Jay and Annie Adkins are real estate investors that primarily focus on Central Ohio, Southwest Florida, and South Carolina property locations. With over 20 years of experience, Jay and Annie really had to get creative to find their first few deals. When the bank first told them no, they couldn’t take out a loan, they simply weren’t going to take that as an answer. Find out more about their story and how they’re crushing it today in this week’s episode.

 

Key Takeaways

• A little bit about the Adkins family and how they got started in real estate.

• It took Jay and Annie six months to find the right home for them, and it turns out it was the same house Jay ended up growing up in.

• Leverage the power of the community. You will make a mistake, but you don’t have to do it alone!

• How did Jay and Annie find and buy their second home?

• The bank told Jay and Annie that they couldn’t get another loan to purchase another home. So Jay decided to get creative.

• How did Jay and Annie find their first “real” deal?

• What is a lease option?

• There are so many options out there that sometimes we forget about the basics.

• Jay and Annie didn’t start out thinking they’d wholesale a property. Their primary focus was to just help the seller.

• How do you screen your tenants properly?

• Don’t be afraid to talk about what you’re doing and to let people know you’re in real estate.

 

Resources:

REIDealFinders.club

Electrumtexas.com

 

Tools We Use Every Day in Our Business:

Google Voice — Get a number.

Propstream.com — Data and list pulling.

SmarterContact — Text blasting service.

DealMachineVIP.com — Driving for Dollars App.

BatchSkipTracing — Find phone numbers to call. Use Promo — SKIP.

DirectMailVIP.com — Ryan Dixon is our mail coach. [email protected] — Let Ryan know you are from REI Live Columbia and he will be your mail coach.

CarrotVIP.com — Best way to build a site fast. Use this link for info.

LetsGoOffer.com — Easiest way to find your Max allowable offer.

REILiveCRM.com — The CRM that we use to track marketing and sellers.