Author: Nick

Delegation + crappy systems = more problems. Delegation + good systems = more productivity. Delegation is important and it is the only way to scale. But if you delegate before you create bombproof systems you’ll do nothing but amplify your problems and stress. So don’t just start to delegate and figure it out as you […]

I haven’t been as active on here lately. As some of you know Dan and I are doing big things right now. We’re closing on the big self storage facility refinance in about 2 weeks and will be pulling out about $2.1MM in equity in the form of cash. We were considering selling the property after we got a nice offer […]

Casey Walsh went from almost dropping out of high school to the owner of a junk removal business that brings in $4MM a year at an 18% profit margin. Stand Up Guys Junk Removal operates in 6 states and has 7 locations. In this episode Casey shares how he overcame obstacles to start the business […]

J Scott, host of the BiggerPockets Business podcast, bestselling author and successful real estate investor came on the podcast today! It was an incredibly insightful episode about the business of house flipping and real estate investing in general. We discuss: How he left his corporate job in Silicon Valley (Ebay) and moved to Atlanta with […]

Just my 2c on this recent popular post. Stop what you’re doing and look at your business through an unemotional lens. Did you start the business because its what you want to be doing or did you start it because there is a gap in the market and room for you to compete? The market doesn’t care about your […]

10,000 American’s retire every day. Many of them are service based entrepreneurs with no plans to pass along their business to the next family member or friend. Its a buyers market and businesses are cheap. You can often buy them with no money down and pay for them over time. Nick talks about how he […]

Ryan grew up near Louisville Kentucky and comes from a long line of entrepreneurs. His father and grandfather are amazing entrepreneurs and still to this day employ Nick’s father. Ryan started a business about a year ago buying and turning over distressed real estate. They specialize in properties with hairy legal issues like back taxes, […]

In today’s day and age some customers are really entitled and take advantage of a lot of businesses because they can get away with it. Amazon and the big dogs just write it off as losses but its harder on the smaller guys. While being respectful and treating them fairly don’t be afraid to stand […]

My evening routine consists of preparing for 2 things: Good sleep and my morning routine. There are enough people who preach the importance of sleep so I’ll talk about my morning and how important that is to my life. For me the morning is the only time of day where I get uninterrupted time to […]

Max Maher submitted a question asking how we could apply our simplify the job principles to his moving company. Do they show up to a truck ready to go with everything they need including lunch on it? Can they drop it off in its current state and go home? Can you do the bill of […]