E239 Ken Silvestri - Slowing Down to Speed Up, Becoming Rejection Proof and Building Trust with a Best-in-Class Multifamily Broker

Ken Silvestri has deep roots in Lexington. As a youngster in the 1960’s he worked at his grandfather’s fruit stand located in downtown. He is the owner and principal broker at Silvestri Real Estate. Ken began his career in residential real estate in 1990. By 1994, he was recognized as one of the top producing agents in the United States at Re/max International.   In 2000, he transitioned to apartment community brokerage. And that is now his team’s specialty. Their tagline is ‘Single Focus-Multifamily’. The team has brokered over 8000 apartment units in Lexington with total lifetime sales near one billion dollars.

Tyler and Ken discussed why you need to be great at one thing, Ken’s high-performing boutique brokerage and Ken’s philosophy of slowing down to speed up.

Highlights include:

• How Ken became invulnerable to rejection as a kid
• The books and wisdom that truly empowered Ken 
• Ken’s transition from residential to commercial real estate
• The power of surrounding yourself with people who allow you to be the best at one thing
• How Ken’s boutique brokerage competes and thrives in the multifamily space
• The best way to learn about real estate investing
• Ken’s experience with Broker's Opinion of Values (BOVs) and his outlook for the multifamily space
• Patterns of successful, long-term real estate investors
• Ken’s philosophy of slowing down to speed up 
• Ken’s Rolex goals
• Ken’s story of meeting Zig Ziglar

Connect with Ken:

Website: http://www.silvestrirealestate.com/

The following books were mentioned in the show:

Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill
Succeed and Grow Rich Through Persuasion by Napoleon Hill
How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie
Atomic Habits by James Clear
See You at the Top by Zig Ziglar

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