#22: Wholesaling 200+ Properties, Starting A Construction Company, and Buying 1,720+ Units with Jorge Abreu

Jorge has been Investing in Real Estate for over 15 years now. He started in Single-Family and small Multi-family properties. He has wholesaled over 200+ Properties, Fixed & Flipped over 100+ properties and developed several new construction projects, over $20M in ground up. My main focus now is on large Multifamily properties. He is currently an Active & Passive Full Time Multifamily Real Estate Investor with 1,720 Doors on the GP side & over 1,400+ doors on the LP side. Jorge is the CEO of Elevate Commercial Investment Group. He also owns a construction company, JNT Construction, that focuses on helping Multifamily Investors with their full renovations. Show Notes:2:56 Jorge shares what he did earlier in his career and how he got into real estate.8:37 We discuss the benefits of having construction services vertically integrated in your business.11:10 Jorge shares what an investor should consider when bringing construction in house and his favorite benefit.13:00 We discuss the challenges Jorge faced while starting his real estate career. 18:36 Jorge shares tips on how to successfully find deals in your market.21:05 We talk about cold calling and how it can be a more personal approach to prospecting.27:48 Jorge shares the key aspects he pays attention to while doing due diligence on a property. 31:45 Jorge shares the areas he feels he has an advantage in, as a result of vertically integrating construction.34:42 We discuss how Jorge calculates his CapEx costs. 40:13 Jorge shares to what he attributes his success in his real estate business. 41:58 We discuss what Jorge would do differently if he was starting his business again.CONNECT WITH JORGEhttps://www.elevatecig.com/https://www.instagram.com/jorgemultifamily/?hl=enhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/jorgelabreu/CONNECT WITH AXELhttps://www.instagram.com/multifamilywealth/?hl=enhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/axelragnarsson/Download my investor toolkit (cash flow calculator, investor pitch deck, scope of work template, and renovation checklist) here.