I’m Jake. This is my story.
WHERE IT STARTED
I left my first job out of college to start an all-natural supplement company and take over the world!
It was straight of the "follow your passion" movement and I thought I was headed for big things. We landed some big name retail locations and even opened our own gym.
WHERE IT LED
It was a crash course in all things business: marketing, advertising, customer & vendor relations, inventory management, order workflow, social media, project management, finances, taxes... you name it. I loved it, but things didn't work out like I hoped.
4 years later I was down to my last physical $3.17, plus about $30,000 in debt. I had to move back in with my parents and figure a way out of my failed businesses.
This is me buying groceries with the last of my spare change
WHAT HAPPENED NEXT
I had to leave that business and let it go. In order to get back on my own two feet, I had to do what no entrepreneur wants to... get a job.
Enter: Medical device sales.
It got me out of a hole financially, out of my parents house, gained more new skills than I can count, and even met my wife along the way.
I might look sad, but I'm forever grateful for the opportunity.
THE MISSING PIECE
In 2017 I met a friend who introduced me to the world of land investing. I wasn't quite ready at the time to go all in, but started investing small while working my job.
After 4 years of living a double life and growing my land business substantially, I was able to walk away from my sales job and live my dream as a full-time land investor.
FAST FORWARD TO TODAY
Today I'm still living my dream. I get to buy and sell land across the nation, having worked in 13 different states, totaling over 2,200 acres, with ~ $4.0 million in equity created. I've been able to build a sizable portfolio of mortgages that we continue to build on. We purchased the loan management software I used for years, Terra Notes.
But most importantly, I get to work from anywhere, next to my wife, and I haven't had to go back and get a job yet!
Fingers crossed...
