166: How Modeling Greatness Can Get You To 100+ Deals with Matt Aitchison
One of the best ways to achieve incredible results in your life is to model others who have succeeded before. At least- that’s how our guest today was able to do over 100 deals- all before his 28th birthday! Today Matt Aitchison shares his story of overcoming a rough past and how he used real estate to define an incredible future. This powerful show is slammed packed with actionable tips and tactics that YOU can use, right now, in your business to increase your net worth through real estate investing! This show is bound to go down in the books as one of the greatest shows in BiggerPockets history!
In This Episode We Cover:
- How Matt learned to invest as a child!
- Matt’s first deal – that made him $100,000
- Teaching your kids about real estate investing
- Building a sizable real estate team
- How Matt “models” others to achieve success
- How to attract a mentor
- The importance of “showing up“
- What makes a good wholesaler?
- The creative strategy Matt uses to buy properties for $0 out of pocket!
- How to vet a borrower if you are the lender
- How Matt handle the phone leads in his business
- Hiring an intern to replace your day-to-day tasks
- The actual response and conversion rates Matt gets from direct mail
- And SO much more!
Links from the Show
- New PRO Feature: Keep Track of Colleagues Through Lists! (forum post)
- BiggerPockets Pro
- BiggerPockets Calculators
- BRRRR Strategy
- Grays Harbor HomeBuyers
- GoBundance
Books Mentioned in this Show
- The Book on Tax Strategies for the Savvy Real Estate Investor by Amanda Han and Matt MacFarland
- Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki
- Brandon Turner’s The Book on Investing in Real Estate with No (and Low) Money Down
- The ABCs of Real Estate Investing by Ken McElroy
- Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less by Greg McKeown
- The One Thing by Gary Keller and Jay Papasan
Tweetable Topics:
- “If you’re not keeping score you’re just practicing.” (Tweet This!)
- “Life rewards the people who show up everyday.” (Tweet This!)
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