Earlier this week I posted an article about my goals for 2016 and how 2015 went. On this episode of the Invest Four More Podcast I go into more depth on my goals and what I want to achieve in 2016 and why. I also talk a lot about 2015 and what I learned from the last year. People see my success on the blog with my rentals, flips, real estate team and cars, but it doesn't always go perfect! I had a lot of setbacks in 2015 and I am making a lot of changes going into 2016. The good news is that I had a lot of success in 2015 as well. If things always went the way we planned them, life would not be nearly as interesting and the wins would not be nearly as sweet.

On this episode of the Invest Four More Real Estate Podcast I am going to talk about my history as an agent, investor and some challenging situations I have had to overcome. I became an agent right after college in 2001 and although it was nice working with my father, it also presented some challenges and may have stunted my growth in some areas. As an agent, a fix and flipper and a rental property owner I have run into some unique situations and some very frustrating situations as well. Some of those were my fault and some completely out of my control. On this episode I discuss some of the more memorable mistakes and situations I have been in like buying a meth houses that then burned down, having flips involved in lawsuits for over a year, hiring mistakes and trying to complete the rehab on a flip myself.

On this episode of the Invest Four More Real Estate Podcast I talk to Marco Santarelli who owns Norada Real Estate Investment. Marco has invested in rental properties for many years and started when he was 18! Marco has invested in many states across the United States and explains what he looks for in markets, how he got started investing and why he started a company to help other investors invest in rental properties from a long distance.

On this episode of the Invest Four More Podcast I interview Anil Walia. Anil is originally from India, where he invested in real estate, then moved to Canada where he invested in real estate and finally started investing in real estate in the US while living in Canada. I have many people from Canada ask me how to invest in US real estate because prices are so high in Canada. Anil discusses how he has bought over 30 properties in Florida with financing while not being a US citizen.

I love to interview successful real estate investors on the Invest Four More Real Estate Podcast. Joe Fairless is another very successful investors who built his wealth through large apartment buildings and has done it very quickly. Joe was in the advertising business in New York City when he decided real estate investing was the career path he wanted to take. Joe lived very frugally to save money in order to invest in real estate and it paid off big time. Joe invested in single family homes, but made his biggest profits on large multifamily apartment complexes. Joe and I talk all about how he got started and what his plans are for the future.

On this episode of the Invest Four More Real Estate Podcast I interview Clint Coons. Clint is an attorney who specializes in setting up entities for real estate investors. Not only does Clint help with legal protection, but he knows how to help investors with tax liabilities as well. I have had frustrations myself trying to get my accountants and lawyers on the same page. Clint saw a need for a company that can handle both the legal and tax liability aspects of real estate investing. Clint’s main goal is to help investors understand both the taxes and legal liability of entities and investment properties.

On this week's episode of the Invest Four More Real Estate Podcast we talk to Michael Blank. Michael is a very successful real estate investor who owns multifamily apartments and restaurants! Michael gives us some great advice on how to invest in multifamily, how to find private money and even how to run a pizza joint. Michael also has a very successful website and coaching program for real estate investors.

Most of the guests on the Invest Four More Real Estate Podcast have been real estate investors. I have had a few investors who are also agents, but today we are interviewing Kyle Hiscock who is strictly a real estate agent and a good one. In this episode Kyle talks about how he got started in the business, how he has become a very successful agent and how he has used a blog and social media to promote himself.

The latest episode of the Invest Four More Real Estate Podcast features me (Mark Ferguson) talking about financing. I know many people are scared of debt and feel cash is the best way to buy properties, but using cash actually decreases your returns if you are buying the right properties as flips or rentals. In this podcast episode I will talk about how financing is not as risky as you think if done right and how it can increase your returns as well!

Most of what’s been covered on the Invest Four More blog and podcast have been fix and flip, rental, and wholesale deals. Today’s show is a world different - land deals. Seth Williams got into real estate investing after reading the classic book, “Rich Dad, Poor Dad” and hasn’t looked back since. The very first deal he found was a land sale and he made a profit on it. That set the course for him becoming very proficient at finding and working land deals and in this episode of Invest Four More, Seth’s going to share the basics of how to find land, how to make contact and work a purchase, and then how to resell the land for the best price and least amount of work possible. It’s an out-of-the-box episode you’re going to love.

Are you working at a low paying job? WalMart? Target? Convenience Store? Do you feel like you’re never going to be able to get into real estate investing? Today’s interview should be a very encouraging episode for you. Nate Armstrong was working at Target and watching all the fix and flip TV shows. In his own words, he was addicted to them. He was excited to flip a house himself so he financed his first deal on a credit card and with a bank loan… and that’s how an incredible real estate empire began. Don’t believe it? Listen to Nate’s entire story on this episode of Invest Four More.

One of the best investments possible - yes, one of the best possible, is in rental properties. Why? There are many reasons, which Mark Ferguson is going to cover as best he can in this episode. But one of the biggest reasons is the cash flow good rental properties provide. Cash coming into your bank account, month after month, enables you to do lots of things: supplement your personal budget, buy additional rental properties, pay off debt, and many other great things. The stock market can’t provide that. Neither can government bonds. And on top of that there are other advantages to rental properties that Mark’s going to cover in this episode.

Is your corporate job getting old? Is the rat race driving you crazy? Today’s guest, Daniil Kleyman had a successful career in the financial industry but was not happy with his life. The 8 to 5, the corporate politics, the stresses that came with the job, it was all too much for him and didn’t provide the life he wanted. When a shift in the company caused him to be laid off, it was the kick in the pants he needed to get out on his own. He started real estate investing and the rest is history. Now he has a 10 million dollar real estate portfolio and is developing properties through new construction. Hear his amazing story on this episode.

Mark Ferguson loves to highlight successful investors on this podcast, and today’s episode is another of those revealing, helpful conversations with a person who started at ground zero, worked his way up by learning from people who were in the business, and finally launched out to begin his own investment business. Anson Young has been flipping houses, wholesaling, and serving as a Real Estate Agent in Denver, Colorado for many years and pulls back the curtain on his story on this edition of Invest Four More.

There are lots of paths into a full time real estate  investing career. Mark Ferguson got into investing after being an agent for many years. Today’s guest, Jim Huntzicker did the same. Both men had fathers who were real estate agents, which could seem like an advantage to getting into the real estate investing world, but both of them feel it was a hindrance. Why? Because neither of their fathers had actually done investing, and the retail side of sales and purchasing is a night and day difference from real estate investing. In today’s episode you’re going to hear Jim’s story of how he got into investing, how he’s making a great living doing fix and flips, and how and why he buys and holds rental properties. You’ll learn a ton from this conversation.

There’s a lot of talk, on this show and on other real estate podcasts, about wholesaling. Mark Ferguson was a licensed real estate agent and didn’t even understand the term for a long time. In this episode Mark’s going to walk through the step by step explanation of what it means to be a wholesaler, how wholesaling works, and how you can take initial steps to get involved in real estate investing through what could be the simplest way: wholesaling. It’s all in this solo show, with Mark Ferguson.

Danny Johnson is not your typical real estate entrepreneur. He is trained as a software engineer and actually worked at a large company in that capacity when he first started his real estate investing career. His Dad was flipping houses and Danny decided to take the leap and try his hand at it. His first deal actually turned out to be a wholesale deal that involved a short sale, buying a note from a huge bank, and dealing with foreclosure on the property before it was actually sold to a wholesale investor. Not your typical “first deal” and you’ll want to hear the entire story straight from Danny’s mouth on this episode of “Invest Four More.”

Mark Ferguson is best known for his ability to do profitable real estate fix and flips. He’s made his living doing it and has built a very profitable business on it. In this episode of Invest Four More Mark is going to walk you through a “do and don’t” outline for property flipping that includes every step from finding and purchasing properties to how to sell for the best profit. It’s a great, practical episode that you won’t want to miss.

That’s what Will Banard’s company does every single day. Of course, he didn’t start there. His first flip was what he calls “accidental” but once he sold it for a handsome profit, he’s been hooked ever since. Now his company works exclusively in Southern California, the absolute toughest real estate market in the United States. But he’s doing it, even though people tell him it’s impossible. In this episode of Invest Four More, Will shares his story with Mark Ferguson and you, and unloads some amazing tips regarding house flipping, property ownership and rentals, investing, partnerships, and much more.

There’s no magic formula, but Brandon Turner of “Bigger Pockets” would tell you the first and most important ingredient is to equip yourself with a variety of tools, and then take action. Brandon got into real estate investing at the ripe old age of 21, borrowing money from a family member to purchase a property somebody in his church wanted to sell. It was as duplex, so he bought it as an owner/occupant, moved into one side, and the rent from the other side paid the mortgage. That was all it took to convince Brandon that real estate investing was the business he wanted to pursue. In this conversation, Mark Ferguson of “Invest Four More” asks Brandon all kinds of questions about his journey into real estate investing, rental property purchasing, and some of the behind the scenes things that got him where he is today. You won’t want to miss this one.

Welcome to the first ever “solo” edition of the Invest Four More podcast. Mark Ferguson, the host of Invest Four More is an active real estate broker and investor and his purpose in building the Invest Four More platform is to teach you what he’s doing and how he’s doing it. This episode is a full-scoop episode, giving you the details on what properties Mark has in his portfolio, what he’s doing with them, and how he’s actively working to buy even more. His goal is to increase his monthly cash flow, so you won’t want to miss the insights you’ll gain from this transparent look into Mark’s business deals.

Exactly HOW he saw it coming demonstrates his insight into the type of things that cause economic domino effect. At the time he was working with a bank and two people approached him about getting them a home loan. The two were Cabbies, and together wanted to purchase a 1.2 million dollar house to flip. PJ knew they shouldn’t be able to purchase a home of that value, but within 15 minutes they were approved for the loan. When he realized that people all over the U.S. were getting similar loans, he knew it would only be a matter of time before things collapsed. Listen in to see how PJ is able to pay attention to these kinds of situations on this episode of Invest Four More.

PJ Ghadimi is a serial entrepreneur. He’s made millions of dollars through a variety of businesses, over and over and over. But his life didn’t start out that way. He and his mother immigrated to the United States from Iran and for a very long time didn’t even have a work permit. But PJ was determined that whatever he did, he would be a success at it. When he could finally work, PJ stepped into the banking industry and worked his butt off to outperform and outpace his fellow employees and was promoted multiple times, once with a 100% pay increase! Hear more of his inspirational story on this episode of Invest For More with Mark Ferguson.

There are quite a few Real Estate Brokers who have seen the advantages of becoming investors as well as being realtors. But Joe Evangelisti went about it the other way round. Joe got into real estate investing first, through a flip deal that went bad. But he learned the hard way, turned that deal around by making it a rental, and was off and running as a real estate investor. He took those hard learned lessons and turned them into a career as a Real Estate Broker, eventually owning his own office and using that position to feed his own real estate investing business. Hear more of Joe’s story on this episode.

For many people, wholesaling is the doorway into real estate investing. It’s one of the simplest ways to get in and learn how the real estate markets work, and how to take advantage of the selling and buying of properties that happens every day in the United States. Our guest on this episode of the Invest Four More podcast proves that by the wholesale investing success he’s experienced in just under three years.