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Nov 2019
1h 20m

355: From Small-time Landlord to 1000+ U...

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About this episode

From Bangor, Maine to Maui... by providing massive value!

If you’re looking for a mentor, partner, or lender, this episode is for you. You’ll learn how Ryan Murdock went from small-time landlord/property manager to major player in Brandon’s growing mobile home park empire; how he’s the perfect complement to Brandon’s DISC profile; and how they find, underwrite, and finance multi-million dollar deals.

Ryan is a modest, down-to-earth guy with a keen awareness of his own strengths and weaknesses, and this episode will show you how you can develop that quality to find the right partner and level up your business (and life!).

Don’t miss this one, and subscribe to the BiggerPockets Real Estate Podcast so you won’t miss out next week!


In This Episode We Cover:

  • How Brandon and Ryan met
  • What Ryan did that caused Brandon to pump his brakes and start paying attention
  • How they slowly formed what became one of the most dynamic duos in real estate
  • The attitude Ryan embraces that makes him so valuable
  • How he earned an equity stake in a huge company
  • How they’ve hired additional members to help grow the business
  • Learn how to create the “vivid vision” Brandon came up with
  • How they joined forces to create “rocket fuel” and scale their syndication model
  • And SO much more!


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