In this episode of Let’s Buy the World – A Real Estate Podcast, host Evan Darnell sits down with longtime entrepreneur and real estate investor J.W. Epstein, whose path to financial freedom didn’t begin with real estate, it began on the car lot.

J.W. shares how 20+ years in the car business sharpened his sales skills, mindset, and hustle and how getting laid off pushed him into real estate full-time. What started as hard money lending through a self-directed IRA turned into building a portfolio of rentals and a growing off-market acquisitions operation.

Together, Evan and J.W. go deep into:

1.Why wholesaling is just problem-solving with cash

2.The truth about rental property clean-outs, cash flow, and risk

3.How most people underestimate the real costs of owning rentals

4.Why J.W. doesn’t assign every contract and why that’s intentional

5.What it really takes to build sustainable cash reserves

6.Why buying one rental a year can replace your retirement plan

7.The power of depreciation, appreciation, and scale over time

Whether you're a seasoned investor or just trying to escape the W-2 grind, this episode breaks down real-world investing, not the filtered guru version. J.W. gets brutally honest about risk, mindset, and what it takes to actually build wealth through real estate.

If you're tired of the hype and want to hear how real investors operate, this is the conversation to tune into.

In this powerhouse episode of Let’s Buy the World – A Real Estate Podcast, Evan Darnell sits down with creative real estate expert Travis Wells to unpack his incredible journey from slinging subprime loans at 18, to roughnecking in the oil fields, to now running a fully virtual real estate business that closes deals while he’s in the gym or at home in flip-flops.

Travis reveals:

1.How he built a team of VAs that closed multiple deals while he was off-grid

2.His strategy behind “Wholetails” and flipping without rehabbing

3.The mindset shift that separates 5-figure hustlers from 7-figure earners

4.Why freedom and control of time are the real end goals

5.How his $500/month coaching group is changing the game for burned-out flippers

6.His fitness journey and how personal discipline fuels business growth

This episode is packed with real talk, practical systems, and raw inspiration for wholesalers, flippers, realtors, and anyone looking to level up in real estate while reclaiming their time.

Whether you're chasing your first deal or building a business that runs without you, you’ll want to hear how Travis Wells is living proof it’s possible.

Listen now and learn how to build wealth without burnout.