Matt Theriault is a real estate investor and mentor, entrepreneur, author, and United States Marine Corps Desert Storm Veteran, who teaches people how to create wealth, financial independence and freedom through financial literacy and a creative real estate investing education. He’s built a cash-flowing real estate portfolio of over 100 units over the last 10 years. using a conservative, simple, and efficient approach. Matt is also the host of two podcasts, including the popular real estate investing podcast, Epic Real Estate Investing and Do Over, a top-rated personal development podcast.

What you'll learn about in this episode: How Matt recovered from a failed venture in the independent music industry by refocusing his energies in the area of real estate investing Three ways that his real estate investing has taken shape in the past 12 years: doing it with you, doing it for you, or showing you how to do it yourself Ways that real estate investing allowed him to focus on developing strategies to live largely off of residual income with a plan for that income to exceed his monthly expenses How the first step involved taking care of basic necessities, followed by a plan to create his own wealth and a solid financial foundation once he had surpassed that point The value of maintaining a to-do list and assessing your goals every quarter, as well as making sure you get the top three things on your list out of the way Why we must remember that technology enhancements do not diminish the importance of having strong communication and people skills The significance that his "Daily Success Report" has had in strengthening both his financial awareness and his ability to share his expertise with others How Matt's podcast has become an incredibly successful part of his business through the way it attracts clients and builds relationships with them Matt's three strategies for new business owners: 1. Education is important, but expert-level education is not necessary; 2. Create an environment for success by associating with others doing what you want to do; and 3. Find a mentor among those associates Why building networks with those having mutual interests is a great investment in time Ways to contact Matt: Facebook: www.facebook.com/EpicRealEstateInvesting Podcast: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/epic-real-estate-investing/id446611090?mt=2&ign-mpt=uo%3D4 Twitter: @EpicREInvesting YouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/UC8ZYmCweKD2x-wy8PDEiFog Daily Success Report: epicrealestate.com/daily-success-report

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