#194 Is Real Estate Really Worth It? The Honest Truth! with Mike Dehaan

Welcome back to Real Estate Breakthrough! In this episode, I sit down with Mike DeHaan, a successful real estate investor and host of the Collecting Keys Podcast. Mike shares his incredible journey from leaving a high-paying engineering job at Boeing to building a national flipping and wholesaling business that spans multiple markets. 🚀

We dive into:

- How Mike transitioned from a stable engineering career to real estate investing

- The challenges and triumphs of flipping and wholesaling properties

- Building a sustainable, scalable business model across different markets

- The importance of grit, mindset, and perseverance in real estate

- Why he believes it's easier to make a million dollars than to replace a high-paying W-2 with passive income

- Mike's insights on creating repeatable systems and achieving financial independence

Whether you're a seasoned investor or just getting started, this conversation is packed with valuable advice, actionable insights, and real-life lessons from someone who's been in the trenches and emerged successfully.

🎧 Listen now and gain a fresh perspective on what it takes to make it in real estate investing!

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📢 About Mike DeHaan:

Mike DeHaan is a real estate investor and host of the Collecting Keys Podcast. Since 2020, his real estate investment company has scaled to 9 markets, buying off-market real estate, completing over 130 transactions, and building a portfolio of over 50 units where he is the majority owner. Through his podcast and Instant Investor Program, Mike educates and empowers other investors to build successful real estate businesses. 

👉 Connect with Mike DeHaan:

🌐 [Website](https://collectingkeys.com/)

🎥 [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/@collectingkeys)

📸 [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/mike_invests/)

💼 [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-dehaan-20a27b63/)

👉Connect with Christina Suter:

🌐 https://linktr.ee/realchristinasute

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