Ritter on Real Estate Creating Life Balance through Syndication and Choosing a Partner Wisely with Whitney Sewell
On today’s episode, we speak with Whitney Sewell, an expert in syndication and business, who hosts the Real Estate Syndication Show and founded the Life Bridge Foundation, an organization that helps couples to grow their families through adoption. We kick off our conversation with Whitney offering us an overview of his career, starting in the military and later entering the world of real estate investment. He tells us a bit about the Life Bridge Foundation and why its cause is close to his heart and how he first discovered multi family investment as a way t make money to fund this. He emphasizes the value of just getting started and tells us why prioritizing and building a strong team is the only way to get things done. Next, we dive into the story of how Whitney met his business partner, Sam Rust, and why they have chosen to focus on investments in Colorado Springs. We ask Whitney how he is navigating new challenges in a post-pandemic world and he tells us why he believes that real estate is the best possible way to invest. We talk about the importance of reserve budgets and Whitney tells us why it is so important to explore an operator’s character and how they became who they are. He tells us what he is most proud of in his career and gives us some recommended reading for self-development. Tune in today to be reminded of what’s most important in life and a hefty dose of practical advice on how to make it possible.
Key Points From This Episode:
- An overview of Whitney’s career in the military, the police and as a federal agent before entering the world of real estate.
- A bit about the Life Bridge Foundation.
- How Whitney first discovered multi family and then moved into syndication.
- The value of just getting started.
- Why prioritizing and building a strong team is the only way to get things done.
- Why Whitney has chosen to focus on investments in Colorado Springs.
- The story of how Whitney met his business partner, Sam Rust.
- The details of why the partnership came together and why it is effective.
- How Whitney is navigating new challenges in a post-pandemic world.
- Why Whitney believes that real estate is the best possible way to invest.
- The importance of reserve budgets.
- The most important question to ask as a first-time investor: what is the operator’s character and how did they become who they are?
- What Whitney is most proud of in his career: gaining the freedom to be in charge of his time.
- Book recommendations from Whitney: the Bible, The Power of Self-Discipline by Brian Tracy and The Road Less Stupid by Keith J Cunningham.
Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:
Whitney Sewell on Twitter
Whitney Sewell on LinkedIn
Life Bridge Capital
The Real Estate Syndication Show
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Production by Outlier Audio