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Elliot Mitchell
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You can do it too!

Elliot Mitchell
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Hey Bigger Pockets Community,


I'm hoping this reaches the person/people who need to hear it...

I started my investment journey 1 year ago (14 months to be exact). Reading all the books and watching the Bigger Pockets videos, everything seemed to make sense on paper but was so difficult in practice. Insurances, contractors, realtors, off market properties, cold calling, etc all seemed so difficult....BUT...

After 1 year, I've now completed multiple rehabs, have more properties in the pipeline, have investors on board, and all of those worries are now just day to day operations. I also became a licensed realtor and now assist investors and retail customers in finding their perfect properties. 

If I can do it, YOU CAN DO IT TOO! The beginning is always daunting but stick it out. You got this!

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Chris Seveney
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Quote from @Elliot Mitchell:
Quote from @Chris Seveney:
Quote from @Elliot Mitchell:

Hey Bigger Pockets Community,


I'm hoping this reaches the person/people who need to hear it...

I started my investment journey 1 year ago (14 months to be exact). Reading all the books and watching the Bigger Pockets videos, everything seemed to make sense on paper but was so difficult in practice. Insurances, contractors, realtors, off market properties, cold calling, etc all seemed so difficult....BUT...

After 1 year, I've now completed multiple rehabs, have more properties in the pipeline, have investors on board, and all of those worries are now just day to day operations. I also became a licensed realtor and now assist investors and retail customers in finding their perfect properties. 

If I can do it, YOU CAN DO IT TOO! The beginning is always daunting but stick it out. You got this!


 Great story - quick question - did you pay a guru $25,000 to teach this or were you able to find what you needed online?

Thanks! Nope, didn't pay a guru. Read books from Bigger Pockets authors, podcasts, independent research, talking to other investors, and pounding the pavement. The information is out there!

 I wish everyone reading this would see this. Yes there are some groups you can join that may be low cost and its not one person who is leading the pack of chickens with their heads cut off - but what this shows is you do not need to spend $10,000 or $20,000 +  when there is so much free information out there. Those that will be successful can be successful without spending big $ and those that spend the $ look at it more as a lottery ticket unfortunately.

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