What were you doing at the age of 22? Jim Mannings was fortunate enough to have a job and no student loan. He invested his money in stocks and flipping. Jim quit his job to do real estate full-time, only to find out that it was not as rosy as it seems. He had to survive on a credit card for months to have food. Jim will tell us how he got past the ugly experience in this episode.

Also, Jim will tell us how he founded Doors to Deals, got into partnership with Ryan, and the secret sauce that has helped them maintain the partnership this long.

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Key Talking Points of the Episode:

[02:42] What was Jim doing in corporate America?

[03:06] How Jim got out of corporate America

[08:22] The birth of three doors

[11:00] The secret sauce that has made Ryan and Jim stick together as partners

[15:14] How Jim and Ryan resolve their conflicts

[16:56] What things can Jim attribute their last year’s success to?

[20:40] How often do Jim and the rest of the team meet?

[24:46] Ryan’s strengths

[26:35] What got Jim to where he is today?

Magical Quotes from the Episode:

“The biggest mistake I think people make in choosing partners is that they only value the personality, meshing and the relationship and how they get along with someone.”

“The single most important thing in business is having a having a value focus that you’re going to provide more value and create your own unique selling proposition to your clients.”

“it’s so easy to get just buried in your business to where you don’t pay a pull your head out and recognize areas of the weaknesses and things that you could maybe slow down to speed up a little bit.”

“As a business grows, the problems become more complex. To have somebody that’s really intelligent, to be able to bounce things off them, and kind of share what’s going on in your head is really important.”

Connect With Jim Mannings:

Website: https://doorstodeals.com/