207: How to Achieve Greater Success by Doing Less with Devin Elder

<p>Real estate investors wear a lot of hats, especially in the beginning: contractor, bookkeeper, receptionist, and more. But if you truly want to grow your business, you must do LESS. At least, that’s the message you’ll hear today on&nbsp;<a href="https://www.biggerpockets.com/podcast" target="_blank">The BiggerPockets Podcast</a>, where Josh and Brandon sit down with real estate investor&nbsp;<strong>Devin Elder</strong>&nbsp;about how he’s been able to&nbsp;<strong>scale his business by doing fewer and fewer tasks</strong>. You’ll learn how he went from a single family rental in 2012 to buying multiple properties each month. We cover the topic of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2015/04/20/how-to-100000-dollars-year-real-estate/" target="_blank">BRRRR investing</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2014/01/07/flipping-houses/" target="_blank">fix and flipping</a>, using&nbsp;<a href="https://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2012/12/31/private-money-lenders/" target="_blank">private lenders</a>, getting started with&nbsp;<a href="https://www.biggerpockets.com/nomoney" target="_blank">no money</a>, and lots more. Stay tuned for this powerful episode!</p><p>In This Episode We Cover:</p><ul><li>How Devin&nbsp;<strong>got started</strong>&nbsp;into real estate</li><li>How he got&nbsp;<strong>a mentor</strong>&nbsp;to help him get&nbsp;his first deal</li><li>What exactly&nbsp;<strong>equity capture</strong>&nbsp;is</li><li>Why the&nbsp;<strong>BRRRR strategy</strong>&nbsp;is so nice</li><li>Thoughts on his market,&nbsp;<strong>San Antonio</strong></li><li>Devin’s&nbsp;main&nbsp;<strong>focus</strong>&nbsp;as a real estate investor</li><li>How his&nbsp;<strong>business</strong>&nbsp;works</li><li>The importance of creating&nbsp;<strong>systems</strong>&nbsp;and not doing things you don’t enjoy</li><li>Why you shouldn’t&nbsp;<strong>reinvent the wheel&nbsp;</strong></li><li>How he decides if he&nbsp;<strong>flips, holds, or wholesales</strong>&nbsp;a property</li><l