Land is often overlooked as an investment vehicle, but today’s guests explain why it could be perfect for you. On this episode of Zen and the Art of Real Estate Investing, Jonathan sits down with Ligia and Mike Deaton, the founders of Flipping Dirt. Their Flipping Dirt coaching program is designed to help others grow their own real estate ventures, produce mounds of cash flow, and enable a lifestyle transformation. Jonathan, Ligia, and Mike discuss the importance of getting your spouse on board in real estate investing. You’ll hear how Ligia and Mike broke out of the W2 world to become entrepreneurs, why the simplicity of land drew them to it, and the challenges they faced as they got started. Ligia and Mike explain the importance of maintaining marketable skills as a backup plan, setting expectations for land flipping, and why success can take a while. Finally, you’ll hear the unique qualities of land, Ligia and Mike’s tips for getting started, why they try to stay below $50,000 for a land purchase, and what makes this asset class so appealing. If you feel like real estate is too expensive, you won’t want to miss Ligia and Mike Deaton making the case for land investing. In this episode, you will hear: Getting on the same page with your spouse for real estate investing and how they broke out of the W2 world as a coupleThe simplicity of land and the challenges Mike and Ligia Deaton facedThe allure of land in cost and ROIWhy entrepreneurship wasn’t on Ligia’s radar as a kid and Mike’s exposure to it growing upMaintaining marketable skills as a backup planThe two types of personalities who want to flip land and how Mike and Ligia set their expectationsWhat went wrong with their first deal and why it can take a while to find your successThe unique qualities of land and why there is a buyer for every typeMike and Ligia’s tips for getting started in land and how they customize plans for their clientsThe properties they target and why they try to stay below $50,000Land’s lack of maintenance, what makes that appealing, and how to market it Follow and Review: We’d love for you to follow us if you haven’t yet. Click that purple '+' in the top right corner of your Apple Podcasts app. We’d love it even more if you could drop a review or 5-star rating over on Apple Podcasts. Simply select “Ratings and Reviews” and “Write a Review” then a quick line with your favorite part of the episode. It only takes a second and it helps spread the word about the podcast. If you enjoyed this episode, we've created a PDF that has all of the key information for you from the episode. Just go to the episode page at https://zenandtheartofrealestateinvesting.com/podcast/205/ to download it. Supporting Resources: Flipping Dirt - flippingdirt.us Ligia and Mike Deaton on YouTube - www.youtube.com/@mikeandligia Find Ligia and Mike on Facebook - www.facebook.com/mikeandligia Ligia and Mike on Instagram - instagram.com/mike_and_ligia Connect with Mike Deaton on LinkedIn - www.linkedin.com/in/michaelbdeaton Website - www.streamlined.properties YouTube - www.youtube.com/c/JonathanGreeneRE/videos Instagram - www.instagram.com/trustgreene Instagram - www.instagram.com/streamlinedproperties TikTok - www.tiktok.com/@trustgreene Zillow - www.zillow.com/profile/StreamlinedReal Bigger Pockets - www.biggerpockets.com/users/TrustGreene Facebook - www.facebook.com/streamlinedproperties Email - info@streamlined.properties Episode Credits If you like this podcast and are thinking of creating your own, consider talking to my producer, Emerald City Productions. They helped me grow and produce the podcast you are listening to right now. Find out more at https://emeraldcitypro.com Let them know we sent you.