Last year I was introduced to Austin Davis. I was told about Austin from another investor I follow. The real estate teacher whose program I learned about apartment investing in referred me to Austins program. First, unlike the program I had already bought on apartment investing thi s program was just for funding. If you are a new investor you may want to start with a overview program or book on apartment investing. I started with a program by Monica Main for less than $100 and it helped me a lot. Since Austin was offering a 60 day money back guarantee I decided to give it a try.
His website was to the point and easy to understand and get a feel for his program. Once I ordered I was able to download the program right away. I bought the program Austin has for $999 and had 60 days to give it my all and try it. I have since seen his program on sale for as much as 50% off. Austin is up front that he wants you to bring him deals for his property scout program – you don’t get partnership but just a flat fee – but you can buy on your own too if you are ready. You are not required to send him deals for his property scout program though. I was set on buying my own apartment and wanted no partners.
I sent his staff a email and got a reply 3 days later with help which was very helpful. They helped me on how to submit a deal using the forms to get help on it. I got a year of support included for free when I bought his program which was really nice. Each time I would send a deal for help I would include my name and email and the date I bought his program to qualify for the free support. I was very lucky in getting my 3rd deal to work out and Austins team helped me structure it for funding as agreed. I was able to buy with out having to put down a down payment thanks to the down payment investor fund his staff showed me how to gain access to. While I should be able to get grants being a minority, I have never got any before so the down paymen t fund with Austin’s team was a real help to me.
It took me 7 months to get my first apartment, but I bought it with no down payment and only $12,000 cash up front. Austin’s team also showed me how to get prefunding money for the up front costs. I was able to have the seller give me a credit at closing to pay the other closing costs and I got reimbursed for the $12,000 in closing costs I had to pay in advance. I just wish I could get cash back at closing from my first deal, but I did not know how to do it then. I did learn how to get cash on a deal back from the investor fund.
The free year of support expired but I got a invite for the mastermind group. I was later offered a invite to his mastermind group for $99 a month. I am not working on my next apartment with his staff.
Before I started with Austin’s team I tried dozens of other real estate programs. I spent a lot of money on other gurus stuff.
I have to agree with other people in that the best thing about Austins program is the support – there are other funders out there but they dont help you like Austins team. Austin now I see in his emails offers his program for a lot less than I paid. Austin offers the 60 day guarantee now on his program too. I have never paid for a program other than using my credit card. I love using my visa card so I always have that added protection from scammers and online scams. If a merchant does not refund my money when they offer a refund guarantee I can always dispute it with my credit card to get the money back. Austin also went the extra mile to have his program billing handled by a independent third party called Clickbank. I have found few teachers go to the length of using a 3rd party to audit and protect customer billing information any more. Clickbank is the biggest and most respected and secure internet billing service provider I know about, but few real estate gurus will use them because they actually refund your money if you ask for it back. What I do know is that Clickbank is high on security and has a iron clad refund policy all merchants have to follow. Just google clickbank to read about the awards for security they have in place.
I would like to take the time to thank Austin in my review for all his help. When I searched for reviews on his program there were few of them. I have noticed a lot of people asking for reviews so I wanted to share this.
There are many scams online today. The best way to tell if a guru is legit is do they offer a money back guarantee and take credit cards – scammers NEVER sell programs via credit cards. You will also want to use your credit or debit card for protection. You also should look for a 3rd party that protects your billing information. Clickbank is I think the biggest.
For real estate you need someone with support. This is huge. You have to have a good support team there to help you on your deal. The price of a program does not equal value or worth. In fact I think many times the programs costing $5,000 or $10,000 are just hype. Think about it. Why do gurus try to charge thousands of dollars to work with them? Why even charge a grand?? I asked Austin this and I think that is why he has dropped the price to $500 or less. It just makes since more people will be able to buy your program if it costs less. I wish it was free. I know teachers have to charge something to help people with support, but I feel like most do over charge for it.
I was troubled by the lack of clear reviews and feedback from people online about Austins program. How will you know if this really works? Other than to buy it and try it I don’t know. Just use your credit or debit card and keep a copy printed of the website guarantee for your records. If you have any problem with his program or it does not work for you ask for a refund. You can call clickbank direct or email support. You can use the link in the email they send you. Here’s a tip – when you find a website with a refund policy print it off and if you have any trouble you can call your credit card company and they will refund it with a copy of the printed guarantee. The point is you can try it and see for yourself.
I do wish I found a good review when I was looking a year ago when I was doing my research on Austin. I really wish someone pointed me in the right direction of who try try so I would have saved the $10,000 I spent on other programs before Austin. Being able to finally live the life with freedom I have worked so hard for in the last 12 years has been such a blessing. I now spend time with my family more. Time to travel with my wife. That to me is priceless. Best of luck in your dreams of investing – if I can do it you can do it.