HI 74 - Leadership, Acquiring Rentals, and Self-Managing with Julian Simmons

Gary Pinkerton talks with Julian Simmons, former Army basketball player, about his journey into real estate investing. Julian started out in finance doing the typical things like stocks & bonds, but eventually realized he was taking risk he didn't need to take. Once he decided to invest in real estate, he saw his world open up.

Julian & Gary discuss Julian's rental journey, his investing criteria, how he self-manages his properties, and what we can learn from habits of the family office.

Key Takeaways:

[8:04] Some of Julian's biggest leadership takeaways

[11:40] Qualifying people under you is one of the most important things a leader can do

[12:27] How Julian and his wife have gone about aquiring their rental homes

[17:55] 2017 saw Julian and his wife start purchasing homes outside of their posts

[19:31] Julian's criteria for buying rental property & the BRRRR strategy

[22:50] Julian's experience self-managing his properties

[26:58] Military & first responders seem to make really good self-managers

[29:21] We can learn a lot by looking at the habits of family offices, even if you don't have $100 million

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