From Comedy Writer to Real Estate Investor

The chapter traces the speaker's journey from aspiring comedy writer to successful author of a personal finance and real estate investing book. It discusses their transition from a tech support job to focusing on real estate investment after leveraging their job to secure mortgages. The chapter also delves into the challenges of making personal finance advice entertaining and humorous, as well as the speaker's strategy for job hunting and career advancement.

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In this today’s episode, Patrick Donley (@JPatrickDonley) sits down with Alan Corey, a self-described real estate maximalist, who has achieved financial independence through a long-term, straight forward real estate strategy. You’ll also learn about his life as a New York comic, how Alan practiced habits of the wealthy to build his portfolio, how he got his start as an author, what holds people back from getting started in real estate, the importance of finding your niche, and so much more!

Alan is a real estate investing mentor and coach, an Atlanta realtor, and owns a large portfolio of multi-family properties. He is also the author of "A Million Bucks by 30" and "House FIRE" and runs House Money Media.

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN:

00:00 - Intro

01:57 - What life was like as a comic in New York City.

06:58 - How Alan started practicing habits of the wealthy.

09:07 - What his first steps in real estate were to start building his portfolio.

31:33 - How Alan got started as an author.

46:20 - What holds people back from getting started in real estate.

50:07 - Why it is important to find your niche in real estate.

51:18 - What Alan’s portfolio looks like today and where he focuses.

54:02 - How he views long-term debt.

58:03 - What is House Money Media.

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

BOOKS AND RESOURCES

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Recommended book: A Million Bucks by 30 by Alan Corey.
Recommended book: The Subversive Job Search by Alan Corey.
Recommended book: House Fire by Alan Corey.
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