046: Anna Kelley | Learn Resilience and Creativity with the ReiMom

Anna Kelley started her real estate journey by buying and doing their first flip together with her husband. After that first flip, they decided to stop doing flips and focused on rental properties. While having a full-time job and with her husband starting his chiropractic business, Anna slowly built up their real estate portfolio on the side. Fast-forward, she finally pulled the trigger and retired from her 9 to 5 job to fully commit to real estate investing. Today, Anna is called the ReiMom, a Real Estate Investor, Mom, Speaker, Coach, Mentor, and Syndicator.

[00:01- 12:32] Anna’s Story

• Anna talks about her background and shares their family’s story.
• How they got started in real estate
• The transition from her 9 to 5 job
• Anna talks about the first flip they made
• Why her husband said, “no more flips.” 
• Moving to Pennsylvania

[12:33 – 32:20] Become Recession Proof

• The 2008 Recession – how it affected Anna
• Buying her first 4-plex with her income at risk during the 2008 recession
• Anna talks about her struggles during the recession
• Learning resilience, creativity, and never taking NO for an answer
• Trying to create cash with no money
• Learning through their experiences during the recession and becoming recession-proof
• Anna talks about the lessons she learned and shares tips you can use

[32:20 – 48:36] Retirement

• Building up her portfolio and retiring from her 9 to 5 job
• Anna shares the process of focusing on her family and real estate career
• Would you suggest to someone to start with a duplex or 4-plex or bigger complexes?
• Anna weighs in on doing deals with partners and syndications
• It doesn’t make sense on doing small deals
• Creating generational wealth
• What is the right size for your first deal?

[48:37 – 59:49] Closing Segment

• Having a recession resilient, recession-proof portfolio
• How they’re managing through the COVID pandemic
• Final thoughts for the listeners:
• “This is the time to really get educated.”
• Connect with Anna. See the links below.

Tweetable Quotes:

“Location, location, location is really important.” – Anna Kelley

“You have to balance your risk tolerance with the risk of using up your cash and what if something happens.” – Anna Kelley

“Align yourself with people that do have grit and money and creativity.” – Anna Kelley

“My best advice in getting through a recession is just learn, do it. Jump over the hurdles and align yourself with really good people that can get you where you need to go.” – Anna Kelley

You can connect with Anna and join her coaching program by sending her an email at [email protected] or visiting her website https://reimom.com/. 

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