Just six years ago, Corey Kent was a broke college graduate, renting out half of a room to save money, eating the same meal every day of the week. His dream was to make a living as a musician without selling out. Now, most country music fans know Corey’s name and his platinum record speaks for itself. But what you don’t know is that Corey fueled his music career thanks to a handful of properties he bought years ago.
Corey’s side project real estate portfolio allowed him to launch his music career, make passive income when times got tough, and fall on his feet when the world was shut down. Corey was looking to invest in property at just seventeen years old, but when a bank turned him away, he had to change his entire mindset and learn the personal finance game from a very early age.
After his grandfather taught him the do’s and don’ts of buying raw land, Corey slowly built his real estate portfolio. At this time, Corey was below the poverty line, sleeping in his truck and saving whatever money he could to invest. He continued to buy property, EVEN when times were tight, successfully using his passive income to help him leapfrog into later becoming a chart-topping musician who now can follow his one true passion.
David:
This is the BiggerPockets Podcast show 809.
Corey:
I graduated college. You get to write on top of your graduation cap. For me, I wrote, “Never made a resume” because I went to school with the mentality of I’m going to learn as much as I can and I’m going to network and I’m going to just taking life experience. For me, I was taking in ammunition to write songs. I knew that’s what I wanted to do. And I wanted to have an education, but I did not want to have a backup plan. So I went and got an education and then I went and chased my dream. That was definitely a result of being raised with an open mind of like, “I can go and start a business.” It took quite a while, but I was able to do pretty well.
David:
What’s going on,…