#Business Principles

[unitedstatesrei]

Mattias Clymer is Silently Leading a $70M Movement That’s Changing Agent Lives

The Powerful Hidden Restlessness No One Saw Coming Before anyone knew his name in the real estate world, Mattias Clymer was showing up to work each day in the city school system. On paper, he was helping kids as a behavior specialist, using his psychology degree from Eastern Mennonite University to guide students through their challenges. It was noble work. It was steady work. But deep inside, Mattias was restless. He wasn’t chasing luxury or status. What he wanted was something few people talk about when they’re stuck in jobs that don’t light them up. He wanted ownership. Ownership of his time. Ownership of his income. And ownership of his future. The truth was, no amount of good intentions could fill the growing gap between what he was doing and what he knew he was capable of building. Every day he walked into those schools, a small voice whispered that life could look different. He just didn’t know how to begin. Not yet. One Risky Leap of Faith Changed Everything When Mattias made the decision to leave his job and become a REALTOR, it wasn’t a smooth transition wrapped in confidence. It was a leap fueled by quiet desperation and a vision he couldn’t quite explain. He didn’t have a safety net or a guaranteed path. What he had was a hunger to stop trading time for a paycheck and start building something that would last. In 2014, with zero deals under his belt and no name in the industry, he stepped into the world of real estate. The learning curve was brutal. Rejection came fast. Confidence came slow. But every conversation, every showing, every lost lead was fuel. Mattias didn’t just want to sell homes. He wanted to understand the game, master it, and eventually rewrite it for people who felt just like he once did. Learning the Hard Way, Winning the Smart Way Mattias didn’t hit success overnight. The early years were filled with missteps, empty open houses, and deals that fell through at the last second. But instead of quitting, he got smarter. He started blogging through his platform, the Harrisonburg Homeowner, not to sell himself, but to teach. He understood that if people trusted him with their learning, they’d eventually trust him with their listings. In 2017, he took things further by creating an investment club. He wanted to surround himself with people who were doing the kinds of deals he wanted to do. The club wasn’t about showing off. It was about sharing what worked and what didn’t. He saw too many people making the same mistakes he had made early on, and he wasn’t interested in gatekeeping success. For Mattias, every stumble became a building block. And every lesson made him a better investor, agent, and leader. Breaking $70 Million by Breaking the Rules As Mattias grew more confident, he stopped playing by the traditional rules of real estate. He wasn’t just listing homes and chasing commissions. He was analyzing deals, studying market trends, and flipping properties that most agents never would have touched. He didn’t see houses as transactions. He saw them as tools for freedom. Over time, Mattias built a personal portfolio worth over $3 million, including single-family rentals and mobile homes. He and Erica didn’t outsource the work. They self-managed every property, learning through real problems and real consequences. He flipped multiple properties, each one sharpening his instincts and increasing his control over the outcome. But the numbers weren’t the win. The win was the shift. He was no longer just working for clients. He was building a future for his family, piece by piece. The $70 million in sales didn’t come from following a script. It came from rewriting one. The Partnership That Fueled the Vision Behind every smart deal and strategic decision was something even more powerful—partnership. Erica Clymer wasn’t just Mattias’s wife. She was his anchor, his sounding board, and eventually, his co-creator. With her background in therapy and holistic wellness, she brought a perspective that grounded their business in something deeper than profits.

Together, they managed their investments, raised their three children, and made time for movie nights and travel, even while growing their empire. Erica helped make sure the life they were building didn’t just look good on paper but felt good in real time. Their shared values shaped how they approached everything from managing tenants to planning the future. It wasn’t always easy. There were seasons of stress, of juggling too much, of wondering if the sacrifice was worth it. But they kept showing up—for the business, for their kids, and for each other. That commitment became the foundation of a life most people only imagine. From Agent to Mentor: The Birth of The REI Agent Podcast As the wins piled up, Mattias felt a shift again. Selling houses and closing flips was no longer enough. He had figured out how to turn a career into a calling—but most agents were still stuck in survival mode, burning out while chasing leads and never building anything of their own. He knew that had to change. That’s when The REI Agent Podcast was born. Co-hosted with Erica, the show wasn’t just about real estate. It was about the life real estate could create. Each episode became a space to share hard-earned lessons, feature agents and investors who were doing it differently, and give listeners permission to want more. Mattias wasn’t trying to be a guru. He was trying to be real. He wanted every agent listening to know they didn’t have to stay stuck. They could invest. They could grow. And they could build a business that gave more than it took. You Don’t Need Permission to Build the Life You Want Mattias Clymer didn’t wait for someone to hand him an opportunity. He created one. He walked away from security and stepped into uncertainty with nothing but a vision and a willingness to learn. Through every challenge—every lost deal, every tough tenant, every late night managing spreadsheets—he kept going. Today, his life is proof that financial success and personal peace can exist in the same story. He didn’t have a perfect roadmap. He just kept moving forward, fueled by purpose, guided by values, and supported by a partner who believed in the same vision. For any agent staring at the ceiling wondering if this career will ever lead to freedom, Mattias’s journey is the answer. You don’t need a bigger following, a better market, or someone to choose you. You just need to start. You need to bet on yourself—and keep showing up. That’s how you build a life worth living. The Blueprint Was Never Meant to Be Someone Else’s It always starts the same way. Quiet dissatisfaction. A sense that your time is worth more than what you’re being paid. A knowing deep in your gut that the life you’re living is smaller than the one you’re meant to build. So you look around. You study. You question. You wonder if it’s too late to start. Too risky to leap. Too much to dream. But then, something clicks. You stop waiting for permission. You decide that safety isn’t security if it costs you your soul. And with that choice, the path opens. It’s not smooth. It’s not easy. But it is yours. Every mistake teaches. Every small win compounds. And before you know it, you’re no longer just working in a system. You’re designing your own. Along the way, you discover that wealth isn’t just a number. It’s peace. It’s ownership. It’s the freedom to pick up your kids, take the trip, close your laptop, and know that your life is fully yours. The blueprint was never meant to be someone else’s. It was meant to be written by you. You don’t need more credentials or capital. You need courage, consistency, and the decision to start. That’s the beginning of every true transformation. And it’s waiting for you right now.

[bdraiusa]

The Most Successful Small Business in the World by Michael Gerber

Michael Gerber dives deeper into what makes a business truly extraordinary. Gerber challenges entrepreneurs to focus on building something timeless that serves a greater purpose.

Now, with the emerging aspect of AI, it is necessary to understand the need for change in market with this Artificial Intelligence. Check out AI lead generation strategies to thrive in the now market.

[onemeandream]

Evolve or Die: When to Make Changes in Small Business?

In the ever-changing world, it’s hard to know when to make changes in small business. Today we provide 4 simple ways to know when it’s time.

Every industry undergoes change. Today, these changes happen rapidly due to the widespread adoption of technology, innovation and evolving communication formats. So, when is it time to make changes in small business? Before we answer this, let’s look at one example from the evolution of the real estate industry. In 1998, I added home inspections to my building repair and remodeling company. The…

[honey-intherock]

My deepest, most sincerely held hope for season 2 is that it turns out Qimir isn't Sith or Jedi, can't stand either one of them, is sick of everybody's nonsense, and he and Osha found the Intergalactic Church of Fuck All Y'all

[vaguely-concerned]

you know it is hard to not feel for caterina a little in my worldstate. she loses sight of lucanis for a couple of months while her other grandson has her in jail for grandmother time-out, and by the time she sees him again he is in full undying devotion mode for the guy she sent to get him back. her grandson finally brought someone home, and it's a fairly low-level elven mortalitasi whose family background is 'idk we found this baby in a crypt and liked their vibes' who will not be giving her any biological grandchildren. not even one of the politically well-connected scheming mortalitasi, which could at least have been useful (nevarra is a bustling market for the crows! twenty contracts on the king alone and still going strong! still a payday baby let the good times roll!), but one of the dutybound earnest little freaks they keep down in the necropolis to wrangle skeletons and write esoteric papers and who frankly don't care that much about murder b/c death comes to us all in its own time anyway trust us on this one. lucanis looks at him like he hung the moon, the sun, every celestial object and glittering star in the sky, like he's the only real thing in the world. and in caterina vision she sees this weird little slip of a goth mage guy wearing too much kohl who cracks jokes at strange times and is so hard to read but also gives her the unmistakable flinty 'I'll try to keep this civil if you do the same. If.' eye contact over lucanis' shoulder sometimes, with the utter grave calm that only someone who's a speaker to the dead (and the dead are savage) and who has killed several gods and wouldn't back down from second deicide if necessary could bring to bear. she sucks and deserves this and more but she also does have a whole Situation on her hands here

(I love that rye's relationship to lucanis' family is basically 'I met some of the most insufferable people. but, they also met me'. he tangoed with the god of lies and betrayal so he could waltz his way through a dellamorte family dinner relatively unscathed)

[thepersonalwords]

Your Core Values are the "glue" that holds your business together.

Doris P. Johnson

[whampersan]

@murdertramp25 is correct about them being besties

[cctinsleybaxter]

the idea of someone dividing my books into auction lots based solely on genre is actually pissing me off- they will be divided 'blind date with a book' style where you pay for a mystery bag based on a twee and bad description

[icantdothistodaybruh]

yea sooooo I may have or may have not watched and instantly rewatched all kuro musicals in existence in a spawn of one week and now have roughly 40 screenshots to redraw from

I think I might be insane or something

[thegoldenavenger]

Liu Qingge date lineup… I was thinking about how funny it would be to see how dating might change your lifestyle

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[archivingbarca]

alejandrobalde

(ig story, 28/05/25)

[merbel1]

It's so funny how the marauders girlies are literally tweaking cuz of jegulus and 'fascist sympathisers' and all that and u go to the supernatural fandom and u see people just casually tagging and shipping literal incest and no one even bats an eye😭😭 not saying incest is okay ofc cuz ew but rly puts into perspective how much other people just don't give a fuck lmao

[itspileofgoodthings]

my classes went SO well today I will cry

[thepersonalwords]

Your business values can make you soar above the competition.

Doris Perdue-Johnson

[mochiwrites]

Scar seeing Ariana on the news and absolutely choking because thats his husband and he's so fkn beautiful

they make me insane

REAL REAL REAL

he sees griande in s6 with sahara and you can bet that man absolutely snuck into sahara just to see her <3