Summary: Shelli Trung, Founder of Investors Beat we talk about her company, how it helps those in real estate and why you should be paying attention to the investment landscape. Her background is eight years in real estate investing, public relations and marketing. Understanding how to invest in U.S. markets can be tricky, particularly if you don't have access to national resources. Investors Beat has created a platform enabling investors to keep an eye on key markets, watch trends, news and gain insights to trends and opportunities. Shelli came to the US from Australia and landed in Phoenix where she embarked on some of her most intense real estate investing beginning at age 25. Starting so young made it difficult to get loans but once she did, she gained notoriety few would relish. Listed in the "Nightmare" section of an Australian investment publication she took a step back to embrace the failure and learn from that. She found one of her best assets was listening, taking in all the information and evaluating before making any decisions. Leveraging the desire to succeed and FOCUS she knew learned the questions to ask and the drive necessary to succeed. We talk about the opportunities in real estate investing, crowd funding and the need for people to start building wealth sooner versus later. About: Investors Beat provides online news, education and inspiration for the real estate investor. Our focus is on the US property market, covering all aspects of investing including tips and advice, technology, events, development projects and stories from those directly investing in real estate or working in the industry. We aim to educate and inspire a new generation of property investors by informing them of what is happening in the market and ways they can profit from property. About Shelli Shelli Trung is the Founder of Investors Beat and has spent 8 years both as a real estate investor and marketing/PR professional. In a few short years playing real life monopoly, she accidentally made enough money to quit her full time corporate banking job. She now likes to spend her days connecting real estate professionals and entrepreneurs – nothing energizes her more than seeing others make wiser choices about generating wealth. Shelli has been listed amongst the top 10 female startup entrepreneurs in Australia and her expertise has been featured in The Dynamic Business Magazine, The Boston Globe, Boston Growth Hackers and Business News Daily.
