CFD 325 - Alia Ott

Published: Nov. 10, 2016, 4 p.m.

Alia has spent nearly 15 years investing in real estate, and has been involved in over $25M worth of real estate transactions and private loans. She and her business partner, Terri Garner own an education company called Investors in Action that helps people learn how to earn passive income through self storage investing.  They also manage investor relations for the Capital Storage Fund which focuses on purchasing low occupancy self-storage properties and using their Revenue Optimization Process to quickly increase cashflow and overall value.   

Alia is passionate about financial education for women and children.  She helped found several financial literacy programs including a youth-based program called “The Magic of Money” and “Cashflow Divas,” a mastermind group for entrepreneurial women focused on creating passive income.   

Prior to investing full time, Alia served as a Director for several corporate philanthropy programs initiated by Cisco Systems, AOL, Yahoo! and the United Nations; creating giving portals that have raised over a Billion dollars online for charitable causes.  Alia is a master connector and holds a degree in Communications from Chapman University as well as a Certification for Advanced Project Management from Stanford University.  She is a licensed real estate broker and best-selling co-author of the book “Initiative”.