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Zen and the Art of Real Estate Investing with Jonathan Greene

198: Real Estate as a Vehicle To Live and Grow with Andrew Reichert

Changing your mindset from scarcity to abundance can be a game-changer, especially in real estate investing. Today’s guest takes this approach to investing and thrives on helping others find the financial success they’re seeking.

On this episode of Zen and the Art of Real Estate Investing, Jonathan sits down with Andrew Reichert, CEO and visionary of Birgo. Birgo is a fully integrated private equity real estate investment and management firm that seeks to improve the lives of its clients through real estate.

Jonathan and Andrew begin their conversation by exploring Andrew’s tumultuous start in life, eventually leading to college and some life-changing books. Those books taught Andrew to harness his ambition into productive forms, leading to his first real estate purchase. Andrew shares why he zeroed in on multifamily, the avatar that best fits his funds, and how syndications differ from funds. You’ll hear what he loves about being a landlord, why he views diversity within his team as a competitive advantage, and the 12-point checklist he uses to evaluate new markets. Andrew explains why he remains vertically integrated, what self-managing properties teaches you about property management, and why other asset classes don’t have as much appeal. Finally, Andrew shares where he would advise new investors to put their money in today’s market.

Real estate can be a powerful tool for living and growing, and Andrew Reichert’s passion for helping people do this shines through in this conversation.

In this episode, you will hear:

How Andrew Reichert developed the mindset to get into real estate and the books that influenced his interest
Andrew’s first real estate purchases, why he zeroed in on becoming a multifamily operator, and what his buy box looks like
The avatar that best fits Andrew’s syndication funds and the nontypical approach he took to get started
How syndications differ from funds and which one Andrew prefers
What he likes about being a landlord to his tenants and the parts he’s passionate about
Viewing diversity as a competitive advantage and using it to scale your business
The 12-point checklist Andrew uses to evaluate new markets
Remaining vertically integrated and building systems to handle property management
What self-managing properties can teach you about property management
Why other asset classes don’t have as much appeal to Andrew
Where he would advise new investors to put their money in today’s market

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