Ep 27 - From CPA to doing over 1000 Flips and STR's with Mathew Owens

GUESTS BIO

Mathew Owens - is a CPA and owner of OCG Properties, LLC BA in Economics w/ Emphasis in Accounting from UC Santa Barbara Certified Public Accountant, 2002 Bought, renovated and sold or held over 700+ single-family properties Currently buying 5+ single-family rental properties per month Acquire and operate value add multifamily properties Private Lender with over $10M+ lent in multiple markets across the U.S. Raised over $75 million in private investors capital Currently own over 130+ units in Memphis, TN, Atlanta GA, St. Louis, MO Property management 10+ years experience Investments Syndicated investments Performing and non-performing Notes Single-family, multifamily properties – flipping & holding Private lending Short term rentals 15+ years experience taxation and auditing 15+ years full-time real estate experience

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE EPISODE

06:10  Mathew’s biography

14:19  Taking those baby steps to achieve your dreams.

15:56  What got Mathew into real estate and how he got to the point to make the leap to go fulltime.

21:30  What Mathew’s Airbnb systems look like now.

31:09  Mathew’s vision / goals / thought pattern right now.

36:13  Is there anybody that will fund the furniture investment for short term rental.

39:19  KPI’s of how Mathew helps measure his management companies progress.

46:58  Everybody is going to make mistakes.

49:26  What does Mathew specifically look for when looking for a short term rental property?

55:14  Paying attention and realizing after taking a hit from a change in the market.

56:57  What is the #1 Secret for success in short term rentals?

NOTABLE QUOTES (KEY LESSONS):

"You're focused on what do you want to bring into your life and the more that is successful for you the more it becomes ingrained belief over time." - Mathew Owens

"The first thing I do now is looking at myself and say, 'What did I do wrong here

that I can change to make this not happen again.'" - Mathew Owens

"Mindset and that culture is literally everything for success" - Mathew Owens.

CONNECTING WITH THE GUESTS

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mathewowens/

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