CW 637 – Sharran Srivatsaa – Upscale Properties Speculation vs Income, Teles Properties

Buying income properties in high-end markets isn’t for everyone. First, you need to be able to raise sufficient capital to purchase the property and then secure top monthly rents from tenants. Sharran Srivatsaa with Teles Properties shares how his company has changed the game in the upscale market by building their own in-house software platform which fits the needs of their specific market and by creating a corporate culture of “do what you do best”. Realtors in their sales division are incented to do only the things which drive positive sales results.

Key Takeaways:

Jason’s Editorial:

[2:52] Commandment #5 - Thou shalt not gamble

[4:47] Venture Alliance members Jeff & Shannon have a 22% annual return on investment

[6:00] Watch financial documentaries on Netflix

[8:50] “A Crisis Era Mortgage Makes a Comeback” from the WSJ

[13:20] JHU Live in Salt Lake City, Utah

[16:03] The US is unique in all the world with the reserve currency status

Sharran Srivatsaa Guest Interview:

[23:31] A quick history of the strategy behind Teles Properties

[26:00] Agents want to be doing these 3 revenue generating things

[27:52] Teles launches new releases of their in-house software platform like Apple does

[33:09] How is Teles making California income property work?

[35:47] Real cost of adding an additional unit to each property

[39:25] Having all of your eggs in one high-end basket

[46:04] The Big Short movie

[48:06] The Rochester, MN, Huntsville, AL, Raleigh-Durham, NC and Dallas, TX markets

[50:44] Raising capital for real estate investments

[52:58] Contact Sharran at Teles

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