Episode Summary:

This episode of The Launch Button Podcast features Gloria Franco, a Venezuelan immigrant turned real estate investor and entrepreneur. Gloria shares her journey from moving to the U.S. in 2003 to building a life in Miami, learning real estate investing from her husband, Ricardo, and navigating the highs and lows of the industry. Through perseverance and the guidance of coaching, Gloria and Ricardo overcame significant challenges, including an eviction, navigating a complex mortgage, and ultimately purchasing their dream home in the Florida Keys.

Key Highlights:

Immigrant Journey and Transition

Gloria moved from Venezuela to Miami in 2003 and began her journey into real estate investing under her husband’s mentorship.

Early Investments and Business Expansion

Gloria purchased her first property in 2006 and later combined her knowledge of accounting and real estate to help others.

Overcoming Major Challenges

Successfully evicted a non-paying tenant after four months with the help of coaching.
Managed a tight timeline to find a new rental property in just 15 days.

Key Learnings from Coaching and Boot Camp

Learned effective communication strategies to improve her marriage and collaboration with her husband.
Developed a deeper understanding of identifying and leveraging good real estate deals.

Navigating High-Stakes Situations

Resolved a last-minute mortgage denial by switching to a conventional loan.
Sold a property for the full price within a month, enabling them to secure their dream home.

Personal Growth and Relationship Improvement

Improved relationship dynamics with her husband by respecting individual decision-making.
Gained clarity on balancing personal and professional goals.

Takeaway:

Gloria's story is a testament to resilience, adaptability, and the power of mentorship. Through focused action and community support, she transformed significant setbacks into stepping stones for achieving her dreams

About the Guest

Moved to us from valenzuela, found her husband, likes to help people with finances and became a book keeper. her husband ricky started to teach her real state investing. they join the local community of real state investor and met Antonio lobo. attended an event with Hugh & Antonio in 2023 and sign up for hugh's reals state investor bootcamp. not only that bootcamp give her confidence to invest in real state and also had a huge impact on her communication and marriage with her husband ricky. she join hugh's one on one program in 2023 and she was able to find a rental property in 15 days and she was able to get a problem tenant evicted so they can sell the property. hugh help push them to find their dream property on the water. listen to the podcast to learn more about her story

IG: @gloriafrealtor

FB: gloria_francof@hotmail.com

About the Host:

Hugh excels at helping entrepreneurs and executives who are on the path to manifesting their dreams - whether they are on the first steps of a launch or a giant leap forward as they level up their business. His podcast is dedicated to helping trustworthy, integral, and heart-centered entrepreneurs connect to the people who need them most.

Hugh Zaretsky, was an IT executive until his wake-up call came on 9/11. Realizing how short life can be, Hugh transitioned his career to become a real estate investor, international speaker, best-selling author, philanthropist, and advocate for empowering individuals. Hugh started investing in the precursor to Short-Term Rentals back in 2005. His expertise in cash-flowing properties (STR, SFH, and multi-family) has allowed him to successfully train over 12,500 real estate investors and entrepreneurs to complete profitable real estate transactions, launch businesses, or take them to the next level.

Hugh has been a certified real estate continuing education instructor in 4 different states. His latest book "The Launch Button" was an Amazon best seller in 4 categories including all of real estate. He recently spoke at the Humanity Summit in Portugal on the global issue of "Sustainable tourism (including STRs) and how to work with local communities". His dedication to mentoring and coaching aspiring entrepreneurs makes Hugh a highly sought-after speaker. Get ready to be inspired and gain invaluable insights from Hugh's wealth of experience.

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The American dream. from Venezuela to her dream home