Episode 2:

From Foreclosure to Fortune:

Travis King's Land Flipping Journey

Episode Release Date: 2/10/2025

Summary

In this conversation, Travis King visits with Brian Davila at Ryan Pineda headquarters and shares his journey with Brian from early failures in house investing to becoming a successful land flipper, generating significant revenue through strategic investments in rural and residential land. He emphasizes the importance of mindset, learning from failures, and developing effective strategies for land flipping, including advanced techniques like subdividing properties. Travis also discusses the transition to a buy-and-hold strategy as his business matures, providing insights for aspiring investors.

Value Bombs

1) "Mastery comes through frequency." ~Travis

2) You learn more from losses than from wins.... so long as you watch the game film

3) Land is overlooked and misunderstood but highly profitable

Show Notes

  • Travis King generated $1.5 million flipping land last year.

  • He initially struggled with houses before finding success in land flipping.

  • Mindset plays a crucial role in overcoming failures and achieving success.

  • Learning from losses is essential for growth in real estate investing.

  • The importance of frequency in mastering investment strategies.

  • Buying land at 50% to 75% of market value is a key strategy.

  • Rural vacant land tends to be more stable in fluctuating markets.

  • Subdividing properties can significantly increase their value.

  • Travis emphasizes the need for a strong marketing strategy to find deals.

  • Transitioning to a buy-and-hold strategy can be beneficial as capital grows.

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Keywords

land flipping, real estate investing, mindset, overcoming failure, investment strategies, rural land, residential lots, business growth, wealth building, financial education, travis king, travis king land

Travis King Bio

From Blue-Collar Beginnings to Financial Freedom

Travis King grew up in rural Montana in a hardworking, blue-collar family. Despite barely graduating high school and briefly attending college without direction, Travis embarked on a career as a contractor, working tirelessly across the western United States. Even while grinding through 12-hour days, six or seven days a week, his entrepreneurial spirit never faded. From flipping cars, campers, and mobile homes to mystery shopping, Travis pursued side hustles to scratch the entrepreneurial itch, but none moved the needle in his life—until he found his breakthrough.

While listening to a Bigger Pockets podcast episode about land flipping, Travis was captivated by the idea of investing in land, which offered less hassle and greater profitability compared to traditional real estate. Though initially stuck in "paralysis by analysis," his wife, Becca, gave him the nudge he needed, saying, “Stop talking about it and do it—I support you".

That support ignited the momentum to jump into land flipping. But Travis quickly realized the business lacked scalability. Overwhelmed by spreadsheets and leads from direct mail campaigns, he saw that manual processes weren’t enough to handle the avalanche of opportunities coming his way. Recognizing the need for a streamlined approach, Travis and Becca began focusing on building efficient systems and processes to scale their business effectively.

Through determination, innovation, and leveraging modern tools, they transformed their land flipping venture into a scalable success. Eventually, their efforts paid off so well that it cost them money for Travis to stay at his job. Honoring his long-held dream, he quit his job and became a full-time entrepreneur. Today, Travis and his wife, Becca King, are co-founders of four thriving businesses: a

land investing company, an educational company, a funding company, and a software company. While Travis is the visionary with a high school education (and a knack for big ideas), Becca brings balance to the partnership as the COO of all their businesses, leveraging her M.B.A and academic expertise to keep operations running smoothly. Together, they complement each other perfectly—Travis dreaming up the future and Becca ensuring the foundation is rock-solid.

The Kings live in sunny Arizona with their four active boys and have been happily married since 2006. As proud Christians, they credit their faith as the cornerstone of their success and purpose.

Travis is also the author of the best-selling book The Land Investors Playbook: A Powerful Gameplan to Scale to 7-Figures and Beyond, where he shares the strategies that helped him achieve financial freedom. Their work has empowered countless others to transform their lives, and their story is a testament to the power of teamwork, perseverance, and faith in a brighter future. When Travis isn’t running businesses or coaching others, he enjoys being a hands-on dad, embarking on family adventures, and living out his faith. Together, Travis and Becca prove that with determination, a clear vision, and the right partnership, success truly knows no limits!

If I Can Do It, So Can You!

I don’t have a magic wand or any special talents or abilities that set me apart from others. It’s easy to think that my results can’t be duplicated because of some quality I alone possess, but that’s simply not true.

Land investing is a very real opportunity, and when you learn the specific strategies and techniques I teach, you have the potential for tremendous success.

What I am sharing with you is an opportunity to copy/paste my success to live the life of your dreams!

If I can do it, So can you!

Boss Up. Live Free!

~Travis King