It is a tragedy that 95% of the country is brainwashed into believing that you have to work 50 hours per week for 50 years just to retire. By that point, you might not even enjoy your time off! This podcast helps you escape the traditional 9-5 and embark on a fulfilling, financially rewarding journey. We will show you how it is possible to make your annual salary, monthly through a proven business model called wholesaling real estate. Why wholesaling real estate? This perfect strategy doesn' ...
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Are you a real estate investor in Chicago or someone looking to invest in the Chicagoland Market? If so, this podcast is for you! We break down the neighborhoods, different sides of the city, and surrounding suburbs so you can understand the uniqueness of investing in Chicago real estate. The hosts and guests are Chicago investors and Property Managers who are making it happen in and around the Windy City. We share information, winning strategies, obstacles, success stories, and most importa ...
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The A Game Podcast: Real Estate Investing For Entrepreneurs
Nick Lamagna: Real Estate Investing Expert
Welcome to The A Game Podcast, so much more than a self help hour and Real Estate Investing For Entrepreneurs. Discussing what makes people excel in life, music, business, real estate investing for entrepreneurs to live the life they want and chase their dreams. From MMA and UFC fighters, to investors who flip residential real estate or have massive passive income through commercial real estate or wholesaling this is the Podcast for you. Discover the mindset and daily habits of some of the m ...
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Real Estate Investing Profits Masters Series | The Definitive Realestate Podcast for Real Estate Investing Freedom By Quiting your Job, Creating Landlord Wealth, Making Money by Flipping Houses and getting Bigger Pockets with Millionaire Investors
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Welcome to the mistake free real estate Podcast, where we deep dive in the world of passive TURNKEY rental homes. You'll hear from the leading industry experts in banking, title and real estate sales, as well as in depth discussions with the industries biggest deal providers, house flippers, and passive investors. Each episode will cover all the mistake made in real estate investing so that you don't have to experience them the hard way. Remember.....the biggest mistake you may ever make is ...
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Episode 299: The Top 25 Lists to Find Motivated Sellers with DealMachine’s David Lecko
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David Lecko is an investor and CEO of DealMachine; a software that helps investors streamline the process of off-market property lead generation! David starts by discussing the genesis of DealMachine He does a deep dive on the 25 motivated seller lists that can be found on DealMachine or other applications. He emphasizes the importance of being per…
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How To Find Real Estate Deals In Your Own Backyard | David Lecko
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Join Nick Lamagna on The A Game Podcast with his guest David Lecko is a real estate investor and founder of the wildly successful Dealmachine App helping real estate investors drive for dollars from the comfort of their own homes and lock down off market deals. He is an engineer turned software developer who went from working at McDonald's to pay f…
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157: POV You've Closed 10 Real Estate Wholesale Deals
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If you've closed 10 real estate wholesale deals within a year's time period, and you're looking to do 20 next year, this episode is going to help you figure out how to test new strategies to grow your business. If you're not doing 10 deals per year, you'll be able to see around the corner of what is to come and you'll be able to avoid focusing on t…
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156: Is The Best Way To Start Investing in Real Estate "Wholesaling?"
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Want to invest in real estate to replace your W2 and be your own boss? Our guest asks top questions on getting started and we answer them! Key Talking Points of the Episode 00:00 Introduction 02:17 When do real estate investors use debt for properties? 04:01 How do interest rates affect your real estate deals? 05:37 Where did the idea for the Deal …
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How To Retire Through Rental Investing Across The Nation | Zach Lemaster
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Join Nick Lamagna on The A Game Podcast with his guest Zach Lemaster the founder of a Rent To Retirement who is on a mission to help investors access the best deals across the nation. He is a former Dr. and Air Force Veteran turned entrepreneur and full time real estate investor! Zach found his niche focusing on emerging markets and remote real est…
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155: How to Decide What Business You Want to Start
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If you want financial freedom, you may have heard several options like selling solar panels, trucking, selling amazon items, starting a pottery company. Mike shares his experience and insights on starting a wholesaling business in real estate. He discusses his motivation for getting into wholesaling, the challenges he faced as a young entrepreneur,…
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154: If Your Sales Commissions Get Cut, Do THIS
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Statton Paris shares his journey from working in sales at a car dealership to becoming a high-earning real estate wholesaler. He started wholesaling two years ago and made almost $10,000 on his first deal. He was motivated to start wholesaling because he wanted more control over his time and didn't enjoy the work and long hours in the car dealershi…
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Mental Tactics To Help Entrepreneurs and Investors Make More Money | Anne Yatch
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Join Nick Lamagna on The A Game Podcast with his guest Anne Yatch, a master of training not only the minds of entrepreneurs and investors but also their sales teams to convert more deals and train your mind and team to reach exceptional levels of success! She is the Chief Transformation Officer who took her background helping Navy Seals overcome tr…
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Episode 298: How To Fund Renovations with Larry Baszynski and Scott Hodgden
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Larry Baszynski and Scott Hodgden of Finance of America Commercial are seasoned lenders who have helped their investor clients build tremendous real estate portfolios and wealth. Larry and Scott discuss the products that their company offers including Fix and Flip loans, Construction Loans, and Long-Term loans for stabilized properties. They share …
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153: He Makes $15,000 Per Week from Solar Real Estate Deals
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If you want to 10x your income and replace your w2, our guest today explains how he went from making $500 per week working at a restaurant to making $15,000 per week marketing for solar panel leads. This did not happen overnight, but he did a very similar style of marketing to wholesaling real estate, which is why we thought you'd enjoy this episod…
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Episode 297: How to Pay Less in Taxes Via Tangible Property Regulations with Brenten Blakeman
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What are tangible property regulations and how can investors leverage this IRS code to pay less in taxes? Connect with Mark and Tom: StraightUpChicagoInvestor.com Email the Show: StraightUpChicagoInvestor@gmail.com Guest: Brenten Blakeman, Tangible Property Tax Methods Link: Build Your Team | Straight Up Chicago Investor Podcast ----------------- P…
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If you want more income and time freedom, our guest demonstrates the potential of wholesaling real estate with a total of 500 deals in 8 years, while moving to a new city every year to support his wife's military career. Key Talking Points of the Episode 00:00 Introduction 01:06 How did Derek find his first wholesale deal? 02:55 What made Derek dec…
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151: 10 Tips For Becoming a Real Estate Investor
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In this conversation, David Lecko and Ryan discuss advice from Eric Stark, a full-time real estate investor with over 600 deals under his belt. They cover topics such as working a specific strategy, specializing in one thing before adding to it, finding a mentor, making written offers, developing off-market lead generation systems, using profits to…
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Episode 296: How to Crush RE Investments on Chicago’s South Side with Moses Hall
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Moses Hall is a top producing commercial real estate broker and leads a brokerage that serves investors, landlords, and tenants. Moses discusses his start in real estate, taking the plunge to start his own business, and the challenges that came with that. He dives into his geographical areas of focus in Chicago and his investment strategy. Moses sh…
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150: 3 Ways RE Investors Can Work With RE Agents
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Real estate agents and real estate wholesalers do not always see eye to eye, but it is possible to actually work well together. Today we speak with our co-host and wholesaler, Ryan Haywood, along with his real estate agent, Chuck Davis, to find out how they are able to better serve clients by working together. Key Talking Points of the Episode 00:0…
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How Agents And Investors Can Retire With Househacking | Craig Curelop
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Join Nick Lamagna on The A Game Podcast with his guest Craig Curelop the man who literally wrote the book on House Hacking! He is a real estate agent, investor, author, podcast host and a staple in the Biggerpockets community and left his position there to chase his own financial freedom full time and went from sleeping behind a sheet in a shared a…
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You're here because you want to break the shackles of your nine to five and start a business that gives you more time freedom in your life. The proven business model we're covering on this podcast is wholesaling real estate, which is a strategy where you find a rundown house, you pass it to an investor to make $10,000 like our guest Andrew did exac…
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148: The Most Profitable Category: Rundown Properties
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In this conversation, David Lecko and Zach Booth discuss the driving for dollars strategy in real estate wholesaling. They cover the four categories of properties to look for: rundown properties, absentee owner properties, owner-occupied properties, and corporate-owned properties. They emphasize the importance of adding any properties with signs of…
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Episode 295: The Ultimate HACK to Long-Term Wealth with Brian Tibbs
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Brian Tibbs is an investor and best-selling author who teaches others how to thrive financially! Brian starts by sharing how he hit the ground running by house hacking multiple properties and scaling up to 10-units before the age of 30! He explains how he saved money for down payments and the setbacks he experienced during his early REI days. Brian…
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147: Making a $90,000 Assignment Fee in 6 Days
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Dillano shares the story of a recent real estate deal where he made a $90,000 assignment fee in just six days. The deal came from a past relationship and involved a property that was about to be foreclosed on. Dillano negotiated with the seller and offered assistance in finding a new place to live. He also implemented a seller holdback, where the s…
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Episode 294: Creating a Successful Operating Agreement with Chance Badertscher
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What items need to be covered in a successful operating agreement? Connect with Mark and Tom: StraightUpChicagoInvestor.com Email the Show: StraightUpChicagoInvestor@gmail.com Guest: Chance Badertscher, Lavelle Law Link: Build Your Team | Straight Up Chicago Investor Podcast ----------------- Production House: Flint Stone Media Copyright of Straigh…
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146: The Formula for Marketing to Wholesale Real Estate
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Yash Sampat shares his experience in wholesaling real estate, including his strategies for finding deals and buyers. He discusses how he uses text blasting and cold calling to generate leads, with an average conversion rate of 1%. Yash also explains his process for evaluating properties and making offers, which includes using software like PropStre…
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145: College Student Starts Wholesaling Real Estate
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Diego Cavazos shares his journey in real estate investing, starting with his first deal and the challenges he faced. He discusses his marketing strategies, including cold calling, PPC, and ringless voicemails. Diego also talks about his goals for the future and his plans to build a successful business. He shares insights into finding buyers and the…
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Episode 293: Help! Firefighters, City Inspectors, and Police Officers Are All at My Building With Anthony Rodriguez From Drexel Properties
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Anthony Rodriguez is an experienced Chicago Property Manager who manages over 300 units for Drexel Properties! Anthony starts by discussing his previous experience in other industries and how those skills have translated into his real estate career. Then, Tom and Anthony retell the story of how their team managed a boiler explosion in a multifamily…
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144: Top 5 Ways To Find Undervalued Real Estate in 2024
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David breaks down the top 5 ways to find undervalued real estate in 2024. Key Talking Points of the Episode 00:00 Introduction 00:50 Driving for dollars 01:48 Tax delinquent properties 02:39 Liens 03:17 Code violations 03:45 Pre-foreclosures 04:38 Probate 05:16 Deal Machine FREE trial Links Website: Deal Machine https://www.dealmachine.com…
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Curious which is the best self-employed option for you in real estate? Our guest Tony Roberts breaks down the pros and cons of his work as a real estate agent and also a wholesaler. This is the podcast for 10xing your income and replacing your w2 with the power of real estate investing! Key Talking Points of the Episode 00:00 Introduction 00:49 How…
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In this conversation, David Lecko discusses the concept of driving for dollars in real estate investing. He explains that driving for dollars involves finding rundown properties and reaching out to the owners to offer them a deal. He introduces the concept of virtual driving for dollars, which allows investors to scout for properties online using G…
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Episode 292: Why Investors Need to Know a Good Public Adjuster with Dorian Bezanis
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Chicago Native Dorian Bezanis is the president of ALPHA Adjusting and has nearly four decades of investing experience in Chicago’s Northside! Dorian jumps right in by discussing the investing portfolio he’s built in Edgewater and Rogers Park over the last 37 years. He explains the role of a public adjuster, the immense value they bring to investors…
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141: 3 Step Framework For Avoiding Failure In Real Estate
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Brian shares his framework called Clarity, Volume, and Consistency (CVC) for success in wholesaling and real estate investing. The framework starts with clarity, which involves knowing your end goal and creating a business plan. The next step is volume, where you take massive action and do the necessary volume of activities to achieve your goals. F…
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Episode 291: What Every Investor Needs To Know About the Rehab Draw Process
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How does the draw process work when taking on a construction loan? Connect with Mark and Tom: StraightUpChicagoInvestor.com Email the Show: StraightUpChicagoInvestor@gmail.com Guest: Eric Workman, Renovo Financial Link: Workman Lending Team - Renovo Financial - Real Estate Investment Loans ----------------- Production House: Flint Stone Media Copyr…
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Navigating The Rollercoaster Of Real Estate Investing
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Join Nick Lamagna on The A Game Podcast on this solo episode as he gives an update on some of the ways he's been investing and marketing in 2024 so far. How has his model changed? What is he doing to find deals in early 2024? What are some of the stress points and obstacles currently going on and how is he managing the highs and lows of being an en…
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140: 10 Tips For Becoming a Real Estate Investor
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In this conversation, David Lecko and Ryan discuss advice from Eric Stark, a full-time real estate investor with over 600 deals under his belt. They cover topics such as working a specific strategy, specializing in one thing before adding to it, finding a mentor, making written offers, developing off-market lead generation systems, using profits to…
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If you're wondering how to get into real estate investing, this episode breaks down how to get your first wholesale deal in 7 days. Wholesaling is a popular way to start because you get paid for finding a run down house, without needing the money for a down payment. We're bringing this back from our 2023 catalog since you liked last week's episode …
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Episode 290: Want To Make It 20+ years in Chicago REI? Learn How With Neena Vlamis
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Neena Vlamis is the President and Owner of A and N Mortgage. Born and raised in Chicago, she discusses building her mortgage company along with developing an impressive real estate investment portfolio in Chicago. Neena starts by explaining how she scaled her mortgage company, building a culture, and behind the scenes challenges. She provides insig…
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A lot of time we're scared to take the next step because we fear the unknown down the road. When it comes to real estate, often times that fear is not knowing if the seller is going to object to our offer. So we're bringing this episode back from our 2023 podcast episode on handling 10 objections for you. We felt this was the perfect time as intere…
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Making Connections With Real Estate Investors Nationwide | Vlad Vidaeff
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Join Nick Lamagna on The A Game Podcast with his guest Vlad Vidaeff the President and CMO of REI Network, the parent company of MyHouseDeals which has been described as the Zillow of Off-Market properties! Vlad has over a decade of experience as a leader, strategist, and content creator as well as former soccer player. He earned a degree in law and…
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A lot of people want to get into real estate, and they spend their time researching whether wholesaling, or becoming a real estate agent, or doing creative financing where they can take over people's loans or do seller finance payments to the seller is the best way to build a rental portfolio. So there's three options for each deal: seller finance,…
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136: $47,808 Reasons To Wholesale A Real Estate Deal!
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This is for anyone who wants to start a business! Matt Kamp found a 3 acre lot that wasn't for sale, but the seller wanted to unload it. Matt got it under contract and before closing, sold the rights to buy that property to someone else for a big fee of $47,808! Matt split that 3 ways with his friends who helped him get the deal done. We break down…
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Episode 289: VA Loans, ADUs, and Turning a Funeral Home Into an Airbnb with Andrew Dorazio
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Andrew Dorazion is a former Army officer and accomplished real estate broker, investor, and property manager! Andrew jumps right in with a cool story involving a funeral home turned short term rental! He shares tips on finding partners and structuring partnerships to help scale more quickly. Andrew drops valuable nuggets on pumping a building’s NOI…
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135: 24 Min of Cold Calling Tips From The Philippines
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AJ Abutazil shares 10 tips for successful cold calling in real estate. These tips include staying calm and collected, shifting your mindset, using a lukewarm cold calling strategy, customizing your approach, practicing active listening, following a script but being flexible, highlighting your unique value proposition, addressing concerns with empat…
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Episode 288: This Is Where Interest Rates Are Going Next...
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Where Are Interest Rates Heading and What's Happening in The Capital Markets? Connect with Mark and Tom: StraightUpChicagoInvestor.com Email the Show: StraightUpChicagoInvestor@gmail.com Guest: Eric Workman, Renovo Financial Link: Build Your Team | Straight Up Chicago Investor Podcast ----------------- Production House: Flint Stone Media Copyright …
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134: Unconventional Advice From A 20 Year Business Owner
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This one's for anyone who wants to quit their job and start a business! In this episode, David Lecko and Ryan interview Robert Thomas Suleski, a real estate wholesaler with 20 years of experience. Robert shares his insights on driving for dollars and finding deals using different marketing methods. He emphasizes the benefits of driving for dollars …
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How Can Real Estate Investors Predict The Market | Rob Swanson
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Join Nick Lamagna on The A Game Podcast with his guest Rob Swanson, a full time real estate investor and CEO of Freesomsoft revolutionizing lead generation, follow-up automation and helping real estate investors have a higher conversion of closing deals! This former wrestler and civil engineer turned investor, entrepreneur and data specialist is fi…
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133: How To Make $30k On Your 2nd Real Estate Wholesale Deal
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Today our guest made $5000 on his first real estate wholesale deal. He explains how he will make $30k on his next deal, and we help him get there efficiently with his time and money. Key Talking Points of the Episode 00:00 Introduction 01:42 What does Raemon do full-time? 04:04 What has Raemon done so far for wholesaling? 06:01 When did Raemon star…
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Episode 287: Why Your Customer Experience is Falling Short with Joey Coleman
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Joey Coleman is a best selling author and founder of a branding firm that specializes in helping businesses retain customers and employees! Joey jumps right in by explaining the difference between customer service and customer experience. He explains the best ways to handle routine tenant check ins and disagreements with tenants all through the len…
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Ronnie Robertson shares his experience with his first real estate wholesale deal, making $7,000 in just one week. He discusses the process of closing the deal and the timeframe involved. Ronnie explains how he found the deal using the Deal Machine app and his marketing strategy for reaching out to cash buyers. He also shares his preference for whol…
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How To Make Money Using An Email Newsletter | Nate Kennedy
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Join Nick Lamagna on The A Game Podcast with his guest Nate Kennedy, a marketing genius with over 100 million in ad spend for investors and sending out over 70 million newsletter emails per month! Nate is an entrepreneur, real estate investor, author and business owner who is best known for his high level success he has found in marketing. Nate lef…
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In this episode we speak with a land surveyor who would like to earn more with wholesaling real estate. He has heard countless success stories and is ready to be the next. We cover tips to make your postcards to sellers better received, and how to get your first deal with the most efficient use of your money and time. Key Talking Points: [0:00:00] …
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If you feel suck at your job, and have tried wholesaling real estate with no luck, this one's for you! We speak with a custodian from Miami about his 3 months wholesaling. He was trying 5 different markets because Miami was too expensive... or is it??? Tune in to 10x your income and replace your W2 with wholesaling real estate. Key Talking Points o…
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Episode 286: The Chicago Investor’s Guide to Public Relations with Sabrina Wottreng
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Sabrina Wottreng is a Chicago-based Publicist and a “Friend of the Pod.” Sabrina’s company specializes in the real estate sector and has helped many Chicago-area real estate teams with their public relations (PR) and communications strategies. Sabrina explains how she got started in PR and her introduction into commercial real estate. She dives int…
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