98: Value-Add Investing and Doing $1 Billion in Real Estate Transactions with Allan Glass

What does it take to buy, sell, and broker over $1,000,000,000 in real estate? That’s what you’ll discover in today’s podcast episode when we sit down with Allan Glass, a real estate entrepreneur from sunny Southern California. In this hour long interview, you’ll learn how Allan used his skills as a commercial real estate broker to build his own portfolio and “piece together” deals that are truly “win-win-wins.” If you are looking to take your business to a whole new level, don’t miss this show! In This Show We Cover: How Allan got started as a commercial broker in LA Thoughts on obtaining a Real Estate Finance Degree How Allan was able to profit despite getting started in the worst time to have career in real estate The two “book ends” Allan looks for to decide where to invest. How Allan shifted from an employee to starting his own business in the restaurant industry Why you should always have a backup plan The importance of continuing education and taking up a Masters in Real Estate Development Why functional obsolescence is vitally important to an investor How Allan manage to invest in numerous different property types How to add value to real estate and profit from it How Allan finds deals in any market. Allan’s ‘secret sauce’ of real estate investing Mistakes real estate investors make (including Allan) And lots more! Links From the Show Loopnet Costar Books Mentioned in the Show Brandon Turner’s The Book on Investing in Real Estate with No (and Low) Money Down The Reluctant Metropolis: The Politics of Urban Growth in Los Angeles by William Fulton Lucky Or Smart?: Fifty Pages for the First-Time Entrepreneur by Bo Peabody Connect with Allan Allan’s BiggerPockets Profile Allan’s Website Allan’s Facebook Allan’s LinkedIn Allan’s Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices