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Gary D Cook

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Entrepreneur

I am a 51-year-old entrepreneur from Southeast Missouri. My wife, Cassie and I have four children, three girls and one boy. We also have one granddaughter. We recently become empty-nesters in 2025, which is awesome. I took the leap and become a business owner in 2003. It was a four Bay auto repair shop. In 2012 I purchased a 62 unit Mini Storage and four houses which began my journey into real estate investing. I am now strictly multifamily investing on the Real Estate side. I also bought a flooring and paint store because that is my two bigger expenses on the motor family side. I am currently underwriting other projects and businesses to further my diversity.

Ep24 Gary D Cook—The Accidental Landlord: How One Mechanic Built 100+ Units by Never Hearing "No"
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April 6, 2026

Ep24 Gary D Cook—The Accidental Landlord: How One Mechanic Built 100+ Units by Never Hearing "No"

Gary D Cook didn't set out to become a real estate investor. He just bought some houses to get a storage facility... and the bank kept saying yes. In this episode, Joe Blackburn and Jason Croft sit down with Gary to break down how he went from running a 4-bay mechanic shop in a town of 600 people... to owning 100+ apartment units and a flooring distribution business that's scaling fast. Here's what you'll learn: • How to scale WITHOUT losing the personal touch that makes clients obsessed with yo...
Guest: Gary D Cook