158. Land Investing 101: Spotting Great Deals and Avoiding Red Flags with Mark Podolsky

ABOUT MARK PODOLSKY Mark owns Frontier Properties, a land investment company. Mark (AKA The Land Geek) is widely considered the country’s most trusted and foremost authority on buying and selling raw, undeveloped land in the United States.     Since 2001 Mark has completed over 6,000 raw land deals with an average return on investment of over 300% on cash purchases and over 1000% on land deals that he financed. Mark is the host of one of the top-rated podcasts in the Investing Category on iTunes aptly titled The Art of Passive Income Model.      THIS TOPIC IN A NUTSHELL:  Mark’s career and journey to real estate  About his book "Dirt Rich Resilience in building a land investment business From investment banking to land investing Strategies for selling land and creating cash flow Land Market Identification His method of acquiring land deals Common pitfalls and red flags in land investing Software tools used to streamline the systems Coaching and helping others succeed Connect with Mark   KEY QUOTE:  “If you look at the cycle in real estate, there are times that it's going to be easy to buy and it's going to be easy to sell, let's call it equilibrium. But at any one point in that cycle, you're still in a good situation, especially if you know where you are at in the cycle. “       SUMMARY OF BUSINESS:   Frontier Properties, a land investment company - specializes in the acquisition of raw & developed land throughout the United States. We look for property in the path of development with compelling attributes and excellent ingress and egress.         ABOUT THE WESTSIDE INVESTORS NETWORK     The Westside Investors Network is your community for investing knowledge for growth. For real estate professionals by real estate professionals. This show is focused on the next step in your career... investing, for those starting with nothing to multifamily syndication.       The Westside Investors Network strives to bring knowledge and education to real estate professionals that is seeking to gain more freedom in their life. The host AJ and Chris Shepard, are committed to sharing the wealth of knowledge that they have gained throughout the years to allow others the opportunity to learn and grow in their investing. They own Uptown Properties, a successful Property Management, and Brokerage Company. If you are interested in Property Management in the Portland Metro or Bend Metro Areas, please visit www.uptownpm.com. If you are interested in investing in multifamily syndication, please visit www.uptownsyndication.com.     #RealEstateInvesting #RealEstate #ClosingDeals #CreatingWealth #TheLandGeek #DirtRich #LandInvestment #LandInvesting #InvestmentStrategies #LandDeals #RedFlagsToAvoid #CommonPitfalls #RealEstateCycle #RawLand #LandFlipping #LandAcquisition #BuyingAndSellingLand #BestSellingAuthor #PassiveIncomeModel #LeasingRawLand #Acquisition #InvestorReturns #RealEstateInvestments #InvestmentOpportunities #SteadyCashFlow #LatestPodcastEpisode #PassiveWealth #JoinTheWINpod #DealDeepDive #WestsideInvestorsNetwork     CONNECT WITH MARK: Website: https://www.thelandgeek.com LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/thelandgeek           CONNECT WITH US     For more information about investing with AJ and Chris:   ·    Uptown Syndication | https://www.uptownsyndication.com/   ·    LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/71673294/admin/     For information on Portland Property Management:   ·    Uptown Properties | http://www.uptownpm.com   ·    Youtube | @UptownProperties       Westside Investors Network   ·    Website | https://www.westsideinvestorsnetwork.com/   ·    Twitter | https://twitter.com/WIN_pdx   ·    Instagram | @westsideinvestorsnetwork   ·    LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/groups/13949165/   ·    Facebook | @WestsideInvestorsNetwork   ·    Tiktok| @WestsideInvestorsNetwork   ·    Youtube | @WestsideInvestorsNetwork