164: Scaling from 0 to 400+ Deals Through Real Estate Entrepreneurship with Steve Mills | Bigger Pockets Podcast

What’s it truly take to go from beginner to advanced in real estate? On this episode of the BiggerPockets Podcast, we sit down with Steve Mills, who shares exactly how he was able to overcome a bad first deal, find mentors, work with a partner, and eventually do more than four hundred real estate deals! This show is both highly motivating and informative and will definitely leave you with some great nuggets that you can use in your business to buy more real estate and have more fun doing it!
In This Episode We Cover:

Where Steve comes from and a discussion about Detroit

How he got into real estate

The entrepreneurial mindset

Why you should educate yourself

What his first deal looked like

The importance of using bad deals as a learning experience

Thoughts on selling via a land contract

Why Steve chose wholesaling

Details on his first wholesale deals

How to negotiate your way to getting deals

What you should know about zoning

How to understand a lead

Functional obsolescence

Changing strategies as your business grows

A discussion on commercial real estate

How to find the confidence to do deals

And SO much more!

Links from the Show

BP Podcast 093: 0 to 400 Deals (in 5 Years!) via Smart Marketing with Erik Stark

BiggerPockets Forums

Books Mentioned in this Show

Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill

Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki

Psycho-Cybernetics by Maxwell Maltz

Tweetable Topics:

“Real estate allows so much opportunity and growth in life.” (Tweet This!)

“Having a group and joining one created a confidence in me.” (Tweet This!)

“You can’t go acting broke and talking money.” (Tweet This!)

Connect with Steve

Steve’s BiggerPockets Profile

Steve’s Facebook

Steve’s LinkedIn

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