Early Life and Education
Matthew Larson was born on August 26, 1975, in Monmouth, Illinois from parents Vicki and Gerald Larson. He graduated from Aledo High School in 1993 (now known as Mercer County High School). Larson grew up in the Quad Cities, a medium-sized metropolitan area on the Iowa/Illinois border. He has a brother named Jeff Larson and a sister.
Career
Larson began his career as a machinist, supplying parts to companies like John Deere for 14 years, working in various machine shops around the Midwest, primarily focusing on agricultural parts from 1994 to 2008.
In 2005, he transitioned into real estate, where he has since thrived, overcoming numerous obstacles and achieving remarkable success.
Currently, Larson is a full-time real estate investor. He is dedicated to teaching aspiring and experienced real estate investors tactical strategies to grow their investment businesses successfully. Larson's trainings are known for being extremely thorough, reflecting his passion for sharing his knowledge and expertise in real estate investing.
Accomplishments and Recognition
Over the years, Larson has been recognized for his contributions to the real estate industry. He has been asked to speak internationally, featured in Forbes and Entrepreneur Magazines, and has shared the stage with several reality TV stars, best-selling authors, and multi-millionaires including personally training Tony Robbins and Dean Graziosi on Single Family Home Investing.
Some of the podcasts and articles that he was featured in include:
- Matthew Larson Leading Us Out of the Recession One Home at a Time with Dean Graziosi
- Matt Larson Shares How He's Flipped 3000+ Houses and owns 200 Rental Properties with Steve of Real Estate Disruptors
- Moline Man Makes Millions in Real Estate by Jonathan Turner in 2011
- Streamline To Success: Leveraging Virtual Assistants (VAs) For Real Estate Growth by Alexpardo
- Sign on The Fly by Mich Stephen ion April 2020
- Focusing on Processes with Theo Hicks
- Using Virtual Assistants To Invest In Real Estate with Nick Lamagna in March of 2024
In addition to his speaking engagements and training sessions, Larson employs over 50 virtual assistants in his real estate business name Rapid Assistants. He has completed over 1000 fix and flips, dozens of lease options, and thousands of wholesale deals, while also maintaining a large rental portfolio. He created, owned, and operated a 78,000 square foot warehouse that stocked building materials at nearly 70% below retail store prices. Larson developed a property key indexing system, unique in the United States and built a fully customized CRM like Podio Powerhouse Max that is used by real estate investors around the world.
Bibliography
Larson is also an accomplished author, with several virtual books and e-books to his name. Some of his notable works include:
- The Disposition Digest
- Marketing Mastery
- The Renovation Manual
- Force Fast Equity
- Virtually Unemployed
- Human Automation Wholesaling
- SMS Marketing Secrets
- Hiring Process Guide
- How to Find and Hire Virtual Assistants
- Find Cash Buyers Fast
- Rehabbing Houses for Beginners
- Renovation Manual
- Hidden Houses
- Complete Guide to Bank Financing and Unsecured Lines of Credit
References
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^ Sutton, Spencer (2020-11-15). "The Atlanta Real Estate Investor – Episode 06 – Matt Larson". Evernest. Retrieved 2024-05-02.
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^ "The Deal Lab". www.realestatematt.com. Retrieved 2024-05-02.
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^ "John Deere US | Products & Services Information". www.deere.com. Retrieved 2024-05-02.
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^ "Dean Graziosi | Entrepreneur & Business Expert | Online Training". Dean Graziosi. Retrieved 2024-05-02.
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^ Graziosi, Dean (2016). "Organized Brilliance".
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^ Estate, Dean Graziosi Real. "Matthew Larson Leading Us Out of the Recession One Home at a Time". www.prnewswire.com. Retrieved 2024-05-02.
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^ Steve (2019-10-17). "Matt Larson Shares How He's Flipped 3000+ Houses and Owns 200 Rental Properties". Real Estate Disruptors. Retrieved 2024-05-02.
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^ [email protected], Jonathan Turner (2011-01-28). "Moline man makes millions in real estate". Dispatch Argus. Retrieved 2024-05-02.
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^ "EP695: Streamline To Success: Leveraging Virtual Assistants (VAs) For Real Estate Growth – Alex Pardo". alexpardo.com. Retrieved 2024-05-02.
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^ "Sign on the Fly". Mitch Stephen, author of the book My Life & 1,000 Houses. Retrieved 2024-05-02.
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^ "JF2134: Focusing on Processes With Matt Larson". www.bestevercre.com. Retrieved 2024-05-02.
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^ "Best free podcast app for Apple iOS and Android | Let words move you". Castbox. Retrieved 2024-05-02.
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^ Lamagna, Nick. "Nick Lamagna".
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^ "Rapid Assistants". www.rapidassistants.com. Retrieved 2024-05-02.
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^ "Podio Powerhouse MAX". www.realestatematt.com. Retrieved 2024-05-02.
Social Media Links:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/matt.larson.391/
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@RealMattLarson
Twitter: https://twitter.com/HouseBuyerQC
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/realmattlarson/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@realmattlarson
Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/in/realestatematt/
Website Links
Real Estate Matt website: https://www.realestatematt.com/
Rapid Assistant Website https://www.rapidassistants.com/
Personal website https://www.mattlarsonre.com/
Home Buying Site: https://www.easycashforproperties.com/
Published Articles/Podcast Appearances
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/matthew-larson-leading-us-out-of-the-recession-one-home-at-a-time-115117734.html
https://realestatedisruptors.com/podcast/matt-larson-shares-how-hes-flipped-3000-houses-and-owns-200-rental-properties/
https://qconline.com/news/local/moline-man-makes-millions-in-real-estate/article_6179a641-cb85-589a-99ee-aeb80e296f38.html
https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/79/topics/140260-has-anyone-taken-matt-larsons-online-wholesaling-course
https://www.biggerpockets.com/login?return_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.biggerpockets.com%2Fforums%2F24%2Ftopics%2F932341-has-anyone-used-the-renovation-manual-by-matt-larson
https://www.evernest.co/blog/the-atlanta-real-estate-investor-episode-06-matt-larson.
https://www.evernest.co/blog/the-atlanta-real-estate-investor-episode-07-neal-bawa
https://alexpardo.com/ep695-streamline-to-success-leveraging-virtual-assistants-vas-for-real-estate-growth/
https://dgachieve.com/brilliance1
https://1000houses.com/podcasts/sign-on-the-fly/
https://www.bestevercre.com/podcast/jf2134-focusing-on-processes-with-matt-larson
https://castbox.fm/episode/Using-Virtual-Assistants-To-Invest-In-Real-Estate-%7C-Matt-Larson-id2101151-id683474642?country=us#google_vignette