Business School with Sharran Srivatsaa

Episode 138

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17th Jan 2023

Multifamily Investing 101

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A lot of real estate investors started their journey by buying one or two single-family homes and increasing their portfolios over time. However, that's a slow and sometimes painful process. There's a better way to accelerate the growth of your real estate investment. And that's what Sharran will discuss with you today.

In this episode, Sharran shares three foundational pieces of advice for investing in multifamily properties or apartment complexes. Learning these three things will save you years of figuring things out and give you a better perspective on how to build passive income through real estate. So tune in and learn from someone who has spent many years building his investment portfolio.

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Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction

01:22 How investing has changed over the years

03:09 The reality behind investing in real estate that many people realize too late

04:52 What you will learn from this episode

05:30 3 Things you have to know about Multifamily Investing

06:49 Foundation#1: Real Estate is Secondary; The Business is Primary

07:33 Picture this Triangle (4 Layers of Multifamily Investing)

12:30 Foundation#2: The Business Plan is Crucial

13:42 3 Big Ways to Add Value to a Property

15:59 Foundation#3: Are you an Investor or an Operator?

18:11 Recap of today's topic

19:10 3 Things you can do after listening to this episode

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About the Podcast

Business School with Sharran Srivatsaa

Business School with Sharran Srivatsaa is the no-fluff, tactical podcast for founders, operators, and underdogs who want to grow with clarity, intention, and results. Hosted by entrepreneur, investor, and operator Sharran Srivatsaa—President and Managing Partner at Acquisition.com—this show cuts through the noise to deliver real-world strategies from someone who's built and exited five companies across multiple industries.

Sharran has helped scale two billion-dollar businesses, served as President of Real (NASDAQ: REAX), and led the 10x growth and sale of Teles Properties to Douglas Elliman (NYSE: DOUG). He brings lessons from Wall Street to Main Street, sharing what actually works—because he’s lived through what doesn’t.

Every episode offers simple, actionable playbooks for those who want to build extraordinary companies without the chaos. Whether you're a scrappy operator, a first-time founder, or a seasoned executive, Business School with Sharran Srivatsaa is your blueprint for building with purpose and winning on your terms.

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About your host

Sharran Srivatsaa

Sharran is a serial entrepreneur, sought after keynote speaker, and a respected thought-leadership resource for publications such as the Wall Street Journal, SUCCESS magazine, Huffington Post and Forbes.

While Sharran has had 5 exits in the last 19 years, and also a several humbling failed investments and business initiatives. He talks all about them on his top rated Spotify podcast, Business School.

Most recently, Sharran led Teles Properties’ unprecedented 10x growth over 5 years and a 4-year consecutive streak on the Inc. 500 fastest growing companies list resulting in its acquisition by national real estate powerhouse Douglas Elliman.

Prior to Teles, Sharran worked at both Goldman Sachs and Credit Suisse, where he collaborated with management teams of fast-growing businesses around the country on investment advisory and corporate strategy. Sharran also spent several years building recreational programs in the Caribbean, Middle East, and Hawaii for some of the finest international resorts such as the Four Seasons and Ritz-Carlton, also has deep experience working with technology companies such as Lightera (acquired by CIENA) and Obopay, a fast-growth mobile payments company.

Sharran is a Principal at Srilo Ventures, a multi-factor private investment fund that focuses investing in and advising technology companies and operating businesses in the consumer space. Having successfully completed many acquisitions, joint-ventures, management buyouts, mergers, and capital raises, Sharran serves as a director and advisor on numerous company boards.

He is also a member of the Genius Network, the highest-level marketing mastermind in the world led by whizkid Joe Polish, and also a member of Young President’s Organization (YPO).

After competing on the professional tennis tour, Sharran received his Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from Luther College and his MBA with Honors from Vanderbilt University.