Episode #72
Ep. 72: She Bought a Fix & Flip 8 Months Pregnant… With an Alligator in the Pool with Mandy Konecki
What would happen if you stopped trying to do every real estate deal on your own? Mandy Konecki learned that lesson firsthand. Living in Jacksonville, Florida, Mandy got into real estate by buying a fix-and-flip sight unseen while eight months pregnant... and, because apparently that wasn’t enough excitement, there was an alligator in the pool. From there, Mandy and her husband built a portfolio of fix-and-flips, long-term rentals, and short-term rentals. Their real estate income eventually helped her husband leave his corporate job, while their rental portfolio began supplementing Mandy’s corporate salary. But as Mandy’s corporate career became increasingly demanding and required extensive travel and time away from her family, she realized something had to change. She eventually left her corporate job and went all-in on real estate. One of the biggest turning points in their journey? Learning how to leverage other people’s money (OPM). When they first started investing, Mandy and her husband assumed they had to fund every deal themselves. But if they did, they could only complete a project, wait for their capital to come back, and then start the next one, a process that could take 10 months or more. Once they learned how to partner with other investors and leverage outside capital, the number of projects they could take on was no longer limited by the amount of money sitting in their own bank accounts. In this episode of From Corporate to Cash Flow, Mandy shares: - How she bought her first fix-and-flip sight unseen while eight months pregnant - The real estate strategies that helped her husband leave corporate - Why relying solely on your own capital can limit your growth - How learning to leverage OPM changed the trajectory of their business - Why surrounding yourself with the right people can accelerate your success - The “gym” analogy that explains why your environment matters so much - How she uses time blocking to stay focused on income-producing activities - Why entrepreneurs need to keep their end goal in sight instead of getting trapped in the day-to-day What she’s learned from the reality that you’re always in school as an entrepreneur Mandy’s story is a great reminder that you don't have to have everything figured out before you start, you just have to keep learning, adapting, and putting yourself around people who are already doing what you want to do. If you're a high-income professional or W-2 employee who wants to build wealth, start a side hustle, invest in real estate, or create more freedom without sacrificing the stability of your career, this episode is full of practical lessons you can apply right now. Connect with Mandy: https://www.facebook.com/mandy.yoder.71 https://www.instagram.com/mandykonecki/?hl=en www.youtube.com/@TheKonection https://www.skool.com/real-estate-reimagined-8674/-/members Enjoyed this episode? Subscribe to From Corporate to Cash Flow and leave a review or comment telling us your biggest takeaway. Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theandreacannon Subscribe to my YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@TheAndreaCannon
