{"id":72900,"date":"2015-05-21T00:02:49","date_gmt":"2015-05-21T06:02:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/renewsblog\/?p=72900"},"modified":"2023-04-12T06:24:51","modified_gmt":"2023-04-12T12:24:51","slug":"2015-05-21-bp-podcast-123-overcoming-an-ugly-past-to-become-a-cash-flow-king-with-justin-escajeda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/blog\/2015-05-21-bp-podcast-123-overcoming-an-ugly-past-to-become-a-cash-flow-king-with-justin-escajeda","title":{"rendered":"Overcoming an Ugly Past to Become a Cash Flow King with Justin Escajeda"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today&#8217;s episode of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/podcast\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BiggerPockets Podcast<\/a> is different than any other we&#8217;ve done, and probably not one to listen to with the kids in the car. Today we&#8217;re talking with <strong>Justin Escajeda<\/strong>, who overcame a life of crime, drugs, and homelessness to create an impressive real estate business, despite his ugly past. You&#8217;ll learn about the process Justin went through to build his empire and <strong>discover some unique ideas<\/strong> to help you create additional passive income in your life. Prepare to be shocked, encouraged, and motivated after listening to today&#8217;s show.<\/p>\n<h2>Read the Transcript<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/bpp123-justin-escajeda-podcast-transcript-overcoming-ugly-past-cash-flow-king\" target=\"_blank\">Click here<\/a> to read the transcript.<\/p>\n<h2>Listen to The Show on iTunes<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/biggerpockets-podcast-real\/id594419649\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here<\/a>\u00a0to listen on iTunes.<\/p>\n<h2>Listen to the Podcast Here<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/playlist.megaphone.fm?e=BIGPOC3043410563&amp;light=false\" width=\"100%\" height=\"200\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>Watch the Podcast Here<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Overcoming an Ugly Past to Become a Cash Flow King with Justin Escajeda | BP Podcast 123\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/btTf4JQhDTA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>Help Us Out!<\/h2>\n<p>Help us reach new listeners on iTunes by leaving us a rating and review! It takes just 30 seconds and instructions can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/forums\/25\/topics\/161423-do-you-listen-to-the-bp-podcast\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>. Thanks! We really appreciate it!<\/p>\n<h2>This Show Sponsored By<\/h2>\n<p>We just wa<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-66280\" src=\"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/RealtyShares.png\" alt=\"RealtyShares\" width=\"283\" height=\"60\" title=\"\">nted to give a shout out to our podcast sponsor\u00a0on today\u2019s show:<strong> RealtyShares<\/strong>. RealtyShares is a crowdfunding platform that allows you to invest in professionally managed properties without leaving your living room!<\/p>\n<p>Learn more by visiting\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.RealtyShares.com\/biggerpockets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">RealtyShares.com\/biggerpockets<\/a>!<\/p>\n<h2>In This Episode We Cover:<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-41804\" src=\"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/BiggerPockets-Podcast-Cover-300-300.jpeg\" alt=\"BiggerPockets-Podcast-Cover 300 300\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>How Justin <strong>got started<\/strong> in real estate investing<\/li>\n<li>The <strong>hard past<\/strong>\u00a0he had to overcome<\/li>\n<li>His\u00a0first <strong>screening<\/strong> experience with his duplex<\/li>\n<li>How he landed his <strong>first deal<\/strong>, a\u00a0duplex in a low income neighborhood<\/li>\n<li>How he found his real estate\u00a0<strong>partnership<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>A discussion on <strong>seller financing<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The ins and outs of\u00a0<strong>self storage<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Some of the <strong>downsides<\/strong> of self storage<\/li>\n<li>One tip for a storage unit operator<\/li>\n<li>Justin&#8217;s\u00a0opinion on <strong>mobile homes<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>His plans for the future<\/li>\n<li><strong>And SO much more!<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Links from the Show<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/meet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BiggerPockets Meet<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0103007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Super<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/renewsblog\/2014\/06\/19\/bp-podcast-075-fedro-mobile-home-investing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mobile Home Investing and Getting Started With John Fedro<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt1785123\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Storage Wars<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/forums\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BiggerPockets Forums<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Books Mentioned in this Show<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><em><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2a9oIeb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rich Dad Poor Dad<\/a><\/em> by Robert Kiyosaki<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2ai6KVX\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>The Millionaire Next Door<\/em><\/a> by\u00a0Thomas J. Stanley<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Tweetable Topics:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cThe more people you network with, the greater your chance to succeed as a real estate investor.\u201d\u00a0(<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/home?status=%E2%80%9CThe%20more%20people%20you%20network%20with,%20the%20greater%20your%20chance%20to%20succeed%20as%20a%20real%20estate%20investor.%E2%80%9D%20%40BiggerPockets%20http:\/\/bit.ly\/1IP31tJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tweet This!<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;I try to negotiate with park owners because what\u2019s in their benefit is my benefit too.&#8221;\u00a0(<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/home?status=%22I%20try%20to%20negotiate%20with%20park%20owners%20because%20what%E2%80%99s%20in%20their%20benefit%20is%20my%20benefit%20too.%22%20Podcast%20123%20%40BiggerPockets%20http:\/\/bit.ly\/1IP31tJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tweet This!<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>\u201cIt\u2019s very difficult to do things the correct way, by the book.\u201d\u00a0(<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/home?status=%E2%80%9CIt%E2%80%99s%20very%20difficult%20to%20do%20things%20the%20correct%20way,%20by%20the%20book.%E2%80%9D%20Podcast%20123%20%40BiggerPockets%20http:\/\/bit.ly\/1IP31tJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tweet This!<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Connect with\u00a0Justin<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/users\/justinescajeda\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Justin&#8217;s BiggerPockets Profile<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/beymasonryrestoration.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Justin&#8217;s Company Website<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/justin.escajeda.35\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Justin&#8217;s Facebook<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today&#8217;s episode of the BiggerPockets Podcast is different than any other we&#8217;ve done, and probably not one to listen to with the kids in the car. 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