BiggerPockets Business Podcast

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


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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

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