Hustle & Persistence To Build Wealth Through Real Estate | BiggerPockets Podcast 169: Using Hustle and Persistence to Build Wealth Through Real Estate with David Greene

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What does it take to truly find success in real estate — especially when you make an average salary and live in an expensive city? That’s the topic of today’s show, where we sit down with David Greene, a full-time police officer in the San Francisco market who’s managed to buy multiple deals in the past several years through mass hustle and persistent deal-finding. You’ll learn how David finds deals, invests both in-and-out-of-state, and finances those deals on a cop’s salary! This show is sure to motivate and educate you to do more deals this year!

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In This Episode We Cover:

• Who David Greene is and how he bought a $565k house for $195k
• The challenges of renting out a house
• His tips for first time landlords
• Thoughts on credit checks
• How to use property managers as advisors
• Steps for buying property from afar
• The second hurdle he met while investing
• What you want in a real estate agent
• How he got financing despite his profession
• Looking at investing like the Golden Real Estate Warriors to save money
• The importance of working hard to reach your goals
• A discussion on investing in notes — the downsides and upsides
• David’s game plan
• Why consistency is key to reaching success
• And SO much more!

Links from the Show

• Keyword Alerts
• Tenant Screening: The Ultimate Guide
• How To Rent Your House: The Definitive Step by Step Guide
• How to Invest in Real Estate with Just 5 Spare Hours Per Week
• Be Like Elon (image)
• BackstreetBoys Documentary on MTV
• Jeff Brown’s BiggerPockets Profile
• Compound Interest Spreadsheet
• BiggerPockets Instagram Post (Quote)
• BP Podcast 034: Virtual Real Estate Investing and How to Find Great Deals in a Hot Market with Anson Young
• Andrew Cushman’s BiggerPockets Profile
• BiggerPockets Webinar

Books Mentioned in this Show

• The Book on Rental Property Investing by Brandon Turner
• The Richest Man in Babylon by George S. Clason
• So Good They Can’t Ignore You by Cal Newport
• The Millionaire Real Estate Agent by Gary Keller
• The Millionaire Real Estate Investor by Gary Keller
• Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert T. Kiyosaki

Tweetable Topics:

• “You can do everything wrong in real estate at the beginning. If you hold on long enough, it’s going to work out.” (Tweet This!)
• “You have to embrace that it’s hard and be glad that it is.” (Tweet This!)

Connect with David

• David’s BiggerPockets Profile
• David’s Website
• David’s Facebook Profile
• David’s LinkedIn Profile

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