Free Agent REI

By Michael Butler Jr. and Stratton Brown

Stratton and Michael are two former Fresno State Football players, whose identity like many other athletes were attached to the sport they played! When football was over, both was lost in a free space... more

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How many episodes does Free Agent REI have?

The podcast currently has 26 episodes available.

Free Agent REI episodes:

June 09, 2022 How to find amazing deals in a turning market | Free Agent REI
Show notes:
- Having problems moving deals because of buyers
- Buyers aren't in a rush because of all the options
- The market during the COVID-19 pandemic vs the market now
- Listing all your properties on MLS
- Is it possible to close in 7 days?
- Deals that come with complicated situations
- Bring The Juice podcast
- Buying properties with higher interest rates
- Dealing with difficult sellers with great offers
- Private money lenders
- Making deals: price vs terms
- The 50-40-10 loan
- Can you do terms if someone owns a mortgage?
- Looking at properties as rentals vs AirBnBs
- Creating cash flow vs buying for appreciation
- Uncontrollable factors in buying properties
- Calculating your profit and ROI
- Cash flow and infinite return
- Burn rates
- Sign up for our next meetup!
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57min
June 09, 2022 How To Manage And Balance Multiple Businesses | Free Agent REI
Show notes:
- Catching up with Mike and Stratt
- An age past partying hard
- Why I'm not buying a Tesla
- Elon Musk at the All-In Summit
- Investing in a new concept
- Selling companies and Venture Capitalism
- Coming to terms with failure
- Buying a flip
- How has it been managing 5 projects?
- Dealing with Contractors
- Balancing flipping houses and wholesaling projects
- Rising interest rates
- Why a housing crash is impossible
- Weeding out people who aren't built for business
- Learning the tricks of the trade
- The 50-40-10 rule
- What changes in the downtrend?
- What is the risk in investing in real estate?
- Buying the dip
- Investing in crypto
- Losing a crypto hard wallet
- Getting scammed in discord
- Preparing for the bottom
- Are we in a recession?
- How can I make a million a year?
- How to market your business and sell your brand
- How do you source and raise private capital?
- How social media brings value to entrepreneurs
- Closing
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1h 2min
June 09, 2022 How To Navigate Through Business Relationships With Family Members | Free Agent REI
Show notes:
- Catching up with Mike and Stratt
- Four flips in two months
- Settling the insurance for ANOTHER house fire?
- The demand for storage facilities
- The things you find inside abandoned storage units
- Vending machines and parenting
- Alumni weekend
- Being in different places with your friends and family
- Which phase of your life are you in right now?
- People who had the right mentality in college are doing well now
- How do you handle family in business?
- Would you ever consider working with family members?
- Doing business with friends
- Why you shouldn't ask your friends for discounts
- Looking for the best deals means looking at all the deals
- Mike and Stratt Closing
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56min
June 09, 2022 The Hardest Questions You Need To Ask Yourself | Free Agent REI
1. What areas in my life am I settling in right now?
2. What battles am I choosing right now?
3. Who are the five people I spend the most time with?
4. What am I letting in that I need to shut out?
5. In what ways am I in my own way?

Show Notes:
- Flipping BRRRRs
- What areas in my life am I settling in right now?
- Taking care of your health and making time for fitness
- Work Life Balance
- Sacrificing family time for your goals
- Learning to pace yourself
- Including your family in your business
- Communication and why talking things out is important
- Eliminating dead time
- What battles am I choosing right now?
- Battling self-doubt
- Acknowledging being wrong
- What am I letting in that I need to shut out?
- Gratitude can make all the difference
- Dark spots in our lives
- Dealing with impostor syndrome
- Worth doesn't come from being comfortable
- Business and Tetris
- Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos
- Investing after October
- Surrounding yourself with the right people
- Who are the five people I spend the most time with?
- In what ways am I in my own way?
...more
1h 2min
June 09, 2022 Marketing, Economics, and Growing Your Business | Free Agent REI
Stratt and Mike talk about what it takes to grow a business and get it to the next level. Marketing channels, social media, Central Valley’s economy and a lot more.

Show Notes:
- Sustainable Marketing (Cold Calling vs. Direct Mail)
- Diminishing Returns In Marketing Channels
- Diversifying your real estate business
- Central Valley Economics
- Growth as a business and as an entrepreneur
- The value of the dollar
- Understanding economics and paying attention to the consumer economy
- Scaling your investment
- Old and Emerging Markets
- Deal Flow
- Private Adjuster for fire damage
- Social Media and the value of building a genuine brand
- Real Brokerage and the power of downlines
- What really made Kim Kardashian rich
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1h 1min
June 09, 2022 How to ask the right questions to get the most from your mentors | Free Agent REI
Stratt and Mike talk about asking questions from your mentors the right way, and how those questions can shortcut to your success.

Connect with Mike Butler on :
Instagram: @mikebutler
Follow me on:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/strattdaddyy/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/strattbrown
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stratt-brown-911a8620b/
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7wT49pz2msqCCPwedSlt8Q
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@strattbrown
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stratton.brown.3
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55min
June 09, 2022 How to Evolve in Business and Grow Into New Opportunities | Free Agent REI
Stratt and Mike talk about what it takes to evolve into the person you need to be in Business
Connect with Mike Butler on:
Instagram: @mikebutler
Follow me on:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/strattdaddyy/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/strattbrown
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stratt-brown-911a8620b/
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7wT49pz2msqCCPwedSlt8Q
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@strattbrown
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stratton.brown.3
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1h 1min
June 09, 2022How to Grow Your Team | Free Agent REI
Welcome to another episode of the Free REI podcast Where Stratt and Mike discuss, how to balance life and grow your business.
You will reach highs and you will experience lows but your ability to continue pushing forward no matter what will determine your long term success
Key Topics Discussed :
Hiring teams to do it

Don't be afraid of repeating the same stuff sometimes

The goal is to have a better team

There is no reason why you don't generate more leads

Building your momentum

Implement your ideas

What can we do to push the business forward

Turn people into givers
Connect with Mike Butler on :
Instagram: @mikebutler
Follow me on:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/strattdaddyy/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/strattbrown
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stratt-brown-911a8620b/
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7wT49pz2msqCCPwedSlt8Q
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@strattbrown
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stratton.brown.3
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54min
December 29, 2021 E:34 || Nothing is Fair!!
In this episode, we talk about having to kick yourself into gear and being a self motivator to get your life going the way you want it to go, understanding the levels of disrespect when leading a team and understanding that nothing will ever seem fair. Everyone in your business will be given different levels of praise and correction depending the level of importance they are responsible for in the business.
MAKE SURE TO FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM:
• @Strattdaddyy - Stratton Brown
• @Michaelbutler_Jr - Michael Butler
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1h 6min
December 01, 2021 E:33 || Stacking Bricks
In this episode, we talk about the starting over sometimes in lead generation and leading from the front of the company again. We also have a the principal of stacking bricks (deal task) that ultimately lead to being able to be successful in all areas of your life.
MAKE SURE TO FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM:
• @Strattdaddyy - Stratton Brown
• @Michaelbutler_Jr - Michael Butler
Want to comp leads, pull list, Drive for Dollars, send postcards and many more? We’ve teamed up with Propstream to get you a 7-Day free trial by going to Mainlinecomps.com. It’s changed everything in our business.
...more
54min

FAQs about Free Agent REI:

How many episodes does Free Agent REI have?

The podcast currently has 26 episodes available.