From Vet Surgeon to Real Estate Investor with Jason Balara

Published: Aug. 14, 2023, 7 a.m.

b'Did you know you can simultaneously be a veterinary surgeon and real estate entrepreneur?\\xa0\\n\\xa0\\nIn this episode, we speak with Jason Balara, a real estate entrepreneur and business owner who combines his two passions - veterinary surgery and real estate investing - to create successful businesses. He shares his journey of leaving his W2 job to pursue real estate opportunities and how he faced challenges when interest rates rose, resulting in a significant financial loss. Despite this setback, Jason pushed forward with the help of mentorships, techniques, and strategies. He now spends more time on real estate than he does in surgery but has built an efficient system for his veterinary practice that allows him to balance both businesses.\\xa0\\n\\xa0\\nTune in as Jason details how he faced adversity, learned from his mistakes, and kept growing!\\n\\xa0\\n[00:01 - 07:28] Opening Segment\\nIntroducing Jason to the show\\nHe combines his two passions of veterinary surgery and real estate investing\\nBalancing time between multifamily syndication and veterinary surgery practice by being efficient with time\\n\\xa0\\n[07:29 - 15:27] Overcoming Challenges and Finding Success\\nJason built a sound support system of mentors and people who reached out to help\\nHe learned never to get into a position to have to do bad deals to support business\\n\\xa0\\n[15:28 - 23:17] A Lesson in Entrepreneurship from a Half-Million-Dollar Loss\\nJason shares how he learned the lesson of investing in a team and trusting others\\nMake your vision so big that other people want to fit theirs inside it\\nCombining real estate and small businesses in a fund for cash flow\\n\\xa0\\n[23:18 - 28:48] Closing Segment\\nBest investment: the first house that Jason has bought\\nWorst investment: the time he didn\'t use\\nThe most important lesson learned: work with people you want to work with\\n\\nQuotes:\\n\\xa0\\n"I will never be at the point where we have to do deals to support the business because I don\'t want to do bad deals. I don\'t want to put investor money at risk for that reason." - Jason Balara\\n\\xa0\\n"Make your vision so big that other people want to fit theirs inside of it." - Jason Balara\\n\\nConnect with Jason!\\nEmail: jason@larkcapital.com\\xa0\\nLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonbalara/\\xa0\\nWebsite: https://larkcapital.com\\xa0\\nPodcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/know-your-why-podcast/id1567669837\\xa0\\n\\nInvest passively in multiple commercial real estate assets such as apartments, self-storage, medical facilities, hotels, and more through https://www.passivewealthstrategy.com/crowdstreet/\\n\\xa0\\nTrack your rental property\'s finances with Stessa. Go to www.escapingwallstreet.com.\\n\\xa0\\nJoin our Passive Investor Club to access passive commercial real estate investment opportunities.\\n\\xa0\\nLEAVE A REVIEW + help someone who wants to explode their business growth by sharing this episode or clicking here to listen to our previous episodes.'