Kelli Garrett is a real estate investor and the owner of RehabWallet.com, a hard money lender to fix and flip investors. As a serial entrepreneur since 2000, she has also bought and sold multiple businesses since then in a variety of different industries, including transportation, convenience stores, and more. Find out about Kelli and her real estate journey in this week’s episode as she tells you about how she grabbed the attention of her network and how she first started her path of being an investor.

 

Key Takeaways

• A little bit about Kelli and her background in real estate.

• When Kelli got her first deal, it was because she made sure to leverage her entire network and tell everyone about her new business venture.

• Go hand-write some letters to your network and tell them what you’re up to!

• How is Kelli’s business structured today and what does she like to invest in?

• What are some of Kelli’s favorite ways to market and get people calling her?

• Kelli shares why she decided to stop flipping houses.

• How did Kelli get into the cotton candy business?

• Should you get into single-family or multifamily first?

• What does Kelli’s real estate portfolio look like today?

• Last year, Kelli did nearly $100 million in loan funding.

• You are just one relationship away from something great.

• Want to get your first deal? Just use common sense and stay the course. Repeat the process until you’re successful. The process works! Just add a bit of grease work.

 

Resources:

REIDealFinders.club

Rehabwallet.com

Kelli on LinkedIn

 

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.