Getting Started with OPM - Other People's Mistakes - Donato Callahan
Episode 50 of the The Gentle Art of Crushing It! podcast, hosted by The Gentle Art of Crushing It, titled "Getting Started with OPM - Other People's Mistakes - Donato Callahan" was published on March 29, 2023 and runs 46 minutes.
March 29, 2023 ·46m · The Gentle Art of Crushing It!
Summary
Donato grew up in Bettendorf, Iowa where he graduated as high-school Valedictorian before attending Boise State University for Biology where he was one of three biology majors in the country awarded the prestigious Department of Defense (DoD) SMART Scholarship. This led to internships in Washington, D.C. and the time freedom to spend a field semester in western Montana and volunteer for a month on a South African wildlife reserve. After returning to the states, he founded a real estate wholesaling company before quickly transitioning to bigger projects; including purchasing a four family house-hack in St. Louis and helping to establish a commercial multifamily syndication company with over 172 units and $15M in acquisitions in their first 18 months. Not to leave opportunity on the table, Donato connected with his now co-founder Drew McCluskey to create BrightInvestor - a platform that helps people invest anywhere with confidence by making real estate market research simple. Today, Donato works full time for the Department of Defense while continuing to syndicate large apartment complexes and leading BrightInvestor to its late March 2023 launch date. MENTIONED IN THIS SHOW BrightInvestor.com Building a StoryBrand by Donald Miller Every REI Tool CONNECT WITH DONATO https://linktr.ee/donatocallahan Instagram: @donato_callahan Twitter: @DonCallahanRE Facebook: Donato Callahan Connect with the Host - Nathan https://undoor.com/links https://everyreitool.com
Episode Description
Donato grew up in Bettendorf, Iowa where he graduated as high-school Valedictorian before attending Boise State University for Biology where he was one of three biology majors in the country awarded the prestigious Department of Defense (DoD) SMART Scholarship. This led to internships in Washington, D.C. and the time freedom to spend a field semester in western Montana and volunteer for a month on a South African wildlife reserve. After returning to the states, he founded a real estate wholesaling company before quickly transitioning to bigger projects; including purchasing a four family house-hack in St. Louis and helping to establish a commercial multifamily syndication company with over 172 units and $15M in acquisitions in their first 18 months. Not to leave opportunity on the table, Donato connected with his now co-founder Drew McCluskey to create BrightInvestor - a platform that helps people invest anywhere with confidence by making real estate market research simple. Today, Donato works full time for the Department of Defense while continuing to syndicate large apartment complexes and leading BrightInvestor to its late March 2023 launch date.
MENTIONED IN THIS SHOW
Building a StoryBrand by Donald Miller
CONNECT WITH DONATO
https://linktr.ee/donatocallahan
Instagram: @donato_callahan
Twitter: @DonCallahanRE
Facebook: Donato Callahan
Connect with the Host - Nathan
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