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BlogArrowAuthorArrowChris Clothier

Chris Clothier

Expertise: Personal Development, Real Estate Investing Basics, Landlording & Rental Properties, Real Estate News & Commentary, Business Management, Real Estate Marketing, Mortgages & Creative Financing
143 Articles Written
Chris Clothier began building his rental portfolio in 2003 as a successful entrepreneur looking to diversify his investments. He quickly gravitated toward passive investing, establishing a portfoli...
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Chris Clothier began building his rental portfolio in 2003 as a successful entrepreneur looking to diversify his investments. He quickly gravitated toward passive investing, establishing a portfolio of over 50 single family homes in Memphis, Tenn. As an original client of his family's firm Memphis Invest (now REI Nation), Chris experienced firsthand what a passive investor endures when purchasing out of state. In 2007, Chris moved his company and family back to Tennessee, wound down his brokering company, and joined REI Nation as a partner and director of sales and marketing.

Experience
Since joining REI Nation, the business has grown into the premier turnkey investment company in the country and a standard bearer for best practices in the industry, managing over 6,000 investment properties for 2,000 passive clients. In addition to managing the development and implementation of sales and marketing processes, Chris serves as an ambassador for the company, working with the team to help potential investors define their purpose for investing in real estate and educating peer companies on best practices.

REI Nation clients' portfolios hold a value of close to $800 million in single family assets in seven cities. The company has been featured as a six-straight year honoree in Inc. magazine's list of the 500/5,000 "Fastest Growing Companies in America."

In 2019, Chris' team assisted 600 investors with purchasing just under 1,000 fully-renovated and occupied turnkey homes. Chris led the re-brand of his family's company on January 1, 2020, from Memphis Invest to REI Nation.

Chris is also an experienced real estate speaker and addresses small and large audiences of real estate investors and business professionals nationwide several times each year, including IMN single family conferences, the PM Grow property management conference, and the Ignite conference in Las Vegas each December.

Chris continues to hold a sizable single-family rental portfolio in both Tennessee and Texas. Along with his family, he owns several commercial buildings in the greater Memphis area.

When not working with the team at REI Nation, Chris is busy raising five kids, operating a racing company in Memphis, and serving as CEO for The Cancer Kickers Soccer Club, a Memphis-based 501c3 providing comfort and care for kids battling childhood cancers.

Founded in 2017 by Chris and Michelle Clothier, the non-profit organization focuses on providing a team environment for kids to find encouragement and strength in their battle. The company worked with over 500 children from six countries in 2019.

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Chris has been featured in stories published in Money Magazine, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and DN News, as well as the Memphis Business Journal. In 2018, McGraw-Hill Publishing purchased Chris' manuscript, The Turnkey Revolution, and worked with Chris to publish his first book in May 2018.

Chris also publishes two weekly blogs at ChrisClothier.com and REINation.com. Chris has also published articles on the BiggerPockets Blog since 2009.

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Business Management Oct 31, 2012

3 Scary Bad-Raps For Real Estate Investors And How to Beat Them

By Chris Clothier

So, I am perfectly aware of how difficult is may be to read an advice article from a guy dressed like a pirate.  But hey…it’s Halloween and this is pretty scary stuff.  Make mistakes like these ...

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Personal Development Oct 24, 2012

Congratulations, You Have a Real Estate Buyer’s List. Now What?!

By Chris Clothier

More and more these days, the question of what to do next is coming up form both brand new investors and experienced investors who have never had to dig for their business.  A buyer’s list has a...

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Real Estate Investing Basics Oct 10, 2012

The Every Day Impact of $9.2 Billion Spent on Investment Property Renovations

By Chris Clothier

For the past few years, I have been on a mission to shape a narrative for real estate investors that at best, is not understood by the main stream media and at worst is completely ignored.  I pl...

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Real Estate Marketing Oct 05, 2012

There Are No Short Cuts In The Real Estate Investing Industry

By Chris Clothier

As a real estate entrepreneur, this is a story that I feel needs to be shared.  It hits very close to home and includes some of my early missteps in building our brand.  Ultimately, it is about ...

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Real Estate News & Commentary Sep 25, 2012

2 Ways Washington Can Use Real Estate Investors To End The Housing Crisis

By Chris Clothier

Like many people in my generation, I spent a few extra years in college, 5 ½ to be exact, and yet I have no diploma to hang on my wall.  I enjoyed my years at the

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Business Management Sep 19, 2012

Having Trouble Finding Real Estate Deals? Re-visit the Basics!

By Chris Clothier

I’ve been a little frustrated lately when reading online forums by some of the questions and responses being posted.  The one that has frustrated me the most has been “Where are all the deals?”....

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Real Estate Investing Basics Sep 05, 2012

The Number One Irrational Behavior of Real Estate Investors

By Chris Clothier

If you ever get a chance to read my posts on the BiggerPockets forums, you notice that I am a big proponent of education, mentor ship, coaching, whatever you want to call it.  I call it surrounding yourself with people you want to learn from and always learning something new.  One week ago, I had...

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Landlording & Rental Properties Aug 30, 2012

Four Pieces of BAD Advice on Managing Rental Property You Should Forget

By Chris Clothier

Every once in a while I come across a blog post or an article or even a video that I think misses the mark so badly that I want to reach through the computer at the person who put it out and ask...

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Real Estate Wholesaling Aug 21, 2012

Real Estate Pros: It Is Time For “Business As Unusual”

By Chris Clothier

I love talking real estate!  I usually get the opportunity to meet and talk to new and even experienced investors once or twice a month at different events around the country.  These are always ...

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Business Management Aug 15, 2012

Be So Good At The Basics…That You Are Cutting Edge!

By Chris Clothier

Be so good at the basics that you are cutting edge! Those are the words from best-selling author, Joe Calloway that really struck home and got me fired up! If you spend en...

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Landlording & Rental Properties Aug 08, 2012

Investment Property Management: What Metrics To Track And Why?

By Chris Clothier

We Improve What We Measure Whether you manage your own investment portfolio, or hire a property management company to manage your investments, there are key metrics to tr...

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Real Estate News & Commentary Jul 26, 2012

The Convoluted World Of Real Estate Handouts

By Chris Clothier

Two weeks ago, we found our company in a position that, somehow, we had not dealt with in our years of buying real estate in Memphis and Dallas.  After having completed close to 800 transactions...

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