
REI094: Investing in Real Estate through Crowdfunding w/ Adam Hooper
11/01/21 • 47 min
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Robert Leonard talks with Adam Hooper about what it means to democratize real estate, how to invest in this asset class via crowdfunding, what Single Tenant Net Leases are and how they are different from Triple Net Leases, what a Y Combinator is, what risk factors to consider when investing, and much, much more!
IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN:
00:00 - Intro
02:43 - Why the JOBS Act came about, what exactly it is, and what it allows.
12:21 - What storylines Adam is following with office, retail, industrial, and multifamily properties.
17:21 - What Adam is hearing and seeing from his data on current investors’ sentiment on real estate markets.
21:47 - How Adam thinks about the dynamic of RealCrowd providing real estate products and services versus actually investing in real estate.
40:24 - What risk factors to consider when investing, and which risk Adam has chosen to focus on.
And much, much more!
*Disclaimer: Slight timestamp discrepancies may occur due to podcast platform differences.
BOOKS AND RESOURCES
- Join the exclusive TIP Mastermind Community to engage in meaningful stock investing discussions with Kyle and the other community members.
- Get more FREE content from Robert.
- Read the 9 Key Steps to Effective Personal Financial Management.
- RealCrowd’s Real Estate Investing For Your Future podcast.
- RealCrowd’s University website.
- John Doerr’s book Measure What Matters.
- Reed Goossens’ book Investing in the US.
- Brandon Turner’s book How to Invest In Real Estate.
- Eric Ries’ book The Lean Startup.
- Gary John Bishop’s book Do the Work.
- Find great markets to invest in with Wiserei.
- Real estate education platform BiggerPockets.
- All of Robert’s favorite books.
NEW TO THE SHOW?
- Check out our Millennial Investing Starter Packs.
- Browse through all our episodes (complete with transcripts) here.
- Try Kyle’s favorite tool for picking stock winners and managing our portfolios: TIP Finance.
- Enjoy exclusive perks from our favorite Apps and Services.
- Stay up-to-date on financial markets and investing strategies through our daily newsletter, We Study Markets.
- Learn how to better start, manage, and grow your business with the best business podcasts.
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Robert Leonard talks with Adam Hooper about what it means to democratize real estate, how to invest in this asset class via crowdfunding, what Single Tenant Net Leases are and how they are different from Triple Net Leases, what a Y Combinator is, what risk factors to consider when investing, and much, much more!
IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN:
00:00 - Intro
02:43 - Why the JOBS Act came about, what exactly it is, and what it allows.
12:21 - What storylines Adam is following with office, retail, industrial, and multifamily properties.
17:21 - What Adam is hearing and seeing from his data on current investors’ sentiment on real estate markets.
21:47 - How Adam thinks about the dynamic of RealCrowd providing real estate products and services versus actually investing in real estate.
40:24 - What risk factors to consider when investing, and which risk Adam has chosen to focus on.
And much, much more!
*Disclaimer: Slight timestamp discrepancies may occur due to podcast platform differences.
BOOKS AND RESOURCES
- Join the exclusive TIP Mastermind Community to engage in meaningful stock investing discussions with Kyle and the other community members.
- Get more FREE content from Robert.
- Read the 9 Key Steps to Effective Personal Financial Management.
- RealCrowd’s Real Estate Investing For Your Future podcast.
- RealCrowd’s University website.
- John Doerr’s book Measure What Matters.
- Reed Goossens’ book Investing in the US.
- Brandon Turner’s book How to Invest In Real Estate.
- Eric Ries’ book The Lean Startup.
- Gary John Bishop’s book Do the Work.
- Find great markets to invest in with Wiserei.
- Real estate education platform BiggerPockets.
- All of Robert’s favorite books.
NEW TO THE SHOW?
- Check out our Millennial Investing Starter Packs.
- Browse through all our episodes (complete with transcripts) here.
- Try Kyle’s favorite tool for picking stock winners and managing our portfolios: TIP Finance.
- Enjoy exclusive perks from our favorite Apps and Services.
- Stay up-to-date on financial markets and investing strategies through our daily newsletter, We Study Markets.
- Learn how to better start, manage, and grow your business with the best business podcasts.
SPONSORS
Support our free podcast by supporting our sponsors:
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- Join the exclusive TIP Mastermind Community to engage in meaningful stock investing discussions with Kyle and the other community members.
- Get more FREE content from Robert.
- Get a FREE audiobook from Audible.
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IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN:
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*Disclaimer: Slight timestamp discrepancies may occur due to podcast platform differences.
BOOKS AND RESOURCES
- Join the exclusive TIP Mastermind Community to engage in meaningful stock investing discussions with Kyle and the other community members.
- Get more FREE content from Robert.
- Get a FREE audiobook from Audible.
- Read the 9 Key Steps to Effective Personal Financial Management.
- Check out our Investing Starter Packs about business and finance.
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- Charles Eisenstein’s book Sacred Economics.
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- All of Robert’s favorite books.
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