Today, we’re bringing another fantastic guest on the show, Shane Thomas! He chats about how he ended over a decade of working in the corporate world by discovering real estate investing, reaping the benefit of shifting from single-family to multifamily space, and his company’s continuous growth.

Shane also outlines top-tier strategies his company utilizes for handling potential investment risks, thousands of units, and preserving investors’ capital for a long-term goal. There’s more to learn from this interview, so get right in!

Key Points & Relevant Topics

• Shane’s extensive experience in accounting, consulting, and journey to wealth-building in real estate
• The most challenging part of self-managing single-family homes out-of-state or country
• Multifamily’s evolving popularity and the importance of having a long-term vision in today’s market
• Why you should take asset management seriously
• Things to highly consider in your cadence and KPIs when managing over a thousand units or multiple deals
• Evaluating the performance of each KPI in a deal and some ways to ensure KPI goals are attainable
• Strategies for managing risks and having reserves
• The value of leveraging other people’s skills and mindset, partnerships, and networking events

Resources & Links
Apartment Syndication Due Diligence Checklist for Passive Investor

About Shane Thomas

Shane is a Canadian-born real estate entrepreneur and Co-Founder of Catalyst Equity Partners, a Texas-based privately held real estate investment firm founded in 2016. Catalyst focuses on the acquisition and management of large value-add multifamily properties in high-growth markets. Catalyst currently has ~1,900+ units and assets under management valued at $300M+.  

Shane is also a Co-Founder of CEP Construction Services, a multifamily construction and rehab company. Shane leads the acquisitions, financing, asset management, and investor relations efforts at Catalyst. Shane leverages his expertise in large-scale project management, analytics, and process improvement to ensure Catalyst’s processes are best-in-class.  

Prior to starting Catalyst, Shane had 10+ years of experience working at PwC, a Big-4 Consulting Firm, where he led large teams in strategically advising large Fortune 500 companies on ways to improve operations, increase revenues, and reduce costs by implementing streamlined processes and technology.  

Shane is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA, Illinois) and Chartered Accountant (CA, Canada). Shane has a bachelor of Mathematics degree and a Master of Accounting degree from The University of Waterloo located in Ontario, Canada.  

Shane resides in Houston, Texas with his wife and three daughters ages 6, 5, and 4.  

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