealth Building to Help You Get Bigger PocketsBiggerPockets Business Podcast 47: Coronavirus: Business Strategies to Adapt, Dangers to Heed, and Opportunities to Watch for With Andrew ShermanCOVID-19 has presented challenges for all of us—not the least of whom are those who own a business or are in the process of starting, growing, or scaling a business.
In order to provide as much support and insight to our listeners as possible, we recorded this episode yesterday with Andrew Sherman, a prominent Washington, D.C. attorney, business school professor, and author of 26 books on every aspect of business.
Andrew shares his thoughts on where the economy goes next (will this economic event be "V-shaped" or "U-shaped"?), what business owners can do TODAY to best navigate the crises, an...
2020-03-1700 minBiggerPockets Podcast : Real Estate Investing and Wealth Building to Help You Get Bigger PocketsBiggerPockets Business Podcast 46: From Flea Filled Trailer to Flipper to Master Franchiser with Logan HandDo you feel like you’re too young to take on huge business challenges? Are you trying to figure out the best way to break into entrepreneurship but want the support of a big team behind you? Have you considered franchising but are looking for something a little bit bigger—that also won’t break the bank?
After this episode, you will find that you have a whole new perspective on what’s possible with scaling up a built-for-you system.
Logan Hand—master franchise developer for the new restaurant concept Mahana Fresh—learned at a young age that not only was it possi...
2020-03-1000 min
BiggerPockets Real Estate PodcastIntroducing BiggerPockets' Brand New Show: Real Estate Rookie Podcast
More "newbie" content. More "first deal" success stories. Tips, tools, and step-by-step guidance from investors just one step ahead of you.That's what many of you have been asking for.And that's what you'll get when you subscribe to Real Estate Rookie, BiggerPockets' newest podcast!Episode 1 is LIVE now, and it's a gem if we do say so ourselves—check it out here.In this brief announcement, Brandon and David introduce hosts Ashley Kehr and Felipe Mejia (remember them from episodes 348 and 329?)... and explain WHO would—and wouldn't—benefit from listening to Rea...
2020-03-0514 minBiggerPockets Podcast : Real Estate Investing and Wealth Building to Help You Get Bigger PocketsBiggerPockets Business Podcast 45: From Scrubbing Toilets to a $4M Business on Autopilot with Michelle Reed-SpitzerDo you dream of the day you can be your own boss? Wish you could generate full-time income from your side hustle passion project? Or do you have a small business that you want to expand to something BIG, while simultaneously allowing you the time and financial freedom you crave? Becoming a franchise owner can be an effective path to make that happen!
Michelle Reed-Spitzer, owner of SIX MaidPro franchises, including the No. 1 MaidPro franchise in existence—runs her team from one central location. Meanwhile she has the freedom to travel, spend time on her boat, and zip around the Gu...
2020-03-0300 minBiggerPockets Podcast : Real Estate Investing and Wealth Building to Help You Get Bigger PocketsBiggerPockets Business Podcast 44: The Most Effective Marketing Technique You’re Probably Ignoring in Your Business with John RuhlinHave you considered that there may be a marketing channel for your business that you’ve never taken advantage of? One that could literally provide dozens—or hundreds—of times return on the cost of it? You may not have put much thought into it before, but after this episode, you will!
John Ruhlin—author of the bestselling book Giftology—knows firsthand the value of giving gifts as a way to build both your network and your bottom line. And on this episode, John gives us all the ins and outs of giving gifts in a way that will not only surpr...
2020-02-2500 minBiggerPockets Podcast : Real Estate Investing and Wealth Building to Help You Get Bigger PocketsBiggerPockets Business Podcast 43: Financial Freedom Through Multiple Streams of Income with Yaro StarakDo you value freedom and time above all else? Are you craving a lifestyle doing what’s truly most important to you, while financially supporting yourself, your family, your hobbies, and your adventures?
Today’s guest has done just that, paving his own way and achieving freedom on many levels: financial, time, and mental. He’s taught thousands of people how to do the same. Today, he shares how you can do it, too!
Yaro Starak—an online entrepreneur earning a full-time income from the internet since 2004—walks us through his evolution of multiple businesses, identifying potential opportunities, and taking steps with...
2020-02-1800 minBiggerPockets Podcast : Real Estate Investing and Wealth Building to Help You Get Bigger PocketsBiggerPockets Business Podcast 42: Building a Business You Can Sell for Top Dollar with David BarnettHave you ever wondered how businesses are bought and sold? Or have you considered buying a business but don’t know where to start? Or maybe you've considered selling a business—or are starting a business that you’re hoping to sell at some point in the future.
Buying and selling a business seems complicated... but it doesn’t have to be that way!
David Barnett, business broker and author of six books including How to Sell My Own Business, knows firsthand how important it is that you build, structure, and manage a business in a way that will allow you to e...
2020-02-1100 minBiggerPockets Podcast : Real Estate Investing and Wealth Building to Help You Get Bigger PocketsBiggerPockets Business Podcast 41: Outsourcing Your Way to Millions with Nathan Hirsch of Outsource SchoolIntrigued by the concept of virtual assistants? Understandably so—the time commitment and expense of office space and in-house employees can be intimidating. Luckily, there are alternatives…
Nathan Hirsch—serial entrepreneur and outsourcing expert—knows firsthand how difficult it can be to manage an office with lots of employees. And not only did he figure out a way to avoid it, he’s built several companies to help others do it, as well.
As founder of his previous company FreeeUp.com, Nathan created a marketplace of remote workers and virtual assistants to help entrepreneurs grow their businesses without the need for local...
2020-02-0400 minBiggerPockets Podcast : Real Estate Investing and Wealth Building to Help You Get Bigger PocketsBiggerPockets Business Podcast 40: Buying and Growing a Small Business With Little to No Risk With Brit FosheeHave you ever considered buying a business but were terrified of paying more than the business is worth? Have you ever wondered what you can do to help ensure that a business you buy today will generate the numbers promised by the previous owner?
Well, today’s guest answers both those questions, helping us to minimize our financial risk when buying a small business!
Brit Foshee—real estate investor and small business owner—walks us through the process he used to buy his first five landscaping companies, how he consolidated them into one big company to increase their value, and how he...
2020-01-2800 minBiggerPockets Podcast : Real Estate Investing and Wealth Building to Help You Get Bigger PocketsBiggerPockets Business Podcast 39: Creating Your Vision and Achieving Massive Success with Cameron HeroldDoes the book, “Vivid Vision” sound familiar? Brandon Turner (host of the BiggerPockets Real Estate Podcast) raved about it when he we interviewed him on the show last year. Brandon credited the book with helping him overcome his vague thinking, providing him the insight to hone his goals and putting him on the path to massive success with real estate syndications.
In fact, Brandon raved so much about the book that we knew we had to have the book’s author on the show to provide our listeners a first-hand education on why creating a vision is important and how we sho...
2020-01-2100 minBiggerPockets Podcast : Real Estate Investing and Wealth Building to Help You Get Bigger PocketsBiggerPockets Business Podcast 38: Converting Customers Into Fans Who Grow Your Business for You with David Meerman ScottDo you hate marketing? Do you hate sales? Do you wish there was an easy way to grow your customer base and your profits without relying on all the old bread-and-butter sales and marketing techniques that everyone else is using?
Today’s guest provides us a path to business growth that doesn’t hinge on being a professional marketer or salesperson.
David Meerman Scott—bestselling author of 11 books, including the just released Fanocracy—explains to us why the most powerful marketing force on the planet isn’t social media, television commercials, or any other traditional marketing technique. Instead, it is the ability...
2020-01-1400 minBiggerPockets Podcast : Real Estate Investing and Wealth Building to Help You Get Bigger PocketsBiggerPockets Business Podcast 37: Choosing the Right Niche—Follow a Business Startup Journey From Day 1 with J ScottJ Scott isn’t just the host of this podcast—he’s also a serial entrepreneur, who has a passion for starting businesses. And with 2020 now underway, J is finally ready to announce the launch of his latest endeavor, which he does right here on this episode of the BiggerPockets Business Podcast.
In this episode, J talks about his criteria for choosing an industry and a specific business, he details the new business that he’s launching this week, and he dives into the nitty-gritty details of his financial projections and growth strategy.
J tells us why “sexy” isn’t always the bes...
2020-01-0700 minBiggerPockets Podcast : Real Estate Investing and Wealth Building to Help You Get Bigger PocketsBiggerPockets Business Podcast 36: ALL NEW Tips, Inspiration, and Words of Advice From Some of Our Favorite 2019 GuestsIn 2019, the BiggerPockets Business Podcast was launched. In the past eight months, we’ve gotten nearly ONE MILLION downloads, as well as some tremendously positive feedback.
Our guests have included entrepreneurs who are just starting out, entrepreneurs who have built eight-figure businesses, and everything in-between. We’ve talked to business owners who have raised hundreds of thousands of dollars on Shark Tank and have even talked the the Sharks themselves.
We’ve also talked to bestselling authors of some of our favorite business books and to coaches who help entrepreneurs reach their full potential.
Now that we’re entering 2020, we wanted t...
2019-12-3100 minBiggerPockets Podcast : Real Estate Investing and Wealth Building to Help You Get Bigger PocketsBiggerPockets Business Podcast 35: Starting a Brand New Business While Putting Family First with Carol Scott of Scott Silver Concierge RealtyHave you dreamed of starting a new business but can’t imagine how in the world you’d fit that into your already-packed family schedule? Love the idea of getting your significant other involved in your venture, so you can tackle the world together—power-couple style?
It CAN be done… and today’s guest is passionate about sharing how, with the right approach, you can even get the kids on board, too!
In this engaging episode, BiggerPockets Business Podcast host J Scott interviews his wife and co-host Carol Scott, as she launches a brand new business. Carol shares her expertise in leverag...
2019-12-2400 minBiggerPockets Podcast : Real Estate Investing and Wealth Building to Help You Get Bigger PocketsBiggerPockets Business Podcast 34: From NO Business Experience to $40M in Sales and Shark Tank Success with Jamie and Brian Ratner of CertifiKIDAre you concerned that your lack of business experience is going to hinder your ability to start and grow a company? Do you think that being a marketing expert is a prerequisite to getting your first customers? Well, that’s not the case... and our guests today are here to prove it!
Jamie and Brian Ratner—co-founders of CertifiKID, a multi-million dollar family-focused deal site—are here to tell you about how they started their company without business degrees, without a big team, and without a big marketing budget. And on this episode, they teach us how you can bootstrap your b...
2019-12-1700 minBiggerPockets Podcast : Real Estate Investing and Wealth Building to Help You Get Bigger PocketsBiggerPockets Business Podcast 33: How to Generate Business No Matter the Product or Service with Pat FentonHaving trouble generating business in your business? Having difficulty converting sales?
CEO, mentor, coach, and marketing expert Pat Fenton is here to talk about the principles of attracting—and converting—customers to your business. No matter what you offer, whether it’s a product or a service, the principles for getting business are the same.
Pat shares actionable steps on how to generate business, how to influence people to contact you, how to grow by expanding your network, how to create reciprocity, and how to add value above and beyond the competition to get continuous referrals and repeat business.
Make sure y...
2019-12-1000 minBiggerPockets Podcast : Real Estate Investing and Wealth Building to Help You Get Bigger PocketsBiggerPockets Business Podcast 32: Building an App That Partners With Billion-Dollar Brands—But Only Because They "Just Got Started" With Wes Schroll and Tyler Kennedy"If you wait until you have a perfect plan," says Fetch Rewards co-founder Tyler Kennedy, "you're never going to get started."
That line sums up Tyler's journey alongside his partner Wes Schroll. Today, they take us behind the scenes at their fast-growing startup, which employs 100-plus people and helps two million-plus app users earn discounts on everyday consumer products.
You'll learn how Fetch started "pivoting" right off the bat, how Tyler and Wes approached giant brands like Kraft and Dove (hint: start small), and how two magic words turn regular old customers into evangelists.
No matter what business you're in...
2019-12-0300 minBiggerPockets Podcast : Real Estate Investing and Wealth Building to Help You Get Bigger PocketsBiggerPockets Business Podcast 31: Leveraging Your Network to Launch and Grow Your Business with Gavin SteinbergDo you have a business idea but are afraid that you don’t know enough about the industry to achieve success? Do you worry that you’ll hit a roadblock that will keep you from growing your business to its full potential? These are scary thoughts that plague many entrepreneurs, but there is a simple solution to overcoming these risks!
Gavin Steinberg—real estate developer turned founder of the novel furniture subscription company The Everset—is here to tell you how he overcame these risks to his business. His solution is all about leveraging your network and finding other people who can he...
2019-11-2600 minBiggerPockets Podcast : Real Estate Investing and Wealth Building to Help You Get Bigger PocketsBiggerPockets Business Podcast 30: How to Guarantee Profit From Day 1 with Mike MichalowiczDo you worry that after everyone and everything else in your business is paid, there will be nothing left for you? Have you been taught to believe that the first several years of your business must involve constant financial struggle? Well, it doesn’t have to be that way!
Mike Michalowicz—author of five amazing business books, including The Toilet Paper Entrepreneur and Profit First—knows firsthand how important it is to ensure that you get paid each and every day. And in this episode, he teaches how to make sure that you’re profitable in your businesses from day one.
Mi...
2019-11-1900 minBiggerPockets Podcast : Real Estate Investing and Wealth Building to Help You Get Bigger PocketsBiggerPockets Business Podcast 29: Scaling Multiple Businesses and Making a BIG Social Impact with Andy SethWant to "do well" AND "do good"? Andy Seth's done just that—building several businesses and doing big things in his community. In this episode, he shares how he did it.
You'll love hearing about Andy's journey from humble beginnings, like how he hustled at every turn and how he fought with what he calls "a terrible business partner"—his own ego! (Can anyone relate?)
Andy shares great tips for finding what you're really passionate about and maintaining your energy while juggling multiple pursuits. You'll learn why it's OK to bounce around as you look to make a real impact beyo...
2019-11-1200 min
BiggerPockets Real Estate PodcastFrom Small-time Landlord to 1000+ Units Under Contract with Ryan "The Mercenary" Murdock
From Bangor, Maine to Maui... by providing massive value!If you’re looking for a mentor, partner, or lender, this episode is for you. You’ll learn how Ryan Murdock went from small-time landlord/property manager to major player in Brandon’s growing mobile home park empire; how he’s the perfect complement to Brandon’s DISC profile; and how they find, underwrite, and finance multi-million dollar deals.Ryan is a modest, down-to-earth guy with a keen awareness of his own strengths and weaknesses, and this episode will show you how you can develop that quality to...
2019-11-071h 20BiggerPockets Podcast : Real Estate Investing and Wealth Building to Help You Get Bigger PocketsBiggerPockets Business Podcast 28: Marketing Funnels, Automation, and an Actual 4-Hour Work Week with Call Porter Founder Ryan DosseyWhoa! Today's episode is a masterclass in building a business that runs without your day-to-day involvement.
You might have heard of Ryan Dossey the real estate investor, but today he takes us behind the scenes of Call Porter, his live call answering business, employing 27 people in St. Louis, Mo.
You won't find Ryan in the office, though. He lives 1,800 miles away. And because he's put an executive team in place, he can focus on his "superpowers": content marketing and big-picture strategy.
You'll love hearing Ryan's tips on how to keep remote employees accountable, why "core values" aren't B.S., and...
2019-11-0500 minBiggerPockets Podcast : Real Estate Investing and Wealth Building to Help You Get Bigger PocketsBiggerPockets Business Podcast 27: The 3-Step Social Media Strategy to Attract and Convert More Leads with Brendan KaneThere are tons of social media “experts.” But how many of them have gone from zero to one million followers in just 30 days?
Today's guest Brendan Kane did. And in this episode, he teaches us the straightforward strategy outlined in his book One Million Followers.
If you like the idea of attracting leads on social media but don’t know where to start, you’re in the right place. You’ll love Brendan’s simple recipe for creating content that attracts followers, spreads your message, and turns leads into customers. He's worked with everyone from Taylor Swift to dentists hoping to grow thei...
2019-10-2900 minBiggerPockets Podcast : Real Estate Investing and Wealth Building to Help You Get Bigger PocketsBiggerPockets Business Podcast 26: Fail Fast? No, Start Slow! Secrets from Building (and Exiting) the World’s Biggest Wine Brand with Michael Houlihan and Bonnie HarveyHow would you run your business differently if you started with the end in mind?
Today’s show is all about forming your exit strategy up front… and there’s no one more qualified to talk about that than the co-founders of Barefoot Wine.
Bonnie Harvey and Michael Houlihan weren’t even “wine people” when they went into business. Yet they found a way to outsell everyone else and eventually had giant companies competing to buy THEM. (They happily sold to Gallo in 2005.)
In this episode, you’ll learn the strategies that drove their explosive growth and the way in which you can...
2019-10-2200 minBiggerPockets Podcast : Real Estate Investing and Wealth Building to Help You Get Bigger PocketsBiggerPockets Business Podcast 25: What You Can Learn from a Company that Manages 12,000 Contractors with Ken Davis of TaskEasyToday we get a peek inside a company that handles lawn care for 800,000 properties across the U.S.
And although few of us will ever build such a behemoth, trust us—you will learn a ton from this episode with TaskEasy CEO Ken Davis.
In it, you'll hear how Ken started the company to solve his own biggest headache, why TaskEasy zeroed in on mowing lawns, and the biggest operations challenges the company faces as it services thousands of clients.
Also, Ken speaks to the importance of doing right by your very first customers before scaling, why ideas are a di...
2019-10-1500 minBiggerPockets Podcast : Real Estate Investing and Wealth Building to Help You Get Bigger PocketsBiggerPockets Business Podcast 22: The Free Strategy to Reach WAY More Customers with PR Expert Josh ElledgeLike a lot of entrepreneurs, Josh Elledge got started trying to solve his own problem. After launching the personal finance tool SavingsAngel.com, he came to realize that by far the best way to generate brand awareness was to provide massive value to news organizations—who would in turn give him a free platform to promote himself!
If you’ve been struggling to get press or establish yourself as an expert, this episode might just change the whole way you approach publicity. Josh lays out a realistic path for starting off small (sorry, Oprah’s not going to pluck you out of...
2019-09-2400 minBiggerPockets Podcast : Real Estate Investing and Wealth Building to Help You Get Bigger PocketsBiggerPockets Business Podcast 21 - Reframing the Rat Race: How to Use Your Day Job to Prepare for Entrepreneurship with James Anderson of Forged Axe ThrowingWhat went into building an (almost) seven-figure axe throwing business that earns hundreds of five-star reviews?
For James Anderson, it all started well before he left his 9 to 5.
As a marketer and tour guide, he learned how to create buzz, split-test, design systems, and craft world-class experiences… skills James later put to use bootstrapping the Whistler, B.C.-based business he co-founded.
In this episode, you’ll learn why James believes market research is “the most important work that you never get paid for.” He gives us his tips for measuring the effectiveness of both online AND offline marketing campaigns, reveals h...
2019-09-1700 minBiggerPockets Podcast : Real Estate Investing and Wealth Building to Help You Get Bigger PocketsBiggerPockets Business Podcast 20: The Questions You MUST Ask Every Potential Hire with David Greene“Finding the right people.”
Ask any entrepreneur about their biggest challenge, and you’re likely to get some version of that answer.
So, when you’re building a team, how do you REALLY judge the character, motivation, and “fit” of a potential hire?
There’s a way. And on today’s episode of the BiggerPockets Business Podcast, David Greene reveals the EXACT questions he’s used to build out his team of real estate agents in the San Francisco Bay Area.
You might know David as the author of two books (Buy, Rehab, Rent, Refinance, Repeat and Long-Distance Real Estate Investing) and as...
2019-09-1000 minBiggerPockets Podcast : Real Estate Investing and Wealth Building to Help You Get Bigger PocketsBiggerPockets Business Podcast 18: How to “Have it All” by Living with INTENTION with Brandon TurnerBe honest. Have you ever set an ambitious goal, mapped out a plan—and then watched that goal get buried under an avalanche of more urgent (but less important) responsibilities?
We bet you’re nodding. Maybe even wincing. Doesn’t feel great, does it?
Today’s show is about breaking that cycle.
And to help us, we brought in a familiar voice. Brandon Turner, co-host of the BiggerPockets Real Estate Podcast, thinks a LOT about this.
Today, he shares the tools he’s used to achieve financial freedom through real estate investing, move to Hawaii, improve his personal health, AND spend more...
2019-08-2700 minBiggerPockets Podcast : Real Estate Investing and Wealth Building to Help You Get Bigger PocketsBiggerPockets Business Podcast 17: Using Fear as Fuel with Alejandro Velez and Nikhil Arora, Co-Founders of Back to the RootsToday’s episode is proof that fear isn’t always a bad thing. In fact, it can be a powerful motivator. And more importantly, fear serves as a signal that you’re pushing yourself far beyond your comfort zone and blossoming as an entrepreneur.
Overcoming doubt is one of several topics we discuss with Alejandro Velez and Nikhil Arora, co-founders of a startup that produces a growing line of home gardening and food products.
You’ll love the story of how they met and hatched their idea in a college classroom, why they strive to practice “conscious capitalism,” and how they got PAI...
2019-08-2000 minBiggerPockets Podcast : Real Estate Investing and Wealth Building to Help You Get Bigger PocketsBiggerPockets Business Podcast 09: The Secret to Starting a Risk-Free, Debt-Free Business QUICKLY with Alan DoneganYou’ve got your idea, and you’re ready to take over the world. Now, where should you start?
Should you... write a detailed business plan? Buy the equipment? Take out a loan?
Wrong, wrong, and WRONG, according to our guest today.
Alan Donegan founded the PopUp Business School to teach a different approach—one that encourages entrepreneurs to measure feedback well before they go into debt or get themselves stuck in a rat race of their own making.
In this episode, Alan shows us how to experiment to see if customers will actually pay for your offering (“people will always b...
2019-06-2500 minBiggerPockets Podcast : Real Estate Investing and Wealth Building to Help You Get Bigger PocketsBiggerPockets Business Podcast 03: How to Attract Media Attention and Turn Publicity Into Profit with Brent UnderwoodDo you want to know how to get your business noticed by reporters and generate positive press? Today’s guest has made a career out of doing just that. In this episode, he teaches you exactly how to make a splash through innovative (some would say crazy), outside-the-box techniques.Brent Underwood is a creative marketer who’s done publicity for musical artists, best-selling authors, and his own projects—including a ghost town he bought and plans to turn into a high-end resort.Today, Brent tells us how his career began with a cold email and how that led to him workin...
2019-05-1400 min
BiggerPockets Business PodcastHow to Turn a Hobby Into a Booming Business (Then Get Your Life Back): The BiggerPockets Story with Joshua Dorkin
If you think you know Joshua Dorkin’s whole story... think again. In this debut episode, the BiggerPockets founder reveals exactly how he bootstrapped a hobby site into the world’s biggest online community of real estate investors. How he worked 100-hour weeks in his basement (and boxers). And how somewhere along the way, it dawned on him that he’d built a “lifestyle business” that left him with no real life. Joshua traces the business back to the days when Myspace was hot, and gives tips for building an online community that still resonate today. He describes a few moments wh...
2019-05-021h 27BiggerPockets Podcast : Real Estate Investing and Wealth Building to Help You Get Bigger PocketsBiggerPockets Business Podcast 01: How to Turn a Hobby Into a Booming Business (Then Get Your Life Back)—The BiggerPockets Story With Joshua DorkinIf you think you know Joshua Dorkin’s whole story... think again. In the debut episode of the BiggerPockets Business Podcast, the BiggerPockets founder reveals exactly how he bootstrapped a hobby site into the world’s biggest online community of real estate investors. He also discusses how he worked 100-hour weeks in his basement (and in his boxers), and how somewhere along the way, it dawned on him that he’d built a “lifestyle business” that left him with no real life. Joshua traces the business back to the days when MySpace was hot. He offers tips for building an online com...
2019-05-0100 min
BiggerPockets Money Podcast2018 Financial Freedom Lessons With Scott & Mindy
2018 Financial Freedom Lessons Today, Scott and Mindy go guest-less to recap and review the things they’ve learned over the first year of podcasting. Topping the list—and surprising no one—is tracking your spending. But we did learn some new things this year too, like how money dates are a great way to bring your spouse on board. Looking for change your financial situation in 2019? THIS is the episode that can start you down the path to financial freedom. In This Episode We Cover: What Scott and Mindy's goal is The most important thing that their guests have done for the...
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