Driving for Dollars Mastery

01 - How a 26 Year Old Built a 36 Unit Rental Portfolio While Working a Full-Time Job - Wyatt Simon


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It’s the first episode and we’re kicking things off with a success story!

Joining me on the show is Wyatt Simon, a former college basketball player who now has a career in sales and does wholesaling on the side. He has just closed a 23-door apartment building, bringing him up to a total of 36 rentals—and he’s only 26 years old!

Wyatt gives an overview of his real estate investing journey and talks about some of his wholesaling deals and how he's been leveraging his wholesaling experience to build a rental portfolio.

Join us as we discover how he was able to quickly build a 36 unit rental portfolio and the challenges that he faced doing real estate while working at his full-time job. You’ll get a ton out of this episode! You don’t want to miss it!

Key Takeaways

  • How Wyatt learned about real estate investing while working for a wholesaler in Colorado
  • On moving to Omaha, Nebraska and getting a W2 sales job
  • On househacking and BRRRRs
  • His strategies for sourcing the best, most profitable deals 
  • Why he decided to focus on wholesaling over other methods of real estate investing
  • Why he chose $50,000 in wholesaling profits versus keeping deals to add to his rental portfolio
  • The mistakes he made when first starting out and two important lessons he learned early on
  • Wyatt’s advice on starting a business or getting into real estate investing

Resources

  • Driving For Dollars Mastery
  • BiggerPockets
  • Real Estate Disruptors
  • 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey (audiobook)
  • Shift by Gary Keller
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