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Robert Lafrance
  • Investor
  • East Haddam, CT
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Veteran REALTOR Investor Private Money Lender Virginia Beach

Robert Lafrance
  • Investor
  • East Haddam, CT
Posted

Good Afternoon Everyone and thanks for swinging by! 

If you're anything like me, running around hustling, listening to podcasts and really trying to make efficient use of your time to achieve goals, I'm grateful for you to take valuable time to read this.

I'll start from the beginning....

I served seven years in the U.S. Navy as a Navy Diver. During those seven years I taught Submarine Escape Training in Groton, CT which implemented classroom instruction as well as practicals in the water.

During my time in Groton I attended Southern Illinois University B.S. in Workforce Education & Development (Directly work with companies presidents to ensure business plans, goals, training, course instruction & development, and analysis are on track and if not implement changes). 

I also started skydiving during that time which is my second passion to real estate. B-36051

Following my tour in Groton, I transferred to Virginia Beach to Mobile Diving Salvage Unit Two where I purchased my first home and still renting it out.

I met my wife Marisa January '15, separated from the USN August 3, went  right to Budapest on the 4th spending 20 days traveling and attending Sziget.  Came back to my wonderful family and my baby girl was born Dec 23.

What an awesome year!

After the dust settled, I was a full time student studying additional classes for my degree and real estate.

I acquired my real estate license Sep of '16 and have been turning and burning since building websites, making videos, getting certifications, closing deals gaining experience during it all.

I've attended various workshops and continues to utilize my resources of local REIAs meetings and friends/ associates in industry.

My focus now is any potential opportunity whether single families via seller financing or Subject to's as a step ladder to get into larger multi families and commercial.  If I need cash, I utilize other people's money (called Private Money Lenders) in which I borrow their investment capital and repay a better interest rate than a bank's CD or the stock market.  All secured by real estate, hazard insurance, promissory notes, and title insurance providing an opportunity for great long term passive income.

I currently have footprints in MA, TX, FL, NC, VA, and AZ. And by footprint I mean close friends/family interested or involved in the industry looking to expand utilizing the same strategies building our empire and wealth together.

My role models are 

Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson: "FOCUS!" 

and Wiz Khalifa: "Instead of being in the game be ahead of it, in a better whip!"

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