Sean graduated from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School and worked at Boston Consulting Group. He left behind this traditional path to success to take a bet on himself, built a one-man consulting shop, and dumped all of his profits into real estate.
IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN:
00:00:00 – Intro
00:04:15 – What he learned working for one of the top consulting firms in the country
00:08:26 – How buying a diamond engagement ring provided the impetus to start a consulting side hustle
00:12:18 – Why picking the right partner in life is so important
00:14:58 – How he grew his side hustle into a one-man consulting shop that nets $500,000 per year
00:29:34 – Why his first real estate investments didn’t pan out
00:50:16 – What his current real estate strategy is that has proven much more profitable
00:54:18 – Why he thinks house hacking is a terrible idea
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WHO I AM:
I’m Patrick Donley, founder and managing director of The Wexford Group, a real estate 🏘️redevelopment company based in Columbus, Ohio. I’ve lived and worked abroad and had a wide variety of adventures including studying economics in Luxembourg, writing for a business newspaper 📰in Vietnam, attempting to learn Spanish 🇪🇸 in Columbia, and biking 🚲across America to raise money for Habitat for Humanity. I can usually be found listening to podcasts 🎧, enjoying time with family and friends 👪, or attempting to hone my golf game ⛳.
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