Today’s guest, Jacob Vanderslice, is 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. Welcome to the show, Jacob!

DISCLAIMER - We are not giving any financial advice. Please DYOR

(00:00 - 01:58) Opening Segment

• Jacob is introduced as the guest Host

• Jacob shares something interesting about himself

(01:58 - 31:17) How to pick the right location for self-storage

• Jacob shares his very first real estate investment

• Jacob shares why he switches everything from real estate to self-storage

• He also shares if there's a deprecation like single-family or mobile home park

• Jacob shares how self-storage performs during inflation

• Jacob shares that if he buys an existing property

• He shares how he pick the right location for self-storage

• He also shares who is part of his team

• How did he build his team

• He shares his best self-storage deals

• Jacob shares if he has plans on exiting on the self-storage deals

• He shares his worst deals

(31:17 - 39:47) Fire Round

• Jacob shares his investment strategy

• He also shares his favorite Finance, real estate book, or any related book

• He shares about the website and tools that he can recommend

• Jacob's advice to beginner investors

-Also he shares how he gives back

(39:47 - 40:36) Closing Segment

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