Action and Accountability with Connor O’Brien

Connor O’Brien is a real estate investor, engineer, and house hacking professional. After graduating college, Connor moved to Chicago where he got his start in real estate with a duplex house hack using an FHA 203K loan. Connor has gone on to invest in small multifamily properties in Illinois and Indiana.

Key Points

  1. Accountability
  2. House hacking
  3. FHA 203K loans
  4. Finding opportunities in problems
  5. Scaling to small multifamily properties

LIGHTNING QUESTIONS

1. What was your biggest hurdle getting started in real estate investing, and how did you overcome it?

  • The money piece. Through accountability groups, Connor learned and gained the confidence to overcome that limiting belief.

2. Do you have a personal habit that contributes to your success?

  • Connor attributes much of his success to accountability groups.

3. Do you have an online resource that you find valuable?

  • Stessa – online property management tool and accounting software

4. What book would you recommend to the listeners and why?

5. If you were to give advice to your 20-year-old self to get started in real estate investing, what would it be?

  • Be a part of an accountability group.

RESOURCES

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