Today’s guest, Jacob Vanderslice, is a Principal at VanWest Partners, a Denver-based real estate investment firm focusing on the acquisition and management of self-storage centers and other opportunistic real estate throughout the United States. VanWest has established a track record with over $195mm in real estate assets. Jacob and his partners’ success is driven by a commitment to delivering an expertly-executed, adaptable strategy with an institutional investment approach.

Highlights

• Who Jacob Vanderslice is
• How the VanWest Partners deliver an expertly executed and adaptable strategy
• Why they are investing in the self-storage avenue
• What is his definition of wealth
• What the biggest hurdles are when it comes to investing in real estate or self-storage type of units
• What are the three ways to participate in the space
• What are the two different types of designations that sponsors will typically do for a capital raise
• The downsides of investing in real estate
• Is Jacob seeing a price appreciation with his investment?
• What criteria they are following when it comes to evaluating a potential acquisition
• How to find more information and get a hold of Jacob and VanWest Partners
• Where to read more about self-storage investment

Episode Resources * Becoming Your Own Banker by R. Nelson Nash * In the Kingdom of Ice by Hampton Sides * Connect with Wade Borth * https://www.sagewealthstrategy.com/ * wade@sagewealthstrategy.com * Connect with Jacob Vanderslice * http://vanwestpartners.com/ * jacob@vanwestpartners.com * https://www.linkedin.com/in/jacob-vanderslice-02905b16b