All Forum Posts by: Landon S.

Aside from professional services, (I have a real estate lawyer, financial advisor, realtor, still looking for better CPA) what were the 3 best investments that you made in your early business model?
Software, employees, ect...

I have money sitting on the sidelines that I am ready to invest to make my business the most efficient and streamlined as possible.

-Thanks for the support and sharing!-

Thanks for all the support gentleman. I have always been a motivated person, but the looming graduation date has taken it to the next level. I am excited to get things moving.
I know being 21 and not afraid to make big decisions can have both positive and negative externalities. Let's hope BP and the knowledge I build keeps those negatives to a minimum.
-Take Care-

My name is Landon from Lexington, KY. I am graduating in May from The University of Kentucky with a degree in economics and looking to expand my real estate portfolio. I have been fortunate enough to have bought a rental property off campus during college and rent to my friends. (Free rent is nice isn't it!). I am ready to take it to the next level starting with aquiring 1 or 2 more properties off campus that need some repair and then spend time researching more in First Time Homebuyer neighborhoods.

I have always been interested in real estate when talking to family and friends about their rental properties and vacation homes. Now that I own a rental of my own, I see how great of an investment real estate can be if you put the time and effort into finding a good deal.

I look forward to learning all I can through BP , but even more importantly, pulling the trigger when I feel I've made another educated offer.

Thanks for the support and networking potential.

"If ordinary people don't laugh at your goals, then your goals aren't big enough...don't be ordinary"

-Landon-

@Prashant P., preach it about Amway. Haha. Anyone who is willing to give them money to start their own "business" they will accept it.
I have helped my father buy two rental properties in the past two years. I partially own one with him and I rehabbed the other one for a summer job during my Sophomore year. We still own both, but now I'm in a position where I want to start doing some deals on my own.
Thanks for the kind words. Feel free to follow me and keep in contact. I'm writing up an offer on a neighboring property here off campus in Lexington as we speak.

Comments like that make me want it even more.
Thanks for the fuel, and good luck to you in all your real estate ventures!
I have to start somewhere right?

I just attended the 3 day Fortune Builders "crash course" "kindergarten" workshop. As a young investor with only 1 real year of investing experience I was thoroughly surprised with the amount of honesty and knowledge shown by the instructor. This guy was sharp and knew tax law and real estate contract law that most lawyers don't use. Is it enough knowledge to start your own business? OF course not, building knowledge takes time and hard work.
But, as an investment of $197, talk about a kick in the "you know what" to get you motivated to take your education to the next level. I was blown away by the number of real estate brokers, CPAs and financial advisers that were learning and getting just as excited as a 22 year old Economics grad.
Of course there were people that were there thinking this was a "fool proof system" and probably not a penny in the bank. That was fine for me because even though they will never invest in real estate, they still had a high energy personal growth reality check. I hope they at least learned that they need to start making personal decisions for their own finances. I don't feel like anyone got ripped off for $197 and over 25 hrs of sole instruction.
They do interview for a higher program that costs big bucks, but I would estimate that they tried to pitch it to you 15-30 mins each day. You did not have to go to an interview if you felt like the mastery program wasn't right for you.
Hey, they have a successful business model right? I respect that, I'm just not the type of person that needs to pay 25K to have someone hold my hand.

If you are the type of person that has the drive and motivation to succeed and continually learn then you can do what ever you set your mind to. I am very glad I went to this 3-day event and am more motivated than I have been in the past year.

Thanks for welcoming me into the community and let me know if you have any more questions about the Fortune Builders event.