222 - Always Get a Signed Contract, with Trevor Mauch

Repeat after me: Always get a signed contract. Why? ‘Cause if it
ain’t in writing, it didn’t happen! Trevor Mauch, the CEO of
Carrot, learned this the hard way after seeing his father lose
big money on a handshake deal. Listen in to hear what Trevor
learned about contracts and insurance, and learn the tools he
uses to stay inspired, energized, and pushing forward with
gratitude every day. 


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Time Stamped Show Notes


00:45 - Introducing Trevor, the CEO of Carrot and an online
marketing expert for real estate investors and agents who lives
in Roseburg, Oregon

01:30 - He started investing as a college student; he’s a
buy and hold investor and usually invests in rural places and
places he has lived



03:40 - The hardest thing about the first property investment

04:00 - He was worried about not being taken seriously
and couldn’t get a loan because he was young and didn’t have
credit

04:50 - He realized that other people had done it before,
so he figured out that there must be a way; he had to get
over limiting beliefs 

5:50 - He’s good at building businesses and has picked up
properties every 2-3 years or so



06:30 - The vacation rental market and COVID

6:33 - Mid-April cancellations were happening at a fast
pace, but now his vacation rentals are getting booked up
faster than ever; it may be the best year yet

06:45 - He has commercial buildings, too, and wants to be
a part of changing their downtown from the inside out



08:00 - Trevor’s CSIRE story

08:12 - His dad’s deal in Klamath Falls, OR was for a
historical building, an old Ford auto dealership from the
1930s; it was Egyptian themed

8:40 - His dad tried to make it an event center; it was a
handshake deal with no contract

09:05 - Within 6 months, the business partner filed that
he had no claim of ownership for the property, and a
snowstorm hit and destroyed ⅔ of the property

09:36 - HIs dad had put in a few hundred thousand dollars
at that point and ended up losing the property



09:50 - The lesson

09:55 - No matter how smart you are, or how much you
trust your business partner, always get a contract signed

10:55 - Get insurance and make sure the appropriate names
are on the policy



11:40 - Roseburg, OR; an amazing gem with two rivers running
through the town

12:20 - They have lots of outdoor activities like fly
fishing and cycling, and have about 35 wineries



12:50 - The Vision Story

13:05 - Trevor does a Vision Story where he envisions
everything he wants to experience in the future

13:35 - He gets excited about his own story; ten years
ago he imagined the exact home and view he enjoys now

15:10 - He reads his vision story on a quarterly basis so
he can get to where he wants to go



17:00 - On gratefulness

17:25 - His previous companies didn’t energize him and he
didn’t feel grateful for what he had

17:45 - He created the Energy Audit to determine what’s
giving and taking energy in his life

19:00 - He can then determine what to delegate and what
to spend more time doing; this is inspired by Dan Sullivan’s
Strategic Coach tools



21:03 - How to reach Trevor; go to Carrot, check out his
podcast CarrotCast, and find him on Facebook

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3 Key Points
Don’t let limiting beliefs stop you from having a big vision.
Set a timeline for your goals.  Get contracts!