201: Quitting Corporate to Build a 23-Unit Post-Pandemic Rental Portfolio w/Gus Ofili

The beautiful thing about real estate is that there is endless room for growth. While some jobs have a capped amount of opportunity, real estate encourages constant advancement. Today’s guest, Gus Ofili, began his investing journey after the pandemic and now has nine properties with twenty-three units. Gus turned to real estate after deciding to leave his nine-to-five at a bank. He didn’t hate his job, in fact, he was doing very well, but there wasn't adequate room to grow. Gus started realizing he was getting passed up on opportunities by people who dedicated at least a decade of their life to the bank. He couldn't see himself taking ten years of his life for a career milestone—so he quit.Initially, real estate intrigued Gus because of the thrill he got from negotiating. He started taking classes to become a realtor while working his nine-to-five. As an agent, he sold fifty homes in his first year, seventy-one in his second, and 108 in his third year. While he did exceptionally well as a realtor, he wanted a backup plan and knew investing would be a fundamental part of his real estate career. He had the opportunity to sell a five-unit house, but when the first appraisal fell through, he began to see potential in the home, decided to buy it, and as the saying goes—the rest is history. In This Episode We CoverQuitting your nine-to-five and how to prepare to do soHow to use social media to gain free exposure and grow your brand Finding a profitable side hustle in real estate and the benefits of becoming a leasing agentClubhouse and how to use it to learn more, expand your network, and gain motivationOvercoming the fear of buying your first investment property and how to make the transition as smooth as possibleAnd So Much More!Links from the ShowAshley's InstagramTony's InstagramBiggerPocketsReal Estate Rookie PodcastReal Estate Rookie Facebook GroupBPCON2022AirbnbSTR SummitClubhouseDiscordBiggerPockets ForumsFacebook MarketplaceConnect with Gus:Gus' FacebookGus' InstagramCheck out the full show notes here: https://biggerpockets.com/blog/rookie-201Interested in learning more about today's sponsors or becoming a BiggerPockets partner yourself? Check out our sponsor page!

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