After 16 years in education, Deba Douglas walked away from the classroom because she saw a different kind of learning gap. <\/p>\n
Today, the former high school and middle school principal runs Dallas<\/a>-based Deba Douglas Realty Group<\/strong> and teaches a course called Roadmap to Real Estate Investing. <\/p>\n The program has helped double her transaction volume \u2014 carving a path to more than 100 last year \u2014 while helping first-time homebuyers <\/a>and prospective investors build wealth.<\/p>\n \u201cI see the disparities of the knowledge that adults have when it comes to money and financial readiness,\u201d Douglas told HousingWire<\/strong>. \u201cThis information can really be a game changer, not just for you, for the trajectory of your entire family when it comes to finances and how you can create wealth.<\/p>\n \u201cIt gets you out of that box of what you think you\u2019re capable of doing, and seeing what you\u2019re actually capable of doing.\u201d<\/p>\n Douglas left education at the end of 2018 \u2014 with she and her husband beginning to invest in real estate and document their journey on social media soon thereafter. <\/p>\n She now owns 30 rental properties, builds houses, flips homes<\/a> and wholesales, but her focus remains on what she calls the information gap.<\/p>\n \u201cOnce you tap in, you really understand how real estate is at your fingertips,\u201d Douglas said. \u201cYou need to know what to say, what not to say, how to set yourself up on paper and how to look good in front of these lenders. It\u2019s a game changer. Then you walk around believing in yourself, empowering yourself and empowering your entire trajectory.\u201d<\/p>\n The Roadmap to Real Estate Investing<\/a> has been operating for roughly three and a half years. <\/p>\n Douglas said she and her team have refined the program based on what works, what contractors to use and how to create the right resources and partners.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ve seen where people have gone through my course, and now their kids are in my course,\u201d she said. \u201cNow their aunts and uncles are buying real estate, and it just started with one person.\u201d<\/p>\n Douglas said many agents <\/a>struggle to communicate effectively with first-time homebuyers in the current economy. <\/p>\nEducation program fuels growth<\/h2>\n