Having a plan of action is one thing, but sticking to that plan is another. Most investors lose motivation when they see a task that is too big for them to do. But Anton Ivanov had a clear vision of his goals. When his tasks where bigger than he can handle, he broke it down to smaller pieces. Anton inherited a condo and became an accidental landlord but then saw that turnkey investments is great for starting investors who want to go out of state. Now he owns 35 rental units across four states that generates passive cash flow. Anton shares his stories of beginnings and how he got his confidence in the real estate investment world.
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I have an interesting episode because I have a special guest, but he’s more than a guest. He’s actually a past client. This guy has really impressed me. The reason is because he set out to acquire real estate and build a portfolio. He set some goals and he made a plan. Not only did he execute on his plan but he stuck to it. He stuck to it in a way that he actually surprised me. I got an email with the subject line, “Just wanted to say a HUGE thanks.” I was a little taken aback. At first I thought, “It’s a spam email,” and I was about to delete it but then I recognized his name. I opened it up and he basically said, “I want to reach out to you just to say thank you for all your help, guidance and advice you’ve given me in the few years back. It’s been absolutely invaluable.” That’s literally “right from his email.” One thing led to another and I wanted to get him on the show here to share his experience and a little bit about him and how he got started and why he chose the path he chose and how he built his portfolio. Everybody’s got advice and some wisdom and knowledge and I figured it would be invaluable for a lot of people to learn from him.

His name is Anton Ivanov. He is a real estate investor and an entrepreneur. He has built a 35-unit rental portfolio that’s spread out across four states. He lives in California, so these are not in California. He’s also the founder of an incredible app called DealCheck. It is dubbed the leading real estate analysis software and it is used by over 28,000 investors and agents to quickly analyze and compare investment properties. I actually was part of that beta test when he was developing it and it is excellent. I really enjoy using it and it’s outstanding. If you live off of an iPhone or a smart device, I really suggest putting that on your device because it’s useful. With that, I want to welcome Anton to the show.

If you missed our last episode, be sure to listen to Ken McElroy on The Economy, Finding Deals, Real Estate Myths, Property Management, and Achieving Goals Part 2.

Enjoy the show!

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From Zero to 35 Rentals in 4 Years – A Client Success Story
Anton, welcome.

Marco, it’s great to be here. Thanks again for having me.

It’s my pleasure because you really, really impressed me how you built up a 35-unit rental portfolio when you had essentially zero when we first started. You inherited one property from your family and that was the starting point. With that interesting story, why don’t we start off by you telling us a little bit about you and how you got started with real estate investing?

Turnkey Investments: I basically became a landlord when I least expected it.

I’m actually originally from Russia and I immigrated with my family to Southern California, to San Diego in 2000, so I was in high school. I graduated high school and actually right after that, I joined the US Navy, active duty. I served for six years for the American Navy.