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Ep 475: Financing the Phoenix: Lending on a Thrice-Burned Home With Jason Balin
March 06, 2024
Ep 475: Financing the Phoenix: Lending on a Thrice-Burned Home With Jason Balin
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In this episode of the podcast, host Daniel Martinez interviews returning guest Jason Balin about his journey and experiences in the private money lending industry. Jason shares insights from starting his hard money lending company in 2007, discussing both the challenges and the strategies that led to its success, including a focus on consistent, modest gains rather than pursuing high-risk, high-reward deals. He recounts a particularly challenging experience with a property in Northern Virginia that burned down multiple times during the loan period, detailing the complications with insurance claims and the eventual legal battle to secure the insurance payout. Through these stories, Jason emphasizes the importance of consistency, risk management, and the value of hitting "singles" in the investment game rather than always aiming for "home runs." Starting the Hard Money Lending Business (Timestamp: 0:37-0:53): Jason Balin shares his journey into the hard money lending industry, starting in 2007 without any capital and being inspired by the high interest rates and points charged by lenders at the time. He discusses his transition from being a real estate investor to a lender to achieve a more stable and consistent return on investment. A Bad Lending Experience (Timestamp: 2:40-4:59): Jason recounts a difficult lending scenario where a property in Northern Virginia, linked to a loan he provided, burned down three times, leading to numerous challenges including insurance claim issues, legal battles, and significant financial risk. Consistent Small Wins Over Big Risks (Timestamp: 7:05-8:07): He emphasizes the philosophy of aiming for consistent small wins ("hitting singles") in the real estate investment game, rather than taking big risks in hopes of large payouts. Jason highlights the importance of this steady approach in building long-term success. Text 📱 210-972-1842 Text 📔 "Course" to learn how to make 6 figures on one land deal. Text ✴️ "Hive" to get added to weekly meetings. Text 🍎 "Apple" to schedule a 1-on-1 call with Anthony & Daniel. Text 🛬 "Land" to join The Million Dollar Land Mastermind 🔍 Need Inbound Real Estate Leads. https://www.hiveleads.io/ 🔍 Follow Us on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbulcrC4WbOy5Fzu0eWzNVQ/?sub_confirmation=1 🔍 Follow Us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hivemindcrm/ 🔍 Check Out https://www.hivemindcrm.io/ 🔍 Check Out Our Land Mastermind https://www.milliondollarlandmastermind.com/landmastermind 🔍 Pick Up All Event Recordings here. https://thehiveislive.com/recording 🔍 Follow Us on TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@hivemindcrm?lang=en 📍Join the FB Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/137799891494707 📍 Check us at Join Us! https://thehiveislive.com/ Help support the show. https://anchor.fm/hivmindcrm/support

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Daniel Esteban Martinez

Host/ Ceo/ Speaker

I have been an entrepreneur since 2018. I come from a regular home just like most people. My dad worked on the roads in the Chicago area for over 30 years. He always taught me to work with my brain, instead of my body. Your body can only take so much abuse. I learned so much from my father. He always pushed me to work smarter and not harder.

I have owned and operated a trucking business for 2 years. I started learning real estate in 2019. Fell into the Data & Skiptracing business in 2020. My partner Anthony & I started Hivemind in 2021.

I have done a ton of different jobs coming up from painting, to door-to-door sales, telemarketing, truck driving, and loading trailers. What I learned most is that I want to stay in the digital business space. The leverage you can have delivering digital products to the marketplace can yield limitless possibilites.

I started The List Guys in 2020. It is a data and skiptracing service. We provide seller and buyers list nationwide. My clients have been getting great results and I am proud to help people killing it.

I started the Hive in 2021 with my partner Anthony Gaona. It is a real estate and business mastermind. It also comes with a all in one CRM, that can host unlimited websites and users.

Starting the Hivemind has been an amazing journey so far. Seeing one of our users make his 6 figure month in June 2021 leveraging our software, I know there will be plenty more to come!

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Jason Balin

Private Lender

Jason Balin is a real estate private lender based in Columbia, Maryland. He concentrates the majority of his time as a partner of HardMoneyBankers.com. Jason provides market knowledge in many real estate asset classes from personally investing in private notes, residential houses, office, multi-family and self-storage projects. He has written 3 books and currently hosts 2 podcasts: Private Lenders Podcast and Real Estate Reserve Podcast. Jason also runs a mastermind group helping other private lenders grow their own hard money companies called HardMoneyMastermind.com.