Tired of competing for simple land flips? Welcome to Messy Millions, a 20-episode journey through the exact deals that built our first million dollars in distressed property profits.
Join veteran land investors Clint Turner and Jeremy Nash as they pull back the curtain on real-world case studies that transformed their business from basic land flipping to sophisticated deal-making.
You'll get an inside look at the title issues, tax problems, and property complications they faced, and the step-by-step strategies used to solve them.
How We Turned Our First Messy Deal into a $60K Profit - Despite Everything Going Wrong
In this episode, we break down our very first distressed property deal - a challenging transaction that taught us crucial lessons about navigating complex ownership situations, dealing with occupants, and the importance of having multiple exit strategies.
What started as a seemingly simple $500 acquisition turned into a four-month journey involving multiple parties, aggressive negotiations, and eventual success.
Key Highlights
Property: 1+ acre infill land in gentrifying area of Houston
Total Investment: ~$50K
Sale Price: $195K
Net Profit: ~$60K each for both parties
Timeline: 4 months to close
Deal Breakdown
Initial Situation
Three brothers owned property (25% each)
One brother's deceased (three children with 8.33% each)
Two brothers living on property in poor conditions
$35-40K in back taxes due
Property heading to tax sale
Key Challenges
Occupants living on property
No direct communication methods (no phones)
Multiple failed negotiations
Family interference
Had to pay significant taxes to stop sale
Turning Point
Draft lawsuit as leverage
Final cash offer + partnership structure
Creative solution involving all parties
Key Lessons
Importance of early assessment of occupancy situations
Value of multiple exit strategies
Power of legal leverage in negotiations
Significance of proper deal security
Balance between persistence and knowing when to walk
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10 Jan 2025
The Montana Deal
How a Google Ad Led to a $120K Joint Venture Deal in Big Sky Country
In this episode, Clint and Jeremy break down an unconventional partnership deal that came through their Google ads - proving that messy title opportunities can come from unexpected places.
What started as a simple $20K request evolved into a $60K investment with creative deal structuring, showing how flexibility and proper security measures can turn challenging situations into profitable ventures.
Key Highlights
Property: A-frame house on 8 acres in Montana
Investment: $60K total (in multiple draws)
Expected Return: $120K
Timeline: Multiple months from first contact to final agreement
Structure: Pure partnership/joint venture deal
Deal Breakdown
Initial Contact
Lead from Google PPC ads (unexpected out-of-state inquiry)
Owner wanted to split property and needed capital
Initial purchase offer rejected
Evolution of Deal
Owner disappeared for months trying traditional routes
Returned after failing with other options
Deal structure evolved from purchase to partnership
Unique Challenges
Owner had check fraud conviction
No traditional financing options
Property required lot split
Out-of-state complexities
Multiple draws needed for various expenses
Security Measures
Extensive identity verification
Joint venture agreement with deed of trust
Purchase option at $250K if default
First position for repayment
Key Takeaways
Creative deal structures can solve complex problems
Importance of proper security in partnership deals
Value of patience in deal evolution
How to handle out-of-state opportunities
Proper vetting for online leads
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8 Jan 2025
The Edinburg Deal
Ever wonder how to turn a disaster into a goldmine?
In this episode, we break down the Edinburg Deal - a property that had everything going wrong: imminent foreclosure, feuding ex-spouses who hadn't spoken in years, and a ticking clock of just 5 days to save it all.
Listen as we reveal:
How we stopped a foreclosure with days to spare
Our strategy for dealing with hostile owners
Why we only invested $45K to make $100K
The simple $850 repair that helped seal the deal
How we got multiple offers within hours of listing
This is the exact type of deal we LOVE to find - what we call our "bread and butter" opportunity.
We'll show you why these messy situations create the perfect environment for profitable deals that other investors miss.
Plus, we share our complete timeline from first contact to closing, and break down every number so you can replicate our process.
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6 Jan 2025
The Kuldell Deal
In this episode we discuss a deal that covers the other end of the spectrum, deals that make you a modest $20k or $30k profit.
This particular deal we talk about is SUPER interesting because…
This property had $166,000 in unpaid taxes.
Yet across the ENTIRE deal, we only had $3,300 in out-of-pocket costs…
Which means our $30k profit 9x’ed our out-of-pocket expenses!!
How the heck did we manage to pull this off...
Where we were paying only 100 bucks to most heirs for their deeds…
Leveraged Google ads for the first time to complete this deal…
And want a peek into how to handle complicated title situations with minimal risk?
Tune in to find out!
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1 Jan 2025
The Industrial Deal
Walk through what it took to take down our best messy distressed deal to date, a 6 acre industrial property that was purchased for $200,000 and sold for $800,000.
This deal involved complex challenges including:
-Tax distress ($100,000+ in back taxes)
-A deceased owner with no direct heirs, requiring tracking down multiple distant family members
-Complex title issues including life estates
-Multiple fractional ownership interests that had to be purchased individually
-Significant risk as purchases were made without title insurance
On this episode we explain how we persevered through months of follow-up, eventually succeeded where a previous wholesaler had failed, and detail in how we navigated the complex closing process.
We also discuss lessons we learned about title insurance and our ultimate decision to sell rather than develop the property themselves.
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30 Dec 2024
Why Messy Title Deals
In this debut episode, hosts Clint and Jeremy introduce their new podcast focusing on complex real estate deals with messy titles. They share their journey from traditional land flipping to focusing on distressed properties with title issues, explaining how market changes in 2022-2023 led to this strategic pivot.
The hosts discuss how this new approach has yielded better returns with lower marketing costs and shorter cash conversion cycles.
Key Points
Market shift in 2022-2023 led to seeking alternatives to traditional land flipping
Transition from high-volume land flipping to complex, messy title deals
Zero marketing spend approach vs traditional $30k/month marketing budgets
Shorter cash conversion cycles compared to land deals
Focus on infill properties and houses vs rural land
Higher liquidity in current strategy reduces market risk
Value-add component leads to more satisfied sellers
Subscribe to follow their journey through complex real estate deals and learn about their path to generating $1 million in revenue through messy title properties.
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