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In today's episode of the Cashflow for Life podcast, Andrew is joined by Kent Kent, a seasoned real estate investor and business mentor. Kent shares his journey from starting in the grocery business to becoming a pivotal figure in real estate, particularly through his innovative approach in turnkey investing. The conversation reveals Kent's business philosophy, emphasizing the importance of operational systems, leveraging data and technology, and creating sustainable business models that allow for passive income and freedom from day-to-day operations. He discusses the transition from high-volume house flipping to managing a vast portfolio of properties and offering comprehensive real estate services through his company, REI Nation.Kent elaborates on the mindset and strategies that drive successful real estate investing. He stresses the significance of understanding key performance indicators and the nuances of financial management that can distinguish profitable ventures from less successful ones. His approach advocates for a focus on depth rather than breadth in business endeavors, emphasizing mastery and expertise in specific areas over diversification. He also discusses the critical nature of building a business that operates efficiently without the constant direct involvement of the owner, highlighting the difference between being a hustler and a true CEO.The episode wraps with an in-depth discussion on the value of precise goal-setting and strategic planning in real estate. Kent and Andrew discuss the power of having clear, measurable objectives and the discipline to focus on incremental growth through straightforward, repeatable processes. They touch on the potential pitfalls of chasing new trends without a solid foundation and the importance of community and mentorship in achieving long-term success. Kent invites listeners who are serious about scaling their real estate businesses to connect with him through his platforms for further learning and growth.Listen now and enjoy!What You Will Learn In This Show:Kent's journey from starting young in the grocery industry to achieving success in real estate.How real estate investors can evolve from being hustlers — constantly chasing deals — to becoming CEOs who focus on building sustainable systems and processes for their businesses.The critical role of understanding key performance indicators, financial statements, and cost controls to drive profitability and sustainability in the real estate business.The pitfalls of indiscriminate business scaling and the benefits of focusing on profitable, manageable growth rather than expanding into unfamiliar areas without a solid foundation.How to define your financial goals and use real estate as a tool to generate passive income.Why sticking to familiar and simple real estate investment strategies can lead to greater success compared to jumping into complex or unfamiliar territories.The benefits of joining high-level mastermind groups like the Boardroom Mastermind, where experienced investors share knowledge and support each other's growth.How setting clear, actionable goals and understanding the steps to achieve them can drastically improve your effectiveness and efficiency in the real estate market.And much more...Resources:Kent Clothier
Join co-hosts Richard Coyne & Bill Zahller as they interview guests who left a successful career to pursue a different path on the Road Less Traveled Show! In this episode, we get to know Kent Ritter! Kent is a former management consultant, start-up owner, and corporate executive. A bit more about Kent: Kent serves as a Managing Director at the multifamily private equity firm Birge & Held Asset Management. In his role, Kent leads the Private Select Portfolio which has the unique strategy of leveraging Birge & Held's scale and the latest PropTech to create outsized returns from acquiring and improving mismanaged, undercapitalized, and undervalued properties. In his free time, Kent loves spending time with his family. They were the catalyst for his journey to financial independence. His WHY. He is proud to be the dad at every ballet practice and field trip. Kent has a beautiful wife and three children…All under four! Contact Kent Website: https://www.kentritter.com Email: kent@kentritter.com Podcast: Ritter on Real Estate Contact Bill Zahller Phone: 828-275-5035 Email: Bill@ParkCapitalPartnersLLC.com LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/billzahller Contact Richard Coyne Phone: 404-245-9732 Email: Richard@ParkCapitalPartnersLLC.com LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/richardjcoyne If you would like to learn more about how Park Capital Partners connects investors with passive income-generating opportunities through real estate, please contact Park Capital Partners LLC in the following ways: Website: ParkCapitalPartnersLLC.com Email us: info@ParkCapitalPartnersLLC.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ParkCapitalPartners/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/park-capital-partners-llc/ Music by Aliaksei Yukhnevich/Jamendo. Audio and Video production by Kerry Webb.
More from our series that celebrates the women who get things done – the Troupers. They're very bad at blowing their own trumpets so we're doing it for them. Today we hear from Annie Taylor and Wendy Robinson the founders of the Profanity Embroidery Group in Whitstable. After building up credit card debt of £25,000 Clare Seal decided she had to do something drastic to deal with it. She set up an Instagram account to make herself accountable. Posting anonymously she shared her story and offered advice and solidarity to a growing community of people. She’s now written a book with tips and advice for others in a similar situation. It’s called Real Life Money: an honest guide to taking control of your finances Plus two midwives from Kent Kent midwives - Sally Sidhu and Jan Gatehouse - who've just an award for their work on promoting colostrum tell Jane all about the benefits of so called "liquid gold" especially for premature babies. And as some children in England return to school how do you deal with a child who still needs to be shielded. Presenter Jane Garvey Producer Beverley Purcell Guest; Annie Taylor Guest; Wendy Robinson Guest; Clare Seal Guest; Sally Sidhu Guest; Jan Gatehouse
Today's episode is featuring D.C Ballard with an excerpt from story 6 (Jena & Kent) from the Backroom Collection. Jenna and Kent are married humanoid foxes who are separated by duty and miss each other desperately. They have an open relationship, but nothing compares to the passion that they share. With the help of a good friend, a dragon, they are brought back together by the magic of The Backroom. In this excerpt, they reunite and rekindle their love in a scorchingly hot, public scene. Note about the story: Jenna Kent is a humanoid Fox with a dark ruddy red colour to her fur, with a very sub-species specific pattern of white on her belly and chest. Her husband, Kent Kent, is very similar in colour but with a different pattern of white. Also, Dragons are exceedingly rare, and almost never seen outside oftheir colonies in the high mountains of the planets main continent. (Inside baseball of the story: they'rerefugees and not actually native to the planet) From the author: I am an author of Science Fiction, Science Fantasy, and SciFi Erotica, or what I like to call story-driven SciFi Erotica. That means I won't shy away from my characters getting down to it, but I will also Fade-2-Black when that encounter isn't a driver of the story. Though when I do, I'm told it has resulted in a few attempts to recreate the events by the readers and their chosen mates. That's good, right? As a writer, I am what is called in the author world, a Pantster. What is a Pantster? That is someone who writes by the seat of their pants. There is no planning, no outlines, and I rarely know what is going to happen next or where the story will end until I get there. I am more the stenographer for my characters, recording their lives, thoughts, and those things they choose to share with me, that I might share it with you. Considering some of the things they share, it could be said I'm a bit of a voyeur. I currently have one book out, Chaos Fountain. Chaos Fountain - In the wrong place at the right time, on the worst day of his life, Kyle lands in Joe's. Falling for the waitress, Kyle is drawn into a wider universe of business meetings with gods, intergalactic politics, and war across universes. You can find out more at dcballard.com as well as access my blog, Scribblings, where I post, so far, SFW short/flash fiction and my ongoing Epic SciFi series, Log Entries http://scribblings.dcballard.com/
Several years ago, Kent Julian was a man with a plan, who unknowingly helped dramatically shift the course of my life. His role in my business, and in my life, is a significant one. He has helped so many others like me, and I'm so thrilled to have him as a guest on the program today. I know you'll benefit greatly from hearing what Kent has to offer, so tune in now to the conversation! About Kent: Kent Julian is a lot of things: crazy-in-love with his wife, proud father of three, professional speaker, successful entrepreneur, author, swim coach, fish-taco lover, and proud bald guy. But this wasn't always the case. He started out as an “at-risk” kid who couldn't read in third grade and ended high school with SATs scores so low that he had to take Development Studies just to get into college—on probation. From these humble beginnings, he went on to graduate college cum laude and earned summa cum laude honors with his Master's degree. After graduation, he led several youth organizations before eventually becoming the executive director of a national youth organization that served approximately 2,000 youth groups across the United States. After 20 years in non-profit work, he did something crazy…he launched his own business. Now he speaks, writes, and consults students and leaders all over the world. You can find his work online in cool places like Entrepreneur.com, Success.com, HuffingtonPost.com, GoodMenProject.com, and more. He also hosts his own successful podcast called The Live It Forward Show with Kent Julian. Connect with Kent: Kent's Website: Live It Forward Live It Forward Advance Conference, click HERE. (Be sure to enter your discount code when purchasing your admission: BRIAN) The Advance Conference is November 11-12th – Act now!! Connect on Facebook Connect on Twitter Connect on LinkedIn Closing Thoughts: Connect with Kent! Make plans to attend his Live It Forward Advance in November. You get a discount for being a member of our audience! (Enter the code “Brian” at checkout)
I Want to Believe the Podcast – S3 E5 – The Bat Beast of Kent Welcome to the I Want to Believe podcast! What do you get when it’s the early 1960s, you have 4 British teens and a UFO sighting? Well, it has nothing to do with the Beatles… we’ll let ya know in a sec… But first!! A quick reminder that ALL of our I Want to Believe social media & email are below. ALSO you can watch my documentary, Otherworldly Amor on Amazon Prime right now, DVDs are available. Ok... let's find out more about the Bat Beast of Kent... On the evening of November 16, 1963, 17-year old John Flaxton, 18-year old Mervyn Hutchinson and two other younger friends were walking on Sandling Road in the county of Kent — Kent is a county in South East England, it borders Greater London to the north-west, Surrey to the west and East Sussex to the south-west. The county also shares borders with Essex along the estuary of the River Thamesa. It has also been said that the region is-quote, “apparently rife with cryptozoological and paranormal activity”. Check out the rest of the episode for the whole story. Sources: Cryptidz Fandom Social Media & Email I Want to Believe Instagram I Want to Believe Patreon Send us an Email (suggest an episode topic, tell us how awesome or dumb we are… whatever you want!) Slevik Media Links Otherworldly Amor Documentary on Amazon Prime Abducted New England Documentary on Amazon Prime Nomar Slevik Store (DVDs, Books & more) Slevik Facebook
Mimi’s Aye’s effervescent observations about food have gained her a large following online and her new recipe book tells wonderful tales of a childhood spent between Burma and Kent. She’s been shadowed by by the ‘Military Informer’ on family holidays in Burma, is conflicted by seeing people flying over pagodas in hot air balloons and loves nothing more than exploring Japanese life and food and blasting out a bit of late night Karaoke. I’m delighted to have popped around to Mimi Aye’s house for a chat and I’m sure you’re going to love her just as much as I did. On this episode we cover: How to become a food writer Making fun of Masterchef Attracting a big social media following Cooking with Mat Follas Masterchef Chefs’ long hours Giles Coren seems to have a few quid (listen to him HERE on this podcast) Her book new Mandalay: Recipes and Tales of a Burmese Kitchen Being a Burmese stowaway Her parents arriving from Burma on Burmese Independence Day Being discouraged by school to speak their own language at home Holidays to Burma as a child Growing up as brown person in Margate in Kent Kent being the centre of UKIP Getting BNP leaflets through the door Leaving Burma ‘before Dad was stuck in prison’ Her mother selling all her jewellery Friends and family members who don’t keep their heads down Being shadowed by the MI (Military Informer) on family holidays Having a slightly conflicted relationship with Burma Feeling like you had to behave Not wanting to be on a ‘no fly list’ Having her Burmese passport confiscated Being a wrench having to choose to be just British Lisa’s Fiji-Indian Dad not teaching any her any Hindi Was there an open policy in the 80s to discourage immigrants from speaking their own language How some immigrants integrate/don’t integrate Being comfortable in a sarong ‘Burma’ versus ‘Myanmar’ The beautiful temples and landscapes of South East Asia The ancient city of Bagan in the Mandalay Region The Pagoda or the Buddha should be the highest thing in the house People flying over pagodas in balloons The thing with Thailand about point feet at people Being in a shoes off situation Angkor Wat in Cambodia Lisa loving Jim Thompson’s House in Bangkok Jim Thompson travelling (pillaging…?) South East Asia Lisa developing a weird thing about wind chimes Feeling guilty going to South East Asia if not Burma Hiring a mini bus for all the family members to explore The huge golden rock in the shape of the Buddha’s head need Yangon Having a jolly in temple Lisa feeling homesick when she veers too far from her hometown in Spain (despite having travelled the world) Finding Japan is the perfect family holiday Never having had a bad meal in Japan Occasional identified foodstuffs that it’s best not to ask about Japan’s obsession with seasonal food Fruit flavoured Kit Kats Food between a very important element of travel Malaysia versus Bali The incredible food in Vietnam Lisa’s favourite town in the world being Hoi An in Vietnam …a 16th century Chinese fishing village Lisa developing an obsession with wind chimes Her cook book being almost like a diary of Burma Her most memorable meal in Burma Sexy tofu The Burmese restaurants she would recommended (both London): Lahpet in Shoreditch with great food and cocktails Mandalay Golden Myanmar in Kilburn Kids on bikes blasting out Bon Jovi in Mandalay And blasting out Alanis Morissette at Karaoke in Japan
Show Summary How do you protect your technology? What are the various pros and cons of patents and trade secrets? How do you gauge the damages of patent infringement vs. the cost of litigation to recoup those damages? What are some interesting cases arising out of key word advertising on Google? Those questions and more […] The post FRAZIER & DEETER S BUSINESS BEAT: Dan Kent, Kent & Risley, LLC, on Intellectual Property Litigation appeared first on Business RadioX ®.
Technology has made finding off-market properties more straightforward than ever. What used to take weeks of research sifting through public records can now be done in ten minutes or less with the right software! And the beauty is, you can layer the data to generate lists of potential clients who meet very specific criteria—and personalize the associated marketing directly to their particular motivations. Today, Oliver is joined by Kent Clothier, President and CEO of Real Estate Worldwide, a multifaceted real estate education company. REWW offers its customers the proven systems used by Kent and his team and provides them with national data on cash buyers and private lenders. In all, Kent has bought and sold more than 5,000 houses, and his family’s property management business, Memphis Invest, boasts 5,000 properties under management. He also owns and operates Real Market Experts, 1-800-SELL-NOW FREE, Find Cash Buyers NOW and Find Private Lenders NOW. On this episode of Founders Club, Kent shares his real estate origin story, discussing how he applied his background in the grocery arbitrage business to the process of wholesaling houses. He explains how he started 1-800-SELL-NOW to gain a competitive advantage in a hot market and eventually turned it into a national brand that supports aspiring entrepreneurs. Kent also addresses how his team came to develop a first-of-its-kind software product that uses datapoints to generate a list of vacant properties in the US and how they continue to layer data to make information more and more valuable. Listen in for Kent’s insight on marketing directly to the motivation of an investor, agent or mortgage broker and learn how you can leverage his strategies to find off-market properties and generate results—as quickly as possible! Key Takeaways [2:23] Kent’s real estate origin story Successful grocery arbitrage business Shift to real estate in December 2002 Apply similar concept (wholesaling) Flip 90 houses in first year, made $1M Focus on stable markets after crash [11:00] How Kent got into marketing and education Started 1-800-SELL-NOW for competitive advantage Business in licensing brand to other markets Support aspiring entrepreneurs in first transaction Used public records to build cash buyer database Able to grow business despite market collapse [16:31] Kent’s innovative approach to real estate Go to buyers and ask what they want Create inventory based on response [20:44] The origin of Kent’s real estate software Public records for motivated sellers/private lenders Pitched algorithm to identify vacant properties Layer data to make more valuable [25:53] The marketing piece of Kent’s software Find vacant homes based on criteria Marketing baked in to system Speaks directly to motivation (e.g.: investor, agent) Run campaigns to find buyers AND properties [29:29] How Kent’s software works for multifamily Select commercial or residential + # of units Use flag to gauge vacancy [30:51] Kent’s insight on leveraging technology Mail to 1K, only 10 need to raise hand Create outcomes as fast as possible Connect with Kent Kent’s Website Kent on Facebook Real Estate Worldwide Connect with Oliver Big Block Realty Oliver on Facebook Oliver on LinkedIn Resources Memphis Invest 1-800-SELL-NOW Find Cash Buyers NOW Real Market Experts
In this week’s episode of the MegaMarketer Coachcast, hosts Justin Jacobs brings on Allen Kent to discuss what’s working and not working in North Indiana and Kent Heating and Air. Main Questions Asked: What is your story? What are some things you did to establish yourself in the area? What changes have you seen over time? What does 2019 look like for you company? Key Lessons Learned: Kent Heating and Air Kent has been in business for 65 years and regard themselves as a marketing company. They specialize in the design and service of HVAC. They have a targeted customer acquisition program thanks to Hudsons Ink. Allen’s father started the company in 1954 and Allen purchased it in 1991. After four years of effort, the company moved into a brand new 7700 sq ft facility and set a sales record last year with a 14% in sales. Despite the big move Allen still found the time to make sure that everyone that worked there still had fun and got things done. Just because you’ve been around a long time, that doesn’t necessarily lead naturally to success. No matter what size your business is, if your employees are enjoying their work and feel appreciated, it will show in what their doing. To pull off substantial growth you have to stay focused on your core business. Your core business drives it all. Do your employees have the same pride and ownership as you do? Let your employees take ownership of what they do. When Allen took over the business didn’t really have a brand identity so one of the first things they did was develop a marketing plan and line up the brand image across the company. In a lot of ways Hudson Adams became Allen’s mentor and helped them rework their yellow pages ad that increased its effectiveness by 245%. Allen believes the economy is going to slow down a little bit so he’s aiming for 5%-6% growth. His plans include getting ready to transition the business to the next owner and to be more timely on his Tuesday night thank you calls. Every Tuesday afternoon Allen calls his recent installation customers and personally thanks them. That’s one of the things Allen believes has really helped build his business and generate referrals. It’s a great way to find out about your business and shows that you really care. People will give you feedback if you make it easy for them. Marketing The yellow pages used to be the go to resource for contractors. It wasn’t a question of whether you were going to run yellow pages ads, it was how much money are you going to spend? The great shift in marketing is going from offline to online, but that also means there is an opportunity in the direct mail channel. The mailbox is less crowded now, and that means your message is more easily seen by your customers. Social media and websites have been one of the biggest changes in marketing in the last several years. You have to sell to a potential customer in the way that they want to be sold. Email used to be the easiest and cheapest way to reach people but then email became crowded as everyone jumped on the bandwagon. The pendulum has swung back to direct mail. The secret is a consistent marketing message. Referrals and direct mail and Allen’s best sources of new customers. There is nothing quite as powerful having someone refer your business. Everything has to work together to turn your customers into raving fans. Don’t give people a reason not to refer you. Cheesy offers deliver cheesy results. Don’t do gimmicks. Try to enter into the conversation that your customer is having their own mind and when that battle. Any media you choose, the standard will be the same. Some portion of people will respond and some won’t, the ones that won’t might respond the next time. You make specific offers to different areas, the important point is to ensure the message is consistent with everything else you do. Making the transition from talking about yourself to talking about your customer is one of the biggest hurdles for new marketers. Your customers don’t care about how long you’ve been in business, they want to know you can fix their problem. You have to build and earn your customer’s trust, they’ve probably been burned by some bad contractors before. Thank you for listening! If you enjoyed this podcast, please subscribe and leave a 5-star rating and review in iTunes! Links to Resources Mentioned coaches@hudsonink.com
“When you chase money, money runs. When you’re focused on mission, you attract money.” To reach the highest levels of success in real estate, it’s important to have your mind—and heart—in the right place. If your WHY is about more than just you, if your mission has meaning, business will come to you. So, what’s driving you? Kent Clothier is the founder and CEO of Real Estate Worldwide, a real estate software and education platform that offers aspiring investors a curriculum of proven systems and technology as well as national data on real estate cash buyers and private lenders. A serial entrepreneur and digital marketing expert, he also owns and operates the multimillion-dollar brands Real Market Experts, 1-800-SELL-NOW FREE, Find Cash Buyers NOW and Find Private Lenders NOW. Today, Kent joins me to explain how his definition of success has shifted from a focus on money to a focus on impact. He offers insight on designing a meaningful mission and going all-in to reach your goals—without sacrificing your quality of life. Kent describes how he has created a life of balance, sharing the massive lessons learned from losing everything after 13 years of running his first business. Listen in for Kent’s advice on becoming a student of scale and learn the value of people, processes and technology in building a fulfilling real estate business that complements your personal life! Key Takeaways Kent’s background in real estate Started as wholesaler in 2002 Turnkey operation (completed 5K flips to date) Runs software, education business (50K students) How Kent’s definition of success has changed Money was driving factor 10 years ago Massive windfall as shift in focus to mission What inspired Kent to focus on mission Uncle/mentor passed away at 61 Standing for something attracts people Kent’s insight on the necessity of going all-in Capable of much when back against wall Success connected to meaningful mission Kent’s take on the difference between failure and success NEVER about how much you know Failing is inevitable but doesn’t define you ‘I will simply never quit’ How Kent connects with his WHY every day Will somebody say I mattered? ‘This is where my competition will quit’ How Kent creates a life of balance High quality of life (e.g.: dream house on ocean) Monthly vacation, walk daughters to school In business of ‘creating moments’ Kent’s massive lesson around balance Sacrificed family, personal life in first business Walked away from company out of arrogance Tried to pirate employees, customers Got sued and lost everything Got serious about systems with new business Kent’s advice around scaling your business Good people, systems around you Document processes as build team ‘Elegance in simplicity’ Kent’s Big Hairy Audacious Goal Launch new business (Cribs) Go toe-to-toe with Opendoor Connect with Kent Kent’s Website Kent on Facebook Kent on Instagram Resources Scaling Up: How a Few Companies Make It … and Why the Rest Don’t by Verne Harnish Damion Lupo on Apartment Building Investing EP079 Financial Freedom with Real Estate Investing: The Blueprint to Quitting Your Job with Real Estate—Even Without Experience or Cash by Michael Blank Michael’s Live Training Webinars Podcast Show Notes Review the Podcast on iTunes