Real Estate Investor · Chattanooga, TN · Member since 2009 · 191 posts · 47 votes
Does anyone have advice for an investor who would like to become a coach? I have done over 50 deals in the past ten years and have been a full-time investor for 4 years. I initially started flipping houses and taking the profits to purchase buy and hold rentals and notes. Recently, I have been helping a number of friends begin investing in real estate. I used to teach at a high school and love teaching others about real estate.
Investor · Round Rock, TX · Member since 2010 · 8k+ posts · 4k+ votes
15y
BE SELECTIVE!!!
That is my advice. The right thing to do is to make the BULK of your money when you make money for your coaching clients. However, you will find that it is a LOT of work....more than you think it will be. I would recommend charging them each month and using the money to put out ads for properties. Yellow letters are a good choice. That will ensure that they are serious and that you will make SOME money each month for spending your valuable time. If you take all of the profits on the back you are asking for trouble because people will bleed you dry and then fizzle out.
SFR Investor · Orange County, CA · Member since 2009 · 1k+ posts · 1k+ votes
15y
Go to a local real estate investors club. You'll find plenty of people hungry for your advice and you should find yourself a small following, and clientele list, in no time.
Specialist · Cleveland, OH · Member since 2011 · 1k+ posts · 852 votes
15y
The difference in being a coach Vs. an investor is night and day. It is a completely different industry. I am sure you have the technical side down with understanding deals, but that is only a small piece of the pie.
Take a look at Dan Kennedy. He has a course out there called info millionaire, I think. You can probably find it on ebay. That is a good place to start. I know that he was the coach that made a lot of the coaches that we hear of today.
Good luck!!! :D
Real Estate Investor · Chattanooga, TN · Member since 2009 · 191 posts · 47 votes
15y
Mitch, I'm not completely sure of the terminology but it seems that coaches get a fee. You buy lunches for mentors. I love being a mentor and hope to become a coach. I'd like to blend my education background with my real estate experience.
Full-Time Investor · Charlotte, NC · Member since 2009 · 2k+ posts · 1k+ votes
15y
however you decide to do this, let me recommend that as a coach, you take a percentage of profit on the deal or something...if you're taking money upfront, it shows your lack of faith in the program, and puts you into guru territitory--not a good place to be if you truly love educating others!
Investor · Round Rock, TX · Member since 2010 · 8k+ posts · 4k+ votes
15y
BE SELECTIVE!!!
That is my advice. The right thing to do is to make the BULK of your money when you make money for your coaching clients. However, you will find that it is a LOT of work....more than you think it will be. I would recommend charging them each month and using the money to put out ads for properties. Yellow letters are a good choice. That will ensure that they are serious and that you will make SOME money each month for spending your valuable time. If you take all of the profits on the back you are asking for trouble because people will bleed you dry and then fizzle out.
Real Estate Investor · Chattanooga, TN · Member since 2009 · 191 posts · 47 votes
15y
BryanA, what I have been doing is working with friends to come up with a gameplan, find properties, analyze properties, get them rented and manage the managers. Any thoughts on how to take a part of the deal?
Real Estate Investor · Chattanooga, TN · Member since 2009 · 191 posts · 47 votes
15y
Bryan, I agree about being selective. So far my friends have been really considerate about phone calls and texts but I can see unscheduled sessions could eat up a lot of time.
Investor · Round Rock, TX · Member since 2010 · 8k+ posts · 4k+ votes
15y
That...and if they are compensating you they will feel entitled to call ALL of the time. Setting up the compensation system is the most important part of the relationship IMO.
Investor · Sarasota, FL · Member since 2008 · 17k+ posts · 17k+ votes
15y
Originally posted by McKellar Newsom:
BryanA, what I have been doing is working with friends to come up with a gameplan, find properties, analyze properties, get them rented and manage the managers. Any thoughts on how to take a part of the deal?
Given the amount of work it sounds like you're doing, they should be giving you a percentage of the deal in equity or a percentage of the cash flow...
Lender · Los Angeles, CA · Member since 2009 · 1k+ posts · 2k+ votes
15y
Originally posted by Mitch Kronowit:
Go to a local real estate investors club. You'll find plenty of people hungry for your advice and you should find yourself a small following, and clientele list, in no time.
Better than going to a club, would be starting one yourself. You get to speak at the front of the room with total control. Instant credibility. You also get to select the speakers, make contacts, and stand in the deal traffic brought by your members.
I know several investors who run clubs for these reasons alone.
Real Estate Investor · Houston, TX · Member since 2011 · 33 posts · 3 votes
15y
Originally posted by McKellar Newsom:
Does anyone have advice for an investor who would like to become a coach? I have done over 50 deals in the past ten years.
Averaging 5 deals a year...What are your local investors averaging? What about the top 10% in your locale?
As a comparison we have new investors in the Houston market crushing 25+deals/yr as investment properties. 10/yr seems to be the average for the motivated investors. Flippers and wholesalers are doing larger volume.