“I started from nothing and didn't have any liquidity network experience, but I knew I had to go find it”
-Cody Laughlin
“If you show up enough, and you're present enough, and you build your brand, and you build strong relationships, you start to overcome that hurdle”
-Brian Alfaro
Cody Laughlin is a real estate entrepreneur, podcaster, and meetup host with 10 years of real estate investing experience. His focus is acquisition of cash flow producing real estate with a special focus on value-add, multifamily assets. Cody is the founder of the “Prosperity Through Multifamily Real Estate Investing'' podcast and the Space City Multifamily Meetup. He works alongside other investors through syndication to acquire multifamily assets and is currently invested in 128 units as a Limited Partner and 240 Units as a General Partner.
Brian Alfaro is a real estate entrepreneur and local Houston business owner. Starting in food service operations, Brian quickly expanded his span of control in a customer focused Franchise business. Leveraging his expertise, Brian now controls a multi-location business in Fort Bend county that serves 1000’s offering an upscale coffee experience. In addition to his Commercial Real Estate experience from his Retail business, Brian is also a residential real estate investor, current licensed residential agent, and he is currently a General Partner in 240 Units in Houston, TX.
In this episode, Trevor, Cody and Brian discuss:
- How Cody and Brian met each other and became successful partners.
- To find a great market, go to an area where opportunities are available and that you are very familiar with. An area where you really know the market well.
- The uphill battle that you will experience as a new investor - network, liquidity, track record.
- How Cody, Brian, and John put the company together, their biggest challenges and how they find deals.
- How to build your network and tell the world what it is you're doing.
- And a lot more informative topics!