Mike Hambright is a professional real estate investor, mentor, and coach. Mike is also the founder and host of Flip Nerd, an educational website where he interviews VIPs in the real estate market across the US. This week’s master class is all about expanding and adding value to your network.

Alex continues the topic from last week’s Q&A on how to leverage your network for some great referrals and to generate leads for free. You can ask a wide variety of people in your network to help you get in touch with home owners and cash buyers and best of all, it’s absolutely free! If you missed last week’s Q&A, be sure to check it out as well as Jason Buzi’s master class.

Lee Kearney is the owner of Southeast Property Investments Network (SPIN), and acquires anywhere between 40-80 properties a month, having only 25 employees on his team. So, how does Lee do it? By putting effective systems and people in place. In this week’s master class, Lee discusses everything you need to know about market cycles and how you can navigate through them without a fortune teller or a magic crystal ball by your side.

Alex answers some questions he received from Jason Buzi’s master class call. He does a deep dive into how you can develop strong rapport with your agent as well as how to properly leverage pocket listings in your target market. Also, stay tuned next week for the Q&A show where Alex discusses how to put your referrals on steroids.

Jason Buzi works in high-end wholesaling and has been consistently selling 1.5 houses on average a month over the last few years. He is located in an incredibly hot market, San Francisco, and has been wholesaling since 2005. Jason admits he’s a one man show, but it really isn’t a bad gig considering he’s been making a 7-figure income since 2013. Listen in to Jason’s advice and tips on how he stays ahead in such a competitive market.

Take a break! Alex and his wife just returned from Chicago and Alex reflects on the positives of taking a break and disconnecting from the business. Even if you’re not in a place right now where you can travel outside of your state, there’s nothing wrong with taking the weekend off to explore your backyard and to take in the little things that give you joy. Also, be sure to listen in to hear Alex’s answer to John’s question on how to generate leads for free.

Lex Levinrad has been a full-time real estate investor since 2004, having flipped, wholesaled, and rehabbed more than 500 houses. Lex discusses some of the strategies he used to scale his business in this week’s episode. The biggest takeaway from Lex is that you have to change your perspective on money! If not, it will only hold your business and your money-making potential back.

Alex discusses why chasing rainbows or the ‘next big thing’ is the worst thing you can do for yourself. Focus on one niche and pursue that niche with all your heart. There’s only so much that books and online courses can teach you, but at the end of the day, you need to be in the trenches to really learn this industry and get things working for you. You need to get hands-on experience to really understand what those books are trying to say.

Dan Schwartz is the Founder and CEO of InvestorFuse. Dan’s major strength is lead management, and he shares some fantastic lead generation tips and tricks for those who are just starting out. This master class covers how you can use prospecting as a marketing strategy. If you’re able to use prospecting effectively and efficiently, it’ll skyrocket your business into new heights. However, so few people are able to successfully leverage this strategy. Listen in to Dan’s wise words on how to effectively apply this marketing tactic and stand out from the crowd.