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b"David has strong experiences in real estate investing in both domestic and international projects covering single-family, multi-family and land development. He earned his MBA in finance from Thunderbird School of Global Management, and graduated summa cum laude with a B.A. degree from Arizona State University. David spent over 20 years in high-tech management positions at Dell, AT&T, and Lucent Technologies. At Lucent he managed a $2.5B investment portfolio and raised over $1B in funds for acquisitions.
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\\nAfter leaving the corporate world, David started Thompson Investing and has raised significant private equity capital. He helped provide investor funds to Ashcroft Capital (a strategic partner) to purchase over 1450 apartment units in six separate communities worth over $120M. He's also helped fund a $50M self storage and mobile home park fund sponsored by the CoveMark Group.
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\\nDavid prides himself on building long-term relationships with investors and partners while providing a great customer experience. David has lived in Austin, Texas for twenty years with his wife and has two daughters.
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\\nKey Points
\\nInvesting in small multi's (duplexes, triplexes, fouplexes) requires you to have a W-2 to qualify for loans
\\nRaising capital for syndication deals
\\nIdentifies strong asset classes to invest in by analyzing demographics, economics, and historical performance
\\nHow you can raise capital
\\nLightning Questions
\\nWhat was your biggest hurdle getting started in real estate investing, and how did you overcome it?
\\nDavid was listening to the negatives of real estate, and let that impact his perception. He eventually listened to the right people and took the plunge.
\\nDo you have a personal habit that contributes to your success.
\\nDavid values reading and learning.
\\nDo you have an online resource that you find valuable?
\\n\\xa0BiggerPockets
\\nWhat book would you recommend to the listeners and why?
\\nDeep Work\\xa0by\\xa0Cal Newport
\\nIf you were to give advice to your 20 year old self to get started in real estate investing, what would it be?
\\nStart networking and look at different types of real estate that can provide income. Figure out what it is that you like. Also, don't be fearful!
\\nContact\\xa0David
\\nThompson Investing
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\\nDavid@thompsoninvesting.com"