Jarrod Frankum is a real estate investor that buys properties for cash. After coming home from a mission trip to Brazil, Jarrod tried out his hand at real estate. He did not have any money to start with, so he hand-wrote his letters to homeowners and put in sweat equity to close his first deal. Jarrod shares his real estate journey and why you shouldn’t be discouraged about where the market cycle is. There is so much real estate opportunity out there! With a bit of grit and determination, anything is possible.

 

Key Takeaways

• A little bit about Jarrod.

• Not knowing where to begin, Jarrod began driving around his neighborhood looking at houses that might need work.

• After Jarrod came back from a service mission in Brazil, he had ZERO money to get started.

• When Jarrod got his first call from his handwritten postcard, he almost lost his mind.

• It took Jarrod 3.5 months to get his first deal through doing this method.

• Where is Jarrod’s business today?

• There will never be a shortage of deals. Jarrod explains why.

• Houses will always get ruined and fall apart. You will always have a job!

• All it takes is finding one discounted house, and then you can stack your success from there.

• What advice would Jarrod give to someone who is just starting out?

 

Resources:

REIDealFinders.club

Electrumtexas.com

 

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