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

2026-09-04 · 61 min · 13 entities

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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. 03:10 — The Christian boot camp that changed everything. 07:00 — Discovering mineral rights and why nobody else was in the space. 15:00 — How mineral rights work and why they are separate from surface rights. 25:00 — How to find and acquire mineral rights deals. 35:00 — The oil and gas market right now and where the opportunity is. 45:00 — Building a team and scaling a mineral rights operation. 55:00 — The boardroom level of capital raising in this space 58:00 — Door knocking for mineral rights — including the shotgun stories 01:00:19 — Where to find John Fernando Connect with John Fernando: Website: www.firethornholdings.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.