Sean Graham - House Hacking His Way To Self-Storage Syndications

Self-storage investing is one of the most profitable value-add opportunities in real estate, but few people know how to jump into the space.  In this episode, we speak with Sean Graham, the founder, owner, and operator of Maven Equities, a commercial real estate syndication company focused on self-storage opportunities. He started his real estate journey by house-hacking small multi-family properties before launching Maven and going full-time with real estate investing. Sean continues managing his own portfolio of residential rental properties while investing in and developing self-storage facilities. Sean is a licensed CPA with a background in public accounting and private equity. Sean explains how he successfully transitioned into the Self-storage space and the lessons he learned along the way. He gives tips on what to look for in properties, how to manage them, how they do in recessionary periods, and ultimately the steps you need to take to make your self-storage business successful! HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE EPISODE 00:00 - Coming up 00:13 - Intro 00:52 - Welcome Sean to the show  01:17 - Sean talks about his background  03:30 - He talks about his early career  06:14 - The transition from W2 to entrepreneur  08:57 - What his education process looked like  14:07 - How he maintained focus throughout his journey  19:08 - His experience with real estate  21:30 - The lessons learned  24:19 - How he transitioned over to self-storage 28:30 - What to look for in properties  35:54 - Book recommendations 36:35 - Podcast list  37:49 - Bucket list item  38:40 - Final thoughts  40:13 - Connect with Sean LINKS FROM THE EPISODE The Largest Self-Storage Podcast in the World-https://www.selfstorageincome.com/podcast The Investors Guide to Growing Wealth in Self Storage: The Step-By-Step Playbook for Turning a Real Estate Asset Into a Thriving Self Storage Business Book- https://www.amazon.com/Investors-Guide-Growing-Wealth-Storage/dp/1735258806/ref=sr_1_1?qid=1671428872&refinements=p_27%3AAJ+Osborne&s=books&sr=1-1 They Ask You Answer: A Revolutionary Approach to Inbound Sales, Content Marketing, and Today's Digital Consumer Book- amazon.com/They-Ask-You-Answer-Revolutionary/dp/1119312973' CONNECT WITH THE GUEST Website: https://www.mavenequities.com/ Website: www.mavenstorage.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sean-graham-cpa-5b3a5443/ SeanGraham email: [email protected] CONNECT WITH THE HOST Connect with our host, Randy Smith, for more educational content or to discuss investment opportunities in the real estate syndication space at www.impactequity.net, https://www.linkedin.com/in/randallsmith or on Instagram at @salesguyinvestor --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Follow us on social media @the.gentle.art.of.crushing.it Listen, like, subscribe, comment: http://thegentleartofcrushingit.com/