My unconventional story

[Jakob Johnson]

(2017) I was working a dead-end job with no idea where I wanted to go with my life. I found the Bigger Pockets podcast and start from episode one. I was immediately hooked and before I knew it made it to episode 300. By this point I knew I couldn't sit on my hands so I decided to reach out to a realtor in Birmingham Alabama to figure out what I should do next. He was an awesome guy we spoke on the phone for quite a while. I told him I had experience in filmmaking and I owned a production company. At that point I was at filming much, maybe a project or two every couple months. Due to my own blunders, I had been burned too many times to rely solely on filmmaking. He offered to introduce me to several people in the industry and in return I offered to shoot him a social media video. The video was received very well and I got good feedback from it!

(2019) By this point I had shot quite a few videos for real estate investors in Birmingham and I met a guy name Matthew who is one of the biggest house flippers in Birmingham (100 flips per year). He expressed interest in doing a weekly show on YouTube. We start shooting in August of 2019 and have shot about 30 episodes so far. Although I hadn't done any real estate deals by this point I was learning a lot from the clients I was servicing. Riding around town with Matthew was like drinking from a fire hydrant. Not only was I learning a lot about the industry, I was able to leave my job and focus on filming full-time.

We decided not to monetize the channel so viewers could watch the content without ads. Matthew loves sharing his knowledge and doesn't want to become a YouTube guru, but instead wants to give something to the community. I would love to hear any feedback you might have. We want to create content that people will enjoy so let me know if there's anything we can improve on. 

Matthew's channel

I know this post isn't about my success in real estate but I thought it would be really cool to share what bigger pockets and real estate has done for me and my family. I also still plan on investing in the near future! Thank you Bigger Pockets for getting me started on this journey!