Transitioning From The NFL To Asset Management W/ Yannik Cudjoe-Virgil

In today’s Ritter On Real Estate episode, we chat with Yannik Cudjoe-Virgil. Yannik is the principal of Merlynn Acquisitions - a Baltimore-based real estate investment and syndication firm, with $5.8M in AUM. His experience in commercial real estate began as an Asset Manager by trade for both retail and institutionally-capitalized real estate private equity firms, with over $1.5B+ in AUM, where he oversaw multi-disciplinary portfolios consisting of Multifamily, Mixed-Use, Office, Retail and Industrial properties across the U.S. Welcome to the podcast, Yannik!Key Points From The Episode: Yannik’s background, playing in the NFL and moving to the united states as an immigrant. Not having a background in finance but having grit and determination to learn real estate.Getting his first opportunity in asset management.Why Yannik prefers commercial real estate as opposed to smaller single-family deals.What Yannik learned working at a larger asset management firm.Yannik’s asset management rhythm/procedure.How to deal with delinquent tenants.How Yannik utilizes VA’s in his asset management business.Real estate is about relationships.The future of Merlynn Acquisitions.How Yannik plans to help active and retired athletes with passive real estate investing. Books Mentioned:The One Thing by Gary KellerCheck us out on socials: InstagramLinkedInYoutubehttps://hudsoninvesting.com/Production by Outlier Audio