Built by a Marine. Powered by Experience.
Proven by 400+ Investors.
REI Automated isn't another tech company pretending to understand real estate. It was built by a guy who closed deals on his lunch break, spent $250,000 finding what works, and now puts $27,500 on the line to back every student.
The Story Behind REI Automated
Keith Gillispie was active duty United States Marines when his wife surprised him with the news — she was pregnant. Eighteen months later, he came back from another overseas deployment and she was pregnant again.
"I remember standing in my driveway, suitcase in hand, and my son is hiding behind my wife's leg because he didn't recognize me. That was the moment I decided I was done."
But you don't just walk away from the Marines. Keith needed a plan — and real estate was it. The problem? He was stationed in Hawaii. The worst time zone on Earth for real estate investing. 3 AM in Hawaii is 9 AM in Florida. Too early to call sellers before work. Too late to call after. And he couldn't use his phone during the day.
So he built his entire business on a 60-minute lunch break. Monday through Friday. That was it.
Over four and a half years, Keith spent $250,000 on 55 different courses. Most were garbage. He kept the pieces that worked and threw out the rest. He figured out how to make one hour of input equal a full day of productivity — because he had no other choice.
By year four, he hit $300,000 in net profit. Enough to leave the Marines and come home to his family for good.
But every CRM on the market was built for realtors or generic sales teams — not investors running acquisitions, dispositions, and creative financing. So Keith spent over $1 million building a custom CRM from scratch. Not a white-labeled version of Go High Level. Not a reskin of Podio or Salesforce. A purpose-built system designed for how real estate investors actually work.
Today, Keith has closed deals in 34 states, raised $10 million in private capital, and built a community of 400+ investors who use this exact system to close deals of their own.
The Three Ingredients
Most companies sell you one piece of the puzzle and call it a solution. Keith learned the hard way that you need all three — or you don't have a business. You have a mess.
Education Alone
Theory without action
You watch videos, take notes, and feel motivated — but you have no tools to execute, no systems to manage leads, and no way to turn knowledge into closed deals.
Tools Alone
Software without knowledge
You have a CRM dashboard full of features, but you hit a wall on your first deal and there's no one to call. The software can't teach you how to negotiate, structure creative financing, or talk to a seller.
Community Alone
The blind leading the blind
You join a Facebook group full of beginners swapping opinions. No foundational knowledge, no proven systems, no one who's actually been where you're trying to go.
REI Automated = All Three, Working Together
Education that's built into the CRM. A CRM that's built for investors. A community of 400+ members backed by coaches who are actively closing deals. Miss one ingredient and you don't have a business. You have a mess.
The Team
Not a faceless corporation. A small, senior team of investors and builders who know your name and answer your questions.
Keith Gillispie
Founder & CEO
Marine veteran. Active investor. Closed deals in 34 states. Spent $1M+ building the CRM from scratch.
Chaning
Support Desk
Your first point of contact. Keeps the support desk running so you never feel stuck or ignored.
Ryan
Technology
Architect behind the DealBase CRM platform. Builds every feature investors ask for — and many they didn't know they needed.
Nate
Coach
Active investor and hands-on coach. Members call him an angel — he's the guy who picks up the phone and walks you through your first deal.
By the Numbers
Investors Served
States with Closed Deals
Private Capital Raised
Training Courses
Stars on SoTellUs
Verified Reviews
BBB Rating
Veteran Owned
What We Stand For
Practitioner-First
Every feature, every training module, every coaching call comes from someone who's actively closing deals — not someone who stopped investing years ago and now just teaches.
All Three Ingredients
We refuse to sell you education without systems, or systems without support. You get the complete stack because that's the only way it works.
Skin in the Game
Our guarantee puts $27,500 on the line. If you follow the system and don't hit your target, we refund everything plus your marketing costs. We only get paid when you succeed.
Join the REI Automated Community
Try the DealBase CRM for $1 your first month, or explore First Deal Fast Track if you're ready for hands-on coaching, education, and a proven system to close your first deal.