I chatted with Jeffrey Jaeger, co-founder of Standard Communities. They manage $5 billion in assets with a portfolio of 190 properties. He told me how he got started in the business, how he found his initial niche, and tons of secret tips on how to buy, analyze, and manage real estate. Watch this one if you want to build your own real estate portfolio.

0:00 How he picked apartments over retail, offices, industrial
3:10 A word from Vesto
6:23 Buying 15,000 apartment units & finding a niche
11:54 Looking at investments in Ukraine
21:18 When you're forced to shift strategies
38:29 Dangers of partnerships & personal guarantees
47:54 The risks of every deal (but it gets easier)
1:00:19 The team & developing leaders

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Connect with Jeffrey:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffrey-jaeger-bb48b43/
Website: https://standard-communities.com/

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