{"id":73241,"date":"2015-06-11T00:02:23","date_gmt":"2015-06-11T06:02:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/renewsblog\/?p=73241"},"modified":"2023-04-12T06:26:42","modified_gmt":"2023-04-12T12:26:42","slug":"2015-06-11-bp-podcast-126-from-0-to-400-units-through-value-add-investing-with-brian-murray","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/blog\/2015-06-11-bp-podcast-126-from-0-to-400-units-through-value-add-investing-with-brian-murray","title":{"rendered":"From 0 to 400+ Units Through Value-Add Investing with Brian Murray"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Building a real estate empire takes time, effort, and significant amounts of capital. However, as our guest today shares with us, it\u2019s not beyond your reach! Learn how<strong> Brian Murray<\/strong> built a real estate portfolio to over <strong>400 units using a variety of strategies<\/strong> and intelligent techniques. If you plan on building a large real estate portfolio in your future, this is a CAN\u2019T MISS episode!<\/p>\n<h2>Read the Transcript<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/bpp126-brian-murray-podcast-transcript-value-add-investing\" target=\"_blank\">Click here<\/a> to read the transcript.<\/p>\n<h2>Listen to The Show on iTunes<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/biggerpockets-podcast-real\/id594419649\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here<\/a>\u00a0to listen on iTunes.<\/p>\n<h2>Listen to the Podcast Here<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/playlist.megaphone.fm?e=BIGPOC7125789020&amp;light=false\" width=\"100%\" height=\"200\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>Help Us Out!<\/h2>\n<p>Help us reach new listeners on iTunes by leaving us a rating and review! It takes just 30 seconds and instructions can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/forums\/25\/topics\/161423-do-you-listen-to-the-bp-podcast\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>. Thanks! We really appreciate it!<\/p>\n<h2>This Show Sponsored By<\/h2>\n<p>We just wa<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-66280\" src=\"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/RealtyShares.png\" alt=\"RealtyShares\" width=\"283\" height=\"60\" title=\"\">nted to give a shout out to our podcast sponsor\u00a0on today\u2019s show:<strong> RealtyShares<\/strong>. RealtyShares is a crowdfunding platform that allows you to invest in professionally managed properties without leaving your living room!<\/p>\n<p>Learn more by visiting\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.RealtyShares.com\/biggerpockets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">RealtyShares.com\/biggerpockets<\/a>!<\/p>\n<h2>In This Episode We Cover:<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-41804\" src=\"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/BiggerPockets-Podcast-Cover-300-300.jpeg\" alt=\"BiggerPockets-Podcast-Cover 300 300\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>How Brian <strong>got started<\/strong> with real estate<\/li>\n<li>Why he invested in\u00a0<strong>commercial office space<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The <strong>techniques<\/strong> he used to get\u00a0the place rented<\/li>\n<li>What exactly <strong>assuming the loan<\/strong> of the seller means<\/li>\n<li>A discussion about <strong>Capitalization Rates<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Value added<\/strong> investing<\/li>\n<li>How to use the <strong>50% Rule<\/strong> with\u00a0commercial properties<\/li>\n<li>The value of putting <strong>money back<\/strong> into the property<\/li>\n<li>How he <strong>manages<\/strong> his properties and his specific views on it<\/li>\n<li>How to <strong>find<\/strong> great deals<\/li>\n<li>Tips for real estate investors on <strong>getting started<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>His biggest <strong>success<\/strong> and biggest <strong>mistake<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>And SO much more!<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Links from the Show<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/renewsblog\/category\/askbp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#AskBP Podcast<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/renewsblog\/2015\/06\/11\/askbp-039-special-the-one-thing-you-need-to-achieve-your-biggest-goals\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The One Thing You Need to Achieve Your Biggest Goals<\/a>\u00a0[#AskBP]<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/podcast\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BiggerPockets Podcast<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/forums\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BiggerPockets Forums<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/renewsblog\/2014\/12\/11\/bp-podcast-josh-dorkin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BiggerPockets Podcast show 100 with Josh Dorkin<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/biggerpockets-inc.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BiggerPockets LinkedIn Profile<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BiggerPockets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BiggerPockets Facebook<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/biggerpockets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BiggerPockets Twitter<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Books Mentioned in this Show<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2aeRpTG\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>The Complete Guide to Buying and Selling Apartment Buildings<\/em><\/a> by Steve Berges<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2a9oIeb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Rich Dad Poor Dad<\/em><\/a> \u00a0by Robert Kiyosaki<\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2aKfp3b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Don&#8217;t Sweat the Small Stuff and It&#8217;s All Small Stuff<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>by\u00a0Richard Carlson<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Tweetable Topics:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;You can\u2019t expect anyone to treat your property as well as you do yourself.&#8221;\u00a0(<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/home?status=%22You%20can%E2%80%99t%20expect%20anyone%20to%20treat%20your%20property%20as%20well%20as%20you%20do%20yourself.%22%20%40BiggerPockets%20Podcast%20Show%20126%20http:\/\/bit.ly\/1BZL0mp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tweet This!<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;You\u2019re gonna see far better returns if you invest yourself and your time into your properties.&#8221;\u00a0(<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/home?status=%22You%E2%80%99re%20gonna%20see%20far%20better%20returns%20if%20you%20invest%20yourself%20and%20your%20time%20into%20your%20properties.%22%20%40BiggerPockets%20%20http:\/\/bit.ly\/1BZL0mp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tweet This!<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;A lot of people they think that a property is not for sale, everything is for sale.&#8221;\u00a0(<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/home?status=%22A%20lot%20of%20people%20they%20think%20that%20a%20property%20is%20not%20for%20sale,%20everything%20is%20for%20sale.%22%20%40BiggerPockets%20Podcast%20Show%20126%20http:\/\/bit.ly\/1BZL0mp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tweet This!<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Grit is living life like a marathon, not a sprint.&#8221; 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