Flipping 300 Houses After a Wildfire Destroyed Their Business and HGTV Show | Chenoa and David Rivera
The BetterLife Podcast: Wealth | Real Estate Investing | Life
Brandon Turner and Cam Cathcart
4.8 • 767 Ratings
🗓️ 11 June 2024
⏱️ 75 minutes
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Summary
Chenoa and David Rivera are a real estate investing couple who starred in “Rustic Rehab” before narrowly escaping the deadliest wildfire in California’s history.
Today, you’ll hear how they survived; the role they played rebuilding their hometown; how they find deals today; and why they recently went on a multifamily “buying spree.”
Chenoa and David also talk about:
- How they were cast in their own reality TV show
- The Camp Fire that took out 7 of their flips
- Rebuilding using fire-proof resistant materials
- Finding and keeping great contractors who are “like family”
- Making it work as a married couple in business together
- How they generate a flood of inbound leads
- How they found a “big fish” private money lender to fund all their deals
- And much more!
Books Mentioned:
- The Little Red Book of Selling by Jeffrey Gitomer
- The Power of One More by Ed Mylett
- Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert T. Kiyosaki
Connect with David and Chenoa:
David’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chenoaanddavid/
Chenoa’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mrschenoarivera/
Connect with Brandon:
📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/beardybrandon
💻 BetterLife Tribe, Brandon’s Real Estate Investing Mastermind: https://abetterlife.com/
📸 BetterLife Tribe’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/betterlife/
💻 OpenDoor Capital, Brandon’s Real Estate Investing Company: https://odcfund.com/
📸 OpenDoor Capital’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/opendoorcapital/
Connect with Cam:
📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cam.cathcart/
💻 Deal Flow Real Estate, Cam’s Real Estate Investing Mastermind: http://dealflowrealestate.com/
💻 Revel City HomeBuyers, Cam’s Real Estate Investing Company: https://revelcityhomebuyers.com/
📸 Revel City HomeBuyers’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/revelcityhomebuyers/
David and Chenoa’s charitable cause (100% of ad revenue goes here):
- Lahaina Restoration Foundation - It is a 501(c)3 Hawai‘i nonprofit organization chartered in 1962. Its mission is to be stewards and storytellers of Lahaina’s Historic & Cultural Heritage.
Show Sponsor:
- Open Door Capital - Providing affordable housing for residents while maximizing returns for investors
BetterLife Tribe:
Interested in building wealth without losing your soul? Join the BetterLife Tribe here: https://join.abetterlife.com/tribe
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | You just have to remember that this is like a little segment of your whole entire life. |
| 0:06.0 | So it's kind of like what works for you individually. |
| 0:08.0 | Because I feel like a lot of people, unfortunately, are probably going to move out of area just because the thing is it gets more costly and they just probably can't afford to come back. |
| 0:17.0 | But I just think that it's not about like the materialistic stuff or aspects of your home |
| 0:22.1 | and as devastating as it was for people and it is for people. It's really like if you're alive |
| 0:27.5 | and you're, you can create a home anywhere. Welcome to the Better Life podcast where we talk about |
| 0:34.4 | real estate investing, building wealth, and all in all living a better |
| 0:37.7 | life. My name is Brandon Turner and I've spent my life investing in real estate to achieve |
| 0:42.5 | financial freedom. And alongside my co-host, Mr. Cam Cathcart, we want to help you do the same. |
| 0:49.4 | On this show, you're going to hear from world-class guests who have been handpicked to help you level up your investing, |
| 0:57.4 | your leadership, your goals, your habits, and more to become the very best version of yourself. |
| 1:04.6 | So, join us as we explore the habits, the actions, the beliefs that it takes to build wealth |
| 1:10.1 | through real estate investing without |
| 1:11.7 | losing your soul. |
| 1:30.7 | Shanoa, David, welcome to the show. |
| 1:31.3 | Thank you. |
| 1:32.5 | Thank you so much for having us. |
| 1:33.8 | Dude, I'm so glad you guys were here in Maui. |
| 1:36.3 | We ran into Shanoa here at the coffee shop. |
| 1:38.2 | And, you know, it's a funny story. |
| 1:40.3 | I told you this, but I saw her. |
| 1:41.8 | And I was like, man, that looks like Shanoa. |
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