From X Games Gold to 3,300 Multifamily Units with Dan Brisse

What does it take for a professional snowboarder, six X Games appearances, gold and silver medals, fifteen years on tour, to land in real estate? For Dan Brisse, the answer was watching the guys five and ten years ahead of him lose their houses, their cars, and worse.That was the wake-up call. While most of his peers spent every pay raise on the biggest house they could buy, Dan was reading books and buying apartments. By the time his snowboarding career ended, he had 70-some units already producing passive income.Today Dan co-leads Granite Towers Equity Group, a 3,300-unit multifamily portfolio focused on Dallas-Fort Worth, Nashville, and select Minnesota submarkets. The playbook is disciplined: newer assets (1985 and up), 140 to 300 units, $20 to $40 million purchase price, 95%+ occupancy submarkets with real pent-up demand. Eighty-twenty split with LPs. Sixty-five to seventy-five percent loan-to-value, fixed rate, non-recourse. CapEx raised liquid up front, so the bank cannot force a bad spend.What you'll hear:The chairlift moment that reframed every financial decision Dan has made sinceWhy 78% of pro athletes are broke within three years of retirement and the side-hustle move he made to avoid joining themThe Cleburne, Texas case study: $6.75M acquisition, $2.1M LP raise, full-cycle returnsA second case study where interior upgrades and water conservation drove a 1.8x equity multiple in two yearsWhy Dan believes we are in a generational buying window with multifamily trading at 30-40% discounts versus 2021-22 peaksHis sharpest definition of wealth, and why "rich" and "wealthy" aren't the same thingLearn more about Granite Towers Equity Group: https://www.granitetowersequitygroup.com/contact-usElevista - Speed as a Service™Elevista Connect is the first AI-powered lead conversion system built for real estate investors. 🎧 Subscribe to Real Estate Underground for weekly insights on building wealth through real estate, without sacrificing your sanity.Additional Resources:Clark St Capital -> Passive real estate investments for busy business owners and executivesElevista -> AI SaaS for real estate investorsClark St Academy on YouTube -> Learn how to invest in real estateSocial Media:LinkedIn -> Ed Mathews (President at Clark St and Elevista)Heads up: If you find this week's book intriguing and you buy using our link, we receive a small commission that helps support the show. Thank you!