Timestamp Chapters: 00:00 - Intro 04:32 - From $40K to $300K: The "Burn Your Boats" Moment That Changed Everything 12:45 - Building a 175-Transaction Real Estate Team Without Sacrificing Family Time 18:20 - Why Justin Chose to Partner with Omada Real Estate as an Independent Broker 24:15 - The Power of Leverage: Coaching vs Systems vs Going Solo 29:30 - Two Pieces of Advice: Find a Mentor and Burn Your Boats 📋 In this podcast, we discuss real estate team building, work-life balance in real estate, the burn your boats mentality, independent broker partnerships, real estate coaching versus brokerage systems, video marketing innovation in real estate since 2009, and scaling from solo agent to team leader. Justin Critchfield, owner of Omada Real Estate and the original "Real Deal," shares his 20-year journey from making $40,000 as a 21-year-old agent to building a team closing 175 transactions annually, why he became Omada's first independent broker partner, and how to reverse engineer your dream life while maintaining family priorities. 🎥 Watch More From This Episode: Real Estate Journey: Innovation and Team Building: https://youtube.com/shorts/5L1NmS5jlgQ Residual Income After Retirement: https://youtube.com/shorts/JtqGkKT3TLk Retire at 40: Reverse Engineering Your Goals: https://youtube.com/shorts/iQseyt9JR_I 🔗 Connect with Justin Critchfield: Instagram: @realdealutah Facebook: Justin Critchfield Omada Real Estate 🔗 Connect with Russell Faucette: Website: omadarealestate.com Facebook: Russell Faucette Instagram: Russell Faucette #RealEstateTeam #BurnYourBoats #WorkLifeBalance #RealEstateBroker #teambuilding ℹ️ About Russell Faucette Podcast: Russell Faucette sits down with top real estate professionals, entrepreneurs, and business leaders to uncover the strategies, mindsets, and systems that drive success in real estate and beyond. From solo agents to brokerage owners, we explore what it takes to build a thriving business without sacrificing what matters most. ⚡ Powered by NXC Podcast Network

What does it take to go from working power lines 24/7 to closing 60+ real estate transactions per year while raising five kids? Jeremy Martin, co-founder of Omada Real Estate, shares his incredible journey from construction lineman to successful real estate investor, team leader, and business owner. In this raw conversation with business partner Russell Faucette, Jeremy reveals the sacrifices, mindset shifts, and "big or broke" mentality that transformed his life—and why he believes surrounding yourself with talented people is the secret to massive success. ✅ Working 600+ overtime hours per year while building a part-time real estate business ✅ How Jeremy closed 9 transactions his first year while working full-time construction ✅ The decision to leave a six-figure career with benefits for 100% commission ✅ Why joining a top-performing team accelerated his success from 20 to 60+ deals per year ✅ The "big or broke" commitment Jeremy made with his wife when going full-time ✅ How Jeremy and Russell became partners and started flipping houses with credit cards ✅ The CHILL values framework: Community, Hard Work, Integrity, Loyalty, Lifestyle ✅ Why ego gets in the way of success and partnership is the path to scale ✅ Learning to create work-life balance in real estate (spoiler: it's possible!) ✅ Building a legacy: Teaching your kids about wealth creation and business Jeremy's story is proof that you don't need a college degree, a sales background, or even a love for people to build a thriving real estate career. What you need is commitment, work ethic, willingness to learn from those ahead of you, and the courage to bet on yourself. The CHILL Values Explained: Community - Doing this together, showing up as your best self every day Hard Work - Outperforming talent through effort and consistency Integrity - Doing the right thing when nobody's looking, keeping commitments Loyalty - Being true to your goals, family, and values Lifestyle - Money is the tool, not the goal—live your dream Whether you're considering real estate as a career, looking to scale from solo agent to team leader, or wondering if it's possible to balance family and business, Jeremy's insights will reshape how you think about success. Connect with Jeremy Martin: Website: OmadaRealEstate.com Facebook & Instagram: Jeremy Martin LinkedIn: Jeremy Martin Connect with Russell Faucette: Website: OmadaRealEstate.com Facebook & Instagram: Russell Faucette About Omada Real Estate: Omada (Greek for "team") provides real estate professionals with proven systems, partnership opportunities, and a values-driven culture designed to help agents build profitable businesses without sacrificing family time. Based on the CHILL values framework, Omada supports agents who want to scale through leverage rather than burning out solo. Powered by NXC Podcast Network Supporting over 1,500 shows with sponsorship opportunities and access to 14+ million monthly viewers. Want to start a podcast or be a guest? Reach out to us! Quotes from Jeremy: "It's big or broke. There is no in-between. There is no middle ground, there is no mediocre." "I'm humble enough to realize I don't have all the strengths. Why pretend and drag myself through the mud when I can partner with somebody?" "Hard work will outperform talent every day of the week." "Money allows you to do the things you dream about. The dream is not the money."

Host Thad Barnes fires up Episode 2 of Ready, Fire, Aim! with Russell Faucette, founder of Omada Real Estate, unpacking a gritty real estate saga. Dive into Russell's 2007 investor entry amid the boom—wholesaling flips—then the brutal crash: From 5-6 monthly buys to two in six months, short-sale pivots requiring a license, and partnering with law firms to juggle 250 files for Utah's top agents. Rock bottom? Defaulted loans, caulking baseboards till 1 AM, coin jars for groceries—yet Russell rebuilt: Joined #1 Stern Team as ops director, flipped 32 homes (pandemic-proof on credit cards), and in 2021 bought the legacy to launch Omada. It's an ecosystem: Low-fee brokerage with mentorship (10% post-close), lead gen for newbies (95% dropout fix), team-lead paths, and broker opps—rev-share on real estate and vetted home services (plumbing to PM). AI future? Facilitator for valuations/bookings, but humans win on trust, validation, security—hedge via maintenance residuals. Expansion: Broker nationwide, starting Nevada. Powered by The NXC Podcast Network, this ready-fire-aim blueprint screams value: Systems over SOI, relationships tech. Resources: omadarealestate.com; follow @russellfaucette on IG, LinkedIn, FB. What's your crash comeback? Comment below—subscribe for entrepreneurial fire!