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Episode 140: They Were Drowning in Rehab Debt...Then One Small Pivot Changed Everything

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2443108/fan_mail/new] Today's episode is a special live conversation recorded directly from the stage at a recent Results Driven event. Josh and Tiffany sit down with Jordan and Cole, two real estate investors who recently survived every entrepreneur's worst nightmare. After dealing with contractor lawsuits and projects gone terribly wrong, they found themselves nearly $300,000 in personal and business debt.  Right in the middle of this chaos, they found out they were expecting a baby.Instead of folding and going back to a corporate job to slowly pay off the debt, they made the terrifying but necessary decision to burn the boats. They discuss how clearly separating their roles accelerated their growth, the low-barrier marketing channel they used to get immediate hot leads, and how learning a structured sales process gave them the confidence to close. Now, they are consistently doing 8 to 12 deals a month with a fully built-out team. Listen and enjoy the show! You’ll Learn How To: * Pivot your business from high-risk, capital-intensive flips to consistent direct-to-seller wholesaling * Clearly divide roles and responsibilities with your business partner to accelerate growth * Utilize Pay-Per-Lead (PPL) marketing to get a fast, low-barrier entry to motivated sellers * Implement a structured sales process to rely on when seller conversations get uncomfortable * Adopt the "burn the boats" mentality to push through massive debt and business failures What You’ll Learn in This Episode:  * (00:00) Facing $300,000 in debt and a surprise pregnancy * (02:33) What their business looked like when they were exclusively doing massive full-gut flips * (03:51) The huge "aha" moment of clearly splitting business roles between partners * (04:21) Overcoming the limiting belief that they couldn't or shouldn't go direct-to-seller * (05:29) Why they launched Pay-Per-Lead (PPL) marketing and the exact conversion metrics they hit * (07:04) How auditing calls and relying on a proven sales process completely changed their closing rate * (08:10) Why they chose to keep pushing forward instead of getting a job to pay off their debt * (09:03) Building out an acquisitions and dispo team to do 8-12 deals a month * (12:18) Never give up, and remember that revenue fixes all problems Who This Episode is For: * Real estate investors who are tired of contractor headaches and losing money on massive rehab projects * Business partners or spouses who are stepping on each other's toes and need to define clear operational roles * Entrepreneurs who are in a difficult season of business and need tactical proof that they can turn things around Why You Should Listen:  If you are in a hard season of business right now, this episode will show you exactly what it takes to break through. Jordan and Cole didn't just survive being $300,000 in debt; they used it as fuel to completely rebuild their operation from the ground up. By listening to this live coaching session, you will learn the exact tactical shifts they made, from launching PPL marketing to mastering sales systems, that transformed them from struggling flippers into a self-sustaining wholesaling machine. Follow Tiffany and Josh here: * Tiffany Instagram: @tiffanyhighfficial [https://www.instagram.com/tiffanyhighofficial/?hl=en] * Josh Instagram: @joshhighofficial [https://www.instagram.com/joshhighofficial/?hl=en] * Website: https://theresultsdrivenpodcast.comhttps://resultsdrivenrei.com/home/ [https://resultsdrivenrei.com/home/] * Get Tiffany’s free resource: www.rdebook.com [https://www.rdebook.com] “26 Costly Mistakes I Made While Building My Seven-Figure Real Estate Business”

Episode 139: He Was Sleeping in His Car at 16...Now He’s in the Top 1% with Justin Phillips

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2443108/fan_mail/new] Today, Tiffany is sitting down with Justin Phillips, one of the top 1% new build sales reps in the country, to talk about a massive blind spot that is currently burning real estate investors: new build competition. If you are a flipper still running comps the way you did a few years ago, you need to understand how builder incentives, like 3.99% interest rates and covered closing costs, are giving retail buyers up to $80,000 more in purchasing power compared to your flipped home. But this episode goes far deeper than just market tactics. Justin shares his incredibly raw personal story of overcoming extreme adversity. From having both parents incarcerated to sleeping in his car at 16 years old, Justin explains how he used his hardships as fuel to become the hardest working person in the room. Tiffany and Justin dive into the psychology of operating in "survival mode," why you have to kill the old version of yourself to grow, and how to build an unstoppable personal brand by providing value at scale. Listen and enjoy the show! You’ll Learn How To: * Protect your flips by properly factoring in new build communities and builder incentives when running your ARV * Calculate the massive purchasing power shift that rate buy-downs give to retail buyers * Audit your time so you can step out of the weeds and into the true Rainmaker role * Build a hyper-local personal brand by identifying and providing immense value to the top 10% of your ideal clients * Stop letting childhood trauma and survival mode dictate your business decisions and cause burnout * Keep your pipeline full by adopting the always be lead-genning mindset, regardless of how busy you are What You’ll Learn in This Episode: * (00:00) Why true work-life balance is a myth when you are relentlessly focused on your goals and building wealth * (01:42) The massive threat new builds pose to flippers and wholesalers in today's shifting real estate market * (04:45) How top builders are using 3.99% interest rates to give retail buyers $80,000 more in purchasing power * (07:12) Justin’s exact networking playbook for getting top-producing realtors to consistently feed him inbound leads * (10:32) Why major hard money lenders are proactively slashing ARVs by 5% in markets saturated with new build competition * (14:21) Justin’s raw and personal story: Sleeping in a church parking lot at 16 and surviving parental incarceration * (18:44) How childhood trauma triggers a subconscious survival mode that causes entrepreneurs to unnecessarily panic * (20:22) Why the biggest mistake solo real estate operators make is relying on the feast-or-famine cycle of start-stop marketing * (24:29) The absolute necessity of speed in business and why failing fast will always beat overthinking your next move * (25:58) The Learn, Do, Become framework and why you must kill the old version of yourself to reach the next level of success Who This Episode is For: * Real estate investors and flippers who are losing retail buyers to new build communities and aggressive builder incentives * Solo operators and one-man shows struggling with the feast-or-famine roller coaster of start-stop marketing * Entrepreneurs who want to break free from a survival mindset, overcome past trauma, and build true, sustainable wealth Why You Should Listen: If you think your flipped home is only competing against other resale properties, this episode will completely change your perspective. Justin exposes exactly how massive builders are pulling retail buyers away using unbeatable financing incentives that completely alter your ARV. Beyond the tactical real estate advice, Justin and Tiffany share deeply vulnerable stories about overcoming childhood trauma, the dangers of operating your business in a constant state of panic, and the relentless mindset required to hit the top 1% of your industry. Connect with Justin Phillips: * Instagram: @justinphillipsofficial [https://www.instagram.com/justinphillipsofficial/] * Website: D.R. Horton [https://www.drhorton.com/] (Justin Phillips is a Top 1% new home sales representative for D.R. Horton and an expert in relationship-based sales.) Follow Tiffany and Josh here: * Tiffany Instagram: @tiffanyhighfficial [https://www.instagram.com/tiffanyhighofficial/?hl=en] * Josh Instagram: @joshhighofficial [https://www.instagram.com/joshhighofficial/?hl=en] * Website: https://theresultsdrivenpodcast.comhttps://resultsdrivenrei.com/home/ [https://resultsdrivenrei.com/home/] * Get Tiffany’s free resource: www.rdebook.com [https://www.rdebook.com] “26 Costly Mistakes I Made While Building My Seven-Figure Real Estate Business”

Episode 138: He Did Deals for 10 Years...But Had No Real Business

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2443108/fan_mail/new] Tiffany sits down with Results Driven student Evan, who pulled off 30 to 50 real estate deals a year for a decade without spending a single dime on marketing. Armed with nothing but grit, a cell phone, and a relentless door-knocking strategy, he built a highly profitable operation with virtually zero overhead. But there was a major problem: he had built a high-paying hobby, not a predictable, scalable business. They discuss the messy and necessary transition from a scrappy, bootstrapped operation to a fully structured company. Evan and Tiffany dive deep into the crucial mindset shifts required to step into true leadership, why your COO might actually be your biggest operational bottleneck, and the exact steps Evan took to build out his marketing, scale his acquisitions, and maximize his disposition profits. Listen and enjoy the show! You’ll Learn How To: * Transition from a lean, scrappy hustler operation to a self-sustaining business with real infrastructure * Fix your accounting and start managing cash flow like a true CEO * Navigate the COO Bottleneck and delegate effectively using time studies * Hire and train a Junior Dispo VA to mass-market deals and boost assignment margins * Separate your cold outbound and warm inbound sales teams for maximum efficiency * Step out of the weeds to become a true leader who prioritizes team connection What You’ll Learn in This Episode: * (00:00) Why you must set your ego aside and be willing to "suck" at something to grow * (01:10) Evan’s 10-year journey of doing 30-50 deals a year with zero marketing spend * (08:57) The critical importance of hiring a real estate niche bookkeeper to manage your cash flow * (14:22) Identifying the COO bottleneck and using a time study to delegate low-level tasks * (18:04) How hiring a Junior Dispo VA to mass-dial buyers adds thousands to the bottom line * (23:43) The biggest mindset shift Evan had to make, by transitioning from operator to true leader * (28:12) Why Tiffany insists on correcting negative self-talk and owning your CEO role Who This Episode is For: * Real estate investors who are making money but feel like they are running a high-stress hobby instead of a true business * Entrepreneurs struggling to let go of control and delegate operational tasks to their team * Business owners looking to scale their marketing, acquisitions, and dispositions without the wheels falling off Why You Should Listen:  If you are making money but feel like the entire company rests on your shoulders to put out fires, this episode will challenge you in the best way. Evan’s transparent breakdown of moving from a zero-overhead hustler to a structured business owner reveals the exact steps, mindset shifts, and systems required to actually scale. If you want to stop just doing deals and start building a real company, this is a masterclass in shifting your strategy. Follow Tiffany and Josh here: * Tiffany Instagram: @tiffanyhighfficial [https://www.instagram.com/tiffanyhighofficial/?hl=en] * Josh Instagram: @joshhighofficial [https://www.instagram.com/joshhighofficial/?hl=en] * Website: https://theresultsdrivenpodcast.comhttps://resultsdrivenrei.com/home/ [https://resultsdrivenrei.com/home/] * Get Tiffany’s free resource: www.rdebook.com [https://www.rdebook.com] “26 Costly Mistakes I Made While Building My Seven-Figure Real Estate Business”

Episode 137: The Passive Income Lie (And What Actually Works) with Eddie Speed

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2443108/fan_mail/new] Today, Josh is joined by the legend of seller financing, Eddie Speed. With over 50,000 seller-financed notes under his belt, Eddie breaks down exactly why the traditional "passive income" rental model is fundamentally flawed in today's market. They discuss why Josh and Tiffany are actively liquidating their rental portfolio, the massive untapped potential of the "left-behind buyer" pool, and the exact math that proves why seller financing nets double or triple the income of a traditional rental property. Eddie explains how to literally become the bank, maintain your liquidity by selling off portions of your notes, and tap into true passive wealth without the landlord headaches. Listen and enjoy the show! You’ll Learn How To: * Pivot away from the maintenance headaches and cash-flow killers of traditional rental properties * Tap into the massive left-behind buyer market created by tightened conventional lending standards * Act as the bank and create highly profitable seller-financed notes * Maintain liquidity by safely selling off portions of your notes to other investors * Protect your business from silent failure by keeping your accounting strictly dialed in What You’ll Learn in This Episode: * (00:00) Why keeping your accounting straight is the ultimate key to true freedom * (02:24) Eddie’s origin story, from a 20-year-old dyslexic cowboy to a real estate titan * (07:12) The secret to funding your deals using other people's money * (08:40) The mechanics of owning your own bank through promissory notes and mortgages * (11:43) Why you should be marketing to the massive pool of "left-behind buyers" * (14:36) Why conventional loan originations dropped 90% while seller financing held steady * (16:34) How to maintain liquidity by selling your notes on the secondary market * (19:43) The passive income lie, because Josh and Tiffany are selling their rental portfolio * (24:25) The undeniable math comparing a rental's net income to a seller-financed note * (27:16) Eddie’s "done-for-you" service that converts landlord headaches into truly passive notes Who This Episode is For: * Real estate investors who are tired of the active headaches of property management and tenant turnover * Landlords wanting to liquidate their portfolios without losing their monthly cash flow * Entrepreneurs looking to scale out of the daily grind and into true passive wealth Why You Should Listen:  If you think owning rental properties is the holy grail of passive income, this episode will completely change your perspective. Eddie and Josh expose the hidden cash-flow killers of being a landlord and reveal the exact framework to literally become the bank. If you want the true financial freedom and time flexibility you originally got into real estate for, this is a masterclass in shifting your strategy. Connect with Eddie Speed: * Website: NoteSchool [https://noteschool.com/](Eddie Speed is the owner of NoteSchool and pioneer of the seller-finance industry) Follow Tiffany and Josh here: * Tiffany Instagram: @tiffanyhighfficial [https://www.instagram.com/tiffanyhighofficial/?hl=en] * Josh Instagram: @joshhighofficial [https://www.instagram.com/joshhighofficial/?hl=en] * Website: https://theresultsdrivenpodcast.comhttps://resultsdrivenrei.com/home/ [https://resultsdrivenrei.com/home/] * Get Tiffany’s free resource: www.rdebook.com [https://www.rdebook.com] “26 Costly Mistakes I Made While Building My Seven-Figure Real Estate Busin

Episode 136: He Couldn’t Get a Dumpster…So He Built a Business with Jeff Bragg

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2443108/fan_mail/new] Today's episode features a special guest, Jeff Bragg, founder of Bragg About This Dump. Jeff and Josh go way back, and in this episode, they are literally talking trash! Jeff shares his incredible entrepreneurial journey, starting as a high school dropout who sold candy to buy a baseball bat, to working at a warehouse, owning a pizza franchise, and even running a recreational weed farm in Oregon. After returning home and getting into real estate, Jeff experienced a massive headache: he couldn't get a dumpster delivered to his rehab site. Out of pure frustration, he bought his own truck and trailer. He then applied the private lending and Other People's Money (OPM) strategies he learned from Josh and Tiffany to rapidly scale his new venture. Jeff explains how he grew from 10 to over 100 dumpsters using $1 million of private capital, the red flags to watch out for when renting a dumpster for your projects, and why hiring a mentor can save you a decade of trial and error. Listen and enjoy the show! You’ll Learn How To: * Overcome early failures and bet on yourself as an entrepreneur * Use Other People's Money (OPM) to quickly scale an equipment-based business * Structure private lending notes to manage cash flow during seasonal slowdowns * Avoid hidden fees and variable pricing traps when ordering dumpsters for your rehabs * Fast-track your success by modeling a mentor's proven framework What You’ll Learn in This Episode: * (00:00) The value of finding a mentor to skip ten years of trial and error * (01:48) Jeff’s journey from dropping out of high school to finding his entrepreneurial spirit * (03:03) Why flipping houses with family made Jeff realize the importance of systems * (04:32) The major contractor headache that pushed Jeff to start a dumpster business out of spite * (05:44) Lessons learned from warehouse work, a 50/50 pizza franchise, and an Oregon weed farm * (09:04) Structuring 3-year private lending terms to survive slow winter months * (10:10) Josh breaks down how private lending and Other People's Money (OPM) actually work * (12:22) How Jeff used $1M in private capital to scale from 10 to 100 dumpsters * (15:27) How delayed dumpsters directly kill your rehab timelines and holding costs * (17:12) The importance of preemptive dumpster swaps for clean listing photos * (19:30) Major red flags in dumpster pricing and why to avoid "price per pound" models * (21:39) Why achievement is a science and how to "Steal Like an Artist" * (24:42) Jeff's future plans to scale to 250 dumpsters and expand to new cities Who This Episode is For: * Real estate investors who want to better understand rehab logistics and holding costs * Entrepreneurs looking to scale an equipment or service-based business using private money * Anyone looking for inspiration on how to pivot from frustration into a highly profitable business opportunity Why You Should Listen: Jeff’s story is a masterclass in betting on yourself and finding the silver lining in everyday frustrations. If you've ever dealt with contractor delays that cost you money, you'll love hearing how Jeff turned that exact problem into a massive business. Plus, his breakdown of how he adapted real estate private lending models to buy heavy machinery is a brilliant lesson in creative financing that you can apply to almost any industry. Connect with Jeff Bragg: * Jeff Bragg LinkedIn: Jeff Bragg II [https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeff-bragg-ii-2945b73b6/] * Bragg About This Dump Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/braggaboutthisdump/