Realty411 Magazine A Spotlight on Charles and Lena Sells | Page 54
Essentially, Chris has
taken a decade of blog
writing experience and
many interactions with
real estate investors,
wrapped it up with
everything he knows
about turnkey investing,
and packaged it neatly in
what’s arguably the best
resource available on the
topic of turnkey
investing.
Described as “a pretty
good field guide to
buying singlefamily
homes passively and
smartly”, The Turnkey
Revolution includes
Chris Clothier photographed with his brother, Brett, and their father, Kent Clothier, Sr.
more than just the amazing
Clothier family legacy...it’s a
of investors to help them invest in
years in, we are a very, very different
practical, nononsense guide for
real estate,” said Chris. “These
company than any other turnkey
investors who want to explore
investors had good jobs...some
option that’s out there. So much, in
turnkey investing as a viable
worked at FedEx, some were
fact that we’re not too far away from
alternative or in addition to
pilots and others were engineers...
telling investors that they can either
what they’re already doing.
but because they all had full time
buy turnkey or they can buy from
It’s also a means for investors
jobs and some of them traveled,
Memphis Invest...one or the other.
who haven’t dipped their toes into
they thought they wouldn’t have
“We're so different from everyone
the real estate investing waters yet
the time to invest in real estate.
else out there...you know we're the
to take the plunge in a methodical
“My father was a very successful
green apple in the box of red
and informed way. Chris has taken
single family home investor in
apples!"
the guesswork out of working with
Memphis, so they asked him to
a turnkey investing company,
help them invest. So this is how
How it works
giving investors the knowledge
Memphis Invest got started...it was
and tools they need to become
this idea of helping someone else
“The process is very simple.
financially independent.
who either didn’t have the time or
"We buy every property
So who is Chris...and why does
the knowledge to do it themselves.
ourselves. This year, in fact, we will
he have the chops to write about
“As anyone will tell you it takes
purchase over 1,000 properties for
turnkey investing?
knowledge, and in many cases
the first time ever. We renovate
Let’s just say he’s been witness
these investors just said they didn’t
every property that we buy to a very
to and participated in the
want to invest the time to learn.
high level...and this is where those
growth of a powerhouse in the
That’s not a bad thing...they were
first differences come in. We fix our
turnkey real estate industry
just being honest with themselves,
properties up to retail level, so
...Memphis Invest.
saying they didn’t want to put in
there’s nothing that we leave
“We started [Memphis Invest]
the time to learn.
unturned.
because we were asked by a group
“I’ll tell you, at this point, 15
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