How I Went from Single Family to MultiFamily Investing (and why)

Sep 2, 2025

Tanner Litchfield, host of the Winning Balance podcast, interviews Brandon Turner, a successful real estate entrepreneur. They discuss Brandon's inspiring shift from single-family to multifamily investing, revealing the strategies that helped him scale to over 14,000 units. Key topics include the importance of partnership and family values in business, managing growth challenges, and the freedom gained through effective delegation. Personal anecdotes underscore the balance between pursuing wealth and maintaining strong family connections.

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From Google Query To BiggerPockets

Brandon found BiggerPockets by googling “what to do when tenants don't pay rent” and discovered community answers.
He then volunteered as a writer and later co-founded the BiggerPockets podcast with Josh Dorkin.

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Wife Trade: Twilight For Rich Dad

Brandon convinced his wife to read Rich Dad Poor Dad by trading to read her Twilight books.
The swap aligned their mindsets and helped them pursue real estate together.

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Protect Lifestyle While Scaling

Ask how to grow without risking your lifestyle and implement structures to limit downside.
Use trusts, all-cash buys, or protected buckets to preserve lifestyle while experimenting with bigger bets.

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Scaling Investment for Time Freedom

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Balancing Wealth and Family Values

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🎥 DESCRIPTION

On this episode, I join Tanner Litchfield to share my journey from small beginnings into scaling a multimillion-dollar real estate portfolio. I talk about the early struggles, the strategies that worked, and the mindset shifts that helped me move from single-family deals into large multifamily and beyond. We dive into raising capital, building teams, and the lessons I’ve learned about scaling without losing sight of what really matters in life.

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• how I went from single-family to multifamily

• why raising capital changed everything

• the mistakes I made while scaling fast

• how to build a team and freedom at the same time

• and so much more!

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