123: Overcoming an Ugly Past to Become a Cash Flow King with Justin Escajeda

<p>Today’s episode of the&nbsp;<a href="http://biggerpockets.com/podcast" target="_blank">BiggerPockets Podcast</a>&nbsp;is different than any other we’ve done, and probably not one to listen to with the kids in the car. Today we’re talking with&nbsp;Justin Escajeda, who overcame a life of crime, drugs, and homelessness to create an impressive real estate business, despite his ugly past. You’ll learn about the process Justin went through to build his empire and&nbsp;discover some unique ideasto help you create additional passive income in your life. Prepare to be shocked, encouraged, and motivated after listening to today’s show.</p><p>In This Episode We Cover:</p><ul><li>How Justin&nbsp;got started&nbsp;in real estate investing</li><li>The&nbsp;hard past&nbsp;he had to overcome</li><li>His&nbsp;first&nbsp;screening&nbsp;experience with his duplex</li><li>How he landed his&nbsp;first deal, a&nbsp;duplex in a low income neighborhood</li><li>How he found his real estate&nbsp;partnership</li><li>A discussion on&nbsp;seller financing</li><li>The ins and outs of&nbsp;self storage</li><li>Some of the&nbsp;downsides&nbsp;of self storage</li><li>One tip for a storage unit operator</li><li>Justin’s&nbsp;opinion on&nbsp;mobile homes</li><li>His plans for the future</li><li>And SO much more!</li></ul><p>Links from the Show</p><ul><li><a href="http://biggerpockets.com/meet" target="_blank">BiggerPockets Meet</a></li><li><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0103007/" target="_blank">The Super</a></li><li><a href="https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/2014/06/19/bp-podcast-075-fedro-mobile-home-investing/" target="_blank">Mobile Home Investing and Getting Started With John Fedro</a></li><li><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1785123/" target="_blank">Storage Wars</a></li><li><a href="http://biggerpockets.com/forums" target="_blank">BiggerPockets Forums</a></li></ul><p>Books Mentioned in this Show</p><ul><li><a href="http://amzn.to/2a9oIeb" target="_blank"><em>Rich Dad Poor Dad</em></a>&nbsp;by Robert Kiyosaki</li><li><