Some success stories begin at our parents' house or basements… and some others can begin at a jail cell. However, as Og Mandino once said, ‘failure will never overtake if one’s determination to succeed is strong enough’. That’s part of Dan Breslin’s story, founder and president of Diamond Equity Investments. Dan made his first real estate deal with $100 dollars only, and he’s been flipping properties since 2006 in big cities like Philadelphia, Chicago, Atlanta, Miami, and Tampa.
Dan passed from reading Rich Dad, Poor Dad in a jail cell, to buying houses, condos and apartment buildings “as is”, and selling them FAST. One of his first dreams, as he began knowing the real estate business, was to create the dream home for the newlywed couple, and by pursuing that dream, he has now fixed and flipped for more than 3 million dollars in revenue
With any business and dream coming true, Having great people around you that are committed to the same cause when you are starting a business or want to make a dream come true, can lead you to commit greater opportunities for each other. Walk with us in this Income Hacker’s episode to discover how greed can cause you to dismiss the value of being in a partnership, and that maybe splitting gains is not as bad if you are making an actual profit.
“Every adversity, every failure, every heartache carries with it the seed of an equal or greater benefit.” – Napoleon Hill
Podcast Summary:
- What margins and ROI are income hackers looking for in a flix-n-flip or wholesale deal
- 04:00 - Dan’s background, starting out in Philadelphia investing $100 bucks to produce $6,000 in his first wholesale deal, and moving out to Chicago to be closer to her daughter, while also tackling the Florida and Atlanta markets.
- 10:28 - Dan’s first Income Hack and the mindset shift that his dad brought to him by pulling the trigger on a property and doing a fix-n-flip.
- 14:34 - How greed might cause you to dismiss the value of being in a partnership and why splitting gains is not as bad if you are making more profits.
- 18:15 - It’s all about having great people around you committed to the same cause and creating bigger and bigger opportunities for each other.
- 20:36 - Advice for newbies: How a wish differs from a burning desire and the will to make it happen.
- 23:01 - “Finding somebody in the marketplace who’s doing what it is that you want to do and finding a way to bring something of value to that person”.
- 27:52 - How to get your real estate career started by being the source of the deal.
- 29:58 - How to get off-market deals by making offers on properties that are not listed in the market or being contacted by the seller directly rather than a real estate agent.
- 31:44 - Strategies for finding off-market deals: from bandit signs and direct mail, to U-haul trucks and listsource.com.
- 42:36 - How Dan is teaching Income Hacking and an entrepreneurial spirit to his team members.
- 48:52 - Dan’s why: making dreams come true and carrying out God’s plan.
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Episode Resources
Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill
Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl
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