How To Invest In Real Estate While Working A Full-Time Job – Mike Fuller

During our Annual Silicon Valley Investors Club meet up, fellow investor Mike Fuller joined us to talk about his experiences investing in real estate. This episode is jam-packed with great tips and advice to help any full-time employee get started in real estate investing.

In this talk you’ll learn about:

• Why Mike started investing in real estate
• Why he focuses on A and B neighborhoods
• How he manages his properties out of state
• How he scaled his RE investing endeavors
• How he partners with property managers to find properties
• Challenges he faced during his investment career
• The importance of having a conservative investment approach
• What he learned from the financial crisis
• The power of paying for real estate in all cash
• Why refinancing can be tricky
• How to use property managers to close real estate transactions and to vet properties
• The importance of using your time efficiently so your real estate investing doesn’t get in the way of your full-time job.
• And much more!

Quote From The Interview: “A full bank account is like a full bladder. Some people feel the urge to piss it away.” – Warren Buffet

Notes From the Talk:

0:56: Start to Mike’s real estate investment

2:38: Mike’s experience with property managers

3:18: How to handle multiple properties

3:35: Mike’s early challenges

6:37: The financial crisis and the expensive education of real estate

10:22: Financing when handling multiple properties

13:15: Equity, gains, and losses

15:29: Why refinancing can be tricky

17:36: The importance of having a real estate investing philosophy

19:27: Using property managers to close real estate transactions and to vet properties

23:18: The trouble of trying to find a good deal in a pricey market and the problems of trying to sell your investment

Links from the episode:

• How to interview property managers
• Tech employees guide to real estate investing
• Real Estate investors toolbox
• Everyone hates sitting on cash…until they need it.

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