Why Would a Successful High-Volume Agent Shift Towards Investing? w/Jake Thomas

Many top-producing agents believe they earn more than enough from sales that investing is completely unnecessary. My guest today sees it differently - even though his team closes 80 transactions a year, he’s also putting effort into building a solid portfolio. Why would a Realtor who runs a high-volume sales operation shift their focus into investing? Does investing help us achieve something we can’t get through traditional sales? In this episode, agent and investor and co-owner of the Thomas Team, Jake Thomas, shares why having the best of both worlds in real estate is such a huge advantage.   One good transaction could lead to 20 over the next 2-3 years. -Jake Thomas   Three Things You’ll Learn In This Episode   Why a successful agent is shifting his focus to investingHow do we build a self-sustaining portfolio that doesn’t require money from real estate transactions to grow? The secret to doing large volumes of business with minimal effortHow can you get more real estate clients with little effort? Rules for short-term rentalsWhat steps should you take before getting into short-term rentals?   Guest Bio Jake is currently the #1 yielding Realtor in volume for United Realty with over 11.5 million in sales, selling over 55 houses each year. With over 10 years of Real Estate experience, Jake started out investing in rental properties. Jake specializes in working with first-time homebuyers, people looking to upgrade or downsize, investors looking for investment properties, and every scenario in between. For more information, visit https://thomasteamproperties.com/.