capital stack

Success is not found in comfort, but in the boldness to pursue your passion. In this episode,  J Scott shares his journey from flipping houses through apartment syndication. He shares how he and his wife left the corporate world and jumped in to flipping houses and how they built their business from there. Along the way, J wrote The Book on Flipping Houses which has sold over 350,000 copies worldwide and he recently released his latest book, Real Estate by the Numbers. In this episode, he offers valuable insights into the strategies and lessons he has learned along the way, including always being open to new opportunities and diversifying your investments. Tune in to this episode to learn from J’s expertise and experience in the world of real estate.

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Show Notes

How often do you set a goal and then purposefully take specific actions within the week to ensure you’re setting yourself up to reach that goal? Or how often do you take a goal and ask yourself, “what do I need to do right now to achieve that goal?" Well our guest today is Derrick Reiner and that is exactly what he has done with his entire career and with every goal he’s ever set for himself.

Derrick is an up and coming Contender in the real estate space who has his hands in so many areas. He is a valuation analyst at Altus Group, a global real estate consulting firm, the Managing Principal of his own investment firm, Ryno Capital, and the host of the podcast Capital Stack with Derrick Reiner. For those who listened to the bonus episode this past week you’ll recognize Derrick as he interviewed me in that bonus episode. On the show today we discuss:

• Who is Derrick and what does he do (2:40)
• Derrick's experience in the Army and the lessons learned there (4:15)
• Soft skills learned in the military that transferred to civilian life (6:54)
• Positioning yourself for success (14:03)
• Aligning your passion with your profession (23:12)
• How he chose his starting job out of college (29:44)
• Don't make sacrifices, make choices (33:51)
• How Derrick made a career shift with no prior experience (37:14)
• What advice Derrick would give to his younger self (46:41)
• What does it mean to Derrick to be a Contender (50:35)

Resources:

How to learn more about Derrick and his business:

• Derricks Podcast: Capital Stack with Derrick Reiner
• Derricks Investment Firm: Ryno Capital Investments
• Derricks LinkedIn Profile

Additional Books, Individuals, or Items Discuss in the show:

• Grant Cardone
• Ed Mylett
• Hunter Thompson
• Adam Carswell
• The One Thing by Gary Keller

Contact Me:

As always, feel free to reach out to me by emailing me at rob@contenderswanted.com for suggestions of ways to improve the show, to let me know how the show is helping you, or to even suggest a future guest.