#624 An Interview with the "Apartment Guru"

Derek Lobo is currently the Broker of Record and CEO of SVN Rock Advisors, an Ontario-based boutique commercial real estate and consulting company with an exclusive focus on the apartment sector. In the professional world, Derek is known as the "Apartment Guru" as a result of his decades of speaking, writing, consulting, brokerage transactions, relationships, amortized knowledge, and overall industry wisdom. To date, he has authored eighteen books and is the visionary behind the Apartment University online learning portal and The Self Funding House™. Now in his fifth decade of business, Derek continues to be an "Apartment Collaborator," by bringing together like-minded, talented individuals to solve business challenges and create opportunities. His keen insight and strategies have allowed him to broker some of the nation's largest and most complex real estate transactions.   Quote: "The danger is not recession; the danger is overbuilding."   Highlights: 5:30: Why are people afraid to have tenants rent their homes? 9:00: Using equity from your first rental home to create a portfolio - Derek explains the strategy 12:35: Derek's discovery of his skills as a broker and journey into opening his brokerage firm 21:00: Price rates, transaction volumes - what's going on in the multifamily world?   Guest Website: https://svnrock.ca   Recommended Resources:   Accredited Investors, you're invited to Join the Cashflow Investor Club to learn how you can partner with Kevin Bupp on current and upcoming opportunities to create passive cash flow and build wealth. Join the Club! If you're a high net worth investor with capital to deploy in the next 12 months and you want to build passive income and wealth with a trusted partner, go to InvestWithKB.com for opportunities to invest in real estate projects alongside Kevin and his team.  Looking for the ultimate guide to passive investing? Grab a copy of my latest book, The Cash Flow Investor at KevinBupp.com.  Tap into a wealth of free information on Commercial Real Estate Investing by listening to past podcast episodes at KevinBupp.com/Podcast. Learn more about Kevin's investment company and opportunities for Lifetime Cashflow at sunrisecapitalinvestors.com.