E21 - Building an Information Advantage with Aaron Willis

Aaron Willis is a real estate broker and developer. He’s the Founder of Column Realty, which is a Louisville-based firm mainly centered on multifamily assets. He’s also transacted on all types of real estate assets, including industrial, retail, office, single tenant, net lease and more. On the development side, he has been actively involved with the development, ownership and management of eight self-storage facilities. In this episode, Aaron and Tyler’s discussion focused on how information is king, particularly in the self-storage investment industry. Aaron shared how’s become so adept in real estate and business, namely through having a firm grasp on tomorrow, being hands on, studying industry reports, attending relevant seminars, building relationships and more. Other topics included Aaron’s first self-storage experience, marketing, the importance of organization, staying grounded through success, balancing life, independence and more. Aaron is a decorated and insightful commercial real estate professional that provides a lot of wisdom for Elevate Nation! Music: Energetic Run (hooksounds.com)