Lorraine Beato

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Lorraine Beato is the CEO of Atlanta’s Residences powered by eXp Realty. She is the author of Flip the Switch, a practical guide for real estate agents and professionals ready to take their experience in real estate to the next level by investing in real estate and real estate-related assets in order to build wealth and secure their retirement. Beato has been actively involved in her passion, restoring old homes to their former glory while including modern, unique touches, for nearly three decades and specializes in repurposing old/discarded items and architectural remnants to achieve her signature look. One of her showcase renovations, a single-family residential home in Portugal, was featured in Think Realty Magazine’s International Renovation Rockstars series. Beato has been a full-time, successful REALTOR® and investor for over 25 years and specializes in thinking outside the box to get clients to the closing table fast. Combined with her personal experience trading mortgage-backed securities with Merrill Lynch and building her own retirement portfolio using a variety of creative strategies to acquire properties and improve their cashflow.

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Will I have to sell real estate til I'm 70?

Planning and saving are difficult for most independent contractors, but studies show that agents are often guilty of not planning for their future

Nov 29