Austin Rutherford’s passion for entrepreneurship began at an early age. “I wanted the money and the lifestyle that others had that were in this business,” Austin explains.
“Real estate created the most millionaires ever so I thought it was a good business to start in!” . As an agent, investor, and educator, he helps others sell, buy, and invest in properties. And having done multi-millions in profit at the young age of 27, Austin has no intention of slowing down anytime soon. He says, “I always wanted to give back to my family and help the people that helped me get to the position I am in today.”
Austin got his start in middle school, with odd jobs such as cutting grass, shoveling snow, and selling candy. Since then, his career journey has been anything but linear. “At 19, I got my real estate license and hated it, so I decided I wanted to flip houses,” he says. “I paid a mentor to teach me the flipping game when I was 20, and then finally, 16 months after paying my mentor, grinding every day, working sixty hour weeks, and taking 15 credit hours in college, I flipped my first house.”
Today, as a 27-year-old multi-millionaire, Austin is passionate about teaching others how to build their real estate businesses just as he did. Having seen the value of such an investment in his own life, he wants to return the favour, passing down the lessons he’s learned throughout his career. Through his real estate education company, Elevate, he’s doing just that.
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Austin’s greatest piece of advice? “Take the leap. Most never even start because they let fear stop them from ever taking that first step.”
He continues, “We all have dreams and goals, but the ones that succeed are ones that acted on those goals. Most people will ask ‘What if you fail?’ or ‘What if it doesn’t work out?’ or ‘What if you lose it all?’. I like to twist that and tell people to ask themselves, ‘What if it turned out better than you could ever imagine?’”