Summary
In this episode of the Light by Design Podcast, Jesslyn and Brian Pearson discuss their journey in real estate investing, sharing valuable lessons learned along the way. They emphasize the importance of going bigger sooner, finding mentors, and shifting from a scarcity mindset to an abundance mindset. The couple also highlights the significance of understanding good debt and how it can be leveraged for wealth building. They conclude with key takeaways that encourage listeners to embrace lifelong learning and to not be too hard on themselves for past mistakes.
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Chapters
00:00 Introduction to Wealth Building and Relationships
02:58 Lessons Learned: Going Bigger Sooner
06:09 The Importance of Mentorship and Networking
08:55 Shifting Mindsets: From Scarcity to Abundance
12:03 Protecting Your Money: Understanding Good Debt
14:59 The Power of Real Estate Investment
20:57 Key Takeaways and Conclusion
Transcript:
Jessilyn Persson (00:00)
Welcome to the Life by Design Podcast, where Jessilyn and Brian Persson struggling to align your financial goals or confidently invest in real estate as a couple.
Brian Persson (00:18)
That's why we created this podcast and the Riches Relationships and Real Estate program to help you build wealth and strengthen your relationship. Visit weekendwealth.ca to take our quiz and discover your real estate investor type. Let's create the life you deserve together.
Jessilyn Persson (00:35)
In episode 48, we talked about how you live what you learn. Knowing what we know now. Today, we're going to talk about what we would have done differently. And so, rolling right in here, the first thing we would have done is we would have gone bigger sooner. So we've shared our stories on different episodes where in 2017, Brian came home from work and said he can't handle any more properties. And that's when...
I signed him up to take ⁓ an investment course or work, with Go Alongside ⁓ Real Estate Investment Network to just expand his network and his access to knowledge and what's possible. And that's when he came home and realized he could do a lot more than he realized.
Brian Persson (01:25)
Yeah. You don't know what you don't know. That's really what it came down to. So when I got into the room full of people who are already doing it and already much, much further down the path that I was and realizing how easy it seemed to them, you go, okay. Like, you know what? Maybe I can do this too. And ⁓ I definitely wouldn't have got there without those people and them sharing their stories and showing me like there's a bigger, better path out there.
Jessilyn Persson (01:56)
Yeah. And I mean, that's, that was one of the, think the hard lessons we learned in real estate about how we can manage more. But once we got over that hurdle through life since then, there's been times where both you and I have had a lot on our plate, not necessarily at the same time and went just like, I'm like done, stressed to the max, can't do anymore. And then we'll usually sit down and chat together. And I know one more recent ones with me and you chatted to me and you're like, listen, Jess.
sometimes it's about perspective. Let's look at the situation and check out your perspective from where you're in this box. And then I'll show you what I see
