Financial Advisor to MultiFamily VP of Acquisitions - John Okocha Episode #96

GUEST BIO John Okocha joins us in the lab with many experiments of enlightenment that evidently lead him to VP of Acquisitions for Elevate. Born in Dallas, Texas while his parents are originally from Nigeria. As a first generation son to immigrant parents  John always had a focus on school first but was always open minded. When he was still in high school his close friend gave him the book "Rich Dad, Poor Dad" and it peaked his interest and the beginning of his real estate experiments began. He started going to real estate seminars alone, then eventually brought his parents. John did all the basics and soon enough he found a mentor who taught him about the single family side. He then got his first property under contract at 17! John worked for an investment firm that managed single family rental portfolios...after being reluctant to work on the single family sector John increased their acquisitions by over 75 percent landing himself the title Acquisition Manager. After seeking his next opportunity in the multifamily space, he was able to earn a role as an acquisitions specialist after a successful trial on the job — getting a letter of intent on a 400 unit apartment building on behalf of his company in just 30 days — the rest is history. What's up Experiment nation! John Okocha is joining us in the lab ready to blow us away with proven real estate experiments. John Okocha is born and raised in Dallas, Texas but his parents are originally from Nigeria. John has a Bachelor's Degree in Economics from Texas A&M University and has been doing real estate  for about 6 years now. He specializes in acquiring Multifamily properties. But how did our brilliant guest started it all? HIGHLIGHTS OF THE EPISODE 01:13 - Background of the guest - John Okocha 02:23 - John Okocha's Journey to being a VP of Acquisitions 06:40 - How John realized that Financial Advising is not working for him anymore 10:40 - The importance of a challenging, nurturing environment. KEEPING IT REAL 13:39 - What is John's current position at Elevate Commercial Investment Group and how he got it 24:37 - What does an Acquisitions Manager do? 30:58 - What is the everyday goings-on of an Aquisitions Manager? 33:04 - What is Networking, and what is the importance of it? 36:17 - The importance of social media to John's current work. BOOKS MENTIONED IN THIS SHOW Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosakyi Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill NOTABLE QUOTES (KEY LESSONS): "It's a realization. You think you're doing what you're supposed to do, then you realize you're not." "One thing that my dad always told me growing up, even in highschool, was to always hang out with people that were smarter than me." "There's a lot of things that we don't know that we don't know that we only will know if we have exposure to the right people." "When it comes to asking for advice, I always try to ask advice from someone who has what I want." CONNECTING WITH THE GUEST Website | LinkedIn | Instagram #ExperimentAcquisitionsManager