My guest on this episode is John Pearl, a Commercial real estate investor and co-founder of Freedom Investor, with experience both as a passive investor and general partner on deals.

He is a prior service Army infantry officer and now works as a nuclear security specialist at a plant set to shut down in 2025. Hence, his mission is to replace his W-2 income with real estate investment before the plant shuts down.

In this episode, John highlights his direct jump into the multifamily space which came alongside the idea to start a fund that connects investors with trusted teams, taking out the hassle involved in fundraising for commercial real estate investments.

Episode Topics

• [01:35] From debt to multifamily real estate.
• [13:38] About John's first syndication deal.
• [16:14] How John's military experience developed his capacity for entrepreneurship.
• [21:38] What failures have you had to deal with in your journey?
• [30:24] What is a Fund?
• [37:10] A red flag for investors
• [39:36] A myth in this business John would like to set straight
• [41:12] What success means to him

Notable Quotes

• "As long as you can pay your loans, there's value in still saving and still investing because those things can help you get out of that debt faster" - [Tim Little]

• "You do have more money available to you than you probably think you do" - [Tim Little]

• "I think that we tend to learn more from failure than we do success" - [Tim Little]

• "Ultimately, it's better to not go forward with a bad deal than to get caught up in it" - [John Pearl]

• "The GPs need to have some kind of incentive in order to make the deal perform properly, otherwise they're not going to care when the deal goes sideways" - [John Pearl]

• "With a fund, we can connect passive investors with the vast network of strong GPs…strong teams that are putting together great deals that we just simply don't have access to any other way" - [John Pearl]

• "You should not be investing with somebody if you haven't sat down with them and gotten to know them a little bit" - [John Pearl]

• "You've got to be in this for the long run and you've got to believe in it" - [John Pearl]

Resources

Get John's free guide for passive investing[43:28]

Connect with John Pearl

• John's Podcast: Freedom Investor Radio [43:49]
• Website:www.freedominvestor.io
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johntpearl/

Connect with Tim

• On LinkedIn: Tim Little
• Podcast Website: https://journeytomultifamilymillions.buzzsprout.com/
• Visit www.ZANAinvestments.com for more info on Tim and how you can passively invest in multifamily real estate

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