Episode #15 Drew Haney of Rooster Capital - Military-to-Millionaire Through Land Flipping
Episode Release Date: 7/7/2025
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📜Summary
Podcast guest Drew Haney shares his journey from experiencing a significant financial loss during a market crash to finding success in the land investing and funding business. He discusses the importance of delegation, military leadership lessons, and the pursuit of purpose beyond profit. The conversation explores the balance between ambition and family life, the impact of choices on happiness, and the significance of building authentic relationships in business. Drew emphasizes the need for self-reflection and gratitude, as well as the value of community support in the entrepreneurial journey.
💣Value Bombs
💣Delegation is crucial for efficiency and success in business.
💣Finding purpose beyond profit is essential for long-term happiness.
💣Partnerships in business can lead to greater success and fulfillment.
📝Show Notes
Drew lost his annual salary in a flash crash, prompting a career change.
He accidentally started a funding business after helping a friend.
Delegation is crucial for efficiency and success in business.
Military experience taught Drew valuable leadership lessons.
Finding purpose beyond profit is essential for long-term happiness.
Partnerships in business can lead to greater success and fulfillment.
Day trading can be risky and unsustainable for families.
Focusing on one business can lead to exponential growth.
Real estate transactions can have profound emotional impacts.
Land investing creates win-win situations for sellers and buyers.
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Travis King Bio
Travis King: 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!
