Your Philosophy on Property Management

Ohio is not a place you want to be. I've experimented both with self-management and using a property manager. You know, property management is not glamorous. I love the grittiness. I understand low income. I would have made a good poor person because I know how to find value...I don't enjoy spending.

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Patrick Donley talks with Jeff Higgins about building a self-managed portfolio, managing remote rentals, and his learnings from being a men’s success coach.

Jeff is a real estate investor with a portfolio of 87 units — 57 in Massachusetts and 30 in Florida. He self-manages his properties and is also a licensed broker in both states. He also works as a men’s success coach for the Fraternity of Excellence, where he helps men find their inner strength and counsels them on their finances.

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN:

00:00 - Intro

05:15 - How Jeff became involved with the Fraternity of Excellence and men’s success coaching.

07:27 - What his inspiration to invest in real estate was.

16:41 - What entering the Florida market has been like.

27:43 - How he trained his handyman to handle property management.

29:02 - Why he prefers Section 8 rentals.

35:01 - How he self-manages 87 properties in two different states.

42:25 - Why the poem “If” by Rudyard Kipling is his favorite poem to learn to be mentally strong.

52:54 - What the most common mental barriers holding people back are.

And much, much more!

*Disclaimer: Slight timestamp discrepancies may occur due to podcast platform differences.

BOOKS AND RESOURCES

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Robert’s book The Everything Guide to House Hacking.
Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki.
Richer, Wiser, Happier by William Green.
The Confident Mind by Dr. Nate Zinsser.
How I Turned $1000 into Five Million in Real Estate by William Nickerson.
How to Make Money in Stocks by William O’Neil.
Fraternity of Excellence.
If by Rudyard Kipling.

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