542: 22 Doors After “Starting from Negative” w/Billy Dha Kidd

<p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/billydhakidd/?hl=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Billy Dha Kidd</strong></a> is better known for his <strong>rapping</strong> than his real estate skills, but both careers are worth celebrating. Billy’s early life was anything but comfortable — <strong>growing up in El Salvador</strong>, he<strong> was used to no running water and no electricity</strong>. He likes to say that he didn’t start at zero but started at negative one-hundred. Billy’s family immigrated to the United States when he was 10 years old, moving first to California and then later to Nebraska.</p><p>As a teenager, Billy began <strong>rapping as a way for him to express himself </strong>but found he loved the craft. Rapping allowed Billy to fill his time with something positive, instead of taking the <strong>wrong path many of his friends were on</strong>. His rap taught him <a href="https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/biggerpockets-business-podcast-23-david-hoffeld" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">sales skills</a>, business skills, how taxes work, and most importantly, <a href="https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/2012-09-02-top-ways-to-make-money-real-estate" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">how to make money</a>.</p><p>Reading stories of <a href="https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/investor-spotlight-nicole-pendergrass" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>generational wealth</strong></a>, Billy was compelled to start investing in real estate. He got his first deal, learned a lot about the <a href="https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/brrrr-pros-and-cons" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>BRRRR strategy</strong></a>, and continued to put his knowledge to work. Now, he’s sitting on <strong>twenty-two doors </strong>between <strong>eighteen different properties</strong>. He gives credit to simply taking responsibility for his outcomes, instead of blaming others or the system around him.</p><p><strong>In This Episode We Cover:</strong></