From Homeless and on Drugs to Raising Over a Billion Dollars | John Fernando

Most people in real estate have never heard of mineral rights investing and most people who have heard of John Fernando's story still don't believe it. In this episode of The M.O.R.E. Show, Justin Colby sits down with John Fernando, who went from homelessness, drug addiction, and couch surfing to raising over a billion dollars in capital through oil and gas mineral rights. John walks through the exact mindset shift that changed everything for him, how he discovered the mineral rights space when almost nobody else was in it, why mineral rights are one of the most overlooked and undervalued asset classes in all of real estate, and the single phrase delayed obedience is disobedience  that he credits with turning his entire life around.

KEY TOPICS COVERED:

John Fernando's full story from drug addiction and homelessness to raising billions in capital

What mineral rights are, why they are separate from surface rights, and why most people never think about them

How John built a business in a space where almost nobody else was operating

Why oil and gas mineral rights represent a massive overlooked opportunity for real estate investors

The mindset principle of delayed obedience that John learned at a Christian boot camp and applied to business

How to find, evaluate, and acquire mineral rights deals across the country

️ TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 — Delayed obedience is disobedience  the story that made John a millionaire

01:16 — Introduction: John Fernando's journey from the streets to billions raised

02:00 — From drug addiction and homelessness to the turning point.