We're not in the real estate investing business. We're in the marketing business. If I've said that a million times, I will say it again. And you know I’ve been around the block, right? I’ve done a lot of deals, coached and helped a lot of people to do deals and I love to hang out with people who DO A LOT OF DEALS. And do you know what we all have in common? WE’RE BRILLIANT AT THE BASICS. We're brilliant at the basics, simple things like marketing, getting your marketing done every day, every...

Hey there, it's Joe McCall, coming to you live from the road. Today's podcast is all about the journey from marketing to profits in real estate investing. Here, I share my recent success flipping vacant land and how you can replicate it! It’s a numbers game and I say this all the time, guys, we're not in the real estate investing business. We're in the marketing business, right? So I’m doing this new 5 Leads in 5 Days challenge and I’ve done this maybe 3-4 times and it’s been awesome every...

This is part one of a four-part video series on how to do deals in five minutes or less. In this first segment, I'm going to show you how to find a deal in five minutes or less, and we’re keeping it simple. Even though I’ll be going through this lightning fast, it takes practice on your part to get to where I am today. If you’re new to the real estate business, you’ve come to the right place.  You can get more information on the things I'm going to be sharing with you here in two different...

Are you new to this business? Are you new to real estate investing and want to start making a lot of money, but you're worried about what to do? You're in the right place. Here, I'm going to show you the top four biggest mistakes that rookie investors make, and I’ve done them all myself. I went full time in this business in 2008 and 2009, right in the middle of all kinds of economic uncertainty. Even though things were a mess, I saw a huge opportunity.  The first mistake I cover is investors...

Here, I'm going to show you how we made $31,406 on a vacant land deal that we didn’t even own. We didn't buy it and we didn't use any of our own money. We did a simple assignment and I'm going to walk through all the details of how we did this deal from beginning to end. This was the biggest profit I’ve ever made on a vacant land deal. It’s not typical for everyone but it is possible, and I’ll show you exactly how I did it, step by step. To get into the right position, we made a ton of...

Once you start getting some great leads coming in, it’s time to take things to the next level by talking to sellers and making offers. You can do this through postcards, cold calls, texts, or even blind offers. If you get a seller on the phone, it’s important to know what to say. Here, I’m sharing a seller script that works like a charm. And you don’t need to do anything fancy. Just be yourself and ask the right questions. In this walkthrough, I share a call between myself and a seller I...

We're talking about cash flow with my special guest, the one and only Antonio Edwards. I've known Antonio for a long time, and he's a very active investor and influencer. Here, he shares his story and how he got started in real estate. Antonio has done it all. He's done all kinds of deals, from fix and flip, to rehabs to wholesaling to creative financing. He's a veteran in the business, and we talk about some old war stories and all about what’s working today in this market. I have a special...

How would you get started in real estate investing in 2024? Here, I show you exactly what I would do. Whether you’re a realtor or an investor, whether you're doing residential or commercial real estate, pay attention. You need to learn how to become a deal finder. You have to learn how to figure out where the money is, then get on the phone and start talking to people. I’ll show you how to get laser-focused so you don’t waste any time with the old spray and pray method. I do a three-hour...

Joe here from the REI In Your Car Podcast, and today's episode is a bit different—it's an exciting announcement! We're hosting the Do Deals Workshop in St. Louis on May 17-18, and trust me, you won't want to miss it. This two-day workshop is limited to just 30 participants, where you'll learn from seasoned pros Brent Bowers and Ray Zhang, alongside yours truly. We are gonna dive deep into real estate strategies, marketing techniques, and negotiation skills as we guide you through making...

Would you like to learn how to buy land for super cheap? In fact, how to buy land with nothing down? I'm going to show you how to do that right here, and it’s so easy. I’ll show you how I find vacant land and buy it, whether you’re using cash or owner financing. You can use these strategies if you're using land as an investment or if you're using land for your own personal reasons. These are my favorite ways to find these kinds of deals. The number one rule in real estate is not location,...

Paul do Campo joins me here to talk all about following up. If you get the right systems in place, you can convert 30 to 40% of your dead leads into deals. We’ve all heard that the money is in the follow up, but nobody really understands how to do it. Paul walks through the exact system he’s created for investors. Paul’s system is a whole different arsenal of tools that can save you from chasing those pesky manual tasks that can really drain your time. Paul demos how his system helps you draw...

Jared and Foster are back here with another update, and they’re doing an amazing job. They’ve got a full pipeline, and their numbers are looking fantastic. So far, they’ve sent out almost 8,000 postcards and made 25 offers, not too shabby. Here, I go over some of the questions they have as they work on closing more deals. One of their issues was in dealing with a property in significant wetlands with poor access and I walked them through how to handle it.  In our call, we also run through...

My good friend Shaun McCloskey does a workshop once a year called the Business Vision Workshop. I've heard Shaun teach this stuff a million times, but it's always good to be reminded of these things and to really think about what kind of business do I want, what kind of life do I want, right? One of the coolest exercises they do in this workshop is sit down and think about what your dream day would look like. If you’re only doing what you love and money doesn't matter, what would your dream...

Have you ever wondered how you could find, hire, and train really good virtual assistants to run your business for you? How do you outsource your business to someone else? Here, I’ll show you how to do it. When I was starting out, I was going through a vicious up and down roller coaster of not getting enough leads. The VA I hired not only helped me get more leads, but they also pointed out a better way to do it. Hiring VAs is pretty simple and there are three things your VA should be doing...

My good friend Tom Krol is known for taking massive, imperfect action. In your real estate business, the mindset stuff up in your head makes up 85%, and the remaining 15%, if that, is the tactical stuff. Tom’s here to fire you up to stop making excuses and to start taking action, even if it’s not perfect. Tom shares some of the key markers that you see in successful people in this business, like what differentiates a beginner who's doing deals from a beginner who's still struggling. A lot of...

I was doing a coaching call recently with my land coaching clients, and some of them asked me how an assignment works on a land deal. Some people may want to do a land deal, but they're worried that they don't have the money or can't get access to the money to double close on it. Much like when we're wholesaling properties, sometimes it’s easier when you can do an assignment and then sell that contract to somebody else for a higher price. You could also assign the rights to that contract to...

I’m in the Business Vision Workshop right now and I want to talk about something real quick. My dad was a janitor growing up but he had this incredible entrepreneurial streak – obviously, I took after him. He owned his own janitorial services business and whenever he would hire people, he has this 2-step formula for training people. —Step 1: They would just watch him do the work —Step 2: He would watch them do the work And then they would be on their own. But they would learn the tricks to...

PPC (pay per click) and Facebook ads generate good, high-quality leads, but the problem is that they’re expensive. When you're just getting started, you probably don’t have the money to spend on that kind of marketing. The good news is there are other alternatives that you could do that can still get you leads.  My favorite form of marketing has always been direct mail. It always works, and it always will work. Why? Because we can choose who were marketing to. Here, I dive into how you can...

I've done a lot of deals over the years. Almost every deal, if not every single deal that I've ever done, I've always partnered with somebody else. If you don’t have a ton of money to invest in marketing or you don’t have enough time, partnering with someone else who has those things and splitting the deal makes all the difference. And you don’t need to make them a formal business partner, you can simply do it on a deal-by-deal basis. When you can partner with other people, you make more...

We’re back with another segment of my Do or Die series with Jared and Foster. If you’ve been keeping up with us so far, you know it's been exciting. Foster has been working really hard on the leads that they're getting, and they're doing very well with their direct mail strategy with postcards. We're averaging a little less than 1% response rate, which should go up soon because Foster will soon be leaving his day job to flip land full time!  Those first months in your real estate business are...

We’re back with another coaching call with my buddies Foster and Jared. They have two properties under contract, and we get into how their direct mail campaign is doing. They’re crushing it with letters and postcards and are really gaining some momentum. We talk about what else they have in the pipeline and some tips on how they were able to get good lists of real estate agents. We also discuss how you can find realtors through sites like Redfin and Zillow. We talk about closing deals and...

In part three of my Do or Die series, Jared and Foster are back with an update. Some good things have been happening, and these guys now have about 12 good leads. They’re three weeks into their direct mail campaign and they have even more prospects coming in. They also got their first contract signed after going through a little back and forth with negotiations, and they have two more offers out as well.   Here, I offer the guys some tips on how to get through this next leg of the journey. We...

This is part two of my Do or Die series and I got my good friends Foster and Jared here. It’s been a couple of weeks since they were in Saint Louis, and we've been talking a little bit back and forth on text and Voxer. They've been taking massive, massive action. We’re talking 3,100 postcards sent out in two weeks. They also had a lead come in and here, we take a look at it and talk about next steps.  Patience is the name of the game, and this first lead came in about two weeks after they...

In this Do or Die series, I’m going to be helping my brother-in-law and his friend set up a land business. We’re going to cover marketing, talking to sellers, making offers, and start flipping vacant land deals. We’ll first talk strategy, and I’ll teach them how the land business works, kind of what the steps are, how you find the deals, how you make the offers, and how you sell the deals. Then we’ll come up with a marketing plan.  We're going to be taking some counties and showing you the...