Building Her Real Estate Empire Through Instagram and DIY Renovations with Brittany Arnason

Investing in real estate and tackling your own home renovation projects may be intimidating but that didn’t let our guest stop her from trying. On today’s episode, we talk all things DIY and social media with Brittany Arnason, the girl who famously beat Bigger Pockets’ Brandon Turner in the race to 100k followers on Instagram. We dive into how Brittany has successfully grown her buy and hold real estate portfolio to 13 units utilizing the BRRRR strategy and the challenges and benefits of being a female in the renovation space. She shares the secrets to growing her Instagram following and how you too can create an active and committed community. For those new to renovating, we discuss the best projects to start with, how to save on costs, and tips to learn more advance skills. At just 18 years old, Brittany Arnason bought her first investment property and has since built her empire through Instagram and DIY renovations. Brittany is all in all the time from analyzing markets and properties, negotiating, and securing the deal, to designing the spaces, getting her hands dirty on the renovations, and ultimately managing the unit and refinancing. To fight back against those who say girls can’t renovate, Brittany began documenting her journey on Instagram and has since grown her following to over 110k followers. There she shares tips and tricks on her DIY projects, beautiful before and after photos, and inspiration to investors everywhere that you too can figure it out. Brittany Arnason lives in Saskatchewan, Canada and loves to spend her time away from DIYing with her friends and family. She also loves to travel, making sure she carves out the time for 4 or more trips a year.  On today’s episode, we discuss a lot with Brittany, including:  -      How you don’t need formal experience to tackle your own renovations -      The importance in knowing renovation costs -      How to crowdsource information from your social media community  -      Tips to add value to your social media audience and grow an engaged following -      How to streamline your business to focus on your strengths Books/Resources The 4-Hour Work Week by Tim Ferriss The E-Myth Revisited by Michael E. Gerber Contact Information IG - @investorgirlbritt Looking for Funding? Ladies, you need to check out Fund That Flip! We are excited to tell you about Fund That Flip, a company we are very proud to call our sponsor. Fund That Flip is the leading provider of fast, convenient, affordable capital for experienced real estate investors who buy and rehabilitate residential properties. To date, they have helped hundreds of real estate investors grow their businesses by funding thousands of deals. You deal directly with them, getting your deal funded in as few as 10 days.  85% of their customers come back to do more business with them because of their dedication to exceptional service. It’s why they were named No. 42 of Inc.’s fastest-growing companies in America.  What do they fund? ·     Fix-and-flip ·     New construction ·     Buy and Hold Properties ·     Cash-out refinance projects from 1-4 units Real Estate InvestHERs, Get $500 towards your next closing! Check them out by visiting – www.fundthatflip.com/investher  InvestHER Community Our mission is to support and inspire women real estate investors around the globe to live a financially free and balanced life. We are dedicated to creating empowering online and in person communities where women have a non-intimidating environment to ask questions and receive the support they need. Our vision is to see all woman investors achieve her financial freedom goals on her own terms. How To Join the InvestHER Movement   1) The Real Estate InvestHER Podcast - The weekly show details the journey of some of the most amazing women real estate investors around the world, who open up their lives and share practical and strategic tools for growing a rental portfolio, flipping houses and the mindset that allows them to run a successful investing business while taking care of their families and most importantly taking care of themselves.  • Subscribe via Itunes  • Subscribe via Android • Subscribe via Stitcher  2)  InvestHER Community on Facebook  We have 2k+ members in our Facebook InvestHER Community (and growing!) This is a safe place for women to ask real estate investing questions and gain the support they need to achieve their goals!  3) InvestHER Meetups Around the Globe We have over 4k+ meetup members attending close to 25 InvestHER Meetups across the country and Canada. Meetups are being held monthly by experienced InvestHER Leaders! Learn more about our InvestHER leaders, meetup locations, and how to become an InvestHER Leader HERE! Follow us on: Facebook: @therealestateinvesther Instagram: @therealestateinvesther