98: Value-Add Investing and Doing $1 Billion in Real Estate Transactions with Allan Glass | Bigger Pockets Podcast

What does it take to buy, sell, and broker over $1,000,000,000 in real estate?
That’s what you’ll discover in today’s podcast episode when we sit down with Allan Glass, a real estate entrepreneur from sunny Southern California. In this hour long interview, you’ll learn how Allan used his skills as a commercial real estate broker to build his own portfolio and “piece together” deals that are truly “win-win-wins.”
If you are looking to take your business to a whole new level, don’t miss this show!
In This Show We Cover:

How Allan got started as a commercial broker in LA

Thoughts on obtaining a Real Estate Finance Degree

How Allan was able to profit despite getting started in the worst time to have career in real estate

The two “book ends” Allan looks for to decide where to invest.

How Allan shifted from an employee to starting his own business in the restaurant industry

Why you should always have a backup plan

The importance of continuing education and taking up a Masters in Real Estate Development

Why functional obsolescence is vitally important to an investor

How Allan manage to invest in numerous different property types

How to add value to real estate and profit from it

How Allan finds deals in any market.

Allan’s ‘secret sauce’ of real estate investing

Mistakes real estate investors make (including Allan)

And lots more!

Links From the Show

Loopnet

Costar

Books Mentioned in the Show

Brandon Turner’s The Book on Investing in Real Estate with No (and Low) Money Down

The Reluctant Metropolis: The Politics of Urban Growth in Los Angeles by William Fulton

Lucky Or Smart?: Fifty Pages for the First-Time Entrepreneur by Bo Peabody

Connect with Allan

Allan’s BiggerPockets Profile

Allan’s Website

Allan’s Facebook

Allan’s LinkedIn

Allan’s Twitter

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