Michael Blank is a full-time entrepreneur, investor, author, coach, and leading authority on apartment investing in the United States. He has helped students buy over 2, 000 units in multifamily investing. He is passionate about helping people become financially free in 3-5 years by investing in apartment building deals with a special focus on raising money.

Through his investment company, Nighthawk Equity, he controls over $24 million in performing multifamily assets all over the United States and has raised over $6 million. He is also the author of the new best selling book, "Financial Freedom with Real Estate Investing: The Blueprint to Quitting Your Job with Real Estate – Even Without Experience or Cash.”

Topics:

Who Michael Blank is

How he got started in real estate

The reason he wrote his book

The law of the first deal

Why he prefers multifamily over single family

Who multifamily or apartment investing is for

Getting started with apartment investing

2 major things one should overcome:

lack of experience

lack of money

Using the right language

Building a team around you

Raising money proactively

Finding deals

Capitalization rate

Different cap rates

Buy and sell investor versus buy and hold investor

Different classes of properties

Finding a good property manager

His thoughts on student housing

Steps you need to do in the first 90 days

Quotes:
"It doesn't really matter what size you start up."
"Using the right language which you get through the education."
"You can do stuff without having your own cash."
"Real estate is a numbers game."