#55: Brandon Turner

The BetterLife Podcast: Wealth | Real Estate Investing | Life

Brandon Turner is the founder of Open Door Capital and the BetterLife Tribe among other businesses. He controls 10,000 units worth $900 million and previously hosted the BiggerPockets Podcast.

In this episode marking the 1-year anniversary of the show, producer Alex Felice interviews Brandon about why he left BiggerPockets; his extreme abundance mindset and commitment to hiring teams; his vision for ODC and BetterLife; paying $50,000 for private coaching; and much more.

Brandon also talks about:
- The banking job that convinced him he could never be an employee
- The biggest mistakes he made as a young real estate investor
- The moment he knew he needed to leave BiggerPockets and go out on his own
- How he mitigated the risk of leaving a “comfortable” gig
- The two things you should do before quitting your job
- His mission to become the “Dave Ramsey of real estate”
- How he plans to give away $1 billion, with a “B”
- The books and people that have changed his life the most
- His faith and how it him manage stress
- Why success requires a certain amount of “brutalness”

Books Mentioned:
- A Million Bucks by 30 by Alan Corey
- ABCs of Real Estate Investing by Ken McElroy
- Investing in Duplexes, Triplexes, and Quads: The Fastest and Safest Way to Real Estate Wealth by Larry Loftis
- The ONE Thing by Gary Keller and Jay Papasan
- Red Rising by Pierce Brown

Connect with Brandon:
Open Door Capital: https://odcfund.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/beardybrandon/

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@beardybrandon?lang=en

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