145: Millennial Apartment Syndicator with Brent Kawakami

Published: Sept. 24, 2018, 2 p.m.

b"Brent Kawakami - Millennial, Engineer, Apartment Syndicator
\\nBrent is currently invested in 450 multifamily units in Texas, Georgia, and Ohio. He started investing in real estate in 2012 buying, rehabbing, and renting single-family houses in the Dallas, TX area but eventually sold these properties to move into multifamily. He is a prot\\xe9g\\xe9 of Mark and Tamiel Kenney of Think Multifamily, owners of ~3000 multifamily units across cities like Dallas, Atlanta, and Memphis.\\xa0Brent has a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin and is a registered Professional Engineer in the state of Texas.
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\\nKey Points
\\nFrom engineer to apartment syndicator
\\nEngineering a life you want
\\nThe importance of having a mentor
\\nEvaluating your strengths and weaknesses
\\nLightning Questions
\\nWhat was your biggest hurdle getting started in real estate investing, and how did you overcome it?
\\nLack of experience. Brent looked to people doing what he wanted, and learned from them.
\\nDo you have a personal habit that contributes to your success?
\\nBrent focuses on The Power 5 every day, which he writes in his notebook
\\nDo you have an online resource that you find valuable?
\\nBiggerPockets
\\nPodcasts!
\\nWhat book would you recommend to the listeners and why?
\\nGetting Things Done by David Allen
\\nIf you were to give advice to your 20 year old self to\\xa0 get started in real estate investing, what would it be?
\\nStart earlier - jump into real estate quicker!
\\nResources
\\nCommercial Loan Success\\xa0
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\\nBrent's BiggerPockets profile
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\\nContact Brent at Brent@hellomultifamily.com
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\\n\\xa0Visit\\xa0Audible\\xa0for a free trail and free audio book download!"