How She Closed Her First Deal While Working 7 Days a Week

From Immigrant Beginnings to Small Multifamily Ownership

In this episode of Multifamily Rockstars, Rod Khleif sits down with Lina Belin to unpack a powerful story of perseverance, mindset, and action. Lina immigrated from the Philippines with little money, worked multiple jobs, and lived paycheck to paycheck for years. Her journey resonates deeply with professionals and investors who feel stuck financially but know there is more possible through real estate. This conversation highlights how small multifamily investing for beginners can be a realistic and scalable entry point into apartment ownership.

Why Starting Small in Multifamily Works

Lina’s first major step into multifamily real estate was an eight unit property in Atlanta. Rather than waiting until she felt fully ready, she leaned on education, community, and partnerships to move forward. The discussion breaks down how small multifamily deals reduce intimidation while still delivering the benefits of scale, including multiple income streams and risk diversification. For new investors, starting with smaller properties can create confidence, experience, and momentum without requiring massive capital.

Key lessons from Lina’s early deals include

• Using conservative underwriting with help from experienced investors

• Hiring third party property management while actively overseeing asset performance

• Making light renovations to increase rents and improve cash flow

The Power of Partnerships and Community

A major theme in this episode is the importance of choosing the right partners. Lina explains how trust, shared values, and clear role definitions helped her navigate her first joint venture. Meeting partners face to face, communicating openly, and aligning on long term goals allowed her to move forward with confidence. For those pursuing small multifamily investing for beginners, partnerships can reduce risk and accelerate growth when done intentionally.

The conversation also emphasizes the value of being surrounded by other active investors. Lina repeatedly credits the support, feedback, and accountability she received from her investor community as a key driver of her success.

Mindset, Time Management, and Taking Action

Despite working two jobs, Lina made consistent progress by intentionally creating time for learning and deal execution. She shares practical insights on staying motivated, overcoming fear, and taking action even when conditions are not perfect. The episode reinforces that lack of time is often a mindset challenge rather than a true barrier, especially for driven professionals.

About Lina Belin

Lina Belin is a multifamily investor based in Atlanta who specializes in small multifamily properties and joint ventures. After immigrating to the United States, she built her investing foundation through education, persistence, and strategic partnerships. Today, she continues to scale her portfolio while working full time and inspiring others to take action in real estate.

If you want to hear the full conversation and detailed insights, watch the podcast video or read the complete transcript below.

Small Multifamily Investing for Beginners FAQ

What is small multifamily investing for beginners?
Small multifamily investing for beginners involves purchasing apartment properties with two to twenty units as a first step into multifamily real estate. These properties allow new investors to gain experience with multiple income streams while managing lower risk compared to larger apartment complexes.

Why is small multifamily investing a smart starting point?
Small multifamily investing offers a balance between simplicity and scale. Investors benefit from diversified rental income while avoiding the operational complexity and capital requirements of larger multifamily assets.

How much money do you need to start small multifamily investing for beginners?
The amount needed varies by market, but many beginners start by using conventional financing, partnerships, or house hacking strategies. Smaller deal sizes often require less capital and make it easier to combine resources with partners.

Can beginners manage small multifamily properties while working full time?
Yes, many beginners successfully invest in small multifamily properties while holding a full time job. Hiring professional property management and focusing on asset oversight allows investors to scale without daily involvement.

What types of properties qualify as small multifamily investments?
Small multifamily properties typically include duplexes, triplexes, fourplexes, and small apartment buildings up to twenty units. These assets often fall into residential lending categories, making financing more accessible.

What risks should beginners understand before investing in small multifamily?
Common risks include underestimating expenses, poor tenant screening, and unrealistic rent growth assumptions. Conservative underwriting, market research, and strong management help reduce these risks.

How can beginners add value in small multifamily investing?
Value can be added through light renovations, improved property management, better expense control, and gradual rent adjustments. Even small operational improvements can significantly increase cash flow and long term value.

Why do partnerships matter in small multifamily investing for beginners?
Partnerships allow beginners to combine capital, skills, and experience. Working with aligned partners helps reduce risk, speed up learning, and create opportunities that may not be accessible alone.

Disclaimer: This summary was written with the help of AI and reviewed by Rod’s Team.

00:00:28:24 – 00:00:51:13
Rod Khleif
Welcome back to multifamily Rock star. So as you guys know, this is where we bring on guests. And we deep dive the deals that they’ve done. And today is a really special guest because, you know, very often we get guests on that have thousands of units, hundreds of units. And people are like, you know, it’s hard for them to visualize actually doing something with them.

00:00:51:15 – 00:01:13:18
Rod Khleif
So today I’ve got warrior Lina Bella on, and she immigrated from the Philippines. And, you know, she talks about how she struggled to have food on the table for her and her siblings. And her mom sold fish in the market. Her dad was a farmer. And, you know, their life was pretty tough. But her mom built that fish sales business into a family business, and so she was able to save money and send her to college.

00:01:13:20 – 00:01:31:06
Rod Khleif
And she and Lina, got a degree in hotel and restaurant management. And so, you know, she learned a lot from her mom’s work ethic and how to stay strong, how to work hard. And so after finishing her degree, she started working on a cruise ship and a casino. And, you know, that’s interesting because I’ve seen a lot of Filipinos and people from all over the world and cruise ships.

00:01:31:06 – 00:01:52:24
Rod Khleif
I’ve done probably 50 cruises. And she spent 11 years traveling the world for free, meeting amazing people and living her dream. And and that also gave her confidence. And so in 2006, she met her husband on a cruise ship and, moved to the United States just to start a new chapter in her life. She didn’t have a job, didn’t know how to drive, and her mother in law taught her and and, and she worked different jobs.

00:01:52:24 – 00:02:12:17
Rod Khleif
She worked at Panera Bread as a greeter. She worked as a medical company doing, surgical kit assembly, and and then she started her own cleaning business. And, and then when the economy crashed, she was laid off for her full time job and couldn’t find work. And so she volunteered in her hospital surgical department, and that helped her earn a full time job there, where she still works.

00:02:12:17 – 00:02:36:23
Rod Khleif
There today. And so, you know, for a long time she lived paycheck to paycheck. And I’m sure that resonates with some of you listening. And but she told herself to stay focused, to keep chasing her dream. And, so she, she, she listened to Dave Ramsey, became debt free. And then she finally stumbled across me on Facebook and, you know, I was doing a live session about multifamily real estate, and it resonated with her.

00:02:36:23 – 00:03:09:04
Rod Khleif
So she went to my Orlando boot camp. God, that seems like it was so long ago. But she said that event really changed her life. She met some amazing people, and then she joined our warrior program, and that’s where she met her business partner. And. And today they did. You know, they’ve they’ve done, two deals. They did an eight unit property, and now they have a total of 13 units, and they’re actively looking for more and so, you know, I, I’m, I’m hoping that she can inspire you, those of you listening that you don’t have to be intimidated by having, you know, hundreds of units or thousands of units, you can start small

00:03:09:04 – 00:03:12:11
Rod Khleif
like she did. Welcome to the show, sweetheart.

00:03:12:13 – 00:03:15:23
Lina Belin
Thank you. Thank you for having me. And so grateful.

00:03:16:00 – 00:03:36:24
Rod Khleif
Yeah, absolutely. So, Mark, let’s let’s, let’s let’s ask Lina some questions and, and, yeah. And she’s very nervous, so, you know, just know that she told me she was. And I told her that’s okay, because I dropped I drop f bombs all the time, and my poor video editor has to cut them out. You know what?

00:03:36:24 – 00:03:43:03
Rod Khleif
I feel like they’re too excessive. So, we’re going to have a lot of fun today, so, Mark, take it away. But.

00:03:43:05 – 00:04:00:04
Mark Nagy
Yeah, I mean, let’s just let’s just jump right into it and start with your your first deal here working with us, an eight unit. Give us some background on this deal. How it got found, how you met your business partner. What are the different roles that you guys play? Just give us an overview of all the different things about this deal.

00:04:00:06 – 00:04:29:17
Lina Belin
Yeah. I met my, my partner. One of our real thought as well is in other, not other group, but she was my partner to four units and in against we also, she’s a realtor here. Her name is Arlene. And then we met. I met, miss, Feroz, in our your group, and, we just talked together, and I asked Rosa, hey, do you want to deal with me in Atlanta?

00:04:29:17 – 00:04:53:24
Lina Belin
And then she said, yeah, I have. My partner here is Arlene, though. She is a realtor in here. So if you want, let’s go and build together. So we talk a lot. So three of us we talk together and earlier leadership phone in MLS like eight units in Atlanta like let’s go together. So like I don’t know how to do underwriting as a like okay let’s go ahead and figure out how to do underwrite right things like so okay.

00:04:53:24 – 00:05:05:13
Lina Belin
We us the your group, you know you know, they’re very helpful for me. So like, hey, can you do underwriting for this one? And then, you know, so we did the deal for like like like maybe.

00:05:05:13 – 00:05:09:15
Rod Khleif
So you got some help. You got some help doing an underwriting from other warriors.

00:05:09:17 – 00:05:29:07
Lina Belin
Yes. Yes, sir. Okay. We did I call different what are your team. And help me is like hey I give you the T12 and you know and, expenses, financial expenses. Can you do underwriting for us. So because we want to have a deal with this once or not for eight units or like. Yeah, yeah. So they give it to me.

00:05:29:09 – 00:05:43:03
Lina Belin
And then we did a great job. And then we asked for a deal for joint venture. And then we did it. Wow. Wow. Is is a lot of, you know, pressure but is really a great deal for us.

00:05:43:03 – 00:05:49:18
Rod Khleif
So how many partners. Yeah. Of course. How many partners did you end up having in that deal?

00:05:49:20 – 00:05:52:22
Lina Belin
Two partners. Two partners. Okay. Okay. So we so.

00:05:52:22 – 00:06:04:05
Rod Khleif
You you guys put you, the three of you put the money in, and you work that out. How you were going to split that, and how have you got a management company managing it for you or how’s that working?

00:06:04:07 – 00:06:16:21
Lina Belin
Yes, we hired or, we have a property manager. Yeah. So we have a third party for that. She’s taking care. Yeah, she’s not great, but is we just signed up for one year.

00:06:16:23 – 00:06:35:01
Rod Khleif
Okay. Well, yeah, some of them aren’t great. But, you know, I’m. I’m actually in the midst of suing one actually, right now, but, so let me ask you. Yeah. So let me ask you this. What did you pay for it? And, you know, have you been able to move the rents up any talk?

00:06:35:05 – 00:06:39:12
Rod Khleif
Of course. In this economy, the rents at rents are tough. But yeah, talk about that.

00:06:39:14 – 00:07:11:02
Lina Belin
We pay for 900 plus their closing costs. So it’s about nine. Nine. I don’t remember, but like 900 plus. And then, we rent is a good it’s a good, cash flow. You know, we have a good cash flow for that. And then right after we close, we have a very bad storm in here, and we, the, the tree was fell in one unit.

00:07:11:04 – 00:07:19:16
Rod Khleif
Oh, boy, oh, boy. Yeah, we’ve had that happen. I’ve had that happen many, many times, so. But, did insurance cover that?

00:07:19:18 – 00:07:35:24
Lina Belin
They did. So I as a group of one of your group, they helped me a lot. And now you have to do this one. You have to do this one. So they hit me a lot, you know. What? Are you good. We have, a good, group from WhatsApp group. It’s a of group there. They help me a lot.

00:07:35:24 – 00:08:06:08
Lina Belin
I call them what is. You know what is a step by step it. So they help me a lot to do it to them. So yeah, they pay it and then, the money management group, the management, property management, they are really bad. They just, you know, you know, we have one eviction. The one of the, tenant over there, you know, so she is still in the, apartment now.

00:08:06:08 – 00:08:24:00
Rod Khleif
So you’re trying to get somebody out right now? It’s it’s challenging in Atlanta. You know, I took over an apartment complex in Atlanta. It was really bad. I mean, it would take almost a year to get somebody out. But, That’s true. Yeah, yeah. And so, you know, but but luckily, you only have one, so you’re still cash flowing.

00:08:24:00 – 00:08:41:04
Rod Khleif
So that’s okay. And that’s, that’s the beauty of multifamily. So you found the deal in the MLS. It’s in Atlanta. And I and your notes, your current the current went was 900. And, after the renovation, you’re getting that up to a thousand. Is that right?

00:08:41:08 – 00:08:42:21
Lina Belin
Yeah. That’s good. Okay.

00:08:42:23 – 00:08:50:05
Rod Khleif
And then and then same with the studio units. You’re getting those from, what is it, 1450 up to 1550, is that right?

00:08:50:05 – 00:08:51:06
Lina Belin
Yes. That’s correct.

00:08:51:06 – 00:09:00:07
Rod Khleif
Okay. Okay. Yeah. And what are you doing to upgrade them to, you know, to get those increased rents, talk about some of the things you did or you’re doing.

00:09:00:09 – 00:09:31:08
Lina Belin
We did, like, the paint that the paint costs yet and then, renovation some, bathroom as well. Okay. So and then, the utility bills as well. So we increase a little bit like, 10 to 15, you know, because, we taking care of the utility bills, so I say so we asked them to, put extra for the, for them, anything extra for us.

00:09:31:08 – 00:09:32:15
Lina Belin
So that’s the way we do. Okay.

00:09:32:21 – 00:09:41:15
Rod Khleif
Okay. Yeah, it said it. It said you updated the kitchens and bathrooms. Yes. So, maybe, like some vanities and maybe, it about.

00:09:41:17 – 00:09:42:17
Lina Belin
Flooring as well.

00:09:42:17 – 00:09:43:18
Rod Khleif
Flooring. Okay.

00:09:43:18 – 00:09:44:20
Lina Belin
Good. Yeah.

00:09:44:22 – 00:09:47:17
Rod Khleif
And you put in new appliances as well, which is nice.

00:09:47:20 – 00:10:01:24
Lina Belin
Okay. Yes. Yeah. Okay. And then we are planning to, put some, what they call that the parking in front of the building as well. So we are planning for that. Not maybe next year. So.

00:10:02:01 – 00:10:07:15
Rod Khleif
So what? Like, like pavement or just rock pavement?

00:10:07:17 – 00:10:08:19
Lina Belin
Yeah. Pavement. Yeah.

00:10:08:19 – 00:10:09:21
Rod Khleif
Maybe pavement. Okay.

00:10:10:02 – 00:10:11:12
Lina Belin
Okay. Yes.

00:10:11:14 – 00:10:32:14
Rod Khleif
Okay. Yeah. That’s not cheap. That takes a lot of money. I mean, you know, here in Florida, you can put rock or shell or, they have this road base you can also use that packs down really well, that’s what they put before they put pavement on. But you can drive on that. So yeah, sometimes the local regulations make you make you do concrete or pavement, but okay.

00:10:32:16 – 00:10:32:20
Rod Khleif
My.

00:10:32:20 – 00:10:40:04
Lina Belin
Neighbor, he’s doing, you know, a business here. So like, I will ask him for, for, discount for me.

00:10:40:06 – 00:10:41:19
Rod Khleif
Okay, good, good. So I have.

00:10:41:19 – 00:10:55:14
Mark Nagy
Two questions about the partnerships. First question. Lina, what role do you and your two partners play on this? Have you guys kind of segmented different roles and responsibilities that you guys have on the property and what are they?

00:10:55:16 – 00:11:26:08
Lina Belin
Yes, we do a LLC for us. So we have responsibilities and duties for that. So one of my partner, she’s doing a financial, taking care for the financial. And then for me, I’m taking care for them that property. Like if they, if the property manager called me about the, the lights, the AC. So I called different vendors for me to, and fix this stuff.

00:11:26:08 – 00:11:29:01
Lina Belin
So I do all the property management.

00:11:29:07 – 00:11:47:19
Rod Khleif
And so the asset management that you do basically. But you’re, you’re doing the property manager’s job because those are things they should be doing for you. Right? Which is yeah, I’ll tell you, so many management companies suck. I mean that’s it’s ridiculous, but, so expensive. Yeah. That too that too. Yeah. So, you know, so let’s say management.

00:11:47:19 – 00:11:49:06
Rod Khleif
What about the third person?

00:11:49:08 – 00:12:03:12
Lina Belin
Yeah. The third person will call the utility, you know, like, hey, this is your end of this day. You’ll have to pay this one. You have to pay this one. So she’s sending them the email collections collection. This is collection. Yes.

00:12:03:12 – 00:12:09:07
Rod Khleif
The dump. Okay. You’re doing all the property managers work. Good Lord.

00:12:09:09 – 00:12:24:24
Mark Nagy
I know I have to pay them. Exactly right. I was going to say that. Yeah. Now, how do you trust these partners? How did you find the right partners that you can trust? Because I hear that so often of people that have done real estate by themselves is like, how do I find the right people that we can trust and do deals with?

00:12:24:24 – 00:12:27:09
Mark Nagy
So what’s your perspective on that?

00:12:27:11 – 00:12:46:13
Lina Belin
When we met, I, when I met Rosa, not in a work, not in the. I think we have a group chat in, What’s up? And, she feels like she called me straight away after we have a group chat is like, hey, Lina, I want to have a deal with you. It’s like, hey, come on, come in.

00:12:46:17 – 00:13:04:07
Lina Belin
Come to see me for a slice, you know, come to see me. And so we talk a lot. We have the same mindset. And then, we trust each other. I, you know, she flew all the way from New York to come over and ask that I welcome you to come to my house and that you feel it at a later date.

00:13:04:07 – 00:13:13:17
Lina Belin
I can trust you. So she came over and then she’s my family right now. She’s just like, you know, it’s just trust, really? Yeah.

00:13:13:23 – 00:13:29:24
Rod Khleif
That was very smart. That was very smart. Did you had her fly down so you could be face to face? You could break bread. You could trust your intuition because intuition is so powerful, you know, you know, I’ll tell you, though, those of you listening, you know, if something doesn’t feel right, trust it because your brain is so powerful.

00:13:30:03 – 00:13:36:19
Rod Khleif
So it’s really smart of you to have her come down and meet with you. And, you know, and like you said, now she’s family. And that’s the way it should be. That’s beautiful.

00:13:36:21 – 00:13:51:09
Lina Belin
She’s. Yes, she she came down like, how many times in here for closing the see the deal is due. Diligence is so much fun. And she can say like, you know, I want to come back and more and get more deals with you. I said, let’s go and.

00:13:51:11 – 00:14:00:15
Rod Khleif
So how do you stay motivated? Talk. Talk about mindset a little bit. What what are you doing to to you know, what are you doing to stay motivated. And then really what’s next for you?

00:14:00:17 – 00:14:24:12
Lina Belin
Yes. I’m motivated really is to connect a lot with, people, you know, and then, talking a lot with them. And then just just just connecting. And that’s the way I do motivate me the way a lot, you know? So, Yeah, connecting with them, talking a lot, a lot, a lot and get more information, get more.

00:14:24:14 – 00:14:27:21
Lina Belin
Learning from them is.

00:14:27:23 – 00:14:38:04
Mark Nagy
So what’s next for you in terms of deals? Do you want to continue to do smaller deals? Do you like them? Do you want to jump into maybe some bigger deals? What’s your thought process?

00:14:38:06 – 00:15:00:01
Lina Belin
I really I want to jump more, you know, like, going to see different places like Tennessee, South Carolina and North Carolina, and that’s my target right now. We talk a lot. So a different what your group as well. So, you know, if they want to join with us, you know, because I really want to have a joint venture and they’re always asking me to do LP.

00:15:00:03 – 00:15:22:03
Lina Belin
I want joint venture. And it’s, you know, as, Yeah. I, I want to have more deals really, like, Yeah, assisted living and more. My target is and supposed to be at the end of this year is 50 units. That’s my thing. I get really. So, but I guess you better get busy.

00:15:22:03 – 00:15:45:03
Rod Khleif
You better get busy, girl. I love that you’re doing senior housing. You know, I love that I’m getting. You know, I’m in that now. And, you know, and you mentioned you’d rather, you know, warriors have asked you to LP on deals to be a limited partner, but then you’re passive, you know, you’re not active. And so you want to be active, which is why you want to do joint ventures, which I admire, you know, and, and, so, so that’s fantastic.

00:15:45:03 – 00:15:58:15
Mark Nagy
So, Lina, what what are some of the stressful or tough situations that you faced on this journey over the past year? Just real estate in general. In closing, closing this deal.

00:15:58:17 – 00:16:02:07
Rod Khleif
And how did you do and how did you handle and how did you handle them? Yeah. Go ahead.

00:16:02:13 – 00:16:31:13
Lina Belin
Yeah. When we have a first deal, really, with three people. Right. It’s so funny because, you know, it’s totally financial stress. You know, it’s like when we do a closing and then we cannot get through with the, lenders. You know, it’s not easy because they go to the underwriting she underwriting. She and then the appraisal for people as well to come over there late so they it’s not easy.

00:16:31:13 – 00:16:37:00
Lina Belin
So we almost, you know, we almost expand our,

00:16:37:02 – 00:16:37:24
Rod Khleif
Closing day.

00:16:38:01 – 00:16:40:19
Lina Belin
Closing day because of them, not to us.

00:16:40:19 – 00:17:01:07
Rod Khleif
And. Oh, yeah, no, financing is a pain in the butt right now because these, you know, these lenders are getting their their butts handed to them because, you know, there are operators in trouble because of the interest rates and the high, you know, a high cost of expenses anymore with payroll going up. And, you know, which is why there’s incredible opportunity, upon us, I mean, it’s, it’s there’s going to be incredible deals coming because there’s a lot of operators in trouble.

00:17:01:07 – 00:17:23:21
Rod Khleif
But financing is tough because, you know, these lenders have gotten their butts kicked, and so they’re just being super careful. It’s very it’s a common, literally a common dynamic. I have seen at least three times in my career over the last 47 years, you know, that things are great. And and, you know, if you can fog a mirror, you can borrow money and then things go bad and then it’s hard.

00:17:23:21 – 00:17:32:10
Rod Khleif
It’s very hard to borrow money as it is right now. And, and then it’ll get, it’ll ease up again. But, yeah, yeah.

00:17:32:10 – 00:17:52:24
Mark Nagy
I’ll just mention real quick on that ride what I’m did. I have two deals right now and it’s with the same bank. And it’s funny you say that because we’re refinancing out of that bank and then buying another deal. The only way that they’re going to give us financing on the new deal is if we close on and refinance the other one, they don’t want to actually give a new loan on the new one.

00:17:53:05 – 00:17:59:24
Mark Nagy
So basically, they’re only willing to give us this new loan if we’re losing the old one. And it’s interesting that they’re doing that instead of just willing to loan on both.

00:18:00:00 – 00:18:26:08
Rod Khleif
So they’re definitely they’re, they’re, they’re they’re managing their exposure is really they’re doing is what they’re doing there. You know, but but Lina, you talked about how, you know, you’ve gotten so much support and everything inside the warrior community. You met your partner there and all of that. Guys, if you’re listening and you want to apply to our warrior program, I mean, my students, it’s we know there are over 275,000 units.

00:18:26:08 – 00:18:47:22
Rod Khleif
I think it’s closer to 300,000 units that they own. I wanted to bring Lean On because you can see you can start small like that and still be successful. And and, you know, don’t be intimidated by the count. But if you’re interested in applying to the warrior program and getting help, like she got text the word crush to seven, two, three, four, or five and we can help you crush your crush.

00:18:47:22 – 00:19:05:11
Rod Khleif
It just like you know the help she’s gotten inside the program. So again, crush to 72345. So, Lina, why do you think people fail in in in this business or in business in general, not just this business? Talk about why you think people fail.

00:19:05:13 – 00:19:26:13
Lina Belin
I think why the people fail because of their lack of knowledge, you know, and then lack of knowledge and lack of consistency, you know, they just go and lazy, but they never do it, you know, they never take action for that. And then, lack of time for them, you know, they just go, yes, okay, I’m going to go and do it.

00:19:26:13 – 00:19:28:14
Lina Belin
But they don’t have time. So.

00:19:28:18 – 00:19:35:19
Rod Khleif
Well, they think they don’t have time. They think they don’t have time is really what it is. Do you you still have your full time job. Yes.

00:19:35:21 – 00:19:37:15
Lina Belin
Two, seven days, two jobs.

00:19:37:17 – 00:19:40:00
Rod Khleif
You got two jobs. Okay.

00:19:40:02 – 00:19:43:09
Lina Belin
That’s that’s nitro. Wow. Wow.

00:19:43:11 – 00:19:49:21
Rod Khleif
Oh my God, you did. You did a graveyard shift and you’re here with us. Oh my God, Lina, you’re a you’re a badass.

00:19:49:23 – 00:19:51:07
Lina Belin
Mom at 5 a.m. in the.

00:19:51:07 – 00:20:11:13
Rod Khleif
Morning. Oh my God, you are a badass. Wow. Good to see this is why you’re successful and why you’re motivated. You want more? And, you know, it’s a real cultural thing as well. I’ll tell you some of the hardest workers I’ve ever met. Her from the Philippines. And I’ve got, I’ve actually got Vas virtual assistants in the Philippines that that are fantastic.

00:20:11:15 – 00:20:22:09
Rod Khleif
So how did you find time to make this happen? With two jobs and with your family and everything else, you know, how did you, I mean, you know, how did you find the time?

00:20:22:11 – 00:20:42:11
Lina Belin
Just, you you really make time. Really. If you really want the focus you got. Right. So the same thing, like, if you go to the gym, you know, you make time, right? You go to the gym every day because you want to get better or you want to get healthier. The same thing, like in a real estate or business, you really make time because you really want your dream.

00:20:42:11 – 00:20:47:14
Lina Belin
And you, you know, you follow your dreams. So that’s so great answer.

00:20:47:16 – 00:20:52:13
Rod Khleif
Yeah. Great. Great great answer. You know, so that message.

00:20:52:13 – 00:21:11:23
Mark Nagy
Is so important right now. I mean, this I don’t know when this will come out, probably around Christmas, but this is Thanksgiving week, right? This week. Right. And we’re still hustling, putting together deals, doing all these things. So many people are just putting their goals off until January 1st, right? Oh, after the holidays, I’ll start, you know, getting into real estate or doing multifamily or whatever.

00:21:11:23 – 00:21:21:06
Mark Nagy
But there’s a reason why people that joined the gym January 1st, they have the highest failure rate. Because if you want to do something, you should just do it now and take the action. And so I think great. Yeah, such a.

00:21:21:06 – 00:21:30:01
Rod Khleif
Great, great advice. Well, I’ll tell you another message. You know, I just listened to, to Elon Musk’s interview on Joe Rogan. If you haven’t heard that, Mark, you got to check it out.

00:21:30:01 – 00:21:31:00
Mark Nagy
Let’s have it.

00:21:31:02 – 00:21:54:18
Rod Khleif
Listen. Oh, my God, it is it is so good. But one of the things he talks about, he’s a pretty smart guy. Is that any job that’s done in front of a computer is pretty much going to be gone in three years. Three years? Okay? It anything administrative in front of a computer. So guys, if you’re listening and that’s you, you better think about reinventing yourself, okay.

00:21:54:18 – 00:22:18:14
Rod Khleif
And I mean be proactive on this. I’m not trying to scare you. I’m trying to motivate you to not get caught in a lurch. You know, Amazon laid off thousands and thousands of people because they’re ahead of the game on this stuff. But it’s going to happen everywhere. So if you are in a job where you’re sitting in front of a computer all day long, you better think about this and think about reinventing yourself and decide what vehicle you’re going to use to do that.

00:22:18:16 – 00:22:35:21
Rod Khleif
If it’s real estate, of course, get your butt to my boot camp or apply to my, you know, my warrior program. Like I just said, text crush to 72345 or come to one of my boot camps. But fake pick it. Figure it out. Now. Don’t wait for the 2 or 3 years to come by, and you could be looking at being unemployed, so there’s going to be some pain.

00:22:36:00 – 00:22:55:20
Rod Khleif
But you know, the only change in life, I mean, the only thing that happens consistently in life is change. But this is a big one. And that was I was like, Holy crap, is that for real? And, you know, even if he’s only halfway right, it’s staggering. Millions of jobs are going to be gone. So, you know, like I say, think about reinvent reinventing yourself right now.

00:22:55:20 – 00:23:05:12
Rod Khleif
Don’t wait. And and start learning something. Start figuring out what the vehicle’s going to be and start learning something. And, you know, like you’re doing it listening to this podcast.

00:23:05:16 – 00:23:14:05
Mark Nagy
So, Lina, for people that have been listening that resonate with your story, maybe want to chat with you where and how can they reach you to talk?

00:23:14:07 – 00:23:27:20
Lina Belin
I love social media, I love Facebook, I love, IG so they can reach me out over there if they want to tell us anything about, you know, inspiring or, you know, anything that, you know, they can just follow.

00:23:27:21 – 00:23:35:12
Mark Nagy
And they just search your name. Lina, in Lee na space Belin for anybody who wants to reach her.

00:23:35:14 – 00:23:36:13
Rod Khleif
Yeah, yeah.

00:23:36:15 – 00:23:37:04
Lina Belin
Thank you.

00:23:37:04 – 00:23:58:01
Rod Khleif
Well, Lina, thank you for coming on. Especially I I’m not going to make you suffer through any more of this, but so far at 4:00 in the morning. Good Lord, I so appreciate you and I and I and I know that you’ve inspired some people with your story to go out there and start making things happen. We are in some crazy times, exciting times, but but sobering.

00:23:58:03 – 00:24:03:14
Rod Khleif
And so, I know you’ve, you’ve you’ve added some value to some people today, sweetheart.

00:24:03:16 – 00:24:05:18
Lina Belin
Thank you. Thank you. Excellent.

00:24:05:20 – 00:24:10:08
Rod Khleif
Yeah. All right, all right, take care. All right. We’ll see it. We’ll see you soon. Lina. Take care.

00:24:10:08 – 00:24:11:07
Lina Belin
Thank you.

00:24:11:09 – 00:24:12:08
Rod Khleif
All right. Bye bye.