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Chad Gallagher

Chad Gallagher is the co-founder and co-owner of SlateHouse Property Management. SlateHouse, founded in 2014, manages over 3,500 units for investment owners across New Jersey and Pennsylvania, with over 100 employees.

Experience
Chad is also the co-owner of SlateHouse Investments, which owns 200 units, has raised $2MM as part of SlateHouse syndication, and is co-owner of SlateHouse Realty, a brokerage division with 20 real estate agents focused on working with investors to buy and sell real estate.

Chad also launched The Hive, a co-working office space network with three office locations. In addition, he started Real Estate Hackers, a community celebrating amazing people who built something from nothing. Real Estate Hackers hosts a podcast highlighting how various investors got started in real estate and is also a network of local meetups across the Mid-Atlantic with over 7,000 members.

Chad is a writer for BiggerPockets, the leading real estate investor website. He has been featured on five different real estate podcasts and was a speaker at multiple events, including the MidAtlantic Summit.

Previous to real estate, Chad led the Advertising.com mobile network, which had $100MM in revenue and was acquired by Verizon as part of a larger acquisition.

Education
Chad graduated in 2006 from the University of Virginia with a degree in Systems Engineering and a minor in Business.

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Previous to real estate, Chad led the Advertising.com mobile network, which had $100MM in revenue and was acquired by Verizon as part of a larger acquisition.

Education
Chad graduated in 2006 from the University of Virginia with a degree in Systems Engineering and a minor in Business.

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Real Estate Trends 4 min read

Sep 28, 2020Jan 05, 2024 Chad Gallagher

COVID Has Caused a Massive Housing Shortage—Here’s How to Profit From It

Coronavirus has changed every industry—many times in unexpected ways. One example: the U.S. is experiencing a severe housing shortage.

Multifamily Real Estate Investing 4 min read

Jan 04, 2020Feb 20, 2024 Chad Gallagher

Why 3-15 Unit Buildings Offer the Best Returns for Investors

The sweet spot to investing is the 3-15 unit building. While each investment class has deals in it, 3-15 unit buildings are the easiest deals to find—at least in my…

Commercial Real Estate Investing 3 min read

Dec 11, 2019Aug 08, 2023 Chad Gallagher

Co-Working Isn’t Dead: How We Created $500K in Equity in 1 Year

WeWork’s failed IPO created a lot of negative chatter about the co-working industry over the last few months. But alas, there is still a ton of potential for the co-working…

Multifamily Real Estate Investing 4 min read

Sep 12, 2019Feb 19, 2024 Chad Gallagher

7 Ways to Save on Utility Costs in Multifamily Properties

Utility management can give you a huge advantage as an investor! However, even though investors are good at analyzing things (like maintenance, rent, vacancy, and more), utilities do not get…

BRRRR Method 5 min read

Sep 06, 2019Aug 09, 2022 Chad Gallagher

11 Essential Steps to Refinancing Investment Properties Using BRRRR

A combination of historic low interest rates and rising housing values has made refinancing investment properties a hot topic among real estate investors. We have refinanced about 40 properties now…

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Mar 09, 2019Mar 16, 2021 Chad Gallagher

Looking to Invest in a New City or State? Consider This First

It’s a huge advantage for an investor to be able to buy across different markets. Multiple markets open up additional purchasing opportunities, rather than introducing limitations. It gives you the…

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May 09, 2018Mar 16, 2021 Chad Gallagher

8 Digital Advertising Tips And Tools for Real Estate Investors

If you are looking to scale your investing, I highly suggest improving your understanding and execution of digital advertising. This article will give you some high-level basics to get you…

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Mar 30, 2018Mar 16, 2021 Chad Gallagher

9 Tech Tools Transforming the Way Real Estate Investors Scale Their Portfolios

Real estate is one of the last industries to adopt technology, and investors can use that to their advantage to literally make millions today. Real estate continues to lag other sectors…

Landlording & Property Management 7 min read

Jan 31, 2018Jan 27, 2024 Chad Gallagher

7 Ways Technology is Completely Overhauling Property Management

Technology is changing every aspect of real estate property management. Here's how to use tech to improve response times, lower vacancies, & decrease costs.