Episode #785 Want to make over a million dollars a year? Real estate may be the best way to get there. Just follow the same steps Dean Rogers took. In just a decade, Dean went from making $65,000 per year to over a million dollars; but the payoff wasn’t instantaneous. After being put in a position that most people would kill to be in, Dean left behind a seven-figure salary, glitz, glamor, fame, and a childhood dream to do something that fulfilled him. He had to start over entirely while his peers made more money than most of us could imagine. Dean took over a ninety-percent pay cut just to enter the tireless, W2 working world that he thought he would excel in. After realizing that hard work and continuous overachieving gets you nothing but a meager pay raise, he knew he had to go in another direction. He stumbled upon a real estate podcast, started investing with no money (seriously!), and grew a small side hustle into a full-on business that pays him as much as only professional athletes make. Dean’s story goes from riches to rags to riches again as he left his dangerous yet high-paying career to live paycheck to paycheck doing something that he knew would pay off Now, he rakes in more money in one year than most Americans make in a decade, controlling his own life, putting his health and family first, and helping new investors, like you, along the way. Want to make your millions? Tune in! ~~~~ Join BiggerPockets for FREE 👇 https://www.biggerpockets.com/signup?utm_source=owned_media ~~~~ Expand Your Investing Knowledge With the BiggerPockets Books: https://store.biggerpockets.com/?utm_source=owned_media ~~~~ Find an Investor-Friendly Agent in Your Area: http://biggerpockets.com/agentmatch ~~~~ Find Investor-Friendly Lenders: http://biggerpockets.com/lendermatch ~~~~ How to Become a Millionaire Through Rental Properties: https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/rental-property-wealth-generators?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=none ~~~~ How to Get Your First Deal—An Episode For New Investors: https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/biggerpockets-podcast-281-how-to-get-your-first-deal-an-episode-for-new-investors-with-bill-jacob-and-david?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=none ~~~~ Why NFL Players Are Buying Real Estate During the Recession: https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/on-the-market-76?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=none ~~~~ Connect with Dean: BiggerPockets: https://www.biggerpockets.com/users/deanr13?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=none Instagram: @deanrogersrealestate or https://www.instagram.com/deanrogersrealestate/?hl=en Website: https://deanrogers.com/ ~~~~ Connect with Rob (Robuilt): Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robuilt/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@robuilto Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/robuiltchannel YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/Robuilt ~~~~ Connect with David and Rob on BiggerPockets: David: https://www.biggerpockets.com/users/davidgreene24?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=none Rob: https://www.biggerpockets.com/users/robuilt?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=none ~~~~ Follow David and BiggerPockets on Instagram: @davidgreene24 or https://www.instagram.com/davidgreene24/ @biggerpockets or https://www.instagram.com/biggerpockets/ Show notes at: https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/real-estate-785?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=none 00:00 Intro 01:53 Quick Tip 02:13 HUGE Salary with One BIG Catch 11:56 Leaving Seven-Figure Status Behind 16:22 Taking a 90%+ Pay Cut 21:34 Started with No Money 30:23 Losing $100K and Stolen Investments 43:27 BEFORE You Borrow Money 44:41 600 Deals and "Friends with Benefits" 52:38 Connect with Dean!