REI187: Building a Family Legacy w/ William Rojas

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English - June 12, 2023 09:00 - 1 hour - ★★★★★ - 525 ratings
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Patrick Donley chats with William Rojas, who co-founded and is the Managing Partner of TRG Investments. They talk about what he learned on and off the football field at USC, he also shares his thoughts on why he took advantage of extra-curriculars at USC to prepare for a real estate career and much more!

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN:
00:00 - Intro
02:47 - What playing football for USC was like for William and what he learned.
06:19 - How he took advantage of extra-curriculars at USC to prepare for a real estate career.
06:19 - What he learned working on job sites with his grandfather and father.
18:32 - What he learned from working in the CRE world.
18:48 - His top tips on entering the world of CRE.
27:28 - How today’s environment compares to the 2008 GFC.
29:15 - What you need to have in place to prepare for a downturn.
41:38 - How he transitioned to running his own company.
41:21 - What his first real estate investment looked like and how he added value to it.
41:31 - How he transitioned away from his W-2 job during the pandemic.
46:05 - How to be aware of the dangers of comparison.
46:32 - The pros and cons of working with family.
49:38 - What his current projects look like.
01:09:06 - How having in-house construction provides his competitive edge.
And much, much more!

*Disclaimer: Slight timestamp discrepancies may occur due to podcast platform differences.

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It All Adds Up by Devon Kennard.

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How I Built This podcast.

Capital Allocators podcast.

Related Episode: Listen to REI152: NFL’er Has Time For Real Estate, So Do You w/ Devon Kennard, or watch the video.

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Related Episode: Listen to REI184: Beauty in Broken Things w/ John Marsh, or watch the video.

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IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN:

00:00 - Intro

02:47 - What playing football for USC was like for William and what he learned.

06:19 - How he took advantage of extra-curriculars at USC to prepare for a real estate career.

06:19 - What he learned working on job sites with his grandfather and father.

18:32 - What he learned from working in the CRE world.

18:48 - His top tips on entering the world of CRE.

27:28 - How today’s environment compares to the 2008 GFC.

29:15 - What you need to have in place to prepare for a downturn.

41:38 - How he transitioned to running his own company.

41:21 - What his first real estate investment looked like and how he added value to it.

41:31 - How he transitioned away from his W-2 job during the pandemic.

46:05 - How to be aware of the dangers of comparison.

46:32 - The pros and cons of working with family.

49:38 - What his current projects look like.

01:09:06 - How having in-house construction provides his competitive edge.

And much, much more!

*Disclaimer: Slight timestamp discrepancies may occur due to podcast platform differences.

BOOKS AND RESOURCES