Investing Like (and with) A Local
Tuesday, September 26
I was recently having a conversation with an out of state colleague who was venting his frustration a bit that we had been awarded a 192-unit apartment complex in San Antonio, while he felt like he was getting passed over. He said, “I’ve been looking and looking, but not seeing these deals you g...
Top 5 Reasons To Avoid Buying Small Apartments
Tuesday, September 05
I was recently talking with an aspiring real estate investor who wanted advice on how to finance a 5-unit building they were looking at. My advice was pretty simple: 5-units are the worst real estate investment you can make, and that I’d think long and hard about moving forward.Now, I know many ...
Real Estate is Marketing. Marketing is Life.
Thursday, August 17
Before transitioning into apartment syndication full-time, I spent 15 years in the world of Advertising, Branding and Strategy. My primary job was to identify and understand the target consumer for a particular product or brand, and then make sure the product or message we created resonated with...
Real Estate Investing - The Ultimate Team Sport
Friday, August 04
I grew up playing basketball. As I got older and continued to grow, topping out at 6’5”, I played more and more competitively. I played year round—traveling around the country to tournaments in the summer and playing for my high school team in the winter. Basketball is not a game you can play ...
Why Texas Is The Best State (For Apartment Investing)
Friday, July 21
Texas is the best state in the US—at least for apartment investing. In a previous article, I’ve talked about why we believe apartments are the ultimate investment. Here, I’m going to outline why I believe Texas is the best state to be investing in, and why we are so focused on buying assets her...
Step-by-step process for building a 72-unit portfolio in under 4 years
Wednesday, June 21
We bought our first investment property less than four years ago, in a move that totally changed the trajectory of our lives. In that time, we’ve scaled from 0 – 72 units, fallen in love with the business and I left my corporate job to start a multi-family syndication business (where we recently ...