Work to Learn, Not to Earn on Your First Deal with Phil Capron

<p style="font-weight:400;">Welcome to the Real Estate (Un) Success podcast where our host, <a href='https://www.linkedin.com/in/jcodylewis/'>Cody Lewis</a> talks to people from the real estate community, sharing real stories about their struggles, pains, and even losses during their own real estate journey. In this episode, Phil Capron talks about how he learned a hard lesson on, “working to learn before working to earn”.</p> <p style="font-weight:400;"> </p> <p style="font-weight:400;"> </p> <p style="font-weight:400;"> </p> <p style="font-weight:400;">Phil served honorably as a Naval Special Warfare Combatant Craft Crewman, where he spent his days jumping out of planes, shooting, and manning the radios on the small fast boats that take Navy SEALs and other Special Operations personnel to and from their missions in non-permissive or denied areas of the world.</p> <p style="font-weight:400;"> </p> <p style="font-weight:400;"> </p> <p style="font-weight:400;"> </p> <p style="font-weight:400;">During his time in service, Phil realized that real estate was something he had a passion for and could help others, so he committed to pursuing it further. He took a real estate license course while still in the Navy and upon separation in 2012, immediately went to work selling his military buddies' homes as they transferred to and from Virginia. In 2019, Phil penned his first book "<a href='https://www.amazon.com/Your-VA-Loan-make-millionaire/dp/1707402981/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3LYZSWCCZGUKM&keywords=Your+VA+Loan%3A+and+How+It+Can+Make+You+a+Millionaire&qid=1649280598&sprefix=your+va+loan+and+how+it+can+make+you+a+millionaire%2Caps%2C56&sr=8-1'>Your VA Loan: and How It Can Make You a Millionaire</a>" in an effort to educate more military members and veterans about real estate.</p> <p style="font-weight:400;"> </p> <p style="font-weight:400;"> </p> <p style="font-weight:400;"> </p> <p style="font-weight:400;"> </p> <p style="font-weight:400;">Key Takeaways</p> <p style="font-weight:400;"> </p> <ul><li>Even if you’re working with