223: From Fire Fighter to an Entrepreneur with Rafael Cortez

Rafael is a real estate broker, investor, entrepreneur, and organizational psychologist. Founder of CEO Pulse LLC and a Real Estate Investment coach and podcaster with Wholesaling Inc. He became one of the youngest firefighters in Yuma County at the age of 19, began his first entrepreneurial project, and launched Netcor Transports LLC in 2007 (a non-emergency medical transportation business).

Rafael started his first business at 21 and launched his first company at age 23 and now has profitably invested in wholesale real estate.

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(00:00 - 07:55) - Opening Segment
-Introducing Rafael to the show
-Rafael shares something about himself being an organizational psychologist and being a firefighter.
-And how got into the business.

(07:55 - 24:36) - Building Confidence as an entrepreneur
-Rafael shares how he started as an entrepreneur
-He also shares his mistakes as an entrepreneur
-Rafael shares as well how being an organizational psychologist helped him in real estate
-He also shares how to get through the entrepreneur learning curve
-And those goals get him to the finish line
-He shares as well about his mistakes investing in real estate
-Rafael shares as well with his best deal in real estate

(24:53 - 29:09) - Fire Round
-Rafael shares if he has a plan of changing business or investment strategy after the pandemic
-He also talks about his favorite Real estate or Financial book
-Also the entrepreneur book that he loves to read
-He also shares the website that is very useful to him
-Rafael shares how he gives back
-Lastly, he shares how to reach/contact him

(29:09 - 29:40) - Closing Segment
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