{"id":78647,"date":"2016-06-23T00:02:19","date_gmt":"2016-06-23T06:02:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/renewsblog\/?p=78647"},"modified":"2023-04-14T02:22:10","modified_gmt":"2023-04-14T08:22:10","slug":"2016-06-23-bp-podcast-180-58-deals-age-twenty-three-devan-mcclish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/blog\/2016-06-23-bp-podcast-180-58-deals-age-twenty-three-devan-mcclish","title":{"rendered":"58 Deals by Age Twenty-Three with Devan McClish"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What were you doing at 23\u00a0years old? Probably not building 17\u00a0houses like today\u2019s guest! That\u2019s right &#8212; our guest today on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/podcast\" target=\"_blank\">BiggerPockets Podcast<\/a> is <strong>Devan McClish<\/strong>, a real estate investor from Nashville who\u2019s done nearly 60\u00a0deals in just the past couple years &#8212; using almost no money of his own. You\u2019ll learn how Devan finds deals, raises money, works with contractors, and so much more. This show will go down as one of the greatest in BiggerPockets history &#8212; so don\u2019t miss a second of it! \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/biggerpockets-podcast-real\/id594419649\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here<\/a>\u00a0to listen on iTunes.<\/p>\n<h2>Listen to the Podcast Here<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"200\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/playlist.megaphone.fm?e=BIGPOC5904362172&#038;light=false\" width=\"100%\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>Watch the Podcast Here<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"58 Deals by Age Twenty-Three with Devan McClish | BP Podcast 180\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OYgrA1AfV-w?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>Help Us Out!<\/h2>\n<p>Help us reach new listeners on iTunes by leaving us a rating and review! It takes just 30 seconds and instructions can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/forums\/25\/topics\/161423-do-you-listen-to-the-bp-podcast\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>. Thanks! We really appreciate it!<\/p>\n<h2>This Show Sponsored By<\/h2>\n<p>We just wa<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-66280 no-display appear\" src=\"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/RealtyShares.png\" alt=\"RealtyShares\" width=\"283\" height=\"60\" title=\"\">nted to give a shout out to our podcast sponsor\u00a0on today\u2019s show:<strong> RealtyShares<\/strong>. RealtyShares is a crowdfunding platform that allows you to invest in professionally managed properties without leaving your living room!<\/p>\n<p>Learn more by visiting\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.realtyshares.com\/biggerpockets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">RealtyShares.com\/biggerpockets<\/a>!<\/p>\n<h2>Fire Round\u00a0Sponsor<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-78185 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Wunder-Capital.png\" alt=\"Wunder Capital\" width=\"158\" height=\"44\" title=\"\">I\u2019m sure many of you have seen explosive growth in residential solar installations.\u00a0Similar to residential, small and medium sized businesses want to go solar. However, financing for commercial solar isn\u2019t available to businesses unless they have investment grade credit.<\/p>\n<p>Today\u2019s sponsor, Wunder Capital, is helping to solve that problem by financing solar for SMBs.\u00a0Learn how you can begin earning up to 11% returns at <a href=\"http:\/\/wundercapital.com\/bp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">wundercapital.com\/bp<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>In This Episode We Cover:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>How Devan\u00a0<strong>got started<\/strong>\u00a0learning real estate when he was\u00a018<\/li>\n<li>How he convinced a <strong>mentor<\/strong> to teach him<\/li>\n<li>His\u00a0<strong>first deal<\/strong> 3 years later<\/li>\n<li>How to avoid\u00a0the <strong>shiny object syndrome<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>How he landed deals\u00a0through <strong>direct mail<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>How he initially <strong>funded<\/strong> his deals<\/li>\n<li>Living on <strong>$15,000<\/strong> for a year<\/li>\n<li>How to deal with <strong>peer pressure<\/strong> when you&#8217;re &#8220;going cheap&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>The worst <strong>mistake<\/strong> he&#8217;s made\u00a0so far<\/li>\n<li>The biggest <strong>challenge<\/strong> in the beginning<\/li>\n<li>Why <strong>finding<\/strong> the deal is harder than finding the money<\/li>\n<li>How Devan finds <strong>deals<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Tips on\u00a0<strong>driving for dollars<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>His future<strong> goals<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>And SO much more!<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Links from the Show<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/jobs\" target=\"_blank\">BiggerPockets Job Opening<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/events\" target=\"_blank\">BiggerPockets Events<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/advertise\" target=\"_blank\">Advertise with BiggerPockets<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/store\" target=\"_blank\">BiggerPockets Store<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Books Mentioned in this Show<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/29RMUh3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Rich Dad Poor Dad<\/em><\/a> by Robert Kiyosaki<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/29RMTKk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Think and Grow Rich<\/em><\/a> by\u00a0Napoleon Hill<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/29JyJjf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>How I Turned $1,000 into Five Million in Real Estate in My Spare Time<\/em><\/a> by\u00a0William Nickerson<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/29XT17n\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>The Intelligent Investor<\/em><\/a> by\u00a0Benjamin Graham<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Tweetable Topics:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;While my friends are out drinking, I stay at home and try to find the next deal.&#8221;\u00a0(<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/home?status=%22While%20my%20friends%20are%20out%20drinking,%20I%20stay%20at%20home%20and%20try%20to%20find%20the%20next%20deal.%22%20BP%20Podcast%20180%20biggerpockets.com\/show180%20%40biggerpockets\" target=\"_blank\">Tweet This!<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Instead of spending $300\/month on a brand new car, I\u2019d rather spend that to get another 300 yellow letters out.&#8221;\u00a0(<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/home?status=%22Instead%20of%20spending%20$300\/month%20on%20a%20brand%20new%20car,%20I%E2%80%99d%20rather%20spend%20that%20to%20get%20another%20300%20yellow%20letters%20out.%22%20biggerpockets.com\/show180\" target=\"_blank\">Tweet This!<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Whenever they say you can\u2019t do this, I say watch me do it.&#8221; (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/home?status=%22Whenever%20they%20say%20you%20can%E2%80%99t%20do%20this,%20I%20say%20watch%20me%20do%20it.%22%20BP%20Podcast%20180%20biggerpockets.com\/show180%20%40biggerpockets\" target=\"_blank\">Tweet This!<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Connect with\u00a0Devan<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/users\/DevanM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Devan&#8217;s\u00a0BiggerPockets Profile<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/people\/Devan-Mcclish\/1070899809\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Devan&#8217;s Facebook Profile<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DevanBuysHouses\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Devan&#8217;s Twitter Profile<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/nationalhousebuyers.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Devan&#8217;s Landing Page<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What were you doing at 23\u00a0years old? 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