In this episode of the Jake & Gino podcast, we welcome Brent Bowers, Army veteran turned land-flipping expert and founder of The Land Sharks. Brent shares how he escaped the rat race, built passive income through vacant land investing, and found lifestyle freedom without traditional rentals.

We dive deep into:

• His transition from military service to real estate success
  
   
• The hamster wheel of wholesaling and how land helped him break free
  
   
• Scalable strategies to flip, finance, and profit from land deals
  
   
• How he built a business that fuels his family’s lifestyle—on his own terms
  
   

Whether you're just getting started or looking to expand into land or passive income, Brent’s story offers real, actionable insights you won’t want to miss.

Connect with Brent: https://www.thelandsharks.com

Chapters:
00:00:00 - Introduction  

00:03:01 - Brent’s Money Bio & Entrepreneurial Roots  

00:05:51 - Military Mindset Shift & Humbling Beginnings  

00:09:27 - The Deal Junkie Mentality & Breaking Free  

00:16:27 - Why People Sell Land for Pennies  

00:18:36 - Entitlements, Site Work, and Scaling  

00:23:35 - Built-to-Rent, Mobile Homes, and Market Strategy  

00:29:15 - Market Cycles, Mistakes, and Lessons Learned  

00:38:01 - Coaching the Next Generation of Land Investors  

00:41:11 - Books That Changed Brent’s Life  

00:45:50 - Gino Wraps it Up 

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