With today’s guest, Brian Head, you’ll learn how to thrive and stay grounded in real estate investing despite the darkest times and life challenges. 

From acquiring multiple foreclosures to flipping, Brian will share his success in large multifamily syndications and eventually get into fund management. He also covers the advantages of investing in different deals and sponsors in today’s real estate market, overcoming the fear of taking action, and the value of continuous self-education. Dive in because we’ve prepared more from this episode!

Key Points & Relevant Topics

• Brian’s background and his entry point in real estate as a house flipper 
• How Brian realized that acquiring foreclosure properties can be an investment vehicle
• Benefits and disadvantages of single-family and short-term rental flipping
• Ways to finance flips and single-family properties
• Brian’s successful transition into multifamily despite the challenges in life he and his wife had to encounter
• What makes syndication better than small multifamily and single-family investing?
• The truth about being a co-GP in a syndication
• Why it’s a good idea to diversify or invest in multiple syndications and sponsorships
• The value of learning from investment losses and mistakes
• Breaking out of limiting beliefs surrounding capital raising and the fear of taking action and risks

Resources & Links
Apartment Syndication Due Diligence Checklist for Passive Investor

About Brian Head

Brian Head is the Founder of Head Start Equity, a real estate private equity firm that provides passive investment opportunities in primarily value-add multifamily properties. Brian has 20+ years of experience investing in real estate and is currently invested both passively and actively in 2,462 units across 18 different properties with a total value at closing of $399M. 

He earned his BBA degree in Finance from UTSA and worked in the financial services industry for 25 years, 10 of which were as a licensed investment advisor and stockbroker. 

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