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Neal Bawa is a technologist who is universally known in real estate circles as the Mad Scientist of Multifamily. Besides being one of the most in-demand speakers in commercial real estate, Neal is a data guru, a process freak, and an outsourcing expert. Neal treats his $1 billion-dollar portfolio as an ongoing experiment in efficiency and optimization. The Mad Scientist lives by two mantras. His first mantra is, "We can only manage what we can measure". His second mantra is, "Data beats gut feel by a million miles". These mantras and a dozen other disruptive beliefs drive profit for his 800+ investors.

Neal serves as CEO / Founder at Grocapitus, an iconic, data-driven commercial real estate investment company. Grocapitus’ 28-person team acquires and builds multifamily & commercial properties across the U.S. With more than 800 active investors and over 2,000 reviewing our projects, the Grocapitus portfolio currently spans across 10 states with 31 projects (7 sold) and 4,800 units/beds. The powerful Grocapitus brand has a cult-like following of data driven investors. The result - Completed equity raises of $270 million* for Multifamily, Mixed-Use and Industrial acquisitions in the last 18 months, over 4,800 units purchased. Grocapitus is on track to close another 1,500 units in the next 12 months.

In this episode, we talk with the mad scientist about what he sees for multifamily in 2023. His predictions on rate hikes, his advice on whether to hold or deploy cash, and other asset classes outside of real estate that are worth investing in. Tune in to make better business decisions in 2023!

TIMESTAMPS: 

00:57 - Guest Introduction: Neal Bawa

01:45 - Becoming "the mad scientist" of multifamily

03:57 - What do you see for 2023 in multifamily?

08:07 - What's gonna happen on January 31st?

11:22 - What freezing means

15:10 - Predictions about rate hikes

17:30 - Hold or deploy cash?

27:51 - Will rents continue to rise to catch up?

33:35 - What else to invest in besides real estate

39:25 – Outro

Connect with the Guest:

Website: https://multifamilyu.com/

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/neal-bawa/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nealbawa/?hl=en

Twitter: https://twitter.com/nealbawa/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NealBawaMFU/

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@MultifamilyU

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