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At just 24, Josh Janus has built a thriving real estate business managing a $15 million portfolio and generating over $300,000 in monthly revenue — all while running his operations remotely. His journey began modestly as a college student studying engineering and driving for DoorDash, saving up with the goal of buying a duplex to house hack.
Everything changed when a BiggerPockets connection led him to a group of successful 20-something real estate investors in Columbus. Inspired by their success, Josh dropped his engineering plans and dove headfirst into real estate investing. His first win? Making $3,000 from a single phone call by connecting an investor with a prime property.
But the path wasn't easy. His first 11 deals fell through, and he lost $250,000 to unreliable contractors in his first year. But instead of giving up, Josh built his own 50-person construction team from the ground up. Today, he runs his real estate business entirely remotely, focusing on transforming uninhabitable properties into profitable rentals.
In this episode, Josh shares his unique hybrid wholesaling approach, how he scaled from DoorDash driver to real estate mogul, and the systems he built to manage a remote team. Learn how intense dedication (including 100-hour work weeks) and relationship-building became the foundation of his success, and how you can apply these principles to your own real estate journey.
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Timestamps:
00:00 - Start
00:26 - From DoorDash to real estate
00:51 - Buying from foreclosure
01:58 - Condemned property ready for rehab
02:41 - Flip deals and profit
03:12 - Welcome to a 100-year-old house
04:14 - Hold or fold?
04:32 - This duplex isn’t really a duplex
04:56 - The hidden trap
05:41 - What is BRRRR?
06:15 - 100,000 cold calls later…
07:19 - This is how you know it’s a win
08:15 - No $5k? No problem!
10:24 - This right here? Multiple possibilities
10:59 - Portfolio mix
11:42 - Top 3 rookie mistakes
12:28 - Fan blitz
13:21 - Don’t let the numbers fool you
13:57 - “Nothing” could go wrong
14:47 - You feed me loans, I feed you referrals
15:39 - Sourcing strategy
16:35 - Who said you need experience?
17:30 - Time spent on deals
18:53 - Overcoming the biggest challenges
19:33 - How to start with zero of your own money
20:18 - From property to profit: 2 ways
20:50 - Spending energy ONLY where needed
21:27 - Behind the grind
22:15 - Effective remote management
22:48 - Finding rockstars
23:33 - Secret sauce to managing risk and capital
23:49 - In-house vs Contracting
24:37 - Entrepreneurship was always the end game
25:10 - Burning bridges isn’t always smart
26:35 - The one trait every winner has
27:14 - The best “no” ever
28:03 - Setting priorities straight
28:31 - Breaking through bottlenecks
29:19 - Biggest myth
29:39 - Feel the fear, then do it anyway
30:00 - That one guy from New York
30:57 - Solve one problem today, then the next
31:48 - Watch. Replicate. Win.
32:14 - Outro
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