Transitioning from the NFL to Real Estate Investor Superstar with Dean Rogers

My guest today is former NFL player, Dean Rogers. Get ready to learn what the #1 trait is that you must have to successfully make the transition from the NFL (or any other career) to becoming a real estate investor superstar in your area. 

One important thing you will discover in this show is how this self-proclaimed “underdog” used this to his advantage to excel along the way. Real estate is very much a team sport like football, and Dean talks about how he wishes he had focused more on networking and collaboration earlier in his career. (Don’t we all?)

Dean Rogers began his career in the NFL with the San Diego Chargers. Dean soon realized that if he kept playing his health would be at stake. After walking away from the NFL, he has been in the real estate industry since 2013 leading him to build a successful business in California. Since then, Dean has flipped and wholesaled hundreds of houses and has a rental portfolio of eight figures. He is passionate about real estate and helping others learn how to build wealth and freedom.

Key Highlights:

[00:01 - 07:48] Opening Segment

• Former NFL player Dean Rogers shares how he got into real estate investing

• Why he decided to transition from an NFL player to a real estate investing superstar

• Building a large portfolio of rental properties and helping others learn how to build wealth and freedom

[07:49 - 15:52] Transitioning from the NFL to Real Estate Investor 

• Dean's experience walking away from a seven-figure contract to now a $65,000 salary

• What sports & real estate investing have in common

• How Dean transferred skills between the two to be successful

• Discipline is key to success and moving to the next level

[15:53 - 23:41] Real Estate Investor Loses Hundred Thousand on Flips

• How Dean got his first deal after 3 months

• Dean's journey wholesaling and flipping houses

• Losing money in the process but learning from his mistakes

• How to run a successful fix and flip business and become profitable

[23:42 - 31:53] How to Achieve Success in Real Estate

• Valuable lessons about doing deals correctly during difficult times

• It's better not to do a deal than a bad deal
• The importance of doing your due diligence

• How wholesaling improved Dean's cash flow

[31:54 - 37:42] Closing Segment

• Tips for becoming a successful real estate investor

• Surrounding yourself with positive people

Want to connect with Dean? Follow him on Instagram & YouTube. Head to his website, and think like a champion!

Resources Mentioned:

HUD Homes

Key Quotes:

"You need to keep your momentum going because as your momentum builds it, it gains more momentum and starts to snowball from there." - Dean Rogers

"You gotta work with others to be able to go because not just one player is going to allow you to win the game." - Dean Rogers

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