We’re excited to introduce you to the always interesting and insightful Jodi Gauthier. We hope you’ll enjoy our conversation with Jodi below.

Jodi, looking forward to hearing all of your stories today. So, what do you think about family businesses? Would you want your children or other family members to one day join your business?

Owning four different companies, let’s be honest we had to look for inexpensive labor and where else do you find that other than in your own family.

All jokes aside, we are a family owned company, which means that we were founded upon the very values that have been the core of our family for generations. Integrity is at the very forefront of everything we do.

My husband and son oversee our design and remodeling company working closely with our clients and project managers ensuring the homeowners vision comes to life.

My mom is my right hand woman when it comes to running our busy real estate brokerage. She’s always willing to help out new agents or go the extra mile for a client by delivering fresh baked banana bread at closing.

Our daughters even play a big role in our investment company although they aren’t of legal age to work. Every time we go look for a property to purchase and rehab, they bring along their little iPads, and make notes. They suggest opening walls, color schemes down to helping me pick out the tile. They are very savvy investors, and know what the market calls for. They are also learning how to make their money work for them and become financially independent at such a young age.

Working with family is a true blessing I’ve been able to experience over the past 10 years. I feel so grateful to be able to spend so much time with those I love the most.

Jodi, before we move on to more of these sorts of questions, can you take some time to bring our readers up to speed on you and what you do?

My name is Jodi Gauthier and I entered the exciting world of real estate many moons ago at the early age of 21.

I spent my first few years working in San Diego, California being mentored by some of the best in the business. The industry was technically deprived back then and it was struggle navigating a new city without gps or smartphones but I worked hard (thanks Mapquest) and persevered. I was awarded rookie of the year in one of the biggest firms in Southern California my first year in the business.

After moving back to Katy Tx there was no doubt I’d continue my love for real estate helping friends and family in the town I grew up in. My passion for real estate grew and as I assisted more and more families I added team members to help with the needs of our clients. Thisislivin Properties was founded to not only assist home buyers and sellers in the housing market but to be a family of real estate professionals where everyone can collaborate and be a part of something bigger.

As my passion for real estate grew so did my desire to invest in it. My husband and I starting investing in real estate in the form of flipping properties, offering owner financing, and purchasing both residential and commercial long term buy and holds for our portfolio.

The more properties we acquired and renovated the more relationships we built with our trusted tradesman. We had a desire to keep them employed when we didn’t have projects to work on so we started offering our general contracting services to friends, family and past real estate clients.

When Hurricane Harvey hit Houston there were so many contractors coming from neighboring states and scamming or taking advantage of homeowners already in dire situations. This is when we officially formed ThisIsLivin Homes Design and Remodeling, doubled our crew and the past is history. We have rapidly expanded year over a year and pride ourselves in giving our customers a quality home remodeling experience with true craftsmanship.

The last piece of the puzzle to our turnkey real estate experience is our property management company Fifth Street Property Management. We service the entire Houston metroplex area with quality property management options for every type of investor.

Over the years, we have developed an entire one-stop real estate shop. We assist buyers, sellers and investors in everything from buying, renovations, custom builds and selling or managing your biggest assets, your home.

Where do you think you get most of your clients from?

My biggest source of new clients on my real estate transactions are through sharing my knowledge of investing with other aspiring investors.

I have mentored many new investors, and assisted them in growing their portfolios. One of my new clients actually became a top producing realtor/investor in my brokerage after falling in love with real estate.

I have partnered with a nationally known investment educational source and have written articles, conducted interviews and offered mentorship which has increased my lead funnel drastically.

Any stories or insights that might help us understand how you’ve built such a strong reputation?

With over 25,000 agents in the Houston market alone, it’s not always easy to make a name for yourself. I believe my hard work, dedication and tenacity played a huge role in setting me a part from the crowd and building my reputation.

As my love for my career grew and I’ developed other companies as I saw a need for them, we became a sought after name in the industry.

I believe our desire to give back, both with the knowledge we’ve gained over the years and through donating both time and money keeps Thisislivin at the forefront of our industry’s standards. Our reputation is everything and we value the one we’ve created and work hard to maintain.

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