Building a Portfolio of Properties with Jeff Cohn, CEO & Founder of Omaha Elite Real Estate Group

Welcome back to CEO Secrets! It’s another episode full of learnings with our special guest. Today, we have Jeff Cohn, CEO & Founder of Omaha’s Elite Real Estate Group.

Jeff Cohn began his career in his hometown in Omaha as a solo agent. His goal when he is starting was to become a Team Leader of an elite-level team. He focused on his personal connections and referrals and made an impressive record of sales. Aside from Residential & Commercial real estate, Jeff also operates companies in related markets such as title and escrow, insurance, property management, national call center, and single-family property flips and rental acquisition.

Let’s learn today from Jeff how he and his team were able to grow their deals from 80 to 700 in 6 years from 2011.

Takeaways:

1. How Jeff started buying properties (13:37)

2. Sell properties or invest in real estate, or both? (21:19)

3. How Jeff’s team is finding deals (26:11)

4. The 6 scenarios Jeff looks at when dealing with a transaction (28:01)

5. Tips in reaching outlying areas to get leads (32:14)

Book Recommendations:

127 Hours: Between a Rock and a Hard Place - by Aron Ralston

Episode Transcript:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1LV1-rdJTVc6zTUt4jD0W_aZ468GVuEUk_y7B05QWMEU/edit?usp=sharing