Matt Faircloth started his career as an engineer for a Fortune 500 company but decided to quit his safe and secure job to become a full-time real estate investor and has now been active in Real Estate since 2002. Matt is the co-founder and president of The DeRosa Group, founded with the vision of “transforming lives through real estate.”
[00:01 – 05:14] Opening Segment
- I introduce our guest, Matt Faircloth.
- Matt talks about raising private capital.
- Check out his book titled Raising Private Capital.
- Multifamily is a ‘people business.’
[05:15 – 11:43] How to Build Trust
- Matt shares tips on how to get people to trust you and attract investors
- Be trustworthy through authenticity
- Put out content that is easily accessible
[11:44 – 22:54] Facebook Live with BiggerPockets
- Matt talks about the weekly Facebook Live hosted by BiggerPockets
- The live feature of other Social Media platforms (LinkedIn, YouTube)
- Putting out content consistently
[22:55 – 34:27] THE FINAL FOUR
- What’s the worst job that you ever had?
- I sold imitation perfume and cologne.
- What’s a book you’ve read that has given you a paradigm shift?
- Conversations with God by Neale Donald Walsch
- What is a skill or talent that you’d like to learn?
- Speak another language (Spanish, Mandarin, or Italian)
- How to play the piano
- What does success mean to you?
- Living life on my own terms
- Connect with Matt. See the links below.
- Final thoughts
Tweetable Quotes:
“It’s not about the company or what. It’s about who you are.” – Matt Faircloth
“Success means to me living life on my own terms and being able to do what I want with the one limited resource that I have in my life, which is time.” – Matt Faircloth
Resources Mentioned:
You can connect with Matt on The DeRosa Group website. Shoot them a text “DeRosa” at 66866 and get free real estate learning materials and resources.
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