Clay Hepler is a seven figure land investor with over a hundred transactions completed. His company buys, sells and develops rural recreational land across the US. He is the founder of Landman, a leading podcast and newsletter in the land investment world. He is also the founder of the Landman Accelerator, the top course and community on how to build a six figure land investing business.
He became a land investor out of necessity. This was never a side hustle for him. In 2022 his wife’s company went under the day before Thanksgiving – a company that paid the bills as he was building a multifamily real estate portfolio in Pittsburgh. And as he approached one of the most important years of our lives – having to pay for our wedding, his honeymoon, a new house, our daily lives and a newly purchased vacation rental property with a huge overhead staring us in the face, he had to make lots of money, very fast.
Through land investing he was able to “build the plane on the way down,” as he and wife were plummeting toward what seemed like inevitable bankruptcy. He was able to pay for my life, and more – and set his family up for financial stability. Realizing financial stability and ultimately – financial freedom, is possible through land investing.
In this episode, we talked to Clay about his transition from multifamily to land investing, his market strategy, how to source the important data and information he acquires, the best approach regarding self-development versus acquiring the land for resale, and much more.
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Land Investment;
02:31 Clay’s background;
10:02 His transition from multifamily to land investing;
19:04 An insight into his market strategy;
22:50 His sources for critical data;
27:29 Self-development vs. acquiring land for resale;
33:00 Round of Insights
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Round of Insights
Apparent Failure: Making a bad purchase in the past, being an emotional purchase rather than strategic.
Digital Resource: X.
Most Recommended Book: The 15 Commitments of Conscious Leadership.
Daily Habit: Planning the day early in the morning.
#1 Insight for being a successful land investor: Figuring out what your business needs instead of copying other investors’ strategies is the key to success.
Best place to grab a bite in Pittsburgh, PA: Out of the Fire Cafe.
Contact Clayton:
Website | Twitter
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