The A Game Podcast: Real Estate Investing For Entrepreneurs

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Join Nick Lamagna (The A Game Podcast) and Tiffany High as they discuss her strategies and philosophies to earning six figures monthly in real estate. Especially now that the global situation is getting worse, we must adapt and make the right decisions quickly to keep your business alive. She provides advice on outsourcing the right kind of people, explains the importance of mentors, and preparing for the future. Tiffany also shares her experience with hedge funds and why they might not be the best choice for your business. By the end of this episode, you will learn to stick to your core values, focus on the things you're good at, and be fearless. Stay tuned, and enjoy the podcast! ~ About Tiffany High: A Real Estate Solutions Company. We buy houses as-is, pay all closing costs, and move on your time line! Heels Homes, LTD is your premier real estate solutions company. Our comprehensive knowledge of the real estate business and network of resources allows us to offer homeowners a variety of solutions to any real estate problem, while improving communities in every city we work in. We buy houses cash We can close quickly or on your timeline - as little as 9 days We provide a fast and hassle-free transaction Get peace of mind working with experts ~ Connect with Tiffany High: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tiffany.burns.1217 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tiffany-high-66535118/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tiffanyhighofficial/ Email: heelshomes@gmail.com --- Connect with Nick Lamagna nick@nicknicknick.com nicknicknick.com 384.9443 IG @NickLamagnainvest Twitter @NickLamagnainv Facebook Nick Lamagna LinkedIn: Nick Lamagna Review, Subscribe and Share If you like what you hear please leave a review by clicking here Make sure you're subscribed to the podcast so you get the latest episodes. Apple Podcasts Stitcher Spotify

Join Nick Lamagna (The A Game Podcast) and Alvin Hope Johnson (Hope Housing Foundation) as they talk about making decisions and building relationships. Alvin is the president of Hope Housing Foundation, a non-profit entity that aims to provide affordable housing to those who need it. From the lowest point of his life to the height of his career, Alvin gives us the life lessons that will inspire us to make significant decisions right now. You don't want to miss this! Learn how Alvin Hope Johnson built his brand through the decisions he's made and by building relationships! Tune in to The A Game Podcast! apple.co/The_A_Game_Podcast A Life of Making Decisions Alvin gives us a look at the ups and downs of his life sparked by the decisions that he's made. Young Alvin earned his first million as a paint contractor at twenty years of age but was broke at twenty-four because of bad choices made for the business. His family was left with nothing but their last bowl of oatmeal on his son's third birthday. Feeling unable to continue anymore, he chose the easy way out and committed suicide. Fortunately, Alvin survived and decided to start over again because of the people who believed in him. When he failed in real estate, Alvin drove cross-country for three years and wound up in Texas. He switched jobs to work at a chemical plant for a couple of years but burned out and went back to his first love, real estate. In 1996, his first mortgage company did well but fell apart in 2000. Jumping a bit further, he became the interim president for a billion-dollar firm that he only served for within 13 months! However, he got fired after the company filed for bankruptcy but took the offer to be the president of Hope Housing Foundation, where he now builds relationships and helps others! "What about the guy who just decided to make a decision? He's 45 years old. He's 35 years old. He's 55 years old, and he doesn't have 30 years of history behind him." – Alvin Hope Johnson. Catch Alvin Hope Johnson on The A Game Podcast! apple.co/The_A_Game_Podcast Success Through Building Relationships and Helping Others Hope Housing Foundation is established on relationships and helping others. Alvin's core is to provide housing to the people that need it. When Alvin does business, it's about helping somebody else achieve their dreams, which makes his own come true as well. Whether it's somebody looking to provide a better home for their family, trying to get a better standard of living or even just wanting to make a profit by selling real estate, he wants to help people as much as possible. To have the capacity to do that, they need funds. At its initial stage, the organization accumulated funds through partnerships with friends and individuals. Today, they have about 1400 units, raised over 30 million dollars, and paid it all back without missing a dividend payment. Head over to the podcast if you want to know how Alvin aims to reach his goal of having 20,000 units! "It's more about me helping somebody else make their dreams come true, which will automatically make mine come true!" – Alvin Hope Johnson. Listen in to The A Game Podcast! apple.co/The_A_Game_Podcast About Alvin Hope Johnson: Alvin Hope Johnson is a beloved and prominent member of his Texas community. He is the President of the non-profit entity Hope Housing Foundation, aimed at providing affordable housing developments. In addition to his philanthropic work as head of the Hope Housing Foundation, Alvin Hope Johnson also manages Assertive Management Group, LLC., a privately owned property management firm aiding in his foundation's development, and Empowered Services of Texas, a general contracting firm that handles all of the foundation's renovation ventures. The three businesses are centrally located in the Dallas, Texas area. Alvin Hope Johnson is a man with a humble beginning. Early in his life, Alvin had to make some difficult choices that saw him taking whatever jobs could pay the bills. This led Alvin towards various sectors of the construction and development industry, often going door to door just to offer handyman services. A long way from where he started, Alvin Hope Johnson grew these skills into a successful and booming real estate development career. He attributes his success to the drive that his mentors and leaders taught him to harness along the way. For this reason, Alvin has dedicated his life to becoming a public speaker in addition to his business aspirations, so that he may inspire the next generation – or anyone out there trying to achieve their dreams – to claim the success they dream of. Outline of the Episode: [00:42] The calming presence of Alvin Hope Johnson [03:20] Grant Cardone, Alvin's pastor, and the person who hasn't made a decision yet [05:33] Starting with an attitude of a quitter to earning his first million [09:00] Losing everything, eating the last bowl of oatmeal during his son's third birthday, and surviving a suicide attempt [10:00] Getting another chance at life: doing different kinds of jobs and starting new businesses [11:40] Becoming an interim president of a billion-dollar company after serving for 13 months [16:25] Getting fired after bankruptcy and working with Hope Housing Foundation; The organization starting from nothing to 30 million [24:15] Making decisions and Alvin's desire of helping people who want to do good or just want to make money [30:35] Addressing people who think he can't last six in the business [37:15] Alvin's opinions about the market climate and how different it is before [40:21] How social media is used as a tool and not as a weapon and how it has changed the way people do business [49:20] Grant Cardone displaying his $12 million dollar plane to show that it is possible and that making decisions changes lives [52:40] Getting hurt by blowing past the red flags and not noticing them [56:30] Commitments and why people fail at them Resources: Hope Housing Foundation Alvin's Personal Website Alvin's Instagram Alvin's LinkedIn Alvin's Twitter info@alvinhopejohnson.com Connect with Nick Lamagna nick@nicknicknick.com nicknicknick.com 384.9443 IG @NickLamagnainvest Twitter @NickLamagnainv Facebook Nick Lamagna LinkedIn: Nick Lamagna Review, Subscribe and Share If you like what you hear please leave a review by clicking here Make sure you're subscribed to the podcast so you get the latest episodes. 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Solomon Floyd is the managing director and a board member of the CTX Global Real Estate Fund and a successful entrepreneur focused on identifying and serving markets with the most potential for returns and social-economic change. He is the CEO and founder of Reunion Investments LLC, a full-service real estate investment company that specializes in economic development in tertiary and military communities. Solomon also takes an active role in partnering with the VA for housing homeless veterans in the Dallas- Fort Worth area, while enabling clients and investors to add revenue to their portfolios. Enjoy this episode of today's guest! Links and Resources from this Episode Connect with Nick Lamagna nick@nicknicknick.com https://nicknicknick.com/ (123) 456-7890 Connect with Solomon Floyd https://www.reunioninvestmentsllc.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/solomon-floyd-a9689ba8 https://www.facebook.com/solomon.floyd.1 Show Notes Solomon's background - 3:00 Investing in a market - 4:20 How you can find the best market - 5:41 Rate of return for investors - 10:02 Markets that he is investing in - 12:29 The tertiary markets - 15:27 What kind of markets are you looking for? - 16:19 Educating investors on what to do in the market - 20:23 Solomon and his team working in many cities - 25:18 Pay for help - 27:56 Solomon's recommendation for investors - 32:37 Fewer risks in some markets - 37:17 When he bought his first property - 40:28 Living in military housing - 41:21 One of the best things of Solomon's life - 43:22 Initial perception or fear that Solomon had when he created his business - 45:25 Commercial and military franchises - 47:23 Learning about tertiary markets to invest in them - 56:09 Get in touch with Solomon - 57:04 Review, Subscribe and Share If you like what you hear please leave a review by clicking here Make sure you're subscribed to the podcast so you get the latest episodes. Apple Podcasts Stitcher Spotify

Nick's guest on the A-Game podcast today is Alex Stuart, a black belt and Instructor at Gracie Torrens in Torrance, California. He does private sessions and also teaches classes for all levels, ages, and backgrounds. He's an extraordinary teacher, served in the armed forces, and has a podcast called the Armbar Podcast. He is full of knowledge and stories, so stay tuned and listen! Links and Resources from this Episode Connect with Nick Lamagna nick@nicknicknick.com https://nicknicknick.com/ Connect with Alex Stuart https://www.gracieuniversity.com/ https://www.instagram.com/superman_alex54/ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-armbar-podcast/id1354291886 Show Notes Humility - 4:57 Ask yourself: "Where is your top?" - 6:00 The positions in Jiu-Jitsu - 7:41 Jiu-Jitsu can help you gain more confidence - 9:12 When he was a blue belt - 12:09 His explanation for Jiu-Jitsu - 13:22 Know how to talk to your students - 14:50 What do you do in a street fight? - 17:40 Teaching a lesson - 21:05 Perseverance is key - 25:47 Stop asking yourself: "What if…?" - 30:04 Be thankful with what you have and what you do not have - 31:50 You always have to look at intention - 36:36 What's Jiu-Jitsu? - 37:13 Jiu-Jitsu and Life are one for Alex - 39:59 Learning to have patience - 42:06 Everything is an art - 43:15 If you do not trust yourself, who do you trust? - 47:37 Everybody deserves greatness - 50:42 Review, Subscribe and Share If you like what you hear please leave a review by clicking here Make sure you're subscribed to the podcast so you get the latest episodes. Apple Podcasts Stitcher Spotify

Chris Weidman is an American mixed martial artist and actor and the former UFC Middleweight Champion. In today's episode, Nick Lamagna talks with Chris about his background, his experience as a fighter, why everybody calls him "The All-American", and much more! Be sure to stay tuned and enjoy this episode! Links and Resources from this Episode Connect with Nick Lamagna nick@nicknicknick.com https://nicknicknick.com/ (123) 456-7890 Connect with Chris Weidman https://www.espn.com/mma/fighter/_/id/2553993/chris-weidman https://twitter.com/chrisweidman?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor Show Notes Fighting for the title, how does it feel? - 3:17 His first fight ever - 4:45 Why he started fighting - 10:08 Being a hard-worker and always wanting to win - 14:42 You need confidence and trust yourself to reach your goals - 17:05 "Nobody is going to beat me." - 17:40 Not having any regrets - 18:48 Everybody changed with me - 23:08 Reaching your most important goal - 24:54 Finding out who you are - 26:56 The Beauty of Martial Arts - 27:49 What happened at the end of one of his practices - 29:29 Coaching and training - 32:47 Running a business with his wife - 36:17 Chris's wife as his right-hand in the business - 38:36 Keep going with real estate - 41:02 Taking risks - 48:06 Balancing professional with family - 49:09 What does he want today - 53:29 Get in touch with Chris - 1:07:37 Review, Subscribe and Share If you like what you hear please leave a review by clicking here Make sure you're subscribed to the podcast so you get the latest episodes. Apple Podcasts Stitcher Spotify

Do you want a non-manipulative way to get prospects to sell that don't require sales "tricks", groveling, discounting or other embarrassing tactics? John Martinez will help you learn a comprehensive, step-by-step sales process that starts with how you position yourself from the beginning and uses a straightforward, direct and non-manipulative approach to helping clients. Listen until the end of this interview, Nick Lamagna and John Martinez have an insightful conversation! Links and Resources from this Episode Connect with Nick Lamagna nick@nicknicknick.com https://nicknicknick.com/ (310) 909-7660 Connect with John Martinez https://midwestrev.com/ https://midwestrev.com/youtube/ https://midwestrev.com/bootcamp/ Show Notes John's background - 1:43 John's Academy and how he teaches sales - 2:59 Being successful - 5:29 What it takes to be successful - 6:52 John's sales training - 7:40 What's the way to grow? - 10:11 The importance of sales training - 13:36 Look at the things you like and do not like - 15:06 Free videos about sales training - 17:16 John's podcast and sales training - 17:48 Balancing his business with his personal life - 19:16 Struggling with marketing - 26:15 Hiring people on the sales side - 33:57 What happens when you do not hire enough people? - 35:44 Every sale is the only sale - 39:13 John's business offers - 40:17 John's next Boot Camp - 40:58 The online training and boot camp - 41:33 What can you learn in the sales program? - 44:13 Mindset is a huge piece in the sales process - 47:47 Boot Camp training - 49:56 Review, Subscribe and Share If you like what you hear please leave a review by clicking here Make sure you're subscribed to the podcast so you get the latest episodes. Apple Podcasts Stitcher Spotify

Attorney, Author & Real Estate Asset Protection Expert, Clint Coons is a founding partner of Anderson Law Group and the current manager of Anderson's Tacoma office. Mr. Coons' book, Asset Protection for Real Estate Investors, has brought him national recognition as an expert in protection and tax planning for real estate investors. He is also noted for his unique ability to take a complicated law or structure and explain it in crystal clear terms. Links and Resources from this Episode Connect with Nick Lamagna nick@nicknicknick.com https://nicknicknick.com/ Connect with Clint Coons https://andersonadvisors.com/clint-coons/ https://andersonadvisors.com/clintbp/ https://www.facebook.com/AndersonBusinessAdvisors https://www.linkedin.com/company/anderson-advisors https://twitter.com/Clint_Coons?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5GX-U6VbvMkhSM1ONBiW8w https://www.amazon.com/Asset-Protection-Real-Estate-Investors/dp/0979786045 Show Notes What does Clint Coons do at Anderson - 2:30 Everybody wants to reduce their taxes - 3:35 Investing in Real Estate - 4:51 What to look at in Real Estate Investing - 8:30 Multifamily Real Estate investing - 11:20 What type of investing are you getting involved with? - 12:14 Anderson Advisor's story - 15:30 Protect yourself and your investors - 18:20 Clint explains what to do while investing in Real Estate and gives some examples - 23:07 Having a Youtube channel in which Clint helps people learn more - 26:12 Everybody wants to reduce their taxes and Clint helps people to do it - 31:12 Your tax return speaks a lot on what you are doing - 33:07 Talking about double taxation - 34:23 The partnership agreement - 38:00 Everything we do begins with a plan - 40:30 Regretting spending money - 41:47 You can pay now or get in trouble and pay double - 44:12 The self-directed IRA industry - 50:40 Finding a better plan for you- 52:16 At the end of the day, what is your motivation? - 53:40 Starting at the home-selling side - 55:10 Determine what your liability is - 58:40 How Clint and his company help you create a plan - 1:01:01 When it comes to planning: start early, not later - 1:03:40 Review, Subscribe and Share If you like what you hear please leave a review by clicking here Make sure you're subscribed to the podcast so you get the latest episodes. Apple Podcasts Stitcher Spotify

Scott Hanis is an HR consultant. He is an absolute master at hiring processes, firing processes, and more importantly, retention processes and how to measure what the people in your businesses are doing right, doing wrong and how to address it, when to adjust, and how to be a better leader, a better boss, and a better business person. If you want to learn more about the HR process, stay tuned and listen to Scott! Links and Resources from this Episode Connect with Nick Lamagna nick@nicknicknick.com https://nicknicknick.com/ (123) 456-7890 Connect with Scott Hanis https://www.linkedin.com/in/scott-hanis-89373314 http://www.fortitudehrsolutions.com/ Phone Number: 216-409-5198 Show Notes It's not about feelings, it's about data - 3:10 Scott's background - 4:04 People fire themselves - 6:20 Having hard conversations - 8:11 A golden rule that you should follow - 9:30 Performance review systems - 10:11 Key things to focus on - 13:11 Wrong things that Scott sees in a company - 14:48 In every business, you should always try to make money - 16:54 Measuring team performances - 19:22 Hiring somebody - 21:43 The importance of the job description - 24:07 Personality test and other tools for hiring people - 28:43 Not that difficult to hire or fire somebody - 30:00 Some people make business more difficult than what it is - 32:40 Is hiring somebody money out the window? - 36:28 Hiring an assistant - 37:42 What happens if you do something wrong in a company? - 43:21 How you can hire a good person - 44:55 Working as a consultant in hiring and firing processes - 45:30 Loving to help people - 46:38 Always appreciate your employees - 48:03 Review, Subscribe and Share If you like what you hear please leave a review by clicking here Make sure you're subscribed to the podcast so you get the latest episodes. Apple Podcasts Stitcher Spotify

Lee Kearney is one of the most active investors in the country with over 7500 deals closed... and a $100,000,000+ revenue annually business. He has done all kinds of different transactions on the real estate side. At one point, he did 135 deals in a single month. Now, he's turning over to the medical marijuana field where you'll hear about what he's doing there, stay tuned and enjoy! Links and Resources from this Episode Connect with Nick Lamagna nick@nicknicknick.com https://nicknicknick.com/ Connect with Lee Kearney https://realmogul.com/show/ https://www.instagram.com/realleekearney/ https://www.facebook.com/FlipYourIncome/videos/584354548650879/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/leemkearney http://www.advisorseducation.com/about Show Notes Lee's background as a real estate investor - 4:00 Fighting for the use of medical marijuana - 5:20 Running multiple businesses - 5:46 Teaching real strategies that actually work - 5:49 His passion project in real estate - 7:50 Providing solutions for problems - 12:00 Never talking about price - 12:53 Change your mentality and understand how to talk to people - 14:47 How he focuses on making his business better - 17:48 The number one word he uses is: NO - 23:57 Identifying opportunities - 29:13 Having the mentality to be the best - 36:11 Lee's experience training in boxing - 39:02 If you do not like something, change it - 46:43 Every market is a little bit different - 48:53 He likes helping and teaching people - 50:08 Teaching helps grow the level of your business - 52:59 Having a crazy schedule - 55:45 Get in touch with Lee - 56:08 Review, Subscribe and Share If you like what you hear please leave a review by clicking here Make sure you're subscribed to the podcast so you get the latest episodes. Apple Podcasts Stitcher Spotify