Real Investor Lessons: Building Up Your Real Estate Portfolio While Growing Your Career and Family
Getting started in real estate sounds simple… but how do you find time for it? This week, we are joined by Rafael “Rafi” Suazo, a JWB client that has been juggling his W-2, a growing family, an Airbnb, and growing a portfolio of rentals. Join host Pablo Gonzalez for a conversation focused on: how Rafi’s investing strategy has evolved as his responsibilities have changed which of Rafi’s investments have led to the best results what Rafi thinks of Airbnb vs long-term rentals and more! Because sometimes the best way to learn is not from another market prediction. It is from someone who has actually done it. You don’t want to miss learning from Rafi’s experience. Watch now! Chapters: 00:00 Investor Chat Setup 00:28 Show Intro and Guest Welcome 01:22 Breaking News Rate Deal 03:30 Hawaiian Shirt Origin Story 04:26 From DR to Navy to Real Estate 06:00 VA Loans and Property Managers 12:25 Transitioning Out With a Flip 17:01 Investor Rollercoaster Lessons 26:50 Getting Spouse Buy-In 32:34 Winning Over a Spouse 33:08 Cash Purchase to Leverage 36:45 Airbnb Dream Property 40:42 Using Turnkey as Stability 44:37 De Risking for Beginners 47:34 Self-Directed Retirement Funds 51:46 Portfolio Results Breakdown 54:25 Operator as the Nucleus 57:39 Summit Invite and Cabarete 58:04 Job Search and Farewell Stay connected with us! Schedule your strategy call at chatwithjwb.com. Not Your Average Investor https://www.jwbrealestatecapital.com/... JWB Real Estate Capital https://www.jwbrealestatecapital.com/... Get social with us: Subscribe to our channel @notyouraverageinvestor Subscribe to @JWBRealEstateCompanies 🌐 Facebook Group - / rentalpropertyinvesting 📸 Instagram - / nyai_community 📸 Instagram - / jwbrealestatecompanies ---- 🤦🏻♀️ The Disclaimer Section The information contained herein is provided “as is” for educational and informational purposes only and is not intended to serve as investment advice or for trading purposes. Any investment suggestions contained herein are solely related to real estate investments and not securities. Our full disclaimer is available for your reading pleasure at: https://jwbrealestatecapital.com/disc... #realestateinvesting #nyais #propertyinvestment

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