Are you ready to jump into real estate investing, but don’t believe you can find deals in today’s hot market? In this episode, we sit down with multifamily expert Andrew Cushman, who’s actively doing deals in today’s market — and turning big profits. In this show, Andrew explains how he’s finding deals, what metrics he uses to qualify them, where he’s buying today, and what his secret tricks are for finding the “overlooked opportunities” most investors miss — including how he found an amazing deal in the “trash can” for bad deals!

You’ll love hearing how Andrew creates millions of dollars in equity and builds relationships with deal-finders so that they bring him the best deals first. Be sure to download this episode and share it with your friends, so you, too, can master the secrets that the pros are using to snag killer deals!

In This Episode We Cover:

Andrew’s backstory
How to make deals rather than find them
The ABCD neighborhoods — what are they?
What specific properties Andrew is looking for
His effective screening criteria for finding properties
An in-depth story on one deal
Net operating income (NOI)
Understanding how properties are valued
Challenges Andrew faced over the years
Finding great contractors
Andrew’s many rental property units
And SO much more!

Links from the Show

Books Mentioned in this Show

The ABCs of Real Estate Investing by Ken McElroy
David Greene’s Long Distance Real Estate Investing
Emerging Real Estate Markets by David Lindahl
How to Win Friends & Influence People by

Fire Round Questions

Help! 1 million dollars to invest! What do i do!?
30 yr or 15 yr mortgage?
Go Solo OR with a big Multifamily investor

Tweetable Topics:

“The person who wants it the most, loses.” (Tweet This!)
“You can completely destroy an investment with the wrong people managing it.” (Tweet This!)
“Don’t wait to buy Real estate. Instead, buy real estate and wait.” (Tweet This!)
“The best way to spot a great deal is to look at 99 bad ones.” (Tweet This!)

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279: How to Find Overlooked Opportunities in a Hot Market with Andrew Cushman