Nancy Dana grew up in the home of a real estate investor… she just didn’t know it, at the time! Her father, the consummate entrepreneur, always owned businesses and was a serial rehabber. The family of six would move into a rundown house and then, spend the next several years with Dad plumbing, wiring and moving walls, and Mom hanging wallpaper and reupholstering furniture! Once everyone was totally in love with the house, they would all pack up and move to the next one. They didn’t call it rehabbing then; It was just what you did to make a little extra money. Nancy grew up knowing quarter-round from crown molding, a crescent wrench from vice grips, and thought that every little girl knew the same!

Nancy started following her father’s footsteps and became a business owner. She founded her first business at age twelve and lost her life savings! Twenty years later, she founded what became the premier conference-management firm in Denver, followed by a training company with Fortune 500 companies as clients. But in 2002, she realized that her businesses were not building the long-term wealth that she wanted. She decided to do whatever it took to build some wealth, even if it meant doing work that she didn’t like. Having read the popular books, Rich Dad, Poor Dad and The One Minute Millionaire, she took a weekend training to learn to start investing in real estate.

She describes her start: “Although I didn’t know anything yet about how to make money in real estate, at least I was not afraid to take action, even if I didn't know what to do. And I was clueless! But take action, I did. After 20 'almost deals,' and six months of feeling like one of those toys that bump up against the wall, back up and turn, then keep on moving, I finally hit pay dirt! I bought my first property with no money down, and the owner carried the note. It worked!”

Dana went on to purchase a duplex and received cash back at closing. She proceeded to partner in acquiring $2-million in property in the next six months, with none of her own money or credit – evidence that with enough action, you will eventually produce results. Those first deals included small, multi-units; long-term rentals; lease options; and rehabs. In that process, Nancy discovered how much she loves being a real estate investor. She loves the problem-solving aspect of it, seeing beat-up houses become beautiful homes again, working her own schedule, and helping others get started in investing. She has become her father’s daughter; only now, it has a name – "real estate investor."

Dana lives in Atlanta, Georgia and invests all around the country. In her free time, she walks in Piedmont Park, practices a little bit of yoga, and sails in the Bahamas. She has two grown sons; an avid fisherman in Denver, Colorado and a world-class bicyclist in Portland, Oregon.