As an Engineering Technician in the oil industry, Christy Keeton’s expertise was to analyze multi-million dollar acquisitions and build annual budgets. She opened Keeton Realty Investments in 2012 to flip houses. In 2019, focus transferred from single-family to multi-family. She chose real estate for freedom, to rescue children from trafficking, teach single parents be financially free and build a legacy.
Entrepreneurial Role Models:
- My Capital Team at Quatro Capital
- Joe Fairless
- Click the following link to listen to the Joe Fairless podcast episode on The Entrepreneur Way
When business started difficulties overcame:
“There was a lot of difficulties to overcome. One of them happens to be mindset for me or can I do it? How do I do it? Mindset for me… And I still struggle sometimes with mindset on ‘I don’t even think I can do this one’…’ I don’t think we can do this deal’, ‘I don’t think I can hone in on this broker relationship or that lender relationship, whatever it may be”. But I can tell you this, finding partners that I needed to succeed was the hardest thing for me”…[Listen for More]
Favourite Books:
The Bible Best ever apartment syndication book : a four-part system for raising money and buying apartments Book by Joe Fairless and Theo HicksFavourite Quote:
“Vision without execution is hallucination” Thomas Edison
Recommended Online Resources:
- Zoom is the leader in modern enterprise video communications, with an easy, reliable cloud platform for video and audio conferencing, chat, and webinars across mobile, desktop, and room systems Zoom Rooms is the original software based conference room solution used around the world in board, conference, huddle, and training rooms, as well as executive offices and classrooms Founded in 2011, Zoom helps businesses and organizations bring their teams together in a frictionless environment to get more done Zoom is a private company headquartered in San Jose, CA
- Google Suite – An integrated suite of secure, cloud native collaboration and productivity apps powered by Google AI Includes Gmail, Docs, Drive, Calendar, Meet and more
- LinkedIn – LinkedIn is a business and employment-oriented service that operates via websites and mobile apps. Founded on December 28, 2002, and launched on May 5, 2003, it is mainly used for professional networking, including employers posting jobs and job seekers posting their CVs.
- Slack is where work flows It’s where the people you need, the information you share, and the tools you use come together to get things done
Best Advice to Other Entrepreneurs:
“don’t think you have to do it alone. Most businesses are a team effort. Somebody is going to know something more than you. Find somebody who has been in your shoes, see how they can help you. Education is great, knowledge is money, it really is. But experience, that is even greater. So if you can find somebody that can help you where you need help because they’ve already been there and they can bring your experience to you that is the best thing I can say. Just don’t do it alone, it will kill you”…[Listen for More]
More About Christy Keeton:
Neil’s Quote at the Beginning:
“The adventure of life is to learn. The purpose of life is to grow. The nature of life is to change. The challenge of life is to overcome. The essence of life is to care. The opportunity of life is to serve. The secret of life is to dare. The spice of life is to befriend. The beauty of life is to give.” William Arthur Ward
Other Quotes From the Chat with Christy Keeton:
- “To do well by being good”
- “Having the right tools, having the right coaches in the beginning would have made a world of difference in my learning curve. It literally took me a year and a half to close my first deal because of the learning curve that I had. I didn’t have the right tools; I didn’t have the right team or coaches in place. So, I believe it would have shortened the time that it took me to breakthrough this real estate investor industry through the barrier for sure”
- “I believe the secrets to success are trying to stay up with whatever industry that you are in… continuing education is one of the secrets to success because pretty much every industry is on a constant move. There is not any business that I don’t know that has stayed complacent. It is constantly moving, constantly changing…”
- “Execution is where your vision comes out”
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