Matt Gardner is a fighter pilot, cancer survival and a real estate investor who is looking to build and grow a small rental armada. He started to take interest in investor business, read numerous books when he was on chemotherapy and saw his way in a better future. Now he is a successful investor, professional and leader of a great investor team in Florida. He is an eXp partner who saw an opportunity in investing self-directed IRA and combining Air BnB business with flipping houses.

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/roargardner/

Bigger Pockets:https://www.biggerpockets.com/users/roar5858

EXP realty: https://emc.exprealty.com/agents/84970/Matthew+Gardner

Episode overview:

00:00 - 02:55 Introduction

02:55 - 05:38 Background

05:38 - 07:36 Changing profession, pilot to real estate investor

07:36 - 08:58 First business

08:58 - 11:35 Invest in real estate with self-directed IRA

11:35 - 14:00 Strategy with Air BnB

14:00 - 16:00 Flips and Air BnB

16:00 - 19:13  Managing Air BnB business

19:13 - 24:35 Benefits of being a real estate agent who on both sides of the industry

24:35 - 25:40  His team

25:40 - 30:19  Benefits of an EXP partnership

30:19 - 33:40 Biggest reason to join EXP

33:40 - 34:40 Plan for the future

34:40 - 37:35 What attracted him to team up with our company?