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BiggerPockets Business Podcast

18: How to “Have it All” by Living with INTENTION with Brandon Turner

BiggerPockets Business Podcast

BiggerPockets

Business, Careers

4.8696 Ratings

🗓️ 27 August 2019

⏱️ 78 minutes

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Summary

Be honest. Have you ever set an ambitious goal, mapped out a plan—and then watched that goal get buried under an avalanche of more urgent (but less important) responsibilities? We bet you’re nodding. Maybe even wincing. Doesn’t feel great, does it? Today’s show is about breaking that cycle.  And to help us, we brought in a familiar voice. Brandon Turner, co-host of the BiggerPockets Real Estate Podcast, thinks a LOT about this. Today, he shares the tools he’s used to achieve financial freedom through real estate investing, move to Hawaii, improve his personal health, AND spend more quality time with his growing family—tools you can use to get clear on your vision and really stick to your next big goal. You’ll hear about Brandon’s failed first business venture, how he got into real estate investing for cash flow, and how he discovered a way to bring BIG value to BiggerPockets as Employee #2, despite not owning a computer the year before! Brandon also reveals the surprising reason he chose to go all-in on mobile home park investing (hint: NOT necessarily because it’s the “best” investment) and the workflow that allowed he and his partners to get hundreds of pads under contract in just a few months—the exact method he outlined in the new-look BiggerPockets Intention Journal. Oh, and you’ll learn the meaning of “M.I.N.S.” and the role they plan in moving your business forward (ESPECIALLY when the going gets tough).  Brandon shares why writing out a “vivid vision” of your future might be the best thing you can do to move you closer to your ideal life, why he asks, “What would be awesome?” and then works backwards, and why he and his wife organize a goal-setting retreat together on the same day every year. This is an awesome episode that lays out a battle plan for getting WAY more done while setting aside quality time for friends, family, and fun.  Download this one, and subscribe using your favorite podcast app so you won’t miss any future shows. Listen on BiggerPockets: https://www.biggerpockets.com/bizshow18 In This Episode We Cover: Brandon's mobile oil change business plan (that he didn't execute on) How he flipped a house and spent all the money Brandon's very first house hack How he “got into the business of collecting units” and quit his job How a cold email led to him working for BiggerPockets The strategy he used to write 50 blog posts in a year for BiggerPockets Brandon's thoughts on the path to 100 units  Why you should ask yourself, “What would be awesome?” How to ask, “What if it was easy?” and work backwards towards your goal How to balance family life and health with business  Why he chose mobile home park investing (hint: not because it’s the “best” asset) How to "have it all" (as long as you’re focused and tracking everything) Tips for setting goals as a couple How to identify the “Most Important Next Step” (M.I.N.S.) and then time block it  The 90 Days of Intention Journal The importance of writing down goals every day And SO much more! Links from the Show BiggerPockets BiggerPockets Podcast Smart Passive Income Blog Viper Chill Neil Patel GraphicRiver.net BiggerPockets Podcast 230: Real Estate Investing as a Side Hustle with Grammy-Winning Producer Seth Mosley Music and Money Investor Group "Heartbeat" Music Video Tim Ferriss Show Full Circle Music BiggerPockets Podcast Josh Dorkin J Scott's Blog BiggerPockets Podcast 234: Tenants, Evictions, & The Dark Side of No Money Down with Ryan Murdock BiggerPockets Money Podcast Mindy Jensen Scott Trench David Greene Real Estate In Your Twenties BiggerPockets Bookstore Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

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1:28.9

Welcome to the Bigger Pockets Business Podcast show number 18.

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It's funny when you set a vision for yourself and you have just complete clarity on where

1:39.9

you're going. It's amazing the speed at which you'll get there faster than you ever thought.

1:43.8

Like I wanted a thousand units, $50 million of real estate in three years. If I really want it,

1:48.3

I'll accomplish it this year. I mean, I'm halfway through the year now and I'm halfway

1:51.2

to the goal. Like, I could probably accomplish it by the end of the year.

1:55.4

Welcome to a real world MBA from the School of Hard Knocks where entrepreneurs reveal what it really takes to make it.

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