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Sep 2023
49m 22s

How To Invest WITHOUT Spending Your Own ...

CAYLA CRAFT
About this episode

When investing, you need to know your who, what, and why! Your guide to all things real estate investing and creative financing is in this episode!

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Tax-Free Wealth by Tom Wheelwright


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Show Notes:

How do you go from working multiple jobs to buying 12 buildings in 12 months? Here to share her treasure trove of knowledge is the incredible Melanie Dupuis! Alongside her husband Dave, Mel is a real estate investor who specializes in helping people buy investment properties without spending their own money. Today, we’ll be talking about her investing journey, going from humble beginnings to successfully buying buildings the following year. Mel will share her advice for investors just starting out, such as tips for vetting your investment partners, structuring your deals, and what she had wished she would have known sooner. We also take a look into how she built her education company to share her expertise to like-minded entrepreneurs. Now is your opportunity to learn from one of the greats! Find out how to win for yourself and your family through the investments you make!


00:35 Meet one of the greats of the real estate investing world, Melanie Dupuis, of the Mel and Dave investor duo!

01:40 What were you doing before real estate?

04:15 How did you get into the rooms you needed to be in?

05:30 How did you get into multi-family?

07:55 Where did your grittiness come from?

10:05 What made you want to share your knowledge?

16:05 What does your relationship with your husband look like?

17:55 What has been your favorite student success story?

19:20 The hardest part of building an education company.

20:55 How do you hire the best team?

25:25 What hiring mistakes have you made?

29:10 How has your mindset shifted from your first property to today?

32:40 What is creative financing?

34:30 How do you vet who you invest with?

36:20 What is your outlook on the economy?

40:40 How do you structure your deals?

43:24 Why did you decide to branch out to different countries?

46:25 Where do you see yourself in five years?

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