072: Quitting your Job to Invest in Raw Land with Mark Podolsky (a.k.a. "The Land Geek")

Mark Podolsky (AKA the Land Geek) is real estate investor and coach who specializes in buying and selling raw, undeveloped land within the US. Mark has actively invested in real estate since 2001 and has completed over 5,000 transactions. Mark also has a SaaS business and is the host of multiple podcasts, including The Art of Passive Income and the Land Geek Podcast. Most importantly he is a husband and father of three kids.

In this interview we discuss:

Mark started as an investment banker doing M&A and hated his job
Started flipping raw land parcels based on advice from a friend
How Mark got started in raw land on the side and eventually quit his job to flip RE full time
When Mark takes risks, he asks “What is the worst thing that can happen?”
Planning out your ideal homeless experience
How uncontrolled spending made his family unhappy
How Mark dealt with and overcame the real estate crash in 209-2010
Mark was able to overcome the crash b/c he never used any debt
How Mark benefited from hiring a business mentor to help him automate everything
How to make money in land notes
The Warren Buffett 300% margin of safety
How Mark works two hours a week in the business and automates the rest
How Mark got into coaching and how he helps others do the same thing
How Mark’s business has gone up every year since he started teaching other and creating competition
The three buckets of stress in people’s lives
How Mark balanced his business and raising his kids
Mondays and Fridays are his “Terminal” Days
How gratitude can make life so much better

Links:

The Land Geek website
[email protected]
www.Entrepreneurhotseat.com
Andy Storch Coaching

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