From being a highly-paid downhearted corporate employee for years to a fulfilled real estate investor, Mike DeHaan joins the show to share the ups and downs of his journey. We may have previously featured many stories of failures and success, but the way he built his luck in the business may be different from what you heard. If you want to find the answer to how he did it, dive into this episode!

Key Takeaways to Listen for

• The importance of having a thought process before making big decisions and transitions in life
• Biggest catalysts of growing a real estate business
• Benefits of having a hiring staff, building systems and processes in creating passive income
• Income-producing marketing strategies
• The significant role of your struggles to persevere and achieve success
• Why people must be patient and committed when investing in real estate

Resources Mentioned in This Episode

• BiggerPockets
• Free Apartment Syndication Due Diligence Checklist for Passive Investor 

About Mike DeHaan

Mike DeHaan started his working life in a typical fashion, going to college and by age 26 was making 6 figures at a cushy corporate job, but he was miserable. After a deep battle with depression at the age of 28 he jumped ship from the corporate world and gave up all his income with no plan and no concrete direction of where to go or what to do. He spent the next 2 years working side jobs, driving for uber, and barely scraping by while trying a medley of different businesses. From eCommerce, drop shipping, marketing, working for a startup, coaching, if you name it he tried it. 

His goal was to have a fully location-independent business that could not only generate income but also generate wealth and could be easily grown and scaled with staff and systems. Ultimately this is what led him to become an Off Market Real Estate Investor (Wholesaler) beginning in January of 2020 by joining a mastermind that gave him the coaching, accountability, and community to commit and take things to the next level. 

Two years later, Mike has hired staff and improved his systems to now have 17 staff members and is doing deals in 9 different markets. He has also completed over 100 deals in the last 2 years and now generates more passive rental income than he used to make in his 6-figure salary. He even achieved his goal of having a location independent business as his company continues to close deals while he regularly travels the country (and the world). 

He is also the host of the Collecting Keys Podcast and runs his own national mastermind the Instant Investor Program where he helps investors get right into the action finding their own off-market opportunities in as little as 2 weeks.