E212: Investing in Yourself With Real Estate Investor Andrew Cushman

<p>From selling minigolf courses’ lost balls back to them as a child to having flipped thousands of apartments to this day, Andrew Cushman has always had a knack for entrepreneurship. By a happy accident, he’s become one of the biggest real estate investors around.</p> <p>Achieving this wasn’t a walk in the park, however. Andrew’s road to success was a humbling one; it took a lot of grit, guts, and discipline before he could get to glory. We’re often told to learn from our mistakes, but Andrew takes it a step further — he’s made sure to never make them again.</p> <p>Listen to the full episode as Andrew shares the importance of investing in yourself, accepting help from others, and consistently learning.</p> <p><strong>Here are some power takeaways from today’s conversation:</strong></p> <p><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Part 1</strong></p> <ul> <li>Andrew’s humble beginnings</li> <li>Becoming a real estate investor</li> <li>Consistently learning is key</li> <li>Investing in yourself</li> <li>Andrew’s grit, grind, and glory<strong><br> Part 2</strong></li> <li>Taking smarter, not bigger, risks</li> <li>How to not lose sleep over your decision-making</li> <li>Andrew’s appearance on BiggerPockets</li> <li>Rising from the ashes of your failures</li> </ul> <p><strong>Notable quotes from the Episode:</strong></p> <p>“Go find somebody that is already very successful at what you want to do, and learn from them.”</p> <p>“Be disciplined about the deals that you do or the business that you create.”</p> <p>“In my opinion, [the] correct path in the middle, when you're looking at a deal or business or becoming an entrepreneur, is to sit down and lay out what are all of the risks.”</p> <p>“You will much more regret the deal that you did that you shouldn't have than you would regret the deal that you didn't do that you should have.”</p> <p>“There was a lot of failures there, but the flip side of that is [that] we've never had anything happen like that again since, because of what we l