The A Game Podcast: Real Estate Investing For Entrepreneurs
Welcome to The A Game Podcast, so much more than a self help hour and Real Estate Investing For Entrepreneurs. Discussing what makes people excel in life, music, business, real estate investing for entrepreneurs to live the life they want and chase their dreams. From MMA and UFC fighters, to investors who flip residential real estate or have massive passive income through commercial real estate or wholesaling this is the Podcast for you. Discover the mindset and daily habits of some of the most successful people out there as they share their secrets to success and no matter what they do, they ALWAYS bring their A Game!!
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How This Real Estate Investor Went Full Time In Three Years | Clifford Walker the Cowboy Closer
11/18/2024
How This Real Estate Investor Went Full Time In Three Years | Clifford Walker the Cowboy Closer
Join Nick Lamagna on The A Game Podcast with our guest Clifford Walker aka The Cowboy Closer! He a former truck driver turned entrepreneur and business owner who went from self doubter to self starter FIGHTING out of South Dallas Texas. While he was looking for a way to monetize the entrepreneur bug he jumped into real estate investing. After coming up short as a solo artist for his first six months he sought out mentorship and started finally finding success and has since taken down multiple exit strategies including flips, rentals and creative finance deals, earning his alias The Cowboy Closer! He is now a full time Real Estate Investor, and an author who penned The book Roadmap to Success: How I Went from Truck Driver to Real Estate Investor. He also runs the Books, Bourbon, and Business Podcast and realizes in true Country boy fashion, It's about helping yourself so you can help others and started his own Non-profit called Cowboys for the Community. He is on a mission to push YOU to develop and grow mentally and financially! Check out the full episode! Topics for this episode include: ✅ What to look for in a good real estate rental property ✅ What is the best way to get discounts on real estate today? ✅ How to choose the right area to wholesale real estate ✅ Safe and cheap way to find your first real estate investment deal ✅ How to not feel alone when you start investing + More See the show notes to connect with all things Clifford! Connect with Clifford: Connect with Cowboys For The Community --- Connect with Nick Lamagna
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Seller Financing and Rent To Own Real Estate Investing | Jen and Joe Delle Fave
11/11/2024
Seller Financing and Rent To Own Real Estate Investing | Jen and Joe Delle Fave
Join Nick Lamagna on The A Game Podcast with our guest Jenn and Joe Delle Fave who are the founders of The Creative Finance Playbook! These real estate investing power houses come from a background of teaching and running car dealerships living in upstate NY who took a shot on themselves after a collapsed lung during the lockdown that led to a major business decision overcoming major obstacles and uncertainty to close their first deal and never look back! They are now full-time real estate investors, mentors, entrepreneurs and podcast hosts, now FIGHTING out of south Florida. They work from home and play from wherever they feel like it often seen on their incredible social media pages doing deals by the pool. After the bank cut them off from traditional mortgages they evolved into masters of creative finance doing Subject to, wraps, rent to own And mixes of many of these and now teach through their community and share success stories and information through their podcast of the same name known as The Creative Finance Playbook. They show investors just like YOU how to buy real estate without using traditional bank financing, relying on your credit, or needing tons of cash. Topics for this episode include: ✅ Top 10 questions to ask motivated sellers ✅ How to assess a property condition on virtual real estate deals ✅ Top ways to structure a lease option or rent to own transaction ✅ What strategy to use with subject to houses that need renovation ✅ How important is to have closing attorney when doing creative finance deals + More See the show notes to connect with all things Jenn and Joe ! Connect with Jenn and Joe: Connect with Creative Finance Playbook: --- Connect with Nick Lamagna
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How To Build A Real Estate Portfolio In The Market Today | RJ Pepino
10/28/2024
How To Build A Real Estate Portfolio In The Market Today | RJ Pepino
Join Nick Lamagna on The A Game Podcast with our guest RJ Pepino a former D1 tennis player turned full time real estate investor and entrepreneur! He is a business owner and educator who has done it all from fix and flips to wholesaling houses, he has created a net worth of millions of dollars acquiring rental properties using good debt and leverage. He specializes in the BRRRR strategy paired with relationships he has structured with private money lenders over the years. RJ runs multiple businesses in Ohio and is the author of "Game, Set, Match" and a force to be recognized on social media with a massive following of almost 100k people. He is dropping constant knowledge, lessons and opportunities for all who watch and listen. You often helps investors find success through his CREAM education platform and community helping people get out of the real estate rat race and own assets Topics for this episode include: ✅ How to find cash flow in today's real estate market ✅ What types of real estate deals should you not buy ✅ How did this investor find private money lenders ✅ This investor found great property managers ✅ How can being an athlete help you be better in business + More See the show notes to connect with all things ! Connect with RJ: --- Connect with Nick Lamagna
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Why This May Be Your Last Chance To Invest In Real Estate | Matt Theriault
10/21/2024
Why This May Be Your Last Chance To Invest In Real Estate | Matt Theriault
Join Nick Lamagna on The A Game Podcast with our guest Matt Theriault a former record exec and marine turned full time real estate investor! He was a music executive making 7 figures when the industry changed drastically leaving him on the sidelines bagging for bucks at a grocery store when a conversation about true wealth for the average American changed his path forever. He not only invests but is an author, educator and the host of one of the longest running real estate podcasts today. He has had success with multiple strategies including flipping up to 15 homes a month and adding many single family rentals to his portfolio and stacking doors with multi units as well as many creative finance deals. He has a proven track record establishing systems and processes allowing him to raise millions in private funds and documenting the process along the way to now pass on to investors just like you! You can connect with him on his coaching platform EPIC Real Estate and find his new book Escape: Crushing conventional Wisdom with Real Estate Investing on his website with many free goodies! Topics for this episode include: ✅ Why this investor stopped being a real estate agent ✅ Are we about to hit an over supply of real estate? ✅ How to get sellers to agree to seller financing ✅ What if you Invest in a house when the market is down? ✅ The dangers of raising private money for real estate + More See the show notes to connect with all things Matt and Epic Real Estate! Connect with Matt: Connect with Epic Real Estate: --- Connect with Nick Lamagna
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Changing Your Identity From Full Time Fighter To Full Time Investor | James Krause
10/14/2024
Changing Your Identity From Full Time Fighter To Full Time Investor | James Krause
Join Nick Lamagna on The A Game Podcast with our guest for a third round with James Krause! James has an incredible background as a fighter and a coach and had one of the largest rosters of active UFC fighters at one time. His stable of past and present fighters that have learned under him will carry on for years and James was and is still known as a guy who takes on massive risks on short notice. Over the years he has stepped in one day's notice to take on some of the top fighters In the world and is even still to this day jumping in on last minute challenges on the grappling circuit. James has had to do a complete reinvention of his identity and focus after a major life and business shift and took his passion for real estate investing and finance to an all new level. How you do anything is how you do anything and James handles his investing as serious and aggressive as his fighting career acquiring over 50 doors in a very short time. He has mastered the art of creative finance, subject to deals, commercial real estate and building a portfolio of rental properties utilizing the BRRRR strategy. He now coaches investors to get wins with their finances the same way he trained fighters to get wins in the cage. James has reinvented his identity and found peace to thrive in the new chapter of his life and he details the journey in this fresh interview as we talk to James Krause the real estate investor and business consultant. Topics for this episode include: ✅ How to find great deals on the market ✅ How handle professional wins and losses ✅ How this investor found creative finance deals through realtors ✅ How to adapt and change who you identify as ✅ The biggest advantage you have in business + More See the show notes to connect with all things James ! Connect with James: --- Connect with Nick Lamagna
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Selecting Marketing Strategies For Real Estate Investors | Esteban Andrade
10/07/2024
Selecting Marketing Strategies For Real Estate Investors | Esteban Andrade
Join Nick Lamagna on The A Game Podcast with our guest Esteban Nicholas Andrade! Esteban is a full time real estate investor and marketing expert who came over from Colombia with zero English and self confidence and used that pressure to create diamonds and millions of dollars. He was bit by the entrepreneur bug when working for Chrysler and learned his people and English skills while driving for Uber and sending money back to his family in Colombia. Esteban became fluent in business and real estate quickly producing over 1 million dollars in his first 18 months! He is now a skilled real estate investor and marketer who runs multiple companies including Hesel Media where he helps real estate investors and wholesalers find off market properties and scale to 10 deals per month. He is The co-founder of Remote Latinos connecting businesses with hiring and training top Remote Talent in Latin America. He somehow still finds time to host Rei Preneurs podcast! He is an expert in marketing and conversion and is on a mission to help 2000 investors grow their business through his systems and processes of lead generation. He has a groundbreaking new program he Is launching to connect rockstars with rockstars! Topics for this episode include: ✅ What are some top says to get real estate leads today? ✅ What kind of self talk do successful people practice? ✅ Tips for a higher sales conversion in your business ✅ The 3 phases to build an extraordinary company ✅ How to connect with latino virtual assistants + More See the show notes to connect with all things Esteban ! Connect with Esteban: Connect with Hesel Media: Connect with Remote Latinos: --- Connect with Nick Lamagna
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Why This Investor Quit Real Estate To Go Into Oil and Gas | Alex Ottewell
09/30/2024
Why This Investor Quit Real Estate To Go Into Oil and Gas | Alex Ottewell
Join Nick Lamagna on The A Game Podcast with our guest Alex Ottewell! Alex is a massively successful real estate investor that for decades was known as the king Of Trailers and made multiple six figures monthly. This former boat mechanic was a familiar face at the real estate auctions for over a decade. Over the years he achieved success in flipping and went on to create vertical businesses to complement his real estate including a cold calling company. Alex made a bold move and completely scrapped his flipping business and dove head first into a game of higher risk and reward in the oil and gas industry. He is now the Chief Executive Officer at One World Petroleum. Alex has always been a dynamic personality and no BS, straight shooter. His big personality has always made him polarizing and someone who people gravitate towards and respect. It is no surprise he is now already making international waves in the industry even as the new kid on the block as he is on his way to creating his goal of a billion dollar company in oil and gas! You will not want to miss his journey! Topics for this episode include: ✅ Why this investor is going all in on oil and gas ✅ Why I am buying existing oil and gas sites instead of new ✅ Have electric cars started the end of the oil and gas industry ✅ How much money do you need to buy a drill site for oil and gas ✅ How to map out a new business plan + More See the show notes to connect with all things Alex ! Connect with Alex: Connect with One World Petroleum: --- Connect with Nick Lamagna
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Explaining The Opportunity In Crypto For Beginners | Dane Bollwinkel
09/23/2024
Explaining The Opportunity In Crypto For Beginners | Dane Bollwinkel
Join Nick Lamagna on The A Game Podcast with our guest Dane Bollwinkel. Dane is an entrepreneur, real estate investor and Crypto expert who started out with aspirations to climb the corporate ladder in the tech industry and ended up struggling to find a position after grad school and decided to bet on himself turning his focus to Real Estate investing After failing over and over getting down to his last dollars he listened to his gut and didn’t quit and closed a life changing deal making him more money in one transaction than he made his best year in tech and never looked back. After making millions and acquiring a portfolio of up to 25 doors he has pivoted into Crypto! He is now helping friends, family and business professionals create passive income and grow wealth with certainty and less risk through cash flowing crypto portfolios. Topics for this episode include: ✅ How can you make passive income through cryptocurrency? ✅ What is a simple explanation of the blockchain? ✅ Can you use crypto to pay your monthly expenses? ✅ What to look for in a good business partner ✅ Two alternative ways to make money in cryptocurrency + More See the show notes to connect with all things Dane! Connect with Dane: --- Connect with Nick Lamagna
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UFC Commentator Opens Up On Life and Business | Jon Anik
09/16/2024
UFC Commentator Opens Up On Life and Business | Jon Anik
Join Nick Lamagna on The A Game Podcast with our guest Jon Anik, the best play-by-play commentator in sports you will often find cage side next to Joe Rogan calling fights for the UFC! Jon earned the love and loyalty of millions of fans through his extreme preparation for the live events, his relatability, vulnerability and humanity he shows in interviews and twice a week alongside his co-host Kenny Florian on the extremely popular Anik and Florian Podcast! This son of an accountant enjoys golfing, a good run and a good challenge and continually rises to the occasion bringing his A-Game to every opportunity in front of him. He went from a newspaper journalist, hosting A boxing radio show and working at espn when one fateful night in Tunica, Mississippi everything changed as he attended his first live MMA event and has since earned himself the best seat in the house using his broadcast background and Skills to earn the best seat in the house for the pinnacle of the best sport in the world The Ultimate Fighting Championship! He has the brain, the voice, the heart and the integrity to do anything he wants in life and business including hopefully one day fulfilling his dream of calling an NFL game. As a fan, podcast host and entrepreneur this was an absolute honor Jon was nice enough to find time in his extremely busy schedule and share his limited time with all of us this week. Enjoy the conversation! Topics for this episode include: ✅ What goes into preparing for a UFC event that you DON'T see! ✅ What is fight week like being around fighters getting ready for battle ✅ Jon's mental battles and sacrifice to get where he is today ✅ What it takes to achieve your goals ✅ Is it difficult to detach from emotions when calling friends fights ✅ Favorite live fights and what its like sitting cage side as a fight fan ✅ What the future of MMA could be + More See the show notes to connect with all things Jon and the podcast! Connect with Jon: Connect with The Anik and Florian Podcast: --- Connect with Nick Lamagna
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How To Make Real Estate Investing Simple For Less Stress | Rick Howell
09/09/2024
How To Make Real Estate Investing Simple For Less Stress | Rick Howell
Join Nick Lamagna on The A Game Podcast with our guest Rick Howell, a full time real estate investor fighting out of Toledo, Ohio and founder of Howell Properties. He is a former electrician and baseball coach who went from the power plant to the business world and has since turned to a full time real estate investor, Entrepreneur, Podcast host and coach who has literally made Howell properties the family business! He boasts the key to his success is to keep his business boring as he has systematized his business to limit risk leading to 30+flips a year and over 22 rentals. He has some of the most unique tricks to monetizing properties that we have never heard from any past guests! Working with family and finding the right balance from making mistakes and going too hard too fast he has found the right recipe for making money and having a quality of life. He now also teaches other investors how to implement his system through Level Up REI. Topics for this episode include: ✅ How to make money on every lead in real estate ✅ When is it time to fire your contractor? ✅ Awesome untalked about way to make money in real estate! ✅ Advice for new investors to not get burned out ✅ How to avoid a bad experience renovating houses ✅ What is a simple way to find great contractors + More See the show notes to connect with all things Rick! Connect with Rick: Connect with Level Up REI: --- Connect with Nick Lamagna
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Changing Addictions To Positive Behaviors In Business | Corey Geary
09/02/2024
Changing Addictions To Positive Behaviors In Business | Corey Geary
Join Nick Lamagna on The A Game Podcast with our guest Corey Geary for a second round! Corey is a former blackjack dealer turned Real Estate investor and entrepreneur fighting out of Puerto Rico! He has overcome extreme financial, personal and professional obstacles over the years to come out on top and battle hardships and addictions to now be known as one of the most innovative and sought after investors and educators in the nation As many entrepreneurs attempt to pivot, some learn a formula for success and are able to repeat the process in multiple asset classes and Corey has done exactly that. He went from being known as one of the top authorities in Novations where he founded Novation Nation and has since restructured his entire business and focus to crypto bringing along such legends of the game such as Robert Allen alongside his group known as Defi Crypto Alliance! Topics for this episode include: ✅ How to make money with crypto for beginners ✅ How to turn addictions into positive habits ✅ Is it better to buy big or small coins in crypto ✅ Mental tricks to breaking bad habits ✅ Producticity Hacks + More See the show notes to connect with all things Corey and Defi Crypto Alliance ! Connect with Corey: Connect with Defi Crypto Alliance: --- Connect with Nick Lamagna
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How To Transform Your Life and Business Today | Patrick Precourt
08/26/2024
How To Transform Your Life and Business Today | Patrick Precourt
Join Nick Lamagna on The A Game Podcast with our guest Patrick Precourt! He is an investor, speaker, author, rugby player, fighter and educator out of Connecticut. He went from a background as a builder and home inspector and found a catalyst to transform his life through real estate investing. He bought his first property at 25 years old and has done over 1000 transactions specializing in short sales and pre-foreclosures. He has expanded into other asset classes and multiple strategies including a soft spot for boutique senior living spaces. After finding a talent for teaching others how to follow his path of success he played a major role in building the successful education company Fortune Builders. He made a decision to leave education and study human behavior where he specializes in helping entrepreneurs get unstuck and achieve previously mentally unattainable goals and turn their passion into dollars. He opened his own martial arts academy and fitness center called The Cage where he tests and implements his knowledge of mindset and human behavior to parallel business and martial arts principles altering athletes behaviors. He leads by example and even stepped in the cage himself competing in a mixed martial arts fighter! Topics for this episode include: ✅ How to change your habits and make them stick ✅ How to still hit your goals after setbacks ✅ How to fix fear of failure and fear of success ✅ Top 3 questions to ask yourself if you want true success ✅ How to avoid burning yourself out in life and business + More See the show notes to connect with all things Patrick! Connect with Patrick: --- Connect with Nick Lamagna
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How To Successfully Invest In Real Estate In An Expensive Market | Matt Porcaro
08/19/2024
How To Successfully Invest In Real Estate In An Expensive Market | Matt Porcaro
Join Nick Lamagna on The A Game Podcast with his guest Matt Porcaro, a real estate investor out of Long Island, NY who has found a way to afford primary homes and investment properties in one of the most competitive and expensive markets in the country through the 203k Loan. He is a business owner and entrepreneur who came from entrepreneurial parents who taught him correlation early on between money and stress and made him realize he needed to find a better way to earn a living. He committed to finding a better wat to trade time for dollars and jumped into real estate trying and failing multiple strategies and exits until he eventually landed on his bread and butter utilizing the 203k loan to build cash flow and equity! Matt now teaches others to use this amazing tool in residential real estate as well as small multi family properties to stop wasting money on rent and achieve homeownership. He shares his knowledge through his social media, Facebook group and of course his "203K Way" Inner Community! Topics for this episode include: ✅ What is the 203k loan and how can it help you buy a home ✅ How to find and afford your dream home ✅ Why you should build a brand on social media ✅ A new spin on finding off market real estate ✅ Who can qualify to buy a home with a 203k loan + More! See the show notes to connect with all things Matt! Connect with Matt: Connect with The 203k Way: --- Connect with Nick Lamagna
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How To Build A Better Life Personally and Professionally | Brandon Turner
08/12/2024
How To Build A Better Life Personally and Professionally | Brandon Turner
Join Nick Lamagna on The A Game Podcast with his guest Brandon Turner! The most famous beard in real estate investing returns to The A Game Podcast to update us on what this failed attorney turned flourishing financial success story and philanthropist has been doing since he gave up his seat hosting the Biggerpockets Podcast! This Brazilian Jiu Jitsu practitioner is living the dream life in Maui and is an author, entrepreneur and full time real estate investor as well as many other impressive businesses he is running to complement his real estate business. He parlayed his reluctant celebrity into an amazing Real Estate Fund he founded known as Opendoor Capital with friend of the show Brian Murray. They invest in self storage, mobile home parks and multifamily buildings city by city across the country amassing an astounding portfolio now worth over 980 million dollars! Brandon recently made a bold pivot in his life and business and has set his sights on helping you find a Better Life through his mastermind community and podcast of the same name! Topics for this episode include: ✅ What real estate investing strategies are working best today ✅ How to have uncomfortable conversations with your team ✅ Six keys to living a better life ✅ Brandon Turner talks about his UFC experience ✅ How to start a 5 year retirement plan today More! See the show notes to connect with all things Brandon and The Better Life Tribe! Connect with Brandon: Connect with A Better Life Tribe: Connect with Open Door Capital: --- Connect with Nick Lamagna
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How To Create Real Wealth In Real Estate Investing | Kathy Fettke
08/05/2024
How To Create Real Wealth In Real Estate Investing | Kathy Fettke
Join Nick Lamagna on The A Game Podcast with his guest Kathy Fettke, the Queen of real estate data and market analytics! She is an entrepreneur, real estate investor, author, business owner and podcast host! She has been featured on CNN, Fox News, the Wall Street Journal and took her background in broadcasting and working in newsrooms to now host multiple podcasts! You can hear her on the hit podcasts The Real Wealth Show and On The Market Podcast by the world famous BiggerPockets with friends of the show James Dainard and Henry Washington! She also hosts the Real Estate News For Investors show where she gives weekly updates on this ever changing and evolving rollercoaster of real estate we are in today. She now educates and coaches investors nationwide and even provides lucrative real estate opportunities in emerging marketings through her Real Wealth Community! Her and her husband Rich have used real estate to establish incredible relationships and developed a quality of life most only dream about while they enjoy the outdoors, exercise and even a morning cold plunge! Topics for this episode include: ✅ How to get a lower interest rate on your real estate ✅ The difference of active income and passive income and which to choose ✅ What to ask before you start investing in real estate ✅ Should you be doing long term or short term investments? ✅ How to get better getting out of your comfort zone ✅ Will the price of real estate keep going up + More! See the show notes to connect with all things Kathy! Connect with Kathy: Connect with Real Wealth : --- Connect with Nick Lamagna
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The Power of Working With Attorneys To Close More Deals In Real Estate | Chris Johnsen
07/29/2024
The Power of Working With Attorneys To Close More Deals In Real Estate | Chris Johnsen
Join Nick Lamagna on The A Game Podcast with his guest Chris Johnsen, a real estate investor, entrepreneur and real estate attorney specializing in helping entrepreneurs and businesses build, grow and succeed! Chris offers an unrivaled, dual approach to solving the toughest problems facing today’s businesses, who speaks strategy in plain language not legal jargon we don't understand. Before starting Johnsen Law, Chris was a partner at the international law firm Holland & Knight, where he represented both small and large corporate clients in a wide range of corporate matters. His practice specializes in business law, and he has experience representing clients in various industries, including oil and gas, transportation, healthcare, technology, medical, entertainment, retail, financial services, securities, and real estate. We talk about the tactics, strategies and mindset required to succeed in business and we get to peel back the curtain to understand how to work with attorneys instead of against them to make your life easier and business more profitable! Topics for this episode include: ✅ How to know when to say no to a deal ✅ What is probate and how does it work in real estate? ✅ How to use AI to better understand contracts and legal terms ✅ What is a title company and why real estate investors need one ✅ How to change how you look at problems in business + More! See the show notes to connect with all things Chris! Connect with Chris: Connect with Johnsen Law: Connect with Fidelity Lake Houston Title Company: --- Connect with Nick Lamagna
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Flipping Land In Six Easy Steps To Make Money | Ray Zhang
07/22/2024
Flipping Land In Six Easy Steps To Make Money | Ray Zhang
Join Nick Lamagna on The A Game Podcast with his guest Ray Zhang who does almost A DEAL A DAY flipping land! He is an entrepreneur, real estate investor, mentor and business owner originally from China who came to the US with only $3000 to his name. At one point, he found himself homeless in Hawaii and got his start flipping cars and decided to take a swing at real estate investing to try and find his way financially out of his prison in paradise he was living in Hawaii. Ray Tried flipping houses, multi-family and many other asset classes but only found true success when he pivoted into land investing. He has now made over $900,000 flipping land in under one year and done over 160 parcels in the last few months nationwide. He is the founder of Land Flip Inc teaching others how to invest in land and find the work life balance Ray has created working under 4 hours a day! He is known for his action-oriented, no-fluff, and no-BS approach to land coaching and is now on a mission to help people achieve financial freedom by flipping land across the country site unseen, 100% virtual! Topics for this episode include: ✅ Six Steps to Flipping Land ✅ Is Land the best type of real estate investment ✅ Where are the best and worst markets to flip land? ✅ What sellers should you not call back? ✅ What is the best type of land to flip? ✅ Why investors are making millions flipping land + More! See the show notes to connect with all things Ray! Connect with Ray: Connect with LandFlip Inc. : --- Connect with Nick Lamagna
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The Real Estate Investing Strategy You Need To Know | Devin Robinson
07/15/2024
The Real Estate Investing Strategy You Need To Know | Devin Robinson
Join Nick Lamagna on The A Game Podcast with his guest Devin Robinson, a full-time real estate investor and entrepreneur who went from wholesaling over 70 deals in six months to completely restructuring his business and mastering what is now known as The Installment Method! Devin started his journey in 2013 fighting out of North Carolina and has done it all on the real estate and business side, riding the rollercoaster we all know too well of failures and lessons on the way to find success where he continually pivoted his business and strategy from everything including wholesaling, flips making up to 150k per month and even starting a fund. Wholesaling is becoming more regulated and even illegal in some areas and now is the perfect time to learn the bread and butter creative finance strategy Devin uses to legally wholesale properties all over the country and make even more money than the average wholesaler per deal! He has been featured on some of the biggest podcasts and stages along the way including friends of the show Steve Trang and Rafael Cortez’ Podcasts and even winning the coveted belt at the Collective Genius mastermind. He shares his knowledge through education, social media, public speaking and his very own Entre-Real Estate Podcast! Topics for this episode include: ✅ How to sell your real estate deals to a fund ✅ Using the installment method to make more money ✅ Foreclosure and pre foreclosure real estate investing tips ✅ When should you do an installment sale in real estate ✅ How to start tracking key performance indicators in your business + More! See the show notes to connect with all things Devin! Connect with Devin: Connect with The Installment Method: --- Connect with Nick Lamagna
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Close More Deals While Spending Less Money With Follow Up Systems | Paul Do Campo
07/08/2024
Close More Deals While Spending Less Money With Follow Up Systems | Paul Do Campo
Join Nick Lamagna on The A Game Podcast with his guest Paul Do Campo the master of follow up systems so real estate investors can close more deals without spending more money on leads! This pipeline welder turned investor and entrepreneur was a blue collar guy who found a better way to earn a buck. He dove into real estate investing and realized off-market real estate investing has some obstacles and found a niche in creating notes with mobile homes, land flipping and found a gift in copywriting. Paul now focuses on the follow up campaign with his company Rei Omnidrip maximizing the fortune, which is in the follow up! His company has been the driving force behind some of the biggest names in real estate and marketing today! He now provides an affordable solution to drip campaigns for investors just like you and I Topics for this episode include: ✅ How to warm up cold leads the right way ✅ Can it actually be a good thing when people unsubscribe? ✅ Major mistake when using AI in business ✅ How to increase your delivery rate for messages ✅ BJJ lessons for life and business + More! See the show notes to connect with all things Paul! Connect with Paul: Connect with Omnidrip: --- Connect with Nick Lamagna
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How The Average Person Can Buy And Sell Businesses For Profits | Chris Garrison
07/01/2024
How The Average Person Can Buy And Sell Businesses For Profits | Chris Garrison
Join Nick Lamagna on The A Game Podcast with his guest Chris Garrison the co-founder of Blue Collar Millionaire who is a natural entrepreneur with many successful investment strategies under his belt including real estate investments as well as finding a niche in buying and selling businesses. Chris combined his background in construction, sales and business development as well as his experience in residential and commercial real estate investing to put himself, his family and many of his students in a position to acquire true generational wealth through some outside the box strategies. He is the Host of the Blue Collar Millionaire Podcast and Facebook group and he and his wife Christy founded Bigger Vision Properties where they focus on providing safe housing and facilities for families and businesses. In true entrepreneur spirit he also runs Absolute Cleaning & Restoration for gyms, schools, churches, businesses. His community has absolutely exploded with massive growth and they now teach others how to acquire wealth acquiring, growing and selling businesses! Topics for this episode include: ✅ Do you need a lot of money to buy a business? ✅ Where to find profitable businesses for sale ✅ Is it better to buy an existing business or start a new business? ✅ Should you buy a distressed or successful business? ✅ What to do to stop negative thoughts and self doubt + More! See the show notes to connect with all things Chris! Connect with Chris: Chris Garrison on Twitter Connect with Blue Collar Millionaire: Connect with Absolute Cleaning & Restoration: Connect with Bigger Vision Properties: --- Connect with Nick Lamagna
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Laughing All The Way To The Bank Mixing Comedy & Finance | Garrett Gunderson
06/24/2024
Laughing All The Way To The Bank Mixing Comedy & Finance | Garrett Gunderson
Join Nick Lamagna on The A Game Podcast with his guest Garrett Gunderson the master of personal finance and creating wealth and stand-up comedian bringing a refreshing and entertaining take to learning about financial freedom! Garrett is an entrepreneur, investor, business owner, keynote speaker and educator who came from a family of coal miners and rewrote his story Coming from a family to take a different path and went on a journey of financial knowledge to understand money on a higher level. He is a Money Ninja and has a black belt in finance who specializes in helping people make and KEEP more money in their pocket and enjoy a better quality of life. He brings an absolutely refreshing take on teaching us about money and finance as he has brought his love of comedy to the topic to keep our attention and entertain us as he educates us as well. He has been gaining traction now in the comedy world as many have caught his hilarious and intellectually stimulating comedy special called The America Ream. He is a Wall Street Journal and New York Times Best Selling author and has a fantastic new book out NOW called Money Unmasked. He is now on track to bring love and laughter to a billion lives adding to his amazing resume as a renaissance man being a whiskey sommelier, coffee barista, a bow hunter and truly one of the most interesting men in the world! Topics for this episode include: ✅ Are you creating a false definition of success for yourself? ✅ What is the new social currency people want to see ✅ The Correlation between public speaking and comedy ✅ How to avoid living a life of regret ✅ How to find happiness and fulfillment in life ✅ The process to become great at something + More! See the show notes to connect with all things Garrett! Connect with Garrett: --- Connect with Nick Lamagna
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The Business Of People In Entrepreneurship, Music and Art | Mike Gallo
06/17/2024
The Business Of People In Entrepreneurship, Music and Art | Mike Gallo
Join Nick Lamagna on The A Game Podcast with his guest Mike Gallo the band Agnostic Front, the Godfathers of NYC Hardcore music! Mike is a musician, artist and entrepreneur who came from a background of advertising and graphic design before following his calling in music. He picked up the bass after taking some advice from his father who was also a musician and joined the legends in Agnostic front over 20 years ago. The band has an insanely loyal following for over 40 years playing packed houses all over the world which Mike has brought a fresh flavor of energy and excitement to over the years since he joined. Mike did everything from landscaping to cutting hair as he nurtured his love of Art and graffiti and combined it with his culture growing up in one of the wildest time in NYC. He found a passion for creating furniture, merch, apparel and miscellaneous gear And knick nack art with epoxy and other materials which he has turned into a lucrative business. Through his Gallo-Originals he sells his art online all over the world! He brings a recipe for a perfect guest for our podcast as in his down time he enjoys training muay thai and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu! Topics for this episode include: ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ + More! See the show notes to connect with all things Mike! Connect with Mike: Connect with Agnostic Front: --- Connect with Nick Lamagna
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Using Kindness And Creativity To Invest In Real Estate Full Time | Henry Washington
06/10/2024
Using Kindness And Creativity To Invest In Real Estate Full Time | Henry Washington
Join Nick Lamagna on The A Game Podcast with his guest Henry Washington the King of the Closing Table! Henry is a full time real estate investor, author, educator and podcast host! You can find him co-hosting the very popular On The Market Podcast and see tons of great content on his social media channels. A panic attack when he worked in IT triggered the need for a drastic change to his financial future and of course he found real estate investing! He is now a business owner, Entrepreneur and full time real estate investor using small banks, private money and seller financing to build a portfolio of over 100 units as well as doing flips, BRRRR deals, creative finance deals, and even mobile home parks! He has a massive toolbelt of real estate strategies he has paired with people skills to build himself a brand to feed his family for a lifetime and create an excellent reputation in the industry. He is about to release his first book published by the world famous Biggerpockets and he now helps investors find their success in real estate through his Mastermind, The Closing Table. Topics for this episode include: ✅ How to choose the best real estate strategy to invest in ✅ What are the best banks to fund real estate deals ✅ Why you should not invest in real estate alone ✅ How to handle hard conversations in business ✅ How can entrepreneurs avoid getting burned out + More! See the show notes to connect with all things Henry! Connect with Henry: Listen To On The Market Podcast: Connect with Nick Lamagna
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Creating Wealth With New Construction and Land Development | Daniil Kleyman
06/03/2024
Creating Wealth With New Construction and Land Development | Daniil Kleyman
Join Nick Lamagna on The A Game Podcast with his guest Daniil Kleyman, massively successful real estate developer well known as the founder of the investor friendly software The Rehabvaluator! Daniil came over from Moscow and settled in Virginia after trying life on Wall Street and turned full time to real estate investing. He mastered many asset classes and has created a life of financial independence going from fix and flips, to rentals and finding his niche and a great deal of wealth through ground up construction and developments. His build to rent strategy and creative methods of finding profits multiple ways in deals that most people do not see has helped him to acquire a portfolio currently valued over 50 Million dollars! Daniil not only invests himself but is also a well-known educator who runs the Mastermind group known as the Inner Circle. His famous software the Rehabvaluator has been around for years and is constantly being updated and improved to assist investors in analyzing, buying, managing and selling their real estate projects! He has been investing for well over a decade and displays an incredible amount of knowledge and experience he shares with all of us during this excellent episode! Topics for this episode include: ✅ How to get an accurate repair bid for your real estate ✅ How the average person can build a real estate portfolio ✅ How real estate professionals can manage contractors effectively ✅ Retire through new construction and real estate development ✅ The coming crisis in commercial real estate investing + More! See the show notes to connect with all things Daniil! Connect with Daniil: Connect with Rehabvaluator: Connect with Evolve Development Inc.: --- Connect with Nick Lamagna
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How To Retire Through Rental Investing Across The Nation | Zach Lemaster
05/27/2024
How To Retire Through Rental Investing Across The Nation | Zach Lemaster
Join Nick Lamagna on The A Game Podcast with his guest Zach Lemaster the founder of a Rent To Retirement who is on a mission to help investors access the best deals across the nation. He is a former Dr. and Air Force Veteran turned entrepreneur and full time real estate investor! Zach found his niche focusing on emerging markets and remote real estate Investing by finding the areas with the most opportunities to help you leave your 9-5 through passive income and appreciation rather than the areas with closest proximity to your backyard. Zach and Rent To Retirement have become one of the top Turnkey investment companies in the nation. He has created his own 7 figure portfolio through single family, multifamily and other asset classes he holds as long term, short term and mid term rentals maximizing the highest and best use of each asset to find profit in a sometimes difficult market. He has a keen eye for opportunities and has some amazing tips and tricks to get some great deals and incentives from builders and acquire new construction opportunities that can provide stability and income for years to come with lower deferred maintenance up front. Tons of great insight for the new or experienced investor in this outstanding episode! Topics for this episode include: ✅ Real estate investors top opportunities coming ✅ Biggest mistake rental property investors make ✅ Best markets for cash flow real estate investing ✅ Are midterm rentals a good real estate investment? ✅ Benefits of build to rent and new construction investing ✅ Top out of state real estate investing mistakes + More! See the show notes to connect with all things Zach! Connect with Zach: Connect with Rent To Retire: --- Connect with Nick Lamagna
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Mental Tactics To Help Entrepreneurs and Investors Make More Money | Anne Yatch
05/23/2024
Mental Tactics To Help Entrepreneurs and Investors Make More Money | Anne Yatch
Join Nick Lamagna on The A Game Podcast with his guest Anne Yatch, a master of training not only the minds of entrepreneurs and investors but also their sales teams to convert more deals and train your mind and team to reach exceptional levels of success! She is the Chief Transformation Officer who took her background helping Navy Seals overcome trauma and mental blocks and shape their behavioral patterns to perform at peak level and now does this for entrepreneurs! She is an educator, investor, business owner, leadership trainer and public speaker who came from a background in International Law and Counter Terrorism and now specializes in helping entrepreneurs and business owners. She is an expert in helping individuals identify traumatic patterns to stop self sabotage for good and catapult you to the next level in your personal and professional life and business! She has built three 7-Figure businesses, and now uses her leadership skills to help real estate investors train, manage and maintain their sales teams so they can focus on revenue generating activities and enjoy a better quality of life. Her company Rei Sales Tools helps you close more deals via the leads you’re already generating without spending more on Marketing. They specialize in helping REI sales teams (lead managers, sales managers, and acquisition teams) smash through their metrics with sustainable authenticity and confidence when they learn our proprietary sales confidence system. Anne has coached over 1,000 clients to break their revenue sealing and can help YOU and your team do the same! Topics for this episode include: ✅ Why our brains focus on the negative and how to change it ✅ How real estate investors can be better leaders and managers ✅ Red flags to look for when hiring a new employee ✅ Starting your day out in calm instead of chaos ✅ How to identify and stop self sabotage behavior + More! See the show notes to connect with all things Anne! Connect with Anne: --- Connect with Nick Lamagna
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How Agents And Investors Can Retire With Househacking | Craig Curelop
05/13/2024
How Agents And Investors Can Retire With Househacking | Craig Curelop
Join Nick Lamagna on The A Game Podcast with his guest Craig Curelop the man who literally wrote the book on House Hacking! He is a real estate agent, investor, author, podcast host and a staple in the Biggerpockets community and left his position there to chase his own financial freedom full time and went from sleeping behind a sheet in a shared apartment to making over a million dollars in one single year! Craig runs the Fi Brokerage and heads the Fi Team helping average people break into real estate Investing through various forms of the real estate strategy known as house-hacking. He and his team have established profitable deals and relationships in many markets across the country including Colorado, California, Idaho and Washington. Being inspired to model his business and lifestyle after being inspired by the famous Tim Ferris book The 4-Hour Work Week he has navigated the rocky waters of scaling and delegation and now has over 17 agents helping his team close over 125 deals and counting per year. Check out Craig's content and resources including his book The House Hacking Strategy and of course his podcast Invest2Fi Topics for this episode include: ✅ What is the real estate strategy house hacking? ✅ What is a low risk high reward real estate strategy for beginners? ✅ The difference between patience and over analysis ✅ Biggest mistakes real estate investors make house hacking ✅ Huge tip on getting around restrictions on house hacking ✅ What is the best size house to house hack + More! See the show notes to connect with all things Craig! Connect with Craig: Connect with The Fi Team: --- Connect with Nick Lamagna
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How To Find Real Estate Deals In Your Own Backyard | David Lecko
05/06/2024
How To Find Real Estate Deals In Your Own Backyard | David Lecko
Join Nick Lamagna on The A Game Podcast with his guest David Lecko is a real estate investor and founder of the wildly successful Dealmachine App helping real estate investors drive for dollars from the comfort of their own homes and lock down off market deals. He is an engineer turned software developer who went from working at McDonald's to pay for engineering school, eventually read the 4-hour work week and reshaped his entire mindset to build a quality of life and plan an early retirement. He sold a software he created and was bit by the bug that made him the superhero he is today. When working for a real estate investor and developer realizing more than ever the appreciation of trading time for dollars as he decided to put the effort in for building his own business. He went on to develop his game changing app and acquired over a 2 million dollar real estate portfolio and now spends his time competing in professional bodybuilding competitions and racing cars! Topics for this episode include: ✅ What is driving for dollars and why should investors do it? ✅ How to use tenant information to make more money ✅ How using this one strategy can create lifetime wealth ✅ How to hire someone to drive for dollars and find properties ✅ Work like balance tips for physical and mental health + More! See the show notes to connect with all things David! Connect with David: Connect with Dealmachine: --- Connect with Nick Lamagna
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Navigating The Rollercoaster Of Real Estate Investing
04/22/2024
Navigating The Rollercoaster Of Real Estate Investing
Join Nick Lamagna on The A Game Podcast on this solo episode as he gives an update on some of the ways he's been investing and marketing in 2024 so far. How has his model changed? What is he doing to find deals in early 2024? What are some of the stress points and obstacles currently going on and how is he managing the highs and lows of being an entrepreneur?! Let's do some deals together! Message us "Real Estate" to discuss options or text us 516.540.5733 today! Please listen, share and subscribe to the podcast available everywhere you get your podcasts! See the show notes to connect with all things Nick! --- Connect with Nick Lamagna
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Making Connections With Real Estate Investors Nationwide | Vlad Vidaeff
04/15/2024
Making Connections With Real Estate Investors Nationwide | Vlad Vidaeff
Join Nick Lamagna on The A Game Podcast with his guest Vlad Vidaeff the President and CMO of REI Network, the parent company of MyHouseDeals which has been described as the Zillow of Off-Market properties! Vlad has over a decade of experience as a leader, strategist, and content creator as well as former soccer player. He earned a degree in law and business before using the mix of his degrees and marketing background to find a home at REI Network and work his way up the ladder all the way to the top! As a platform for buyers and sellers to exchange real estate all over the country Vlad is dedicated to providing a rewarding experience to all members of the members continuously innovating to address the needs and aspirations of the community. He has used his background and skills in communication and leadership that we can all apply to our own businesses and investments! Topics for this episode include: ✅ What are the most common mistakes investing in real estate? ✅ What are some of the hottest real estate markets to invest? ✅ Great advice for new real estate investors starting out ✅ What is something investors look for in good business partners? ✅ How do you know if someone should be fired + More! See the show notes to connect with all things Vlad! Connect with Vlad: --- Connect with Nick Lamagna
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