How to Tap Into an Existing Investor Demand to Fund & Finance Deals w/Chris Craddock

Agents have the skill and access to deals that would make them naturally excel at investing, yet it’s not very common for agents to become investorsWe often make the mistake of assuming that the person with the capital has more leverage, but when you have access to deals, you hold the true value. There’s a huge investor demand for good deals in every market. Agents bump into these deals without even trying and let them slip through their fingers. There’s no one better at identifying a good deal than an agent who knows that market. This is valuable knowledge that can allow us to become successful investors. What are the advantages of merging our real estate business with an investing component? How do we tap into the investor demand and access capital? Why is there so much leverage in being the person with the deal? In this episode, investor and agent Chris Craddock shares why real estate agents miss out when they don’t take advantage of their proximity to deals.    If you are good at what you do, all you have to do is find deals and the money will show up. -Chris Craddock     Three Things You’ll Learn In This Episode How investing multiplies your income potential: Most agents make about $50,000 to $60,000 a year. With just one investment, we can earn just as much. We can earn exponentially more by just adding a few deals to our books. This kind of income takes pressure off the real estate side, and also provides retirement income.    Why massive success is easier as an investor: To make six-figures as a traditional real estate agent, you have to be in the top-tier of production. In investing, you can make six-figures without needing to be a top producer or be in the top 5% of the industry.    The leverage every real estate agent has: In every single market, there are investors looking for deals, and real estate agents are perfectly positioned to identify these deals. We can earn money from just being the person who puts these deals together and gets them in front of the right people.     Guest Bio:   Chris Craddock is an entrepreneur, investor, agent, and the founder and CEO at The Redux Group. He has been in real estate for 17 years, and for the past 2 years, his real estate agent business partnered with local wholesalers to find motivated sellers. Chris is a consistent NVAR multi-million dollar producer who produces over $2 Million in commission each year. His team sold just under $120 million in volume in 2019. He is also a nationally certified Life Coach and member of Gary Keller's Top 100 with a Doctorate in Leadership, and host of the Uncommon Real Estate Podcast. For more information, visit https://www.chriscraddock.com/ join the Uncommon Real Estate Facebook group and follow @craddrock on Instagram.