Welcome back to another edition of our Open Support Calls! You can follow them live on Wednesdays at 1pm CT in our free Investor Creator Community group on Facebook.  Today, we start by sharing the details of an amazing deal we've just closed. We discuss the concept of substitution of collateral in owner finance deals, the state of the current real estate market and how to be effective in both buyer and seller markets. You'll also hear about sub-3 financing, dealing with insurance costs,...

Investor Creator Open Support Calls are free to anybody interested in real estate. Every week Brad gives feedback and answer questions about the ongoing deals of the Investor Creator Apprenticeship Group members. They let us in on all the details and possible issues they're running into as they market, source, negotiate and close a deal after deal.  Open Support Calls are held live on Zoom every Wednesday at 1pm CT. You can find the link in our public Investor Creator Community on Facebook,...

In this episode of Investor Creator's Women in Business series, Casey is joined by Rachel Silvan. Rachel is a member of the IC Scale Program and she is running her real estate investing business together with her spouse, while having three kids and looking to scale the business more. What is Covered: - The impact of having a community of other women in business - How to balance family and business - The freedom that entrepreneurship gives to families - Rachel's love for traveling and how it...

Today, we're going to be talking about frame, social value, and we’re going to answer the question - how do we hold frame with the seller?  I'm going to offer an actual example, a real live call with Jim, one of our purchase agents, who does an amazing job on this call of holding frame with the seller. To set the context for what you’re going to hear, whenever we're talking to a seller and negotiating using the Investor Creator framework, we never give a price and we never make an offer....

This week Brad is answering again some great questions from the Investor Creator community members and apprentices. You'll hear from the folks who are just closing their first deals, what their numbers are like and how they run their ads. You'll also learn from more experienced investors about their creative deals in various markets, financing options, raising money, doing rehabs - all with the exact breakdown of numbers and Brad's invaluable feedback. So get your notebooks ready and enjoy...

Today, we're going into the details about lead flow, lead quality, finding deals, marketing and eventually scaling a business. Remember that Open Support Calls are held live on Zoom every Wednesday at 1pm CT, and you can find the link in our public Investor Creator Community on Facebook. Or you can listen back to the calls here on our podcast feed. Here are some of the questions we discuss today: -How do we find pre-forclosure leads? -What if we do a direct mail piece that looks like a zip...

Marriage can be hard enough as it is. When you add in running a business together, like we, Brad and Casey Smotherman do, it can add in so many more dynamics.  In our masterminds, we saw that there were wives that didn't really know how to support the husband; we saw the opposite end of the spectrum, where some husbands didn't know how to support their wives. However, we believe it's important to be holistic. It's not just about doing another deal, finding the money, negotiations and all that...

Each week, Brad offers feedback to the members of The Investor Creator Apprenticeship Group as they share details of their deals and potential issues they are facing. Live Open Support Calls are held each Wednesday at 1pm CT on Zoom and in The Investor Creator Community on Facebook. The overall intention of this week's Investor Creator Support Call is to help you maintain consistency throughout January and help keep you on track with your NY's goals. Remember that in the real estate...

Welcome to the first open support call in The Investor Creator Community! We're having these calls live every Wednesday at 1 pm CT in our Facebook group, but you can also hear them on this podcast or watch the replay on YouTube. At the Investor Creator, we focus on real estate investing marketing, negotiation and the deal structure side. As we've headed into the new year, open support calls are a great way to check in on your real estate goals and to learn from each other.  If you're a first...

Tyler and James play back and comment on three different calls they had with motivated sellers, where they demonstrate how following the Investor Creator process can help you land a great property deal.  Resources: Join The Investor Creator Community https://www.facebook.com/groups/3083532848354005 Follow us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/BradSmothermanREI Follow us on TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@bradsmotherman Website https://investorcreator.com If you have any questions or you are...

Follow along Investor Creator's new podcast series, Happy Hour: With Women In Business. You will get the inside look into what it is like to be a mom, teacher, and still pursue your passion.  This week we met with mom of 7, Jen Baker, as she walks Casey through her journey with Investor Creator and her most recent 6 figure deal! You'll learn: How mothering and homeschooling helped Jen prepare for the real estate investing journey Overview of Jen's deals and how she created them Opportunities...

Two episodes ago, we talked about problems with marketing, which is the #1 issue most businesses deal with and where most of them remain. But once marketing is solved, you quickly spiral into the second problem - how do we raise money? So today we are talking about the fulfillment problem and how to tackle it in your real estate investing business. What We Cover: At which moment in business you start having the fulfillment problem The multifaceted nature of the fulfillment process and how...

Paul Dillon a.k.a. Big Pauly stopped by this Tuesday to share a pretty interesting deal he had recently, the problems he ran into with it, and how he managed to overcome them and capture incredible equity by sticking to the methodology we teach at Investor Creator.   What We Cover: Paul’s recent deal and the issues with the transaction How he dealt with a fraud he encountered The beauty of the script and why you should always stick to it How to troubleshoot problematic deals The importance of...

Let's get this straight first - in the house flipping business, like in any business, it's normal to go through a struggle. It's a phase you can't skip in anything that's worth doing. This week, we are talking about the first of the two main problems that every business faces - the struggle with marketing. What We Cover: Deals of the Day Why most people struggle for years in their business Sweat marketing vs. Search marketing Why it’s the easiest thing to blame the ads and where to look for...

So you’ve set all those goals for 2023 at the year's turn. Then January rolls into February, and generally by March you forget what your goals were in the first place. Motivation perhaps gets you started on the journey of achieving your goals, but it’s not going to get you where you want to be. So in this episode, we want to share a few ideas about navigating around the certainty of you losing the focus on your goals for 2023, and how to really make this year your best year yet.    What We...

Although this one was recorded the morning after Halloween, hence mentioning costumes and candies, we wanted to draw your attention to another crucial element of deal making. After discussing contracts and due diligence, today we want to talk about renegotiation - when to do it, why and how to renegotiate a deal in an efficient, effective and ethical way.  What is Covered: What the subjects of renegotiation are Five things you should know before buying a house What NOT to do when you want to...

It's that time of the year when we remind ourselves of just how important the gratitude work is in our life and our business. In this episode, Brad and Tony chat about the three things they are most grateful for in business. So, make it a habit to stay in the gratitude mindset, because it means you can't be in the lack mindset at the same time. If you want to become an Investor Creator, send us an email at [email protected] Resources: - Join The Investor Creator Community...

Welcome back to Tuesday Morning Coffee sessions! Today, Tony Woodall speaks with Paul Dillon, whom we had on the show earlier when we talked about private investigations in real estate. This Tuesday, Paul shares with us his experience with capturing equity, following the Investor Creator method. What We Cover: - How Paul decided to start buying equity - The power of negotiation when it comes to home inspection report - How to use home inspection as a tool to secure a good deal, understand the...

Amanda Cooper is back with us to discuss rehabs and help you get into the details of this important part of your REI business. Make sure to follow Amanda's lives every Thursday at 1pm CT to get more answers about rehabs! What is Covered: - Stinky House Challenge and what was Amanda's first experience with home rehabs - How many rehabs she actively manages at the moment - How to manage a home rehab remotely - What digital assets and documentation you need to decide on the scope and cost...

Abby Thompson, our CFO and host of the weekly In the Weeds podcast, answers some of the questions sent in by our apprentices, related to the financial side of real estate deals. Tune in to get more clarity on financing your deals.  What Is Covered: - How Abby came to work with Brad and what problems she helped sort out in our company - Why it's so important to keep your finances in check and why you need to learn to be okay with making mistakes - How to learn to read real estate documents...

Today, we talk about that one thing in your business that you need to focus on to get traction. However, that one thing will be different for everyone, depending on where you are on your business journey right now and where you want to be in the future. So, we're going to unpack this for you and hopefully help you get more clarity on how to decide what to focus on in your business. What We Cover: - Why really smart people tend to have more difficulties with taking action - What you need to...

Today, we take a look at the beginnings and the struggles we experienced when entering the real estate business. We are going to offer you some perspective on bad times to help you turn your setbacks into your comebacks. What We Cover: - Deal of the Day - How to re-frame everything negative that has happened to you - How your struggle serves to build your program - Remember that you never have a full context about people - Examples of difficult transactions we had, and what we learned...

What does it mean to stay in hope and why does it matter in these times? Today we talk about how staying in hope can help us define and have clarity about what we want in our future. Hope is part of the narrative we tell ourselves as we try to build a state of mind that believes in a brighter future. This episode is a follow up on the last week's episode and tackles why you need to remain focused on the input to create the output you desire.  What We Cover:  - Deal of the Day  - Falling in...

In real estate, if you’re not growing, you’re dying. Incremental improvements have to be your continual focus. Today we discuss how to take the reins of your business, and as a business owner, how to nurture the mindset where you define your own success.  What We Cover:  - Deal of the day  - The rise of foreclosure as motivation in the current market  - You’re not buying a house, you’re buying a problem  - Perspective leads to expectation, and expectation will create a new perspective  -...