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Whether you’re an aspiring entrepreneur, a seasoned business owner, an employee eyeing passive investment, or simply trying to escape the rat race, this podcast is for you. By interviewing top minds in a multitude of industries, Mason and Dan will provide you a roadmap to wealth creation, business success, and an improved lifestyle
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In this episode, Dan and Mason explain why they are more bullish on land than they have been in a while. They talk about how seller expectations are starting to come back to reality, why strong on market deals are still being overlooked, and how some properties are sitting longer than they should even when...
In this episode, we sit down with Jesse, a land investor who built a thriving business by doing something most people avoid, taking action before everything feels perfectly clear. Jesse shares how he got started in real estate after reading Rich Dad Poor Dad, flipping houses at first before discovering land deals almost by accident....
In this episode, Dan and Mason break down what really hurts new construction deals, and it is rarely one big mistake. It is usually a chain of small misses that pile up, loose financing, the wrong lot, unclear contractor timelines, outdated design choices, and weak listing execution. Dan walks through two spec homes that should...
In this episode, we sit down with Jake Grosswiler of GC Legacy Construction, and he’s clear about one thing, they’d rather be “a little overpriced” than lower the standard. Jake shares how that mindset has kept them in rooms most contractors never get into, with national clients like Starbucks and U.S. Renal Care, and why...
In this episode, Dan and Mason unpack the real mechanics of negotiating land acquisitions when you’re actively buying, not theorizing. With thousands of acres under contract across multiple states, they share what’s working right now, and why most “good deals” die in the messy middle, misread people, sloppy process, and zero credibility. They draw a...
In this episode, Dan and Mason get real about what rural land development actually looks like when you’re doing it right now, not just talking about the upside. They share the problems showing up inside live deals, and why “one small detail” in due diligence can wipe out an otherwise perfect project. They walk through...
In this new episode, Dan and Mason walk through what a real “day in the life” looks like when you’re doing land full time, not the highlight reel. They share what they’re actively working on right now, what’s gone wrong inside live deals, and why the start of 2026 already feels different, with buyer sentiment...
In this new episode, Mason and Dan dig into one of the hardest parts of land investing, making decisions when you don’t have perfect data. They talk about the uncertainty that shows up with bigger tracts and rural subdivides, where there aren’t clean comps, every parcel is unique, and even “great deals” can feel shaky...
In this episode, Mason and Dan look back on why they started GroundUp Partners, what worked, what didn’t, and why they ultimately shut it down. They share how the idea came from a real gap in land investing, having more deals than capital, and why funding other people’s deals seemed like a natural next step....
In this episode, we sit down with Chris Ramirez, a young land investor who went all in on real estate the moment college stopped making sense. He started in houses, tried a little bit of everything during the COVID years, then heard a land podcast and realized he could build something without tenants, repairs, or...