When David Greene joined us in 2017, he had only been a licensed realtor for 12 months time, but he had sold over $15 Million during that same time period, in addition to working as a Police Officer and also owning over 20 properties in and outside of his home state! This was one of our favorite interviews of 2017, and since this interview was conducted David has gone on to become the co-host of the largest real estate investing podcast, BiggerPockets, author 2 best-selling books, accumulate dozens of rental properties that supply him with additional income, and more!   Editor’s Note: This interview was conducted back in 2017, so if there are any links or information missing from the description, it’s because they have been changed and are no longer in service as our guests evolve their business to keep up to date with evolving markets. Sorry for any inconvenience!   0:01 - Interview Start 1:20 - What brought you into real estate as a police officer? 5:10 - What obstacles came up when you were investing out of state? 8:50 - What advice would you give to realtors that are looking to work with investors? 12:20 - If a new agent reached out and wanted to work with you would you do that? 15:10 - Are you still a police officer? 20:30 - What are you doing to ensure that you are hiring the correct people? 23:40 - Do you ever see yourself bringing on agents to continue expanding your team? 27:50 - What are you doing now to generate leads? 31:20 - What are you doing to keep your past leads alive? 35:30 - What are some safety tips for realtors from a police officer? 37:50 - Do you find yourself getting pulled towards the investment side or the agent side of real estate? 40:40 - What kind of suggestions do you have for realtors so they can save their money? 42:10 - “Money is like a seed” 44:20 - What led you to writing a book? 48:20 - What is your path looking like from here? 50:40 - More info about his book 54:50 - If you could give your younger self 2 pieces of advice, what would that advice be? 57:30 - Last words of advice for the GSD Mode listeners     Websites:   https://www.amazon.com/Long-Distance-Real-Estate-Investing-State/dp/0997584750   http://davidgreene24.com/     ? "Triple Your Real Estate Business In 90 Days" [FREE In-Depth 3 Hour Online Masterclass with Joshua Smith]:  http://bit.ly/2WQHBqM   Thanks for watching don’t forget to subscribe for daily content!  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRVT1XOSdM4DhTUdA7Y9OSw?sub_confirmation=1   Join the GSD Mode Facebook Group and start Masterminding with over 11k real estate agents worldwide! - http://bit.ly/2WUrg9q   iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/gsd-mode/id964583650?mt=2   GSD Mode Full Site - http://bit.ly/2RoVtHM   41 Weeks of Real Estate Tips from Joshua Smith FREE! - http://bit.ly/2WYj7RC   SUPPORTED BY   Perfect Storm - http://bit.ly/2ISyKQD   90 Day Mastery Bootcamp - http://www.90daymastery.com/   REO Mastery University - https://reouniversity.wpengine.com/   Hit Me Up!   Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/JoshuaSmithGSD   Instagram - https://instagram.com/joshuasmithgsd/   Twitter - https://twitter.com/JoshuaSmithGSD