Invest Florida - A Real Estate Podcast

On today's podcast we talk with Sam Bates (CEO of Bates Capital Group) about his success in multifamily syndication. Sam left Corporate America and started his real estate journey in 2009. He walks us through how he first got into real estate, and the path and strategies he employed to get to where he is today. He also gives advice to investors interested in multifamily syndication.   Sam's mission is to help busy professionals like himself gain their freedom back through investing in high-quality real estate investments.   Key Discussion Points [00:59] Opening remarks by Eric Odum & Steven Silverman [03:48] About our guest: Sam Bates [05:27] How did you get into commercial / multifamily real estate? [08:51] What was your first deal? [10:22] Tell us about the structure of your deals [12:51] How do you manage the back-end of the syndication? Use another company? A software tool? [14:11] How do you deal with investors who want out of a syndication deal? [15:08] Tell us about how you've expanded your geog