Jumping Into REI Fulltime with Cody Lewis

<p>What makes you take the plunge into full-time real estate investing (aka quite your job)?  Today's guest will show us how...</p> <p>Cody Lewis is a founding partner of Vendue Capital, LLC. He is involved in property acquisition, investor relations, and asset management for the company.</p> <p>In this episode, Cody shares how he successfully leaped into doing real estate investing full time after spending years working in a tech company. </p> <p>Checkout: Raising Capital Without Rejection Full-Day Workshop (Online):<a href='https://investorattractionworkshop.com/'> https://investorattractionworkshop.com/</a></p> <p>What you'll learn in just 17 minutes from today's episode: </p> <ul><li>Understand the importance of having open communication in the business of real estate investing, especially when you’re in a partnership;</li> <li>Discover the advantage of working with people who know you and whom you know;</li> <li>Find out how to dramatically increase your capital raising results by avoiding 'verbal commitments' and getting something much better instead.</li> </ul> <p>Resources/Links: </p> <ul><li>Vendue Capital: <a href='https://www.venduecapital.com/'>https://www.venduecapital.com/</a></li> <li>Real Estate UnSuccess Stories: <a href='https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/real-estate-un-success-stories/id1567235916'>https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/real-estate-un-success-stories/id1567235916</a></li> </ul> <p>Topics Covered: </p> <ul><li>00:54 – The story behind Cody’s shift into doing real estate investing full time</li> <li>04:20 – Plotting a quadrant of responsibilities that make up a real estate company</li> <li>05:48 – How Cody and his partner make their partnership work</li> <li>07:59 – The marketing side of Vendue Capital; having the trust of people around them</li> <li>09:44 – Choosing their potential investors and eventually reaching out to talk</li> <li>11:02 – How Cody and his partner know who the best catches are</li> <li>12:42 – A lesson Dave learned the hard way</li> <li>14:08 – Cody’s t