Real estate investing is not for everyone, but we’ll get a taste of what it takes to succeed today! Jay Balekar is sharing his story, lessons learned, and advice for first-time investors, especially if you are simultaneously managing a W2 job and a family life. Hang on tight to learn a lot!

Key Takeaways to Listen for

• Why real estate investing is an excellent method to generate wealth
• Tips on financing and things to consider when buying your first rental property
• How to make your renovation project profitable and manageable
• The effectiveness of self-managing your properties
• Significant methods to obtain investors and partners for your joint venture project
• Positive impacts of multifamily renovation on the community

Resources Mentioned in This Episode

• Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki | Paperback & Audiobook
•  Cashflow Quadrant by Robert Kiyosaki | Paperback
• BiggerPockets
• Free Apartment Syndication Due Diligence Checklist for Passive Investor 

About Jay Balekar  

Jay Balekar is a business and technology leader with roots in technology consulting. Jay started investing in real estate in 2020 to diversify his investment portfolio. Although Jay was always interested in learning about and investing in real estate, he became passionate about real estate after doing his first few multi-family repositioning deals after realizing the true potential of real estate to create freedom of time, money and location, generational wealth, passive income, tax benefits and positive impact on the society by providing people the most basic need of housing. Jay specializes in cash-flowing commercial multifamily real estate including sourcing investment-worthy deals, underwriting, performing financial and physical due diligence, structuring partnerships, and asset management.  

Jay is the founder and managing principal of the Compounding Capital Group. Outside of work, Jay enjoys exploring new places and trying various delicious foods with his beautiful wife. Jay is also passionate about networking, relationship building, self-development, ideation, and process improvement.