Today, Dan Austin connects with us to talk about their marketing and sales platform, how they help investors acquire the best deals in the market, and guide us in the right direction of creating good investing partnerships.

Dan also gives us some value through his learning experiences as a former US military member, the importance of commitment in making decisions and choices, and conquering fears of investing in real estate. Dive in because there’s much we can offer in this episode!

Key Points & Relevant Topics

• Dan’s realizations that shifted his mindset and started his investing career
• Why Dan chose real estate as his wealth-building mechanism
• Overcoming the fear of taking risks in real estate investing
• Advice on finding and creating a business partnership that works
• The value of having grit and commitment in business or any aspect of life
• Collecting Keys: What it does, the services it offers to investors, and the asset classes covered 
• Typical fees and marketing budget involved in availing Collecting Keys’ services
• Collecting Keys Podcast’s purpose and the kind of real estate stories it features
• The mindset you must have to keep going despite investing challenges

Resources & Links

• Collecting Keys – Real Estate Investing Podcast
• Apartment Syndication Due Diligence Checklist for Passive Investor

About Dan Austin

As a former member of one of the most elite and highly trained special operations military groups, Dan learned firsthand the power of perseverance, teamwork, and a relentless commitment that allows ordinary people to achieve extraordinary things. Though a critical part of Dan’s early career path towards entrepreneurship, Dan departed from the military after 8 years and 6 combat deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan to pursue a career in Corporate America, albeit a short one. 

After working just a few short years in Corporate America as an Electrical Engineer Dan sought out a path to financial freedom through real estate and entrepreneurship. His journey began in 2016 after buying a couple of single-family rental properties. Once he discovered the immense value real estate provided, he struck out on his own to grow a real estate wholesaling business. Dan quickly scaled his business, wholesaling, flipping, and buying over 100 properties in just two years. 

While building his wholesaling business, the Collecting Keys business model was born as the only direct-to-seller full marketing and sales service offered to their real estate investor clients. Providing a first-of-its-kind service, the business grew to 25 markets across the US in just 6 months, with plans to be in 100 markets by the end of 2024. The Collecting Keys team not only finds motivated seller leads, but they also negotiate and put the property under contract on behalf of their clients. 

Dan is also the host of the Collecting Keys Podcast, where he and his co-host talk about the real day-to-day ups and downs of being a real estate investor and running a nationwide off-market real estate business.

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