Hi! Welcome to the CASHFLOWDOTCOM.COM blog.
My name is Brandon Yeager.
Hometown: Near Latrobe, PA.
First, a big thank you for stopping by my blog. I’m a full time real estate investor, speaker, and author.
If you are on this page…it’s my guess that you want to know a little bit “about” me and this blog. So, here it is:
I started (and still live in) humble atmospheres. Back in December of 1995, I found myself graduating from the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown, destined for a career as an Electrical Engineer. Within my first year, I found myself feeling very uncomfortable depositing my money into a 401K account. A friend of mine from my Infantry Scout Platoon recommended (he was the Business Major…I was not…and had no clue about Finance) a book called The Wealthy Barber. It was basically…take 10% of your income right off the top and invest it.
REAL ESTATE ENTERS THE SCENE
At the same time, my wife and I began devouring some books on real estate investing…you know…basic Barnes and Nobles type stuff (yes, we also bought Carlton’s No Money Down course) and we ended up buying our first two piece of junk rental properties. We paid 10% cash down, and borrowed the remaining 90%. We were in the GAME! 
Sort of…
Well, before we knew it, it was the bottom of the 9th inning, and we were losing about 17 to nothing! Ikes. Yet, I knew from reading all those books there had to be a way. The agent who sold us those two houses, had also given us a golden pearl of wisdom…buy the Rich Dad, Poor Dad book. We did, and from that point on…our lives have never been the same.
Note: It has NOTHING to do with being rich. It has everything to do with being responsible for our own financial actions and learning to capitalize on opportunities by being experts in one field. We learned the difference between what is truly and asset, and what is truly a liability (whether your banker or accountant tells you otherwise). If it makes you money, it’s an asset. If it is costing you money…it’s a liability…even if that means you are talking about your personal residence!
Fast Forward to Today…Over 10 Years Later.
We’ve shared many bumps along the way, but that is how everyone learns. The 3 primary towns where I’ve bought most of my property encompass about 30,000 people. I’ve been fortunate to have had these experiences:
- completing real estate deals in over 5 different states.
- been on the buying side, as a principal, in over 100 real estate transactions, and counting.
- proficient with owner financing, lease options, wholesaling, rehabbing, rentals, buying nonperforming notes, preforeclosures, reo’s, contractors, researching titles, private lenders, short sales, etc.
Small Town Challenges
The opportunity to work in a small town area has it’s own challenges. Many gurus, and I agree to an extent, recommend that you become extremely proficient in ONE aspect of investing. Once it is profitable, add another to the mix. I handle it a little differently. If I were in a metro area of 1MM or more in population…great…stick to one to start with. I, on the other hand, out of the need for survival, try to capitalize on every phone call that comes to me in many different ways. Yes, as time goes on, I find myself going after lower hanging fruit, and sticking closer to my home (if that can be possible?) and continuing to work deals. If you live in a major metro area, and want to focus on doing deals within 30 minutes of your house…read on…because you are in BETTER shape than I am regarding physical location.
To me, there is no better investment in the world than real estate. If you are still reading this far, I must have your attention. Trust me. Follow along, learn, and see. If you do go along for the ride, you will hopefully not be one of those sorry souls who are planning that the government is going to provide for them through their income and health insurance programs for your survialship. You MUST take things into your own hands and right your ship.
To Your Success, Your Friend and Mentor,
Brandon Yeager
