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Biggest Takeaways:

In life, you’ll come across people whose fierce strength and determination will inspire you to wrestle harder towards your own goals. For me, Ben Kjar has been that inspirational person.

Challenged with the rare craniofacial anomaly called Crouzon Syndrome which affects one’s head and face development in early life, Ben had to struggle through several critical medical operations starting at the age of one and again when he was five. His condition also made him a vulnerable target of bullying by other kids which resulted in him questioning his own personal worth. Luckily, his parents did a fantastic job of constantly giving him an affirmation that he is enough and pushed him to live as a victor rather than a victim. They allowed him to find a method of confidence by letting him join different sports of his choice. Wrestling was one of them.

Wrestling sparked Ben’s passion, it gave him the confidence of who he is and what he can become. When he entered Centerville Jr. High, he became the very first wrestler to have an undefeated season. His success in wrestling rippled from there where he became a three-time state high school champion and gained him the opportunity to compete for 3 National Titles in college and later narrowly missing an opportunity to represent the USA in the Olympics. For Ben, one is a sum of all the people that he surrounds himself with, and he was able to gain these immense achievements in sport by surrounding himself with pillars who made him dream big and allowed him to visualize his success before it happens.

Ben did not stop being an inspiration after wrestling. In 2011, he took a bold and brave step of opening up about his experience with Crouzon Syndrome in front of crowds as huge as 10,000 people and of multi-million dollar companies. He was driven to make an impact on these people by his belief that being great is already an innate attribute that only needs uncovering.

Like everyone else, this Superman also struggled with his career despite his past successes. About 3 and a half years ago, he was let go at his job because he simply wasn’t cut out for it. Trying to find his right fit, he got an opportunity to attend a real estate event that reshaped his business aspirations. He invested in an education platform call Renatus, which have communities of investors all over the country. He attended calls that discuss investments every week and earned himself a support group that helped him take his knowledge to the next level. The platform also provided him with great tools such as a deal analyzer which helped him run his numbers. Ben started implementing what he learned and has built a very successful investment and fix & flip business. He made an astonishing $41,000 in his first 6 months and was able to jump from one profitable flip to another. At present, he has already flipped 55 units and has more than 50 rentals all over the country. His new career created a fun and rewarding lifestyle for him and his family and he attributed a great part of it by having the right people on his team and the quality of work that they do.

If there’s one great piece of advice that Ben can give to those who are in the same industry, that is to be strategic and to always run your numbers. Ben stressed that one should know his walkaway number and must have pre-designed preferences of the units that he would like well before considering a deal. In deciding whether to keep the property or sell it, he follows his 1% rule on rental. If he can collect a gross monthly rent of 1%, then he keeps it as an investment. He usually finances his deals with either his own funding, some with private money, or others with hard cash. When it comes to Seller’s Financing, it boils down to building a win-win situation according to Ben. One should build a relationship that’s beneficial f...