#142: I Never Had a Check That Big In My Entire Life. But I Think That Just Goes to Show the Validity of the Program to Be That Early In a Game. It Is So Worth It.

Devon: Hi, my name is Devon. I’m from Rhode Island.
Julia: And I’m Julia, also from Rhode Island, and we’ve been with Freedom Mentor for about a year and a half.
Devon: Just to gain more knowledge of real estate. A lot of times you read about that 97% of all self-made millionaires are made through real estate. And knowing the tax advantages that go along with real estate, we were very interested in building wealth and acquiring more properties.

Julia: What I like about Freedom Mentor is the ability to access coaches so easily and all the videos and knowledge that you’re gaining throughout. And just as soon as you’re getting into a deal, you have the ability to access a coach at anytime. There’s so many coaching calls and things that you can get on and network with other people who are also doing this as well, and it really just guides you through each deal that you’re doing.

Devon: Yeah, and Julia touched upon the most important point is access to people who have been there and done this before. You can’t read a book and do a deal and just figure out a deal. You need help all the way from the start to the finish because there are so many different things that come up throughout a real estate transaction.
We’re in Daytona beach, Florida, and we’re at basically a mastermind session here in Daytona, and we’re learning about different things in the real estate industry, going over some things that we’ve learned throughout the program. And really being able to network with other students across the country and hear what they’re doing, what’s working, what’s not working. It really gives you confidence that this works and people are doing deals all around the country.

Julia: Yeah, exactly. And to add on to that, it’s just great meeting people that have done this and they have success stories that are awesome.

Devon: Absolutely.

Julia: And you know, we’ve also been successful as well. So it’s been nice to share that with other people who have questions and just overall helping each other while we’re here.

Devon: Phil definitely knows what he’s talking about. His experience level on doing things creatively, understanding the market, not only in where he lives but across the country. Because as you do more deals and you begin to feel what is about to come, and he can bring you through difficult situations. So our very first deal, we did about six months into the program. We rehabbed the property and we ended up selling the property and our first deal generated 61,000 in profit.
So, it was exciting. I never had a check that big in my entire life. But I think that just goes to show the validity of the program to be that early in a game. Because you hear people talk about real estate seminars all across the country and they never do a deal, whereas in our first six months we did a deal. She did all the electrical work. She’s much more handier than I am.

Julia: And it was before our wedding so that was …

Devon: Yeah, we actually got the check on our honeymoon.

Julia: So, that was a plus.

Devon: It was a plus.

Julia: It was worth it in the end.

Devon: Yeah. I would say that the most important thing to know is that you have the coaches throughout the program. And I think that is what really separates this program versus other programs is because, as I mentioned before, you can’t just read a book and do a deal. You need mentorship not only through one deal, but multiple deals so that you can gain experience that others don’t have. You only gain experience in this business by doing deals and learning from others who have done deals.

Julia: And also just taking the leap and investing in this, because it is so worth it in the end. These coaches are so passionate about what they do, and you learn that from communicating with them. So …