In today's episode, we have on special guest Mark Hamilton. Mark is a veteran real estate investing expert, and founder of Hamilton Zanze, a real estate investment firm with a portfolio of over $4.3 billion that specializes in multifamily investments. 

The company is one of the nation's largest privately held multi-family syndication companies with over 20,000 apartment units under management.

Mark has really positioned himself as the expert who has seen ins and outs of multi-family investing and offers a wealth of information. Welcome to the podcast Mark! 

Key Points From The Episode:

• How Mark Hamilton Initially wanted to be a teacher but then got started in real estate investing.
• Working in a commercial real estate investing firm right out of school.
• Why finding the right business partner is crucial.
• The importance of building the right team when investing in real estate.
• Dealing with competition & investing outside of your comfort zone.
• Underwriting deals. The importance of focusing more on volume than underwriting.
• How to determine if the market is worth investing in. What indicators to look at.
• Having 24,000+ units under management.
• The biggest lessons Mark learned over the years. How to analyze deals.
• Understanding/leveraging different types of debt based on the timeframe of the deal. 
• Mark’s market prediction for 2022. 

Books Mentioned:

• Tipping Point By Malcolm Gladwell

How To Reach Mark:

- [email protected] Mention “Ritter On Real Estate”