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Alex Diaz explains how he left his day job as a barber to successfully flip and wholesale real estate for a living at 24 years of age!

Alex starts by sharing how he made the jump from being a barber to wholesaling real estate. He explains how he acquired his first property; a househack sourced off-market! Alex provides tactical advice on marketing directly to sellers to create deal flow. He talks about lessons learned from flipping and gets granular on the real estate market in Aurora and the surrounding suburbs. This is another motivating show with an investor thriving at a young age!

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Guest: Alex Diaz, Bluestone Property Solutions

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Guest Questions

03:16 Housing Provider Tip - Maintain and understand misusage of water hose spigots!

05:09 Intro to our guest, Alex Diaz!

10:38 Alex's first house hack sourced off-market!

14:24 Jumping into wholesaling and direct-to-seller marketing.

26:20 Marketing strategy and the 101 on Montgomery, IL.

29:11 Benefits of being around like-minded investors.

35:10 Lessons learned from flipping!

39:24 Alex's geographic areas of focus.

44:06 What is your competitive advantage?

44:31 One piece of advice for new investors.

45:14 What do you do for fun?

45:31 Good book, podcast, or self development activity that you would recommend?

46:04 Local Network Recommendation?

46:23 How can the listeners learn more about you and provide value to you?

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