538: Find the Real Estate You Hate (So You Can Buy the Real Estate You Love)

Not everyone will love commercial investing, mixed-use buildings, flipping houses, BRRRRing, or even traditional buy-and-hold rentals. But you’ll probably find one type of real estate class that you absolutely love. It may take you some time, but if you’re able to find a property type that sparks your creativity, all while providing positive cash flow, you’ll know you made it. Katie Neason definitely didn't love government-subsidized rentals. She dreaded the phone calls, the repairs, and the unresponsive tenants. Katie thought that upgrading her investing strategy to multifamily housing would solve the problems. Unfortunately, after buying some fourplexes, she realized that too wasn’t for her. After trial and error, Katie found her true real estate loves: flipping, developing, and mixed-use buildings. So, she went into all three and is doing phenomenal! Katie shares a special Deal Deep Dive where she walks through a degraded downtown building that is now the talk of the town due to her smart negotiating, creative redesigns, and ability to use her network to fund the deal! In This Episode We Cover: Why it’s important to find the real estate classes you truly enjoy working on Understanding the positives and negatives that come with subsidized housing Revitalizing a downtown through smart planning, designing, and financing  Taking action so you can achieve “hockey stick” growth in real estate Working with the city so you can collectively build something that adds value to the community How to negotiate so both the buyer and seller walk away with a win And So Much More! Links from the Show BiggerPockets Forums BiggerPockets Youtube Channel BPCon 2021 David's Instagram BiggerPockets Store Open Door Capital The Self Storage Conference Maui Masterclass with Brandon Turner and Tarl Yarber Noah and Jeff's Episode (coming soon!) BiggerPockets Podcast 511: Getting Your Market, Money, and Mindset Right | 3 Coaching Calls! How to Invest in Real Estate—The Ultimate Show for Getting Started with Josh Dorkin, Brandon Turner, and 11 Rockstar Investors BiggerPockets Webinar JDC Mindset Academy Audible BiggerPockets Podcast 500: Robert Kiyosaki: America’s ‘Rich Dad’ Sees a Real Estate Crash Coming BiggerPockets Podcast 365: Ret. Navy SEAL Jocko Willink on Embracing Discomfort and Leading Through Extreme Ownership (+ His Real Estate Investing Tips!) Josh Dorkin's Instagram Check the full show notes here: https://biggerpockets.com/show538 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices