593: David Ounanian: The Transforming St. Louis Real Estate Market

My guest in this episode is David Ounanian. David is a real
estate agent and investor in St. Louis, MO. A former full-time
corporate software engineer turned full-time entrepreneur after
becoming obsessed with escaping a dreaded 9 to 5 and determined
to make financial freedom a reality for him and his family of 4.
David’s first company, Transform St. Louis LLC, is mission-based
aiming to have a significant positive impact on the community,
while being self-sustaining generating profits from its “WE BUY
HOUSES” tag line service. When David started this business in
late 2017, he quickly realized the joke was on him as he needed
to transform himself before his company could make an external
impact in the community. From losing thousands of dollars on the
first flip, to David’s lifelong personal fear of public speaking,
there’s been plenty of challenges to overcome.


David has become incredibly persistent and growth minded
with all aspects of his life including facing his fears, and has
established himself as a motivational speaker at local REIAs and
corporate offices. This public speaking platform has allowed him
to support the campaign to #eliminatethewaitlist of the 1000
children at Big Brothers Big Sisters waiting for volunteers.
Today David and his businesses have donated over
$25,000 to local charities and helped recruit over 400 volunteers
to become Bigs.


David continues to grow his business doing flips, BRRRRing
to build his rental portfolio, and serving his retail and
investor clients. His experience has uniquely positioned him as a
true investor-friendly agent who coaches his clients on
successful investing strategies. Investing in real estate has
been life-changing for David, and he is passionate about
sharing this message and helping others start their journey of
becoming financially free.


Interview Links:


Transform St. Louis


Resources:


Create A Strategy


Become The Bank


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