BTM206: Unconventional Land Development Business Models with Cody Bjugan

Today’s guest, Cody Bjugan, has a been developing raw land and residential homes for the past 20 years.

His land developing model is rather unique. Instead of the traditional land development deal or land flipping deal, Cody find off-market raw land with development potential and take it through the steps (entitlement and political approvals) to sell it to homebuilders. Being involved at the beginning of a land deal but only in on a sliver of the process has allowed Cody to create 7 figure returns on some deal.

Today we sit down with Cody to discuss this unique business model and exactly how it works.

Key Points From This Episode:

  • Cody’s outlook on purpose, impact and fulfillment
  • Examples of political approvals
  • Why Cody stopped doing horizontal construction on his deals
  • How Cody is making 10X returns and 7 figure exits
  • Value-Add on land deals

Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:

Cody’s Website

Recommended Book:

The Speed of Trust by Stephen M. R. Covey

Listen to this book for free with Audible!

Lifestyle Design App:

Microsoft Teams

BTM205: List Stacking, Segmenting and Sifting for Motivated Seller Leads with Tyler Austin

Growing tired of building bombs and traveling for the Air Force, Tyler Austin – today’s guest, got started in real estate when he was 24 as a way to achieve personal and professional freedom. After a failed $10,000 marketing campaign for his first deal, he’d built a successful investing business that broke him out of debt over the next 2 years. Soon after Tyler founded REISift, a bootstrapped SaaS in Proptech helping real estate investors scale their sales and marketing.

Key Points From This Episode:

  • $10,000 “wasted” in first Direct Mail campaign
  • The $30,000 profit deal that made Tyler quit his job
  • The importance of List Stacking
  • How to properly run your CRM
  • How to systematically account for your motivated seller leads
  • How to get the most profit out of your list
  • www.beforethemillions.com/sift

Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:

Tyler’s Website

Recommended Book:

The Go Giver by Bob Burg

Listen to this book for free with Audible!

Lifestyle Design App:

Google Notion

BTM204: Facebook Ads Marketing 101 for Real Estate Investors with Chad Keller

Today’s guest, Chad Keller, is a real estate investor and Facebook marketing expert. Chad has extensive experience doing Facebook marketing for both large and small companies, but after investing some of his agency profits into rental properties, he and his business partner realized that true wealth comes from real estate investing. Now, in addition to investing in real estate, Chad uses his Facebook ads experience to help other investors find quality leads. 

Key Points From This Episode:

  • How to target motivated seller using facebook ads
  • What is the facebook special ad category for real estate
  • The ad, copy and targeting mix for high performing ads
  • How to track and measure conversions
  • Creative financing and facebook ads

Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:

Chad Website

Recommended Book:

How To Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie

Listen to this book for free with Audible!

Lifestyle Design App:

Slack

BTM200: Starting Your Own Investment Club With Friends

In this episode Antonio and Daray take a look into the inter-workings of an investment club started by friends for friends. If you and your friends have considered putting your resources together to invest in something profitable for passive income but haven’t yet figured out how to structure everything then this episode is for you.

Key Points From This Episode:

  • Antonio’s Club Intake Process
  • Operating Agreement considerations
  • The types of investment opportunities Antonio has pursued
  • Schedule, minutes and communication channels
  • Title, roles and responsibilities of each club member

Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:

Wave Accounting

Kiva Lending

BTM191: Gaining Traction in the Flipping Business with Gabe DaSilva

Gabriel DaSilva, today’s guest, has been coined “Mr. Add-A-Level” for his extensive knowledge of construction heavy renovations – but where did it all start? How do you start a real estate business that gains momentum overtime?

On the episode, you will learn about the different ways to add value in fix n flip deals. As you do more deals, you will want to grow your team so Gabe gives us a first hand look into team structures for real estate entrepreneurs and investors. For outsized returns, you will need to provide outsized value and Gabe’s out of the box thinking is just what the doctor prescribed.

Key Points From This Episode:

  • Adding Value vs. Taking Advantage
  • Gabe’s transition from the restaurant business to fix n flips
  • Gabe’s “act like a guy who buys deals” personality
  • The transition from solopreneur to business owner
  • The initial and most important members of your team
  • Creative ways for flippers to add more value
  • Why Gave believes that cash is trash and leverage is king
  • 75 Hard the lifestyle
  • Morning Routines, Masterminds and more

Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:

Gabe’s Website

Recommended Book:

Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill

Traction by Gino Wickman

Listen to these books for free!

Lifestyle Design App:

Slack