572: The Super Repeatable Path to Real Estate Wealth (No Experience Needed!) w/Erika Brown

<p><strong>Do you need to be rich to buy a rental property?</strong> Arguably, no. In reality, you don’t need a lot of experience, know-how, or cash on hand to <a href="https://www.biggerpockets.com/guides/how-to-buy-rental-property" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">buy your first income property</a>. But, you need to at least <strong>be resourceful</strong>,<strong> take advantage of your opportunities</strong>, and have the tenacity to follow through on your goals. If you have all those qualities, you may be a great real estate investor, or maybe you’re today’s guest, <strong>Erika Brown</strong>.</p><p><strong>Erika wasn’t raised by real estate investors</strong>. No, this was a skill she had to learn completely on her own. In fact, she learned the real estate sales skill without even knowing it! When Erika moved to a new neighborhood in the Atlanta, Georgia area, she was <strong>consistently convincing friends to buy properties around her home</strong>. She passed these leads along to a local real estate agent until she realized she was <strong>casually handing over six figures in commissions</strong>.</p><p>So, she went ahead and<strong> got her </strong><a href="https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/get-your-real-estate-license" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>real estate license</strong></a>, and later<strong> turned a </strong><a href="https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/2014-04-29-off-market-deals-pocket-listings" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>pocket listing</strong></a><strong> into her first real estate investment</strong>. From there, she saw a profitable path laid out, all she needed was the partners, lending, and work to actualize it. Now, Erika is sitting on a sizable real estate portfolio, <strong>building purposeful and profitable businesses </strong>so she can employ members of her community and lead the wealth generation movement in her circle!</p><p><strong>In This Episode We Cover:</strong></p><p>When<strong> part-time agents</strong> should