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An interview-based program that dives into the investor mindset when challenges arise. We explore the decision-making process of successful real estate investors, learn about their mistakes and how you can make the right decisions to make you successful.
Episode 38: Success with Middle Market Apartment Joint Ventures
Many people get started with real estate investing for various reasons. Perhaps you want to supplement your income so you can take your family on dream vacations, or maybe you want to leave your job and do something more fulfilling. Frank Patalano was a middle school history teacher for 17 years that always had an interest in finance and real estate investing. Over the past 15 years, Frank has found and developed his niche strategy in middle-market multifamily commercial properties. In this episode, Frank discusses some of the early challenges he faced, as well as, some challenges he is currently facing while managing at a distance.
About Frank Patalano:
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Frank is a former school teacher turned full-time real estate investor who primarily focuses on buy and hold residential investing. He also enjoys syndications, land development/construction, commercial leasing, and some private lending. Frank is also the host of the investing podcast called, “The Cash Flow Kings.”
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About Dion:
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Dion Huey is a Co-founder at Delta Bridge Capital LLC which is a multifamily real estate investment company that invests in value-add apartment communities in the United States. He earned a master's degree in finance at Northeastern University in 2017 and worked on multiple business syndications as a financial analyst for Boston-based Plateau Asset Management which is a private equity search fund that has $30 million AUM. In 2017, Dion was an analyst on a deal team that advised Citic Investment Bank's Hong Kong private equity division on the syndication of a $1.5 billion acquisition of a hotel in New York. He is currently the host of The Multifamily Investor Situation Room Podcast.
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In 2010 he co-founded Rocky Mountain Education and Technology Group which is a Beijing-based education services company that has serviced more than 5,000 clients. In his spare time, Dion enjoys reading, martial arts, lifting, and learning foreign languages. Contact the author at dion@deltabridgecap.com.