Ep. 8: From W-2 to Scaling a Real Estate Business with Ashton and Chris Levarek

In this episode of the Hacking Real Estate podcast, hosts Brandon Hall and Vikas Gupta are joined by Chris and Ashton Levarek, military veterans turned real estate investors and founders of Valkere Investment Group. With a portfolio of over $90 million worth of real estate assets, Chris and Ashton share their journey from starting with a small multifamily property to scaling up to larger apartment deals. They stress the importance of having a clear end goal in mind when investing in real estate and how cash flow is crucial for building and scaling a real estate business. The Levareks also discuss the benefits of partnerships to leverage skills and finances to tackle bigger deals and create more passive income streams.They emphasize the need for assets that generate reliable cash flow to provide a foundation for building and scaling a real estate business, which can be achieved through short-term rentals like Airbnbs or other types of cash-flowing assets. The hosts and guests also touch on the topic of managing and operating a vast portfolio of real estate assets, highlighting the importance of adopting a role and building systems around it to scale and grow the business effectively.The Levareks also share their experience with short-term rentals and how they can provide reliable cash flow to build a foundation for a real estate business. They provide valuable insights on how to start with small Airbnb rentals to generate cash flow and then focus on building a business around real estate investing. The episode is filled with valuable lessons for both novice and experienced real estate investors looking to scale up their business and improve their returns.Takeaways- Having a clear end goal in mind is important when investing in real estate.- Cash flow is important for building and scaling a real estate business, and investing in short-term rentals like Airbnbs can provide reliable income.- Focusing on one aspect of a deal and building systems around it helps to scale and grow a real estate business.- Partnerships can help leverage skills and finances to tackle bigger deals and create more passive income streams.- It's important to have assets that generate reliable cash flow to provide a foundation for building and scaling a real estate business. This can be achieved through short-term rentals like Airbnbs or other types of cash-flowing assets.

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