The REtipster Podcast | Real Estate Investing

Seth Williams

Discover how to make great money investing in real estate in a way that helps people, doesn't require a lot of risks, and leaves plenty of room for you to live your life. The REtipster Podcast is the best source of insight and inspiration for new and experienced real estate investors! Seth Williams pulls back the curtain to reveal the inner workings of how he runs his land investing business and rental property portfolio. In each episode, Seth explains the most essential real estate investing strategies and business essentials you can use to stay ahead of the curve in your real estate profession. Discover how to skyrocket your income, replace your day job and earn your financial freedom WITHOUT risking your life savings. Seth dishes out real-world guidance about what works and what doesn’t in today’s business environment. Seth Williams is a land investor, rental property owner, online educator, and skilled communicator who has been a student of the real estate investing game for over a decade. Join him in the next episode and learn how to crush it in your real estate business!

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7 Ideas To Help You Fund Land Deals Like A Pro - Interview w/ Reid Kurtenbach

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07/20/21 • 82 min

107: Reid Kurtenbach has been a member of the REtipster community for some time now, and he has been funding land deals across the US for land investors since 2019, using both his self-directed Roth IRA and his own personal capital.
(Show Notes: REtipster.com/107)

We thought it would be interesting to bring Reid on the show because this idea of funding land deals has grown to be pretty popular in recent years, and for good reason.

There are some land investors who get into the business, they see the opportunity, they work some deals themselves, but they realize pretty quickly that they don’t have the time or the desire to do all of this hands-on work themselves. However, they DO still believe in the business model and they have the money.

Likewise, there are some land investors who DO have the time and desire to find and work the deals, but they don't have the money to keep deals flowing through their pipeline. They need someone who understands the land business (because most conventional lenders don’t) and is willing to provide the funds they need to buy the properties.

Most land investors fall into one of these two camps... and regardless of which camp you fall into, it’s important to understand the perspective of the money partner who is willing to contribute the money and let the active investor take the lead while expecting a certain return after the deal is done.

What’s it like to work with someone like this?
What are the challenges in this kind of relationship?
Why should or shouldn’t someone partner with a private money partner?

There are a lot of things to unpack in this kind of partnership, and Reid is going to give us his perspective on it.

This is also an interesting issue for us to explore because Jaren is coming at this from the other side, as the active investor who is using other people’s money to fund deals... so there will probably be some different options and perspectives as we talk about how things should look from both ends.

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How to Negotiate Like a Pro w/ Kris Haskins

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08/18/20 • 58 min

081: Kris Haskins is someone Jaren and I met this past year at a conference in LA called VidSummit.
(Show Notes: https://retipster.com/81)

We noticed him because he was wearing this jacket that said “I Buy Houses” on the back. As far as we could tell, he was the only other real estate person at this conference, so we got to know him a little bit and found he was a pretty cool guy.

Kris deals mostly with flipping, renovation, new construction, and raising private money, and in his videos, he takes you along for the ride and explains a lot of concepts in a way that is very easy to understand.

Another thing Kris is great at is negotiation... getting people to accept lower offers and putting together win-win transactions. This is something we don’t actually deal with much in the land flipping business because our offers are more of a "take-it-or-leave-it" thing, but when you’re dealing with houses, negotiation and communication are significantly more important (and really in most of life, negotiation skills can get you a long way).

In this interview, we’re going to talk about Kris’ secret sauce for negotiating and how he’s been able to make a great life for himself as a real estate investor.

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Transforming Land Investing with Seller-Financed Notes: Justin Sliva's Expert Tips and Tricks

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07/21/20 • 62 min

077: Today we’re talking with Justin Sliva.
(Show Notes: https://retipster.com/77)

Justin has been a rising star in the land investing space over the past couple of years, he and his co-host Adam Southey are running a pretty awesome podcast called Casual Fridays REI.

There are actually a couple of reasons we wanted to talk with Justin. In addition to being a land investor, Justin has also been pretty heavily involved with other people’s land deals. He gets involved by partnering with other investors (contributing cash when others are short on funds) and even buying out existing notes on seller-financed land deals.

This is actually a pretty unique thing because most lenders and note buyers are pretty skittish about land (because it’s difficult to appraise and quantify the value of the collateral), but Justin has found a way to make it work.

In this session, we're going to figure out how this arm of his land business works and how to put together win-win-win scenarios with other land investors.

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What Makes a Real Estate Investing Partnership Work? Annie and Julie of GoodEgg Investments Explain

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06/09/20 • 67 min

In this session, we’re talking with Annie Dickerson and Julie Lam of GoodEgg Investments.

(Show Notes: https://retipster.com/71)
I met Annie Dickerson a few years ago at a conference we both attend each year and I’ve known about GoodEgg Investments for a while, so I thought she and Julie would be great guests to have on the show.

GoodEgg Investments is an apartment syndication company. They find deals in the multi-family space, they educate investors on each opportunity and they connect the sponsors with the investors - all in an effort to help busy people earn passive income from real estate (without having to do all the hands-on work themselves).

Julie and Annie have helped numerous investors along their journey in passive investing and have co-syndicated over 23 multifamily properties valued at over $700m. In this interview, they'll both give us insights into what it's like working in this kind of business, what it's like to quit a day job to pursue this kind of dream, and all the other unique challenges and benefits that come with this line of work.

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An Introduction to 'The Beginner's Deal Finding Guide' by REtipster

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01/21/20 • 40 min

059: After a year of working behind the scenes to create content for our next big project, we are FINALLY ready to launch The Beginner's Deal Finding Guide, a course by REtipster, all about how to find incredible real estate deals.

(Show Notes: https://retipster.com/59)

If any single issue qualifies as the most important one to have a firm grasp on as a real estate investor, this is it.

When I was getting started, I struggled a lot with finding great deals that would actually make money. I didn't have anyone to take me by the hand and show me how to spot opportunities that nobody else knew about. When I figured out that there was a multitude of ways I could find off-market opportunities without fighting against constant cut-throat competition, everything changed. When I finally had a competitive advantage that the average investor in my market wasn't aware of, the rest of the business got significantly easier.

If the subject of finding great real estate deals is something you need help with, this is definitely an episode you'll want to check out.

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Is it Wrong to Make Low Offers? Interview w/ Brian Ellwood

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06/10/19 • 68 min

#43: Brian Ellwood is a former wholesaler who was able to retire from the working world at the age of 30 by accumulating several dozen properties. Now days, his greatest passion is to help others do the same.

(Show Notes: https://REtipster.com/43)

Brian’s initial area of expertise in real estate was mostly in wholesaling houses, fix and flips and buy and hold investments... however, he chose to steer the ship more in the direction of buying more long-term buy and hold properties, so he could generate enough passive income to cover his bills and spend his time doing what he really enjoys.

In this interview, we’re going to talk about how Brian was able to build and grow this kind of business, his philosophy and approach to real estate investing, and we’re also going to talk about a CRAZY experience he had a few years back with the local media, how it really took a toll on him mentally and professionally, and how he managed to take a really difficult experience and turn it into an asset for his business.

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Everything You Need to Know About Land Entitlements w/ Mike Marshall

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09/28/21 • 48 min

Today I'm talking with Mike Marshall about land entitlements.
(Show Notes: REtipster.com/112)
Believe it or not, I didn’t know hardly anything about the concept of getting land entitlements until about a year ago because, for most of my land investing career, I had never done any improvements or development with any of the vacant lots I’d flipped. I just bought them for really cheap, did nothing to them, and then resold them for a higher price.

That’s all good and fine, and there are a lot of advantages of taking that approach, but what if you DO want to develop your land, or even if you don’t develop it yourself, but you want to obtain all the necessary approvals from the local government so that the next guy can start developing it?

This is called the entitlement process. Land entitlement is the legal process where a real estate developer or landowner obtains approval from the local governing body for their development plans.

When a property receives its entitlements, it brings certainty to the equation, so you know a property can be used for a specific purpose and developed a certain way (so you don’t have to buy a property without knowing if you’ll be able to use it for your intended purpose). This certainty actually adds value to the property.

I’m talking with Mike Marshall because he’s an expert in this stuff. With nearly 20 years of experience in the land entitlement space, he knows all about how to entitlements to add value to a property without ever having to touch it. Whether it's subdivisions, change of use permits, zoning changes, or full-scale development, Mike knows how to help investors navigate the regulatory waters on their pathway towards entitlement approval.

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How Logan Fullmer Makes Millions On Properties No One Else Wants

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02/11/25 • 59 min

208: In this episode, I sit down with Logan Fullmer again to explore his innovative real estate strategy of buying properties with title issues, tax delinquencies, and other problems that scare off most investors. Logan shares how he systematically solves these challenges, creating value and making impressive profits in the process.

(Show Notes: https://retipster.com/208)

We discuss how beginners can get started, the most profitable problems to solve, and what keeps others from entering this niche. Logan also shares his approach to working with attorneys, evaluating deals, and navigating risks.

Whether you’re curious about buying without title insurance, creating easements for landlocked properties, or want to hear stories of massive profits, this episode is packed with insights you won’t want to miss.

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How Ryan Chaw Doubled His Rental Income Using the Rent-By-Room Model

The REtipster Podcast | Real Estate Investing

06/08/21 • 55 min

104: In this episode, I’m talking with a guy named Ryan Chaw. Ryan is an interesting guy who has been featured on BiggerPockets and a number of other podcasts over the past year because he’s got a cool thing going.
(Show Notes: REtipster.com/104)

By most people’s standards, he’s a pretty normal guy, working a normal job and pursuing the American Dream like the rest of us. He’s got a lot in common with most of our listeners out there and over the past few years, he’s been able to build up a nice little rental property portfolio on a part-time basis that is bringing in well over $10K per month in rental income.

He did this using a rent-by-room model, which is kind of like house hacking on steroids because he's been able to earn double the amount he could normally make if he had used his properties as conventional rentals.

In this conversation, we’re going to talk about how he did this, some of the important lessons he’s learned along the way, and how you can follow a similar roadmap if you want to create something similar for yourself.

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The Biggest Warning Signs When Buying Vacant Land

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08/17/21 • 71 min

109: Several years ago, I wrote a blog post that blew up and became one of the most popular articles on REtipster.
(Show Notes: REtipster.com/109)

It was called The Truth About Land Investing: 21 Warning Signs to Look for When Buying Vacant Land and the reason I wrote this was because after years of buying and selling land, I recognized there were a lot of tricky due diligence issues with every property I dealt with, and I wanted to create a solid list of the most common problems and stumbling blocks I had encountered.

This due diligence checklist can apply to anyone buying land for any purpose, but depending on whether you're a land flipper or the end-user, there will be some differences in your perspective on these issues.

Not all of these issues need to be scrutinized for every deal, depending on where the property is located and what you’re planning to use it for, but regardless of your situation, this is a good list of items to be aware of, so you don't get stuck with a property without recognizing some of the problems ahead of time.

Even with properties that do have some of these problems, there is still hope in many cases, you’ll just be limited in what you can use it for.

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How many episodes does The REtipster Podcast | Real Estate Investing have?

The REtipster Podcast | Real Estate Investing currently has 224 episodes available.

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The podcast is about Real Estate, Entrepreneurship, Investing, Passive Income, Podcasts, Business and Real Estate Investing.

What is the most popular episode on The REtipster Podcast | Real Estate Investing?

The episode title 'Strategic Subdividing: Chuck Dreison Talks Funding, Experience, and Philosophy' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on The REtipster Podcast | Real Estate Investing?

The average episode length on The REtipster Podcast | Real Estate Investing is 66 minutes.

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Episodes of The REtipster Podcast | Real Estate Investing are typically released every 14 days.

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The first episode of The REtipster Podcast | Real Estate Investing was released on Dec 28, 2017.

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