Keishia Kennedy is an army veteran with six years of service in the Army National Guard. During her enlistment, she was a Human Resource Specialist and also deployed to Kuwait as part of Operation Enduring Freedom. She earned a Master of Arts in Homeland Security.
She has invested in a total of 327 units as a limited partner and is currently a co-GP on 176 units all from living abroad in Kuwait. When not investing in real estate, she enjoys traveling abroad, cooking, spending time with her family, ziplining, scuba diving, skydiving, and is a figure bodybuilder.
We spoke to Keishia about her journey of becoming a general partner, how she is able to invest actively living in Kuwait and the power of social media.
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[00:01 – 03:38] Opening Segment
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Keishia talks about her background.
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She talks about her transition into multifamily investing.
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How she started helping passive investors invest.
[03:38 – 16:36] Limited Partner to General Partner
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Education Vs. Self-Thought.
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How having a mentor helped Keishia get a headstart in the residential space.
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She talks about some of the early mistakes in the single family space.
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The reasons why she invested as a limited partner when she started.
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The importance of being able to trust your general partners when starting out.
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Some of the things that Keishia feared in her first deal.
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Keishia talks about the deal she invested in with John.
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She talks about her transition into being a general partner.
[16:36 – 29:02] Massive Action
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How being a part of a syndication can take off some of the workload.
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She talks about the importance of having a big why.
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She talks about the sacrifices she made to be able to invest actively while still living abroad.
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The importance of mental health and discipline.
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Keishia talks about how she leveraged social media successfully.
[29:02 – 35:25] Round of Insights
Apparent Failure:
Not getting fully educated on what needs to be done for a flipping project.
Digital Resource:
Freedom App
Most Recommended Book:
Daily Habit:
Working out
#1 Insight for Multifamily Investing
Focus on your superpower.
Best Place to Grab a Bite in Kuwait:
The Meat Company
Contact Keishia:
To get the guide that Keishia offers for investing as a limited partner click here. Go to her website to learn more. Check out Keishia on Linkedin.
Tweetable Quotes:
“Massive action equals massive results.” – Keishia Kennedy
“Most of your followers on social media will help you come up with topics.” – Keishia Kennedy
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