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or Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD)
Officer and master real estate investment teacher
and trainer Alton Jones and his wife, Rocio, it’s
all about relationships, helping others succeed and being
your best self. Every day. Every minute.
But while Jones has helped people succeed in real
estate investing beyond their wildest imagination, he
doesn’t promise, and never himself expected, overnight
success. His experience as a police officer prepared him
for that.
He knows firsthand that success takes learning,
listening, focus, persistence, a good sense of humor, a
healthy dose of humility (did I mention persistence?!)
and, most importantly, taking action.
That last step—action—can be the most difficult, but
simply doing the right things and repeating until it
become second nature marks the difference between
success and none.
“It’s one thing to talk about it,” says Jones, “but a
totally other thing to actually DO it!” time, active duty officer. After that—to this day—he serves
as reserve officer.
In the last 10 years, Officer Jones has been honored as a
Reserve Officer of the Year. Twice!
“Officer of the Year is a big deal,” explains Jones. “A
few officers are selected each year and honored for
exceptional service during the year. About 600 people
attend the honoree dinner, and it’s really a big deal, with
any funds raised going to help the families of fallen
officers or others in our police family who need it.”
At his more recent honoree event, the main cast and the
creator of the TV series THE ROOKIE attended, which
made it extra fun.
Did you say police officer? People skills
Jones has been an LAPD policeman for more than 34
years. For the first 16 of those years, he served as a full Just as in police work, real estate investing involves good
training and good people skills. Relationships matter.
“It’s one thing to talk about it,
but it’s a totally other thing to
actually DO it!!” ~ Alton Jones
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