What if one real estate deal paid you more than 20 years in your profession? In this episode, Wayde Elliott, founder of Store It, shares how a career-ending injury forced him to walk away from dentistry — and how a series of failures eventually led him to build a self-storage portfolio worth over $50 million. This conversation dives deep into beliefs, risk, and what it really takes to pivot into real estate later in life. What you’ll learn in this episode: The moment Wayde lost his dental car...
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What if one real estate deal paid you more than 20 years in your profession? In this episode, Wayde Elliott, founder of Store It, shares how a career-ending injury forced him to walk away from dentistry — and how a series of failures eventually led him to build a self-storage portfolio worth over $50 million. This conversation dives deep into beliefs, risk, and what it really takes to pivot into real estate later in life. What you’ll learn in this episode: The moment Wayde lost his dental car...
How I Turned $17,500 Into $350,000 – My First Real Estate Deal
The Captain Curt Show
10 minutes
4 months ago
How I Turned $17,500 Into $350,000 – My First Real Estate Deal
In this solo episode of The Captain Curt Show, I take you back to 2015 when I was making just $48,000 a year as an airline pilot and decided to take the leap into real estate. With only $17,500 in savings, an FHA loan, and a little help from my in-laws, I bought my very first property—a duplex in Vista, California—that completely changed my financial future. I break down step by step how I: Negotiated $60,000 off the asking priceBorrowed creatively to fund renovationsUsed the “BRRR” metho...
The Captain Curt Show
What if one real estate deal paid you more than 20 years in your profession? In this episode, Wayde Elliott, founder of Store It, shares how a career-ending injury forced him to walk away from dentistry — and how a series of failures eventually led him to build a self-storage portfolio worth over $50 million. This conversation dives deep into beliefs, risk, and what it really takes to pivot into real estate later in life. What you’ll learn in this episode: The moment Wayde lost his dental car...
