Billy Dha Kidd is better known for his rapping than his real estate skills, but both careers are worth celebrating. Billy’s early life was anything but comfortable — growing up in El Salvador, he was used to no running water and no electricity. He likes to say that he didn’t start at zero but started at negative one-hundred. Billy’s family immigrated to the United States when he was 10 years old, moving first to California and then later to Nebraska.
As a teenager, Billy began rapping as a way for him to express himself but found he loved the craft. Rapping allowed Billy to fill his time with something positive, instead of taking the wrong path many of his friends were on. His rap taught him sales skills, business skills, how taxes work, and most importantly, how to make money.
Reading stories of generational wealth, Billy was compelled to start investing in real estate. He got his first deal, learned a lot about the BRRRR strategy, and continued to put his knowledge to work. Now, he’s sitting on twenty-two doors between eighteen different properties. He gives credit to simply taking responsibility for his outcomes, instead of blaming others or the system around him.
Brandon Turner:
This does the BiggerPockets Podcast, show 542, where we sit down with Billy Dha Kidd, The Lord of the Land.
Billy Dha Kidd:
You could look at it the other way or this way, it’s all mindset, honestly. People say they’re waiting for the economy to change or the real estate market to change in order for them to jump on. And literally they know what needs to change is their philosophy. Their mindset is what needs to change. Nothing else matters once you do that. And so change your thinking. And once I changed that thinking, everything around me changed. I stopped blaming the government, I stopped crying about taxes or the market., I took responsibility.
Brandon Turner:
What’s going on, everyone? It’s Brandon Turner, host of the BiggerPockets Podcast, the show where it’s…