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The John Kwiatt Success Story
Meet John Kwiatt
John Kwiatt, who resides in Tipton, Indiana has long held the belief that multiple streams of income is key to wealth generation. Following this motto, in addition to his career at General Motors (GM), he has sold automobiles, campers, and even farm animals.
In 2008 (after the Real Estate Market Crash), John decided to expand his wealth generation model and delve into real estate. He paid $18,500 for a single-family, foreclosed home and did the repairs himself to the tune of $28,000. It was at the point of listing the property that John learned the valuable lesson of due diligence in ALL elements of real estate investment – especially when it came to choosing a realtor. The realtor did not know the market and listed the property at the undervalued price of $62,000. After closing costs and five-months of hard rehab work, John walked away with only a small profit of $6,200.
Undeterred, John continued in his real estate pursuits and began a 0real estate investing business. Over 2008-2017, he self-financed
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and fixed-and-flipped an additional 17 properties within 15-miles of his home. He also dabbled in long-term holds and continues to rent out property for cash-flow profits.
Even with all of these successes, John said, “It’s ridiculous to learn the hard way when you can learn lessons from those who have already done it.”
His Ultimate Goal
Balancing his full-time career at GM with his real estate business took a toll on his valued time spent with his family. He wanted to retire from his long career at GM and devote more time to learning easier and more lucrative ways to generate income in real estate. However, he knew he needed more training to make that kind of a monumental career switch.
“You don’t have to KNOW everything – you just have to FIND someone who DOES. You can always learn more from others who are doing the work, not just talking about it.”
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What He Needed
In 2017, John began to search for outside education to further his skill set in making the transition from engineer to investor. But he only wanted training from people who “walked the walk” and actually DID the work, instead of just teach it.
In February, he found that person. He received an invite to Lee Arnold’s Nationwide Funding Tour. There he pulled several life-changing, career-boosting “tidbits” —one about becoming a realtor to support the fix and flip process and get paid another income stream and the other regarding ROI percentages and how to roll profits into the next project to generate bigger profits. He valued the information so much that he invested in Lee Arnold’s Regional Real Estate Clinic, Rehabbing Certification Program, and the innovative Lien Abatement Certification.
Taking It To The Next Level
Furthering his education, John attended Master Lien Abatement and Lee’s Inner Circle in 2018. Using this education, John worked with the new mayor of Tipton to form a code enforcement department. Interested in John’s innovative training in restoring the community, raising property values, and getting rid of crime, the city of Tipton began working with him to spearhead the effort to “bring the town back up, get the properties back on the tax-roll,” and bring in younger families. Soon after, with ideas from the Master Lien Abatement training, John launched CleanMyBlock.com.
“I was making more money FINDING the deals, than I was working on them. The volume needed to increase and I needed to free up more time to find more deals.” 4 Deals And Tuition Reimbursement to Boot!”
The 4 Deal Challenge
From Lee's Inner Circle, John learned to “become the CEO” of his real estate investing business. He started to delegate and contract most of the work involved with these investments. Not only did he learn a lot, his tuition was paid for! Lee's Inner Circle offers students the ‘The Four-Deal Challenge,” which pays back the tuition in its entirety once four deals, using Cogo Capital cash, are completed in one year*. John accepted the challenge and got to work on fixing and flipping four homes within one year. He also, under the tutelage of Lee Arnold, became a realtor in order to achieve another avenue of income on his projects.
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Success! John Retired From His J.O.B.
In January of 2019, John ultimately realized his #1 goal and retired from General Motors. Just a month later, he also succeeded in completing Lee Arnold’s four-deal challenge. Lee flew him up to the Secured Investment Corp home offices in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho to receive his tuition reimbursement from Lee and his staff. The event was recorded and broadcast on Facebook Live to all of Lee’s followers and clients as proof that the system (and the challenge) can really work!
Using Private Money
Since then, John acquired two fix-and-flip properties in the Tipton area and applied for two private money loans through Cogo Capital. John remarked that his experience with Cogo Capital was simple, with solid support and draws on schedule. As long as you have all of your paperwork in order, the “private money loan process moves fairly smoothly.” Both private money investment loans from Cogo Capital closed fairly quickly.
New Tools and a 4 Deal Challenge!
In September of 2019, John attended The Lee Arnold System of Real Estate Investing Broker Certification, where he also invested in Lee Arnold’s innovative Send Fuse application. He uses this intuitive lead acquisition tool and “bird dog” support to find potential troubled properties that need flipping. SendFuse, paired with Kwiatt’s website – CleanMyBlock.com, have become effective tools in the community improvement program he and the Tipton city municipalities are working toward.
In October of 2019, John returned to Coeur d’Alene, Idaho to attend the Master Rehab Specialist Training and once again accepted the 4-Deal Challenge – this time to fix-and-flip four homes in one year using Cogo Capital funding. Upon his return home, he began rehabbing properties, using Cogo for the funding.
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In the spring of 2020, the virus pandemic – known as COVID-19 – began circling the globe and creating mass uncertainty for business and travel. The Lee Arnold System of Real Estate Investing pivoted from live events to virtual summits where clients could get educated from the comfort of their own homes. John pivoted as well and took advantage of the ability to re-attend The Nationwide Funding Tour Virtual Event, as well as Broker Certification Virtual Event.
Meanwhile, John continued to meet his challenge with Lee, by investing in two more fix-and-flip loans from Cogo Capital in the spring of 2020. John took on three additional properties to be funded through Cogo Capital as well, and two-more being funded by John’s own self-directed IRA.
One of the investments funded by Cogo Capital – 216 West Adams, was found by a resident looking to become a wholesaler.
He reached out to John Kwiatt directly, after noticing that John had fixed-and-flipped many homes in the area, and offered to give the property to John on the condition that John would teach some of the strategies he learned with Lee Arnold.
John took over the property on Adams for $46,000, with rehab costs estimated at $24,600. Using his Lee’s Inner Circle-learned prowess, he “became the CEO” by doing his due diligence properly and having the work done for him, so he could continue to acquire other properties. Work on the West Adams home was completed in less than a month – with the ARV appraisal coming in at $120,000. The home was listed for fast-sale in mid-June and within the same day of listing, John received multiple offers at well-above asking price.
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Getting Paid 5 Times On The Same Deal!
First Payment: John accepted an offer for well-above the asking price. Once it closes – John Kwiatt and KPS Properties LLC expect a profit within the mid $30,000 range.
Second Payment: A realtor fee as a listing agent for $3,500.
Third Payment: A contracting fee of around $3,000.
Fourth Payment: A private money broker fee from Cogo Capital for $1,950.
Fifth Payment: Due to the loan amount being at the maximum percentage of the appraised value, John will collect on the loan overage $2,700.
John Kwiatt’s total multi-
stream investment profits for this real estate project alone will net over $45,000. “Not bad for one home in one month. A lot of meat there!”
John Kwiatt is still working with Cogo Capital on four other real estate investment projects and is on track to meet his SECOND four-deal challenge for ANOTHER tuition reimbursement from the Master Rehab Specialist Training.
He has no plans of slowing down and is currently invested in Secured Investment Corp’s Circle Of Wealth Fund III LLC targeting passive income, and is eyeballing buy-and-hold properties and vacation rentals as other forms of income generation. He plans on furthering his education through one of Lee Arnold’s One-On-One Mentors.
Want To Earn Multiple Incomes Too?
John Kwiatt took the concept of the Circle of Wealth and ran with it! He learned the merit of multiple streams of income and now makes sure every deal he does has at least two income streams (if not five!).
Want to do it too? Take the first step like John did and join us at Tuition-Paid Online Funding Tour. Grab your virtual seat here: www.fundingtour.com.
Or, fast-track your success today by calling a Business Development Consultant. They are expertly trained by Lee Arnold to help you unravel your goals, uncover your obstacles, and develop a plan that will help you achieve investing success and ultimately get paid multiple ways on the same deal. Call 800-341-9918 today!
"The Network Has Become Invaluable!"
After connecting with the Lee Arnold System and Cogo Capital it became clear that I needed to change to truly succeed. Doing 2 rehabs a year 99% on my own and self financed was not going to allow the growth I needed.
Through the knowledge gained, I found private lenders, built an ongoing relationship with a local bank and have become a Licensed Realtor in Indiana. Rule of 56 worked when I stuck with it and I still get calls from letters sent 6 months ago. In less than 17 months, I have upped my game from 2 a year to selling 8, buying 10, and having 4 properties in various stages.
Most important has been the variety of experiences I have gained and the people I have met. The Network has become invaluable and becoming a Realtor has also opened more opportunities than I imagined.
EARNINGS DISCLAIMER. Earning and Income statements made by our company and its customers are supplied directly from the company or customer. Any and all claims or representations as to income earnings made on our web sites or in our materials or information are not to be considered as average earnings. There is no guarantee that you will make these levels of income — in fact, most people do not — and you accept the risk that the earnings and income statements differ by individual. Individual performance depends upon each customer's unique skills, time commitment and effort. Our programs are not designed or intended to qualify individuals for employment. Our programs are avocational in nature and are intended for the purpose of the personal enrichment, development, and enjoyment of individuals.
