Meet Andrey Sokurec, Expert Real Estate Investor
My name is Andrey Sokurec and I own Homestead Road, the largest real estate investment company in the Midwest. We’ve done over 1000 deals in 11 years and currently average 10-15 deals per month.
In reading my previous statement… I don’t want you to think that I achieved this level of success as a real estate investor because I’m super smart, or that I have special skills, or that I started with a lot of money…
Because the truth is, I’m the complete opposite….
In 2005, I came to the USA from Belarus with nothing. I had no money, I was unfamiliar with the culture and I could barely speak English.
My first job was as a manual worker at a construction site, then I became a loan officer, working 60-70 hours per week to provide for my family and make a better life for us.
I worked hard and I did fairly well…
Then in 2008, the recession hit me like a ton of bricks.
The mortgage industry practically crashed and I was out of a job…
What in the world was I going to do now??!?
I worked so hard to achieve the little success I did gain!
As a loan officer I frequently ran into real estate investors. I would watch real estate investing TV shows and I always found what they did to be interesting.
But…
I didn’t know how to get started…
I would ask myself…
“Is this real estate stuff real? Can I really make money as a real estate investor? What happens if I do something wrong? Don’t I need a lot of money to get started?”
I was scared of the unknown.
There were 2 simple things that I stumbled upon that made me into the real estate investor I am today…
- I found a mentor
- I took action by starting with one…
Let me explain…
I found an experienced real estate investor that actively invests in Minnesota real estate.
Among the many things my mentor taught me… there is one in particular that simplified it and helped me get over my fear…
Start with getting 1 deal.
So in 2009 I finally made the leap forward, found my first potential deal after sorting through a lot of “tire kickers” and then…
I froze like a deer in headlights…
Fear was taking over.
I was at a place where I told myself, “I don’t know what I’m doing…”
I called my mentor and expressed to him my reservations I was having about the deal.
I’ll never forget what he said…
“Andrey, if you don’t close that deal, I WILL!”
It was the “kick in the butt” that I needed to move forward…
So a small, pink, single-family house ended up being my first closed real estate deal.
Within 2 weeks, I was able to walk away with a check for $17,000….
Once I was able to secure that FIRST deal and receive my FIRST real estate investment check… that was the moment I KNEW this was real and I CAN do this to successfully provide for my family.
Taking the first step and focusing on getting my first deal, was one of the best decisions I’ve made in my life…
I now have the financial freedom to spend more time with my family and enjoy more of my life.
Just as my mentor did for me…
Now, it’s my mission to help you take the first step in building wealth through real estate and creating the life you truly want…
You’re mentor,
– Andrey