cover of episode 383: Finding Your Perfect Partner and the Top 6 Factors When Choosing a Market with Ben Leybovich & Sam Grooms

383: Finding Your Perfect Partner and the Top 6 Factors When Choosing a Market with Ben Leybovich & Sam Grooms

Publish Date: 2020/5/21
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    <p>Interested in someday making the leap to bigger investments? Don't miss this one!</p><p><strong>Ben Leybovich</strong> and <strong>Sam Grooms</strong> join us for a high-level conversation about how they transitioned from flips and smaller assets to 100-plus-unit, <strong>value-add multifamily</strong> deals.</p><p>Since the first part of this show was recorded pre-coronavirus, we brought the guys back on to hear their thoughts on <strong>today's market</strong> and get an update on how their business is doing amid the volatility (spoiler: pretty well!).</p><p>In This Episode We Cover:</p><ul>
  • Finding the perfect partner for you
  • The 6 factors they look at when analyzing a market
  • Why Sam & Ben keep such a large reserve fund
  • Why investors sometimes overvalue cash flow
  • Why they like the Phoenix market
  • How to establish a competitive edge in real estate investing
  • How they look at multifamily syndication as "a long flip"
  • Why equity protects you
  • Buying insurance against interest rate increases
  • Hiring their own construction team
  • How they're adjusting to COVID-19
  • And SO much more!
  • Links from the Show

    Check the full show notes here: http://biggerpockets.com/show383

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