Explorez tous les épisodes du podcast The REtipster Podcast | Land Investing & Real Estate Strategies
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| Land Deals Paid More Than Her Doctorate | 04 Nov 2025 | 01:12:57 | |
243: In this episode, I sat down with Quynh and Tri Vu, a married couple who walked away from their six-figure careers, an IT engineer and a pharmacist, to go all-in on land investing. (Show Notes: REtipster.com/243) Their story is packed with insight. We cover how land deals paid more than Quinn's doctorate, how they left behind high-stress jobs for more time freedom, and how they quietly raised capital without even asking for it. You’ll also learn how their “zero down” strategy led to 50 buyer defaults in one quarter, and why they still consider defaults a win. Plus, Tri shares the dopamine automation he built for their team that keeps everyone motivated with real-time updates. We also explore whether you can actually run a successful land business with your spouse (without losing your mind). Whether you're new to land or trying to scale, this one is a masterclass in systems, mindset, and people-first investing. 📊 Manage Land Deals Like a Pro with Stride CRM 🔎 Land Portal: The Data Edge Every Land Investor Needs 🙋🏻♂️ Get the REtipster Newsletter (It's FREE)! 🚀 Land Investor’s Action Plan (Free 5-Day Course!) ⚠️ Land Buyer’s Survival Guide (Free 5-Day Course!) 👉 10X Your Income from Land Investing | |||
| 471 Lots From One Deal?! Here's How Luis Did It | 28 Oct 2025 | 01:02:22 | |
242: In this episode, I reconnected with Luis Melo, a high-volume land investor who blew my mind with what he's done since our last conversation in 2021. He's flipped land using double closings, assignments, and seller financing, without risking much of his own money. (Show Notes: REtipster.com/242) What's even more impressive is how he turned an 800-acre deal into 471 subdivided lots, built a team of 10 VAs, scaled into $12M+ deals, and why he's still using cold texting as his #1 acquisition channel. If you're a land investor (or want to become one), this episode is a must-listen. 📊 Manage Land Deals Like a Pro with Stride CRM 🔎 Land Portal: The Data Edge Every Land Investor Needs 🙋🏻♂️ Get the REtipster Newsletter (It's FREE)! 🚀 Land Investor’s Action Plan (Free 5-Day Course!) ⚠️ Land Buyer’s Survival Guide (Free 5-Day Course!) 👉 10X Your Income from Land Investing | |||
| The 4 Objections Killing Your Land Deals w/ Ajay Sharma | 26 Aug 2025 | 01:24:00 | |
233: In this episode of the REtipster Podcast, Ajay Sharma joins me to unpack one of the biggest problems land investors are facing in 2025: fewer deals and more seller resistance. (Show Notes: REtipster.com/233) We dive deep into the real bottlenecks holding investors back on the acquisition side, including whether your issue is a leads problem or a conversion problem. Ajay breaks down the 4 most common objections we face when talking to sellers and how to either eliminate or overcome them using a repeatable framework. 📊 Manage Land Deals Like a Pro with Stride CRM 🔎 Land Portal: The Data Edge Every Land Investor Needs 🙋🏻♂️ Get the REtipster Newsletter (It's FREE)! 🚀 Land Investor’s Action Plan (Free 5-Day Course!) ⚠️ Land Buyer’s Survival Guide (Free 5-Day Course!) 👉 10X Your Income from Land Investing | |||
| Monetize Your Property with Cell Phone Towers - A Conversation with Hugh Odom of Vertical Consultants | 25 Apr 2023 | 00:56:08 | |
155: In this episode, I'm sitting down with Hugh Odom, a specialist who works with property owners looking to monetize their real estate by placing cell phone towers on their property. Hugh shares his insights and expertise on the benefits and drawbacks of cell tower leasing and offers guidance on how to navigate the process successfully. He discusses the potential financial rewards for property owners and the important considerations to keep in mind, such as zoning laws, contracts, and negotiations with wireless carriers. Whether you're a property owner curious about the potential of cell tower leasing or simply interested in learning more about the industry, this episode is a must-listen. 📊 Manage Land Deals Like a Pro with Stride CRM 🔎 Land Portal: The Data Edge Every Land Investor Needs 🙋🏻♂️ Get the REtipster Newsletter (It's FREE)! 🚀 Land Investor’s Action Plan (Free 5-Day Course!) ⚠️ Land Buyer’s Survival Guide (Free 5-Day Course!) 👉 10X Your Income from Land Investing | |||
| How to Stand Out in the Rural Land Market: Advice from Adam Mikesch | 11 Apr 2023 | 01:21:43 | |
154: Adam Mikesch is a real estate broker specializing in vacant land and rural real estate. He was recommended to me recently when I asked the REtipster Community for references to good land agents making an impact and getting great results. In this interview, we cover a range of topics, including best practices for selling land, the most important due diligence items that should be on your checklist, which selling websites get the fastest results, the most important aspects of a listing that get properties sold, and a lot of other insights about working as a broker in this field of real estate. 📊 Manage Land Deals Like a Pro with Stride CRM 🔎 Land Portal: The Data Edge Every Land Investor Needs 🙋🏻♂️ Get the REtipster Newsletter (It's FREE)! 🚀 Land Investor’s Action Plan (Free 5-Day Course!) ⚠️ Land Buyer’s Survival Guide (Free 5-Day Course!) 👉 10X Your Income from Land Investing | |||
| How to Harness the Power of Land Brokers w/ Pat Porter | 28 Mar 2023 | 01:34:05 | |
152: I recently had the privilege of interviewing a well-known real estate broker who specializes in vacant land. His name is Pat Porter with RecLand. If you’re in the land investing business, you probably know that finding a real estate agent who truly understands vacant land is an incredible asset, and it’s not always easy to do. 📊 Manage Land Deals Like a Pro with Stride CRM 🔎 Land Portal: The Data Edge Every Land Investor Needs 🙋🏻♂️ Get the REtipster Newsletter (It's FREE)! 🚀 Land Investor’s Action Plan (Free 5-Day Course!) ⚠️ Land Buyer’s Survival Guide (Free 5-Day Course!) 👉 10X Your Income from Land Investing | |||
| Can You Really Make Millions Flipping Land? Ask Pete Reese, Who Did it in One Year! | 14 Mar 2023 | 01:19:25 | |
152: We recently sat down with Pete Reese, a land flipper who made $4 million last year alone. Even more surprising is that Pete hasn't been in the land investing business for long, having only started in 2020. Despite his relative newness to the industry, he has achieved remarkable growth and success, which we'll discuss in this conversation with him. Before his venture into land flipping, Pete had a lot of experience in real estate as a broker, which also played a role in his success. Tune in to this episode as we explore Pete's journey and learn from his valuable insights. 📊 Manage Land Deals Like a Pro with Stride CRM 🔎 Land Portal: The Data Edge Every Land Investor Needs 🙋🏻♂️ Get the REtipster Newsletter (It's FREE)! 🚀 Land Investor’s Action Plan (Free 5-Day Course!) ⚠️ Land Buyer’s Survival Guide (Free 5-Day Course!) 👉 10X Your Income from Land Investing | |||
| Note Investing 101: Learn the Ins and Outs of Creating Predictable Cash Flow w/ Eric Scharaga | 28 Feb 2023 | 01:10:44 | |
Today, I’m talking with a new friend, Eric Scharaga. Eric is the founder of Damen Capital Fund, a purchaser of residential and vacant land notes. Before focusing full-time on notes and land, Eric worked for 23 years as a high school teacher. In 2001, he began investing in rental properties, purchasing and rehabbing single-family homes with the dream of becoming a full-time investor. After 13 years of dealing with the constant stresses of landlording, he realized that he would never achieve his goal of financial freedom through rental properties. In 2016, while still working full-time, Eric transitioned to the more stable and passive cash flow of notes. Since 2016, he has purchased over 500 notes, including residential performing, non-performing, active bankruptcy, and vacant land. Eric is the author of the book Lienlord, an introduction to the power of note investing. He is passionate about personal finance and financial freedom and enjoys introducing land investors to the importance of seller financing. Disclaimer: No one in this conversation is a CPA or Financial Advisor, and we don’t provide legal, tax, or financial advice. In this conversation, we’re sharing Eric’s experiences as an investor, and we encourage you to seek professional advice before making any investment decisions. 📊 Manage Land Deals Like a Pro with Stride CRM 🔎 Land Portal: The Data Edge Every Land Investor Needs 🙋🏻♂️ Get the REtipster Newsletter (It's FREE)! 🚀 Land Investor’s Action Plan (Free 5-Day Course!) ⚠️ Land Buyer’s Survival Guide (Free 5-Day Course!) 👉 10X Your Income from Land Investing | |||
| How Peter Nukasani Flipped the Script On the Land Flipping Business | 14 Feb 2023 | 01:15:17 | |
150: I first heard about Peter Nukasani earlier this year when he was interviewed by Jessey of Pebble, and he talked about how he got 1,300 land deals without sending ANY direct mail. Peter is a land flipper with a unique approach to the business. Rather than sending mail and buying properties directly from private owners, he buys land from other land investors at a wholesale price. Then he sells those properties to other land investors at a price closer to retail. With this approach, he can streamline his acquisition process and do a higher volume of land deals with lower margins without dealing with the ongoing direct mail costs we're all accustomed to. Peter has a lot of other unique ideas he's implemented in his business, and I’m excited to learn what we can from this interview. 📊 Manage Land Deals Like a Pro with Stride CRM 🔎 Land Portal: The Data Edge Every Land Investor Needs 🙋🏻♂️ Get the REtipster Newsletter (It's FREE)! 🚀 Land Investor’s Action Plan (Free 5-Day Course!) ⚠️ Land Buyer’s Survival Guide (Free 5-Day Course!) 👉 10X Your Income from Land Investing | |||
| How Ray Zhang Went From Homeless to Millionaire With His Land Flipping Business | 31 Jan 2023 | 01:01:32 | |
149: I recently got an email from a guy named Ray Zhang. In the email, he told me he has been doing real estate for a couple of years, mainly focusing on infill land flips, and this year his net profit is about $1 million, with about 3-4 hours of work per day. 📊 Manage Land Deals Like a Pro with Stride CRM 🔎 Land Portal: The Data Edge Every Land Investor Needs 🙋🏻♂️ Get the REtipster Newsletter (It's FREE)! 🚀 Land Investor’s Action Plan (Free 5-Day Course!) ⚠️ Land Buyer’s Survival Guide (Free 5-Day Course!) 👉 10X Your Income from Land Investing | |||
| Big Wins and Lessons Learned from Launching REWBCON w/ Dustin Heiner | 17 Jan 2023 | 00:34:29 | |
148: Dustin Heiner runs a website at MasterPassiveIncome.com where he teaches others how to find and invest in rental properties for long-term, passive income. He has been a good friend of REtipster for years. 📊 Manage Land Deals Like a Pro with Stride CRM 🔎 Land Portal: The Data Edge Every Land Investor Needs 🙋🏻♂️ Get the REtipster Newsletter (It's FREE)! 🚀 Land Investor’s Action Plan (Free 5-Day Course!) ⚠️ Land Buyer’s Survival Guide (Free 5-Day Course!) 👉 10X Your Income from Land Investing | |||
| The Wealth Hacks and Income Generators That Changed Jeff Rose's Life | 03 Jan 2023 | 01:03:17 | |
147: Today, I’ve got a guest on the show who I’ve followed and looked up to for a long time. His name is Jeff Rose, and he runs a website called Good Financial Cents. If you’re strictly a real estate investor, you may not be familiar with Jeff or his site, but I can assure you that he is a big deal in the world of personal finance bloggers. Jeff is a specialist in wealth hacks and income accelerators and has a lot of great ideas for personal investing in general. 📊 Manage Land Deals Like a Pro with Stride CRM 🔎 Land Portal: The Data Edge Every Land Investor Needs 🙋🏻♂️ Get the REtipster Newsletter (It's FREE)! 🚀 Land Investor’s Action Plan (Free 5-Day Course!) ⚠️ Land Buyer’s Survival Guide (Free 5-Day Course!) 👉 10X Your Income from Land Investing | |||
| How AJ Osborne Went from Comatose to a Multi-Millionaire in the Self-Storage Business | 20 Dec 2022 | 01:38:27 | |
146: In this episode, I'm talking with AJ Osborne, CEO of Cedar Creek Capital. As someone who has been deeply immersed in the self-storage investing business over the past year, I can tell you that this guy is a well-known figure in this industry. He runs an annual event; he has bought millions of square feet of storage space; he has an amazing YouTube channel; he's an author, speaker, syndicator, and many other things. AJ founded a private equity company called Cedar Creek Capital because he wanted others to benefit from the same financial freedom that saved his family at a time when they needed the security most. He has been featured on top real estate podcasts and is the go-to resource for self-storage investment advice across social media platforms. In this interview, we'll talk about AJ's story, how he went from a coma to a multi-millionaire, and how he has created huge opportunities for many others in this industry. 📊 Manage Land Deals Like a Pro with Stride CRM 🔎 Land Portal: The Data Edge Every Land Investor Needs 🙋🏻♂️ Get the REtipster Newsletter (It's FREE)! 🚀 Land Investor’s Action Plan (Free 5-Day Course!) ⚠️ Land Buyer’s Survival Guide (Free 5-Day Course!) 👉 10X Your Income from Land Investing | |||
| The VA Who Runs a Land Business Better Than Most Owners | 19 Aug 2025 | 00:59:09 | |
232: In this episode, I talk with Imee, the 24-year-old executive assistant who’s become the backbone of a land investing empire. (Show Notes: REtipster.com/232) Imee isn’t your average VA. She’s running operations across multiple businesses, hiring and managing global teams, building systems, protecting the CEO’s time, and even closing deals. We cover exactly how she earned that trust, what she looks for in other team members, how she motivates a remote team, and what investors often get wrong about working with overseas talent. If you’ve ever thought about hiring a VA (Virtual Assistant) or EA (Executive Assistant) for your land investing business, this conversation will completely change the way you think about their potential. 📊 Manage Land Deals Like a Pro with Stride CRM 🔎 Land Portal: The Data Edge Every Land Investor Needs 🙋🏻♂️ Get the REtipster Newsletter (It's FREE)! 🚀 Land Investor’s Action Plan (Free 5-Day Course!) ⚠️ Land Buyer’s Survival Guide (Free 5-Day Course!) 👉 10X Your Income from Land Investing | |||
| How to Get the Best Borrowers Every Time w/ Max Bailey | 06 Dec 2022 | 01:18:58 | |
145: If you've ever sold land with seller financing, and if you've taken the approach of not pulling credit reports or investigating the borrower's ability to repay (i.e., loan underwriting), you're probably familiar with the disappointment of a borrower who stops paying and leaves you to pick up the pieces. What if there was a better way to create a more predictable income stream from each property you sold with owner financing? There is! And the process is surprisingly easy, especially if you enlist the help of a residential mortgage loan originator (RMLO). In this episode, I'm talking with Max Bailey from CalltheUnderwriter.com to discuss the "how" and the "why" of using an RMLO. After hearing the rationale behind this kind of service, you may ask why you wouldn't use this for every seller-financed property you sell in the future! 📊 Manage Land Deals Like a Pro with Stride CRM 🔎 Land Portal: The Data Edge Every Land Investor Needs 🙋🏻♂️ Get the REtipster Newsletter (It's FREE)! 🚀 Land Investor’s Action Plan (Free 5-Day Course!) ⚠️ Land Buyer’s Survival Guide (Free 5-Day Course!) 👉 10X Your Income from Land Investing | |||
| How Dave Denniston Builds Winning Teams for Multiple Businesses | 22 Nov 2022 | 01:12:11 | |
144: When I first met David Denniston in the summer of 2018, he was already doing some cool things as a land investor. As one might expect, his business has evolved far beyond where it was in those days. In this episode, we’ll talk about where Dave has been, how he's managed to build a sizeable team, how he's done so well investing in tax liens and tax deeds, and where he’s headed in the coming months and years (and a lot of other valuable nuggets in between). 📊 Manage Land Deals Like a Pro with Stride CRM 🔎 Land Portal: The Data Edge Every Land Investor Needs 🙋🏻♂️ Get the REtipster Newsletter (It's FREE)! 🚀 Land Investor’s Action Plan (Free 5-Day Course!) ⚠️ Land Buyer’s Survival Guide (Free 5-Day Course!) 👉 10X Your Income from Land Investing | |||
| The Tragic Truth About Tax Deed Sales (And How to Fix Them) w/ Brenda Flatter | 08 Nov 2022 | 00:43:38 | |
143: Brenda Flatter is the VP of National Sales for US Tax Deed Solutions and Executive Director of National Title and Settlement Services for Title & Abstract Agency of America. (Show Notes: REtipster.com/143) I met Bren recently through a mutual connection, and after hearing about what she specializes in, I thought her services were quite relevant to the world of land investing. If you've worked as a land investor, you've probably encountered your fair share of properties with a tax sale in their title history. Tax sales create a problem in a property's chain of title (for reasons we'll discuss in this interview), and US Tax Deed Solutions has an interesting way to solve the problem faster and cheaper than getting a quiet title action. 📊 Manage Land Deals Like a Pro with Stride CRM 🔎 Land Portal: The Data Edge Every Land Investor Needs 🙋🏻♂️ Get the REtipster Newsletter (It's FREE)! 🚀 Land Investor’s Action Plan (Free 5-Day Course!) ⚠️ Land Buyer’s Survival Guide (Free 5-Day Course!) 👉 10X Your Income from Land Investing | |||
| Finding New Niches and Income Accelerators in the Land Business w/ Travis King | 25 Oct 2022 | 01:36:39 | |
142: Today, we’re talking with another friend of the REtipster Community, Travis King. 📊 Manage Land Deals Like a Pro with Stride CRM 🔎 Land Portal: The Data Edge Every Land Investor Needs 🙋🏻♂️ Get the REtipster Newsletter (It's FREE)! 🚀 Land Investor’s Action Plan (Free 5-Day Course!) ⚠️ Land Buyer’s Survival Guide (Free 5-Day Course!) 👉 10X Your Income from Land Investing | |||
| How Eddie Speed Uses Seller Financing to Buy More Land and Make More Money | 11 Oct 2022 | 01:08:22 | |
141: Not long ago, I was part of a webinar panel discussing the state of the land industry. On that panel, one of the other panelists was Eddie Speed. I hadn’t heard much about Eddie Speed before this webinar, but as soon as his name came up, it seemed everyone else knew the guy and respected him. As we got more into this panel conversation, it was apparent to me that Eddie was very, VERY knowledgeable about the subject of notes, buying and selling notes, and seller financing (especially as it pertains to vacant land, which is a rare thing indeed). Over the past 40 years, Eddie has closed over 50,000 private mortgage note deals totaling over $500 million, and through his company, Note School, he has trained over 10,000 real estate investors. Eddie knows a lot about creative ways to get deals done, and he loves seller financing, which is a highly relevant topic to land investors. 📊 Manage Land Deals Like a Pro with Stride CRM 🔎 Land Portal: The Data Edge Every Land Investor Needs 🙋🏻♂️ Get the REtipster Newsletter (It's FREE)! 🚀 Land Investor’s Action Plan (Free 5-Day Course!) ⚠️ Land Buyer’s Survival Guide (Free 5-Day Course!) 👉 10X Your Income from Land Investing | |||
| What No One Tells You About Investing in Parking Lots, Garages and Structures w/ Kevin Bupp | 27 Sep 2022 | 01:22:46 | |
140: Kevin Bupp is a Florida-based real estate investor and best-selling author with over $250 million of real estate transactions. He has loads of experience with apartment buildings, single-family portfolios, medical office space, self-storage, assisted living, and his three favorites and by far the most profitable, Mobile Home Parks, Parking Lots, and Build-To-Rent Communities. Kevin educates investors on how to locate, acquire, and create “higher than average” returns through commercial real estate investing. He shares his expertise through one of the longest-running Commercial Real Estate Investing Podcasts. In this episode, I'm talking with Kevin about a very profitable real estate niche that doesn't get discussed very often: parking lots and parking structures. There is a lot to know about finding, evaluating, and making money from these properties. I think you'll find it just as fascinating as I did! 📊 Manage Land Deals Like a Pro with Stride CRM 🔎 Land Portal: The Data Edge Every Land Investor Needs 🙋🏻♂️ Get the REtipster Newsletter (It's FREE)! 🚀 Land Investor’s Action Plan (Free 5-Day Course!) ⚠️ Land Buyer’s Survival Guide (Free 5-Day Course!) 👉 10X Your Income from Land Investing | |||
| The Simple Land Investing “Hacks” That Won Ajay His Absolute Freedom | 13 Sep 2022 | 01:22:55 | |
139: We recently had the honor of interviewing Ajay Sharma. Ajay has been a vacant land investor for nearly two years. He started the way most of us do, flipping land as a part-time gig shortly after graduating from Indiana University. He got some early wins that propelled him to the point of being able to quit his job about 18 months after he started. Ajay now gets to work full time from his desk in downtown Chicago. And get this… the guy is just 24 years old! Ajay will tell us his story and explain some key events, decisions, people, and mindset shifts that enabled him to get to where he is. 📊 Manage Land Deals Like a Pro with Stride CRM 🔎 Land Portal: The Data Edge Every Land Investor Needs 🙋🏻♂️ Get the REtipster Newsletter (It's FREE)! 🚀 Land Investor’s Action Plan (Free 5-Day Course!) ⚠️ Land Buyer’s Survival Guide (Free 5-Day Course!) 👉 10X Your Income from Land Investing | |||
| Zero to 1200+ Storage Units in 3 Years. How Jon Farling Did It. | 30 Aug 2022 | 01:31:54 | |
138: I met Jon Farling in 2019 at the first-ever BiggerPockets conference in Nashville. 📊 Manage Land Deals Like a Pro with Stride CRM 🔎 Land Portal: The Data Edge Every Land Investor Needs 🙋🏻♂️ Get the REtipster Newsletter (It's FREE)! 🚀 Land Investor’s Action Plan (Free 5-Day Course!) ⚠️ Land Buyer’s Survival Guide (Free 5-Day Course!) 👉 10X Your Income from Land Investing | |||
| Does a 'Success Mindset' Really Make a Difference? Interview w/ Rich Fettke | 16 Aug 2022 | 01:04:14 | |
137: Rich Fettke is a huge influencer with an amazing life story. (Show Notes: REtipster.com/137) 📊 Manage Land Deals Like a Pro with Stride CRM 🔎 Land Portal: The Data Edge Every Land Investor Needs 🙋🏻♂️ Get the REtipster Newsletter (It's FREE)! 🚀 Land Investor’s Action Plan (Free 5-Day Course!) ⚠️ Land Buyer’s Survival Guide (Free 5-Day Course!) 👉 10X Your Income from Land Investing | |||
| How to Get Your Land MBA | 02 Aug 2022 | 00:54:14 | |
136: Today, we’re talking with our friends, Howard Zonder and David VanSteenkiste. (Show Notes: REtipster.com/136) Howard and David have both been interviewed on the podcast in two separate episodes. Howard was in episode 9, and David was in episode 36. Howard and David are now business partners and work together on a joint venture called Land.MBA that we’re going to hear more about in just a minute. These guys offer some great coaching services for land investors and in this episode, we'll discuss their thoughts about where things are going for the small niche of the land flipping business. 📊 Manage Land Deals Like a Pro with Stride CRM 🔎 Land Portal: The Data Edge Every Land Investor Needs 🙋🏻♂️ Get the REtipster Newsletter (It's FREE)! 🚀 Land Investor’s Action Plan (Free 5-Day Course!) ⚠️ Land Buyer’s Survival Guide (Free 5-Day Course!) 👉 10X Your Income from Land Investing | |||
| From Ireland to America: Ciaran Sheil's 5,000-Mile Land Investing Hustle | 12 Aug 2025 | 01:03:13 | |
231: I never thought someone 5,000 miles away could out-compete local land investors, but Ciaran Sheil does it 40-50 times a year, all without setting foot in the U.S. 🇮🇪➡️🇺🇸 (Show Notes: REtipster.com/231) 📊 Manage Land Deals Like a Pro with Stride CRM 🔎 Land Portal: The Data Edge Every Land Investor Needs 🙋🏻♂️ Get the REtipster Newsletter (It's FREE)! 🚀 Land Investor’s Action Plan (Free 5-Day Course!) ⚠️ Land Buyer’s Survival Guide (Free 5-Day Course!) 👉 10X Your Income from Land Investing | |||
| $1-3 Million Per Month in the Land Business w/ Doug Smith | 19 Jul 2022 | 01:20:28 | |
135: I discovered Doug Smith about a year ago when I heard his interview with Austin Peek on Millionaire Interviews. (Show Notes: REtipster.com/135) Doug started as a house flipper, then transitioned into an online business, and now he’s a land investor who bought and sold thousands of acres in Texas through his private equity firm, Hawthorne Capital. We're going to cover all of that and more in this conversation. Doug is the highest-grossing land investor we've interviewed on the REtipster Podcast, and there's a lot we can learn from this guy! 📊 Manage Land Deals Like a Pro with Stride CRM 🔎 Land Portal: The Data Edge Every Land Investor Needs 🙋🏻♂️ Get the REtipster Newsletter (It's FREE)! 🚀 Land Investor’s Action Plan (Free 5-Day Course!) ⚠️ Land Buyer’s Survival Guide (Free 5-Day Course!) 👉 10X Your Income from Land Investing | |||
| SCAMMED! When Someone Tries to Steal Your Property, What Can You Do? | 05 Jul 2022 | 01:08:45 | |
134: Today, I’m coming to you with a true story about a scam involving identity fraud, money laundering, and other white-collar crimes. In May of this year, someone posted an article about identity thieves using fraudulent deeds to steal people’s property in Florida. Then someone else posted another article in the comments about how a couple in Florida was arrested for stealing 67 Florida homes. Then another guy named Eloy Ochoa commented that a similar scam almost happened to him in SW Florida. At first, when I heard about this, I wanted to brush it off as a random thing that rarely happens, but when I started hearing story after story of this happening (all in Florida, for some reason), I knew I had to investigate this further. So, I reached out to Eloy and he was happy to do a recorded call with me, and that’s what you’re about to hear in this episode. 📊 Manage Land Deals Like a Pro with Stride CRM 🔎 Land Portal: The Data Edge Every Land Investor Needs 🙋🏻♂️ Get the REtipster Newsletter (It's FREE)! 🚀 Land Investor’s Action Plan (Free 5-Day Course!) ⚠️ Land Buyer’s Survival Guide (Free 5-Day Course!) 👉 10X Your Income from Land Investing | |||
| A Recession Is Coming. Here's What You Can Do About It. | 21 Jun 2022 | 00:49:58 | |
133: By now, you've probably heard it on the news and amongst your friends and colleagues. There has been a lot of talk about the U.S. heading into a recession. How did we get here? What does this mean for real estate investors at large and how will it impact people in the land investing business? It's a tricky subject to tackle because nobody knows exactly how the future will play out. Even so, there are several things we can think through as we try to unpack the positives and negatives of what the future might hold. 📊 Manage Land Deals Like a Pro with Stride CRM 🔎 Land Portal: The Data Edge Every Land Investor Needs 🙋🏻♂️ Get the REtipster Newsletter (It's FREE)! 🚀 Land Investor’s Action Plan (Free 5-Day Course!) ⚠️ Land Buyer’s Survival Guide (Free 5-Day Course!) 👉 10X Your Income from Land Investing | |||
| How Land Investors Can Start Using 21st Century Marketing Techniques w/ Callan Faulkner | 14 Jun 2022 | 01:42:42 | |
132: Callan Faulkner runs a company called REI Optimize, a high-end, done-for-you - CRM and technology implementor for land investors. I met Callan earlier this year at a real estate investing conference. As we were standing around in the same circle, I listened as she talked about her ideas and experiences, and I kept having all of these “WOW” moments. It hit me that she was really smart! She had some fascinating ideas and seemed to know what she was talking about. 📊 Manage Land Deals Like a Pro with Stride CRM 🔎 Land Portal: The Data Edge Every Land Investor Needs 🙋🏻♂️ Get the REtipster Newsletter (It's FREE)! 🚀 Land Investor’s Action Plan (Free 5-Day Course!) ⚠️ Land Buyer’s Survival Guide (Free 5-Day Course!) 👉 10X Your Income from Land Investing | |||
| How the Land Flipping Business Has Changed Since 2016 w/ Matt Peterson | 31 May 2022 | 01:06:08 | |
131: Matt Peterson has found his stride as a land investor. In January 2019, he pulled the plug on his corporate job in project management for a Fortune 20 engineering & consulting firm in Houston to take on land investing full-time. To date (as of May 2022), he has 2 full-time employees (1 full-time W2 employee & 1 full-time commission-based employee) and a few VAs as well. The fun thing about talking to people like Matt is that it’s a great reminder of how everyone is a teacher. Matt has a lot of unique experiences in his business; he knows things that I don’t know and you probably don’t know either! In this conversation, we'll learn everything we can about how he found his success. 📊 Manage Land Deals Like a Pro with Stride CRM 🔎 Land Portal: The Data Edge Every Land Investor Needs 🙋🏻♂️ Get the REtipster Newsletter (It's FREE)! 🚀 Land Investor’s Action Plan (Free 5-Day Course!) ⚠️ Land Buyer’s Survival Guide (Free 5-Day Course!) 👉 10X Your Income from Land Investing | |||
| When Are You Ready to Go Full-Time In Real Estate? Interview w/ John Casmon | 17 May 2022 | 01:12:22 | |
130: Today I'm talking with John Casmon of Casmon Capital Group. (Show Notes: REtipster.com/130) I first met John a couple of years ago when he had me on his podcast and he struck me as a great guy, very down-to-earth with a lot of knowledge to share from the world of commercial real estate. John is a real estate entrepreneur who has partnered with busy professionals to invest in over $100 million worth of apartments. John also consults active multifamily investors to help them start or grow their businesses. He also hosts the Multifamily Insights podcast and is the co-creator of the Midwest Real Estate Networking Summit. 📊 Manage Land Deals Like a Pro with Stride CRM 🔎 Land Portal: The Data Edge Every Land Investor Needs 🙋🏻♂️ Get the REtipster Newsletter (It's FREE)! 🚀 Land Investor’s Action Plan (Free 5-Day Course!) ⚠️ Land Buyer’s Survival Guide (Free 5-Day Course!) 👉 10X Your Income from Land Investing | |||
| Want to Shred Your Debt 10X Faster? Adam Carroll Explains How | 03 May 2022 | 01:30:03 | |
129: I met Adam Carroll at a conference earlier this year, where he was one of the keynote speakers. When I talked to him at lunch, he was telling me about this thing called The Shred Method that struck me as a fascinating way to destroy personal debt much faster than most of us realize is possible. 📊 Manage Land Deals Like a Pro with Stride CRM 🔎 Land Portal: The Data Edge Every Land Investor Needs 🙋🏻♂️ Get the REtipster Newsletter (It's FREE)! 🚀 Land Investor’s Action Plan (Free 5-Day Course!) ⚠️ Land Buyer’s Survival Guide (Free 5-Day Course!) 👉 10X Your Income from Land Investing | |||
| Over 2,000 Land Deals Without Any Direct Mail. How Does He Do It? | 19 Apr 2022 | 01:37:45 | |
128: This past month, I met Casey Inman at the Real Estate Wealth Builders Conference. As I got to talking with him, I discovered something very interesting about his approach to the land investing business. This guy doesn’t rely on direct mail at all. It literally plays no part whatsoever in his process of finding deals. I found this fascinating and it struck me that we need to get this guy on the podcast to learn more about what he’s doing. Why is this important? Because a lot of us land flippers look at direct mail like it's the lifeblood of our business and THE ONLY real way to get deals. But Casey is tangible proof that there are plenty of other ways to find deals and keep them coming in the door. 📊 Manage Land Deals Like a Pro with Stride CRM 🔎 Land Portal: The Data Edge Every Land Investor Needs 🙋🏻♂️ Get the REtipster Newsletter (It's FREE)! 🚀 Land Investor’s Action Plan (Free 5-Day Course!) ⚠️ Land Buyer’s Survival Guide (Free 5-Day Course!) 👉 10X Your Income from Land Investing | |||
| Does Land Banking Really Work? Here Are The Questions You Should Be Asking | 05 Apr 2022 | 01:12:29 | |
127: Land banking is something I’ve always had a basic understanding of, but there are certain aspects of it that have always confused me (like how to predict what the value of land will be 10 years from now) and other parts of it have turned me off (like the idea of just sitting on a property for years). 📊 Manage Land Deals Like a Pro with Stride CRM 🔎 Land Portal: The Data Edge Every Land Investor Needs 🙋🏻♂️ Get the REtipster Newsletter (It's FREE)! 🚀 Land Investor’s Action Plan (Free 5-Day Course!) ⚠️ Land Buyer’s Survival Guide (Free 5-Day Course!) 👉 10X Your Income from Land Investing | |||
| Alex Scott Felice's Guide to Real Estate Investing Excellence | 22 Mar 2022 | 00:57:20 | |
126: Today we’re talking with an acquaintance that we often run into at most of the real estate conferences we attend, his name is Alexander Scott Felice. Alex is a real estate investor, Army Veteran, and online content creator who does a great job of detailing all of his deals on his website at brokeisachoice.com. In this conversation, we're talking about where the market is at today, how he finds and works with RV parks and how he makes big business decisions through his unique philosophy. 📊 Manage Land Deals Like a Pro with Stride CRM 🔎 Land Portal: The Data Edge Every Land Investor Needs 🙋🏻♂️ Get the REtipster Newsletter (It's FREE)! 🚀 Land Investor’s Action Plan (Free 5-Day Course!) ⚠️ Land Buyer’s Survival Guide (Free 5-Day Course!) 👉 10X Your Income from Land Investing | |||
| Ready to Ditch Your 9-5 for Full-Time Land Investing? Start Here. | 05 Aug 2025 | 00:22:10 | |
230: In this solo episode, I'll share my personal journey of building a land investing business while working a full-time job—and eventually quitting that job after finding financial freedom. (Show Notes: REtipster.com/230) If you're wondering whether it's still possible to start land investing part-time in 2025, or if you're feeling overwhelmed by the changing landscape of this business, I recorded this episode just for you. I’ll walk you through the mindset shifts, daily habits, strategic decisions, and major mistakes that shaped my path. Plus, I’ll show you how the game has changed for land flippers, what you need to focus on now, and why mastering follow-up and sales skills is more important than ever. You'll also hear how tools like Stride CRM and the Land Investing Masterclass can help you fast-track your journey and avoid common time-wasters. Whether you want to stay part-time or go full-time, the freedom land investing offers is real—but only if you treat it like a business! 📊 Manage Land Deals Like a Pro with Stride CRM 🔎 Land Portal: The Data Edge Every Land Investor Needs 🙋🏻♂️ Get the REtipster Newsletter (It's FREE)! 🚀 Land Investor’s Action Plan (Free 5-Day Course!) ⚠️ Land Buyer’s Survival Guide (Free 5-Day Course!) 👉 10X Your Income from Land Investing | |||
| The Dark Side of Land Investing | 08 Mar 2022 | 01:13:38 | |
125: Have you ever gotten into something with a certain set of expectations, only to find that there were some ugly, inconvenient truths nobody told you about how it really works? In this episode, Jaren and I are going to cover all of the things we wish we had known about how the land business works. Some of these things are negatives that will apply to everyone who gets into this business. Others are necessarily negative and they won't always apply to everyone, but they're very real facts of life that we didn't know when we got into it, and we want you to be aware of them. 📊 Manage Land Deals Like a Pro with Stride CRM 🔎 Land Portal: The Data Edge Every Land Investor Needs 🙋🏻♂️ Get the REtipster Newsletter (It's FREE)! 🚀 Land Investor’s Action Plan (Free 5-Day Course!) ⚠️ Land Buyer’s Survival Guide (Free 5-Day Course!) 👉 10X Your Income from Land Investing | |||
| Growing a Land Investing Business at Warp Speed w/ Tim Krause | 22 Feb 2022 | 01:18:26 | |
124: Tim Krause is someone I've been paying attention to for the past couple of years. I got to know him after he started posting some vlog-style videos about his land investing business in our Facebook Group. Tim is a guy who seems to defy all odds with the growth he's seen in his land business. He has clearly found his competitive edge and he's going to explain how he's done it in this fascinating conversation. 📊 Manage Land Deals Like a Pro with Stride CRM 🔎 Land Portal: The Data Edge Every Land Investor Needs 🙋🏻♂️ Get the REtipster Newsletter (It's FREE)! 🚀 Land Investor’s Action Plan (Free 5-Day Course!) ⚠️ Land Buyer’s Survival Guide (Free 5-Day Course!) 👉 10X Your Income from Land Investing | |||
| The Overlooked Opportunity in Mobile Home Investing w/ John Fedro | 08 Feb 2022 | 01:16:31 | |
John Fedro is someone I've followed since 2013. John is a mobile home and manufactured home investing aficionado who has been running mobilehomeinvesting.net for many years now. I discovered John through BiggerPockets and I’ve followed his YouTube channel for a long time. He’s got some fascinating content about this niche of real estate and if you have ANY interest in this space, you really ought to be subscribed and following this guy, because he’s got some incredible content. Mobile home investing is one of those specialties that can go hand-in-hand with the land investing business, and John has a lot of good things we can think about whether we want to dabble in this kind of investing strategy or jump in with both feet. 📊 Manage Land Deals Like a Pro with Stride CRM 🔎 Land Portal: The Data Edge Every Land Investor Needs 🙋🏻♂️ Get the REtipster Newsletter (It's FREE)! 🚀 Land Investor’s Action Plan (Free 5-Day Course!) ⚠️ Land Buyer’s Survival Guide (Free 5-Day Course!) 👉 10X Your Income from Land Investing | |||
| How to 10X Your Land Investing Revenue w/ Travis King | 25 Jan 2022 | 01:24:35 | |
122: Today we’re talking with some I've wanted to get on the podcast for a while, Travis King. Travis and I first traded emails way back in 2014 when he had some early questions about the land investing business. Ever since then, this guy has become a powerhouse land investor. He’s introduced me to some really important people over the years and he’s the kind of guy I go to when I have questions and want to hear his thoughts and learn about what’s working for him. Travis is also a land investing coach who helps people who want to focus on bigger deals and scaling things up, which we’ll get into as well. 📊 Manage Land Deals Like a Pro with Stride CRM 🔎 Land Portal: The Data Edge Every Land Investor Needs 🙋🏻♂️ Get the REtipster Newsletter (It's FREE)! 🚀 Land Investor’s Action Plan (Free 5-Day Course!) ⚠️ Land Buyer’s Survival Guide (Free 5-Day Course!) 👉 10X Your Income from Land Investing | |||
| How to Buy Streams of Income w/ Rob Hytha | 18 Jan 2022 | 00:53:20 | |
Rob Hytha is a diversified investor who specializes in buying distressed mortgage notes. He was voted real estate investor the year in 2017 by Connected Investors and since starting in the industry over a decade ago, Rob has helped thousands of homeowners come to win-win resolutions on non-performing loans. Rob has analyzed, acquired & liquidated over $500MM of debt and he has conducted research on several billion dollars of residential real estate nationwide securing more than 10,000 assets. In this conversation, I’m talking with him about the niche of investing in distressed mortgage notes, who this type of business model is for, and why you might be interested in pursuing it. 📊 Manage Land Deals Like a Pro with Stride CRM 🔎 Land Portal: The Data Edge Every Land Investor Needs 🙋🏻♂️ Get the REtipster Newsletter (It's FREE)! 🚀 Land Investor’s Action Plan (Free 5-Day Course!) ⚠️ Land Buyer’s Survival Guide (Free 5-Day Course!) 👉 10X Your Income from Land Investing | |||
| Networking Is Essential to Your Survival. Dustin Heiner Explains. | 11 Jan 2022 | 00:37:45 | |
120: Dustin Heiner and I have known each other for a few years now and he’s been a great person to know in the real estate blogging space. Dustin reached out to me a couple of months ago to let me know about a new real estate investing conference he’s putting together called the Real Estate Wealth Builders Conference. Dustin’s going to tell us what this conference is all about, who it’s for, and why you might want to consider checking it out. We’re also going to hear a little bit about Dustin’s story because it’s a really cool story and I think we can all learn a few lessons from what he's been through. 📊 Manage Land Deals Like a Pro with Stride CRM 🔎 Land Portal: The Data Edge Every Land Investor Needs 🙋🏻♂️ Get the REtipster Newsletter (It's FREE)! 🚀 Land Investor’s Action Plan (Free 5-Day Course!) ⚠️ Land Buyer’s Survival Guide (Free 5-Day Course!) 👉 10X Your Income from Land Investing | |||
| How Jesse Finds the Best Options for Buying Vacant Land | 04 Jan 2022 | 01:38:08 | |
119: Today we’re talking with Jesse Marchand. I first got connected with Jesse a couple of years ago when we started the REtipster Facebook Group and he volunteered to be our moderator and he has been hugely helpful in helping us keep that community on track and thriving. As I’ve paid more and more attention to this guy, I’ve found that he’s actually got a wealth of experience and he’s seen a whole lot of things and learned a whole lot of lessons that we can all benefit from. 📊 Manage Land Deals Like a Pro with Stride CRM 🔎 Land Portal: The Data Edge Every Land Investor Needs 🙋🏻♂️ Get the REtipster Newsletter (It's FREE)! 🚀 Land Investor’s Action Plan (Free 5-Day Course!) ⚠️ Land Buyer’s Survival Guide (Free 5-Day Course!) 👉 10X Your Income from Land Investing | |||
| What's Going to Happen in 2022? Interview w/ Kathy Fettke | 21 Dec 2021 | 00:49:47 | |
116: Today we’re talking with Kathy Fettke of the Real Wealth Network. This is our second conversation with her (you can hear the first one back in episode 80). Kathy is the host of the Real Wealth show, which was one of the first podcasts on iTunes with thousands of episodes and millions of downloads. She’s a well-established name in the real estate industry. She is also the co-founder of the real estate investor network and a frequent guest expert for major media outlets like CNN, CNBC, Fox News, Bloomberg, NPR, CBS Marketwatch, and the Wall Street Journal. Think of any big name in the real estate industry, and there’s a good chance Kathy is good friends with them. Kathy specializes in teaching people how to build multi-million dollar real estate portfolios through creative finance and planning and today, we’re talking with her about the current state of the real estate industry and where she thinks it’s going. This is an important topic to think about because right now, we’re seeing things that have never happened before, and while nobody knows the future, it’s still pretty helpful to talk with a person like Kathy about where things might go and why. 📊 Manage Land Deals Like a Pro with Stride CRM 🔎 Land Portal: The Data Edge Every Land Investor Needs 🙋🏻♂️ Get the REtipster Newsletter (It's FREE)! 🚀 Land Investor’s Action Plan (Free 5-Day Course!) ⚠️ Land Buyer’s Survival Guide (Free 5-Day Course!) 👉 10X Your Income from Land Investing | |||
| 7 Creative Ways to Get Into Self Storage w/ Paul Moore | 07 Dec 2021 | 00:58:11 | |
117: Today I'm talking with Paul Moore of Wellings Capital. Normally, I wouldn’t be interviewing the same person again so soon, but I heard back from a lot of people who LOVED our first conversation with Paul in episode 111. And interestingly enough, I just heard that Paul is putting out a book with BiggerPockets about self-storage investing. Self-storage has been hot on my radar this past year because I’ve been laying the groundwork for a new construction project on my first storage facility. I’ve been deeply entrenched in this world and thinking through a lot of the risks and rewards of this business, and I’m frankly curious to hear what Paul has to say about it. 📊 Manage Land Deals Like a Pro with Stride CRM 🔎 Land Portal: The Data Edge Every Land Investor Needs 🙋🏻♂️ Get the REtipster Newsletter (It's FREE)! 🚀 Land Investor’s Action Plan (Free 5-Day Course!) ⚠️ Land Buyer’s Survival Guide (Free 5-Day Course!) 👉 10X Your Income from Land Investing | |||
| The Mobile Apps We Would Die Without | 23 Nov 2021 | 01:00:00 | |
Today, we're talking about the ones we find most helpful and the ones we literally couldn't run our businesses without. 📊 Manage Land Deals Like a Pro with Stride CRM 🔎 Land Portal: The Data Edge Every Land Investor Needs 🙋🏻♂️ Get the REtipster Newsletter (It's FREE)! 🚀 Land Investor’s Action Plan (Free 5-Day Course!) ⚠️ Land Buyer’s Survival Guide (Free 5-Day Course!) 👉 10X Your Income from Land Investing | |||
| The $50K Deal That Changed Everything for Femi Ajose | 29 Jul 2025 | 00:53:09 | |
229: In this episode, I sat down with land investor and educator Femi Ajose, someone who has flipped land in 48 states and built a powerhouse business from the ground up. (Show Notes: REtipster.com/229) Femi started as a track star, aiming for the Olympics until COVID hit and forced him to pivot. What followed was an obsessive dive into wholesaling and, eventually, land investing.
If you're a land flipper, land investor, or anyone building a real estate portfolio, this is a must-listen conversation packed with gold nuggets. 📊 Manage Land Deals Like a Pro with Stride CRM 🔎 Land Portal: The Data Edge Every Land Investor Needs 🙋🏻♂️ Get the REtipster Newsletter (It's FREE)! 🚀 Land Investor’s Action Plan (Free 5-Day Course!) ⚠️ Land Buyer’s Survival Guide (Free 5-Day Course!) 👉 10X Your Income from Land Investing | |||
| Office Hours Sampler (CLASSIFIED) | 09 Nov 2021 | 00:56:10 | |
115: One of the big values that members of the Land Investing Masterclass get access to is the free "Office Hours" group coaching calls we do each month. 📊 Manage Land Deals Like a Pro with Stride CRM 🔎 Land Portal: The Data Edge Every Land Investor Needs 🙋🏻♂️ Get the REtipster Newsletter (It's FREE)! 🚀 Land Investor’s Action Plan (Free 5-Day Course!) ⚠️ Land Buyer’s Survival Guide (Free 5-Day Course!) 👉 10X Your Income from Land Investing | |||
| Turning Vacant Lots Into Glamorous Cash Flow Machines w/ Robuilt | 26 Oct 2021 | 01:19:14 | |
114: Earlier this year, I stumbled across another YouTuber who was putting out some fascinating videos about a topic that I've been interested in for a long time. The channel is called Robuilt and it's run by a guy named Rob. Rob runs an Airbnb business that allows visitors to stay in tiny houses and glamping sites that provide a unique experience. This is a topic many land investors are interested in because it presents an opportunity to generate recurring income from their vacant lands. If you've done more than a dozen land transactions, you've probably seen your share of vacant lots that are beautiful properties in great locations. Perhaps YOU would even enjoy spending time there, but as a land flipper, your goal is to simply flip the property, make a profit, and move on to the next one. But what if you didn't flip land? What if you kept some of these properties as a long-term investment and instead, invested a small amount of money in a tiny house, RV, or glamping unit, and turned it into a source of income? What are the different ways this can be done? What does it take to manage this kind of business? How much time, effort, and energy are required to make this happen? Today, we're going to talk with Rob about how his business works and maybe, you'll learn enough to decide whether this is something you want to pursue yourself. 📊 Manage Land Deals Like a Pro with Stride CRM 🔎 Land Portal: The Data Edge Every Land Investor Needs 🙋🏻♂️ Get the REtipster Newsletter (It's FREE)! 🚀 Land Investor’s Action Plan (Free 5-Day Course!) ⚠️ Land Buyer’s Survival Guide (Free 5-Day Course!) 👉 10X Your Income from Land Investing | |||
| Jaren Moves On | 12 Oct 2021 | 00:31:03 | |
113: Back in the summer of 2018, I started working with Jaren Barnes. He was the first person I had ever hired as a full-time employee for REtipster. He was a special find for someone like me because he had a lot of specialized experience, not only in the world of content creation but also as a land investor and house wholesaler. He had all kinds of great insights to share, not based on theory, but based on his first-hand experience. Over the past three years, he has made some incredible contributions to the content library at REtipster and he brought a new voice and personality to the podcast and YouTube channel. As of October 1, Jaren is leaving REtipster to pursue his own projects. Jaren is still a great friend of the REtipster Community and we'll still hear from Jaren from time to time on the podcast, but we won't be seeing much from him on the blog or YouTube channel anymore. Let's talk about what's next for Jaren and why he's moving in a different direction.
📊 Manage Land Deals Like a Pro with Stride CRM 🔎 Land Portal: The Data Edge Every Land Investor Needs 🙋🏻♂️ Get the REtipster Newsletter (It's FREE)! 🚀 Land Investor’s Action Plan (Free 5-Day Course!) ⚠️ Land Buyer’s Survival Guide (Free 5-Day Course!) 👉 10X Your Income from Land Investing | |||