Investing should not be viewed as a game of luck but rather an excellent risk to make a sufficient return and accomplish your goals together. Steven Louie shares what makes a partnership successful and the benefits of investing in multifamily real estate. Stay tuned for more!

Key Takeaways To Listen For

• Out-of-state vs. in-state investing
• Ways to establish your first investment property
• The relevance of building relationships with like-minded individuals
• Business principles for greater end results
• Tips to start investing with a partner
• Reasons to invest in a joint venture partnership

Resources Mentioned In This Episode

• Free Apartment Syndication Due Diligence Checklist for Passive Investor
• Who Not How by Dan Sullivan and Benjamin Hardy

About Steven Louie 

Steven is a Managing Partner at Vertical Street Ventures, where he is responsible for acquisitions, sourcing capital, and building key strategic partnerships. As the founder of Vertical Street Ventures, he focuses his time on revenue-generating activities for the firm through Multifamily real estate acquisitions.

Steven worked his corporate career in the Benefits / Consulting industry where he held various executive and sales leadership roles at Mercer and MetLife. As a Partner at Mercer, Steven was the Southern CA Office Leader for Mercer’s Health, Wealth, and Human Capital Consulting practices. Prior to Mercer, he worked for 16 years at MetLife, where he led the organization in Group Institutional Sales as a Client Executive and a Sales Leader. Steven started his career as a group insurance underwriter and graduated with a Finance degree from California State University Fullerton.

He has grown his Multifamily portfolio to over 2,500+ units across 4 states (AZ, CA, FL, TX) and has a keen focus on acquisitions and building key partner relationships across the market. In his spare time, he enjoys the “need for speed” as he shifts gears around a racetrack. Steven also enjoys vacationing with his wife, Rebecca, and two daughters.

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