Marine, Air Marshal, Tech Sales → Real Estate Rebel: Why Tim Street Built FoolProof FSBO | Ep 61

Описание: In this episode of Path of Progress, Alex Kononov sits down with Tim Street ‪@FoolProofFSBO‬, former Marine, federal air marshal, tech sales leader, top-producing real estate agent, and now founder of FoolProof FSBO — a platform that helps homeowners sell without agents and keep tens of thousands in equity.

Tim shares his raw journey: surviving a brutal failed FSBO attempt during his divorce, getting his license out of frustration with agents, building a portfolio of high-performing short-term rentals (including an 8-bed home grossing ~$300K/year), almost crossing an ethical line that nearly destroyed his values, and walking away from commissions to teach others how to price correctly, prepare fast, negotiate like pros, and avoid legal disasters.

This is not anti-agent — it's pro-homeowner empowerment. Whether you're thinking of selling FSBO, investing in short-term rentals, or just want unfiltered real estate truth from someone who's lived every side of the business, this episode delivers mindset, tactics, and hard-earned lessons.

📌 Key Takeaways:
✅ Why Tim got his license purely to protect his own deals (and why investors should too)
✅ Building & scaling luxury short-term rentals in Florida (sleeps 21 + heated pools = massive demand)
✅ The dark moment he almost "joined the dark side" — and why he walked away forever
✅ How consumer psychology + sales grit = 102.3% list-to-sold ratio and weekend contracts
✅ FoolProof FSBO blueprint: 7-day market-ready launch, bidding-war pricing, legal checklists
✅ Who should (and shouldn't) try FSBO — and his nationwide agent backup plan
✅ Future pivot ideas: tiny-home wedding venues / resort plays via 1031 exchange
✅ Lessons from Marines, air marshals, startups, divorce, and fatherhood

📚 Book Recommendation:
– Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand

🌐 Connect with Tim Street:
📸 Instagram →   / foolprooffsbo  
🌍 Website → https://foolprooffsbo.com/
💼 LinkedIn →   / timothyjstreet  
🎥 YouTube →    / @foolprooffsbo  
🌐 Facebook →   / foolprooffsbo  

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VIDEO CHAPTERS:
0:00–0:31 – Airbnb group booking & multi-unit idea
0:31–1:27 – Intro & welcome to Tim Street
1:27–3:00 – Pre-real estate: Marines → Air Marshal → Tech sales
3:00–5:10 – Why agents frustrated him → Got license for self-preservation
5:10–6:39 – Air Marshal life post-9/11: boredom & prayer
6:39–8:54 – Quitting secure job for 100% commission startup sales
8:54–13:26 – Tech sales success, acquisitions, empathy as superpower
13:26–16:05 – Divorce, failed FSBO attempt → Turned house into Airbnb
16:05–18:49 – First investment property: $500K → ~$300K gross STR
18:49–20:54 – Why large homes (sleeps 15–21) win big in Florida
20:54–22:42 – Multi-home clusters vs. single listing blocks
22:42–24:52 – Current portfolio + potential wedding venue/tiny home pivot
24:52–26:37 – 1031 exchange ideas & future beachfront play
26:37–34:54 – The ethical crisis that birthed FoolProof FSBO
34:54–37:56 – Why homeowners can outsell agents (heart + knowledge)
37:56–40:16 – Respect for good agents + when FSBO is NOT for you
40:16–42:59 – Ideal FSBO candidate + quiz at foolprooffsbo.com/quiz
42:59–45:26 – Investor power pack & leverage advantage
45:26–47:10 – Early success stories & realistic expectations
47:10–50:55 – Rapid fire + final thoughts & where to find Tim

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