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Wrestling with Real Estate with Barri Griffiths
Part 1
Things you will learn in this episode:
[00:01 – 07:00] Opening Segment
● Let’s bring Barri to the show
● James shares how he discovered the real estate world
“Real estate was a great plan B and something that allows him to create a lifestyle for himself.”
[07:01 – 15:59] Wrestling with Real Estate
● Barri shares his very first journey in real estate
● He bought his dream house when his career in wrestling just ended
● He talks about the entrepreneurial mindset he got from working with the construction company of his family
● Barri talks about his passive investing journey
● Barri shares the story of when he became the general partner in the deal with his coach
● The most important thing is your decision with your time and what you are trying to achieve
[16:00 – 22:27] From Single-Family to Multi-Family
● Barri talks about his first investment in single-family
● He shares about the investment property that he brought for rentals
● In Vegas, things are slightly different; you do not need to meet the 1% rule for cash flow
● Barri talks about the proof of concept of the money he makes every month from the first investment that got him hooked with passive investing
● He shares about his big learning lesson from a mistake he made on one property
● If you really want to be in real estate investing, you have got to realize that there will be some challenging times
Part 2
Things you will learn in this episode:
[00:01 – 9:59] Getting Educated on Real Estate and Multifamily
● Barri talks about finding a mentor to learn from
● You can also work for someone for free to learn
● Find someone who would provide you value
● You have to find a way to get educated because there is so much more complexity, especially in multifamily
● Barri talks about what the other people could get from doing the secret shop for them
● Boot on the ground
“You’re either going to find a way or find an excuse.”
[10:00 – 20:39] Building Relationships and Connections
● Barri talks about building personal relationships in this pandemic situation
● You can invest passively in someone’s deal, create a relationship with the general partner and learn from them
● There are many other ways and resources to meet up an get educated
● Building tried and true-tested relationships with the operating team to get into deals passively
● Barri talks about the benefits of being around the business people that you want to learn from
Part 3
Things you will learn in this episode:
[00:01 – 10:45] Understanding Your Limiting Beliefs
● Barri talks about the importance of knowing the terms in real estate to start
● You can always offer something, even when you have the same skillset as that successful person has
● Many of us tend to blame ourselves for a problem, whereas there are so many more logical reasons why it happens
“Be mindful of what you say to yourself because you talk to yourself much more than anyone else.”
[10:46 – 20:30] The Importance of Positive Self-Talk
● The inner saboteurs influence how you think about yourself
● Be mindful of what you say to yourself because you talk to yourself much more than anyone else
● You can re-program your brain to be more positive
● Barri shares some advice on how to improve your positivity
● Once you focus on different directions, it is surprising how much you can change
● Positive intelligence
● Final words
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