How can real estate provide a lucrative investment opportunity? In this episode of The Academy Presents: Real Estate Investing Rocks, we welcome Chad Zdenek. Chad Zdenek is a Licensed General Contractor, Professional Engineer, former CEO of Mobile Illumination, and triple Master's Degree graduate. He started out in Construction Management in the mid-1990s working for Swinerton Builders before moving into Structural Engineering technically working as a Rocket Scientist for Boeing/ Rocketdyne on the Space Shuttle Main Engines. Then he joined Mobile Illumination as CEO helping to grow the company by over 2000% in 15 years.

Join Angel and her esteemed guest to talk about the advantages of combining multifamily investments with self-storage investments and his experience paying attention to details while networking with groups and masterminds.

Tune in now as Chad shares why he believes real estate can be a lucrative investment opportunity for those willing to take calculated risks!

[00:01 - 01:20] Diversifying Into Self-Storage And Multifamily

• Angel welcomes back, Chad Zdenek!
• Chad is a licensed general contractor, professional engineer, former CEO of Mobile Illumination, and a triple Master’s Degree graduate
• He is currently investing in multifamily properties and self-storage in California and other states

[01:21 - 06:36] Taking The Leap Into Real Estate Investing

• Diversifying into self-storage due to changing regulations in California
• Being aware of different asset classes such as:
• Industrial
• Retail
• Office
• Multifamily
• Self-Storage

[06:37 - 12:27] Calculated Risks And Big Tax Refunds

• Teaming up with a group of syndicators to do their own self-storage
• Essential workers were necessary to keep the economy running during the pandemic
• Tax advantages are a great benefit of investing in real estate
• Budgeting and maintaining cash flow can be challenging when working without a W2

[12:28 - 18:15] Closing Segment

• Chad shares why he believes reale state can be a lucrative investment opportunity for those willing to take calculated risks!
• Tune in to this episode to learn more about Chad!

Tweetable Quotes:

“There's something to be said when you're managing cardboard boxes instead of managing tenants.” – Chad Zdenek

“I paid attention to a lot more details than I might have otherwise, but you do all that stuff and you also keep an open mind and you learn, you join networking groups and mastermind groups and stuff like that and you pull it off, right? Make it happen.” – Chad Zdenek

You can connect with Chad Zdenek through his:

Website: CSQ Properties

Instagram: @csqproperties

Facebook: CSQ Properties

Tiktok: @Chad.Zdenek

YouTube: @csqproperties

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