AREI 31: Why Finding Your Tribe Is Pivotal to Your Success in Real Estate with Christy Keeton
Finding your tribe is one of the most important aspects of your pursuit of success in real estate. Today’s guest, Christy Keeton, talks about that in this episode. Christy is an Oil & Gas Engineering Technician turned Real Estate Investor, Networking Professional, and Underwriting Expert. As an engineering technician for more than 15 years in the oil and gas industry, her expertise was used to analyze multi-million-dollar acquisitions, annual budgets, and create processes to increase company performance. In 2012, Christy’s desire to invest in real estate drove her to open Keeton Realty Investments. Over the years her main focus was single-family flips. In 2019, she turned her focus to multi-family real estate. She took all she had and put it into the education needed to invest in apartments and mobile home parks. She chose real estate investing to have financial freedom and help support charitable organizations for human trafficking and clean water in India.
In this episode, Christy talks about how finding her tribe changed the course of her real estate journey. She also talks about why it’s important to keep going and why making it in real estate is all about having the right mindset. Join us and listen in!
[00:01 - 07:42] Opening Segment
Welcoming Christy to the show
Christy shares her background
How Christy’s son got interested in real estate
[07:43 - 13:30] There’s No Such Thing As An Overnight Success
Why making it in real estate doesn’t happen overnight
Building relationships don’t happen in an instant
It’s worth it if you keep going
Why real estate is simple but not easy
Connecting with brokers
[13:31 - 28:14] Finding Your Tribe in Real Estate
Why finding your tribe is a pivotal aspect of real estate
How much Christy’s goals changed after finding her tribe
Real estate is a mindset game
Christy talks about helping communities in Asia
[28:15 - 33:44] Closing Segment
Asking Christy the Adventurous Four
How you can connect with Christy
Memorable Quotes:
“It's worth it if you keep going. Just don't give in. Don't give in to that fear of ‘You're never going to get it.’ Don't Get into that mindset of ‘Nobody likes you and you're never going to get it.’ Just hang in there and keep going and keep pushing forward with those brokers, keep networking, and find your tribe. Find the people that can help you level up.” - Christy Keeton
“Find the right people to partner with. Make sure that your values are aligned with their values. Make sure that your future goals are aligned with what they can help you with. It's the most important thing.” - Christy Keeton
Check out Keeton Realty Investments on their website and Facebook Page!
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