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212: Buying a 115-Unit Apartment Complex for No Cash Out of Pocket with Brian Murray

BiggerPockets Real Estate Podcast

English - February 02, 2017 07:00 - 1 hour - ★★★★★ - 16.1K ratings
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How much does it cost to buy a large apartment complex? Millions? Think again! On today’s episode of The BiggerPockets Podcast, we’re excited to welcome back Brian Murray to the show. Brian, who was last seen on episode 126, has done some pretty amazing things over the past several years — including purchasing a 115-unit property that cost him nothing out of pocket (and, in fact, he walked out of closing with a massive check!). Whether you are looking to buy one house or a 100-unit property, this podcast will inform, motivate, and inspire you to massive action.
In This Episode We Cover:

What Brian has been doing since his last episode

The definition of “value-add” in real estate

Different ways to add value to a property

The story of how he turned an old motel into studio apartments

How Brian gets his tenants and the kinds of screening he uses

Why he focuses on keeping rents low

The location of these rentals

Why you should consider the “transient work force”

Details on how he got this deal

A discussion on raising money and working with partners

Tips for finding properties

How to handle agents and brokers

The story of the 115-unit Section 8 apartment complex

How a HUD contract crushed him

Whether you should consider managing a HUD property or not

How Brian sold the property for $3.2 million

His advice for aspiring investors

And SO much more!

Links from the Show

BiggerPockets Forums

BP Podcast 126: From 0 to 400+ Units Through Value-Add Investing with Brian Murray

How I Bought a 115-Unit Apartment Complex with NO CASH

Path to Purchase

Loopnet

Jay Hinrich’s BiggerPockets Profile

Bill Gulley’s BiggerPockets Profile

Pioneer Woman Cookbook

Books Mentioned in this Show

Crushing It in Apartments and Commercial Real Estate by Brian H Murray

The Book on Rental Property Investing by Brandon Turner

The Obstacle Is the Way by Ryan Holiday

Tweetable Topics:

“It’s about the journey and I definitely don’t want to feel that I’m lock into something, like some arbitrary number.” (Tweet This!)

“You don’t want to take on more debt than you can handle.” (Tweet This!)

“If somebody says no, don’t give up. Try somebody else. Keep trying.” (Tweet This!)

Connect with Brian

Brian’s BiggerPockets Profile

Brian’s LinkedIn Profile


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How much does it cost to buy a large apartment complex? Millions? Think again! On today’s episode of The BiggerPockets Podcast, we’re excited to welcome back Brian Murray to the show. Brian, who was last seen on episode 126, has done some pretty amazing things over the past several years — including purchasing a 115-unit property that cost him nothing out of pocket (and, in fact, he walked out of closing with a massive check!). Whether you are looking to buy one house or a 100-unit property, this podcast will inform, motivate, and inspire you to massive action.

In This Episode We Cover:


What Brian has been doing since his last episode
The definition of “value-add” in real estate
Different ways to add value to a property

The story of how he turned an old motel into studio apartments
How Brian gets his tenants and the kinds of screening he uses
Why he focuses on keeping rents low
The location of these rentals
Why you should consider the “transient work force”
Details on how he got this deal

A discussion on raising money and working with partners
Tips for finding properties
How to handle agents and brokers
The story of the 115-unit Section 8 apartment complex
How a HUD contract crushed him
Whether you should consider managing a HUD property or not
How Brian sold the property for $3.2 million

His advice for aspiring investors
And SO much more!

Links from the Show


BiggerPockets Forums
BP Podcast 126: From 0 to 400+ Units Through Value-Add Investing with Brian Murray
How I Bought a 115-Unit Apartment Complex with NO CASH
Path to Purchase
Loopnet
Jay Hinrich’s BiggerPockets Profile
Bill Gulley’s BiggerPockets Profile
Pioneer Woman Cookbook

Books Mentioned in this Show

Crushing It in Apartments and Commercial Real Estate by Brian H Murray

The Book on Rental Property Investing by Brandon Turner

The Obstacle Is the Way by Ryan Holiday

Tweetable Topics:


“It’s about the journey and I definitely don’t want to feel that I’m lock into something, like some arbitrary number.” (Tweet This!)
“You don’t want to take on more debt than you can handle.” (Tweet This!)
“If somebody says no, don’t give up. Try somebody else. Keep trying.” (Tweet This!)

Connect with Brian


Brian’s BiggerPockets Profile
Brian’s LinkedIn Profile

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices