Straight Talking Syndication with Bruce Petersen

Bruce Petersen is an entrepreneur, a serial syndicator, TV personality, public speaker, and a mentor on how to invest in apartment complexes. He started with a 48-unit building and has now syndicated over 1,100 units and became known in the real estate world as the “Apt-Guy”. Bruce is also the founder and CEO of Bluebonnet Asset Manager LLC and Bluebonnet Commercial Management. He has received local and national recognition for his syndication efforts. He was the recipient of the Austin Apartment Association’s Independent Rental Owner of the Year for 2016 and the National Apartment Association’s Independent Rental Owner of the Year for 2017.

 KEY POINTS

  1. Transitioning from retail with no experience in real estate to real estate syndication
  2. How to syndicate your first apartment deal
  3. The lessons from misplacing $5.2 million of investor capital in a wire transfer gone wrong
  4. Advice for entrepreneurs who are currently in real estate investing
  5. When to fire an investor and prospective investor
  6. How to get funded and build trust with investors
  7. The exercise to destroy negativity
  8. Common pitfalls in real estate syndication
  9. How to become a successful real estate syndicator 

LIGHTNING QUESTIONS

1.   What was your biggest hurdle getting started in real estate investing, and how did you overcome it?

  • The knowledge because I didn’t know anything about it. I was starting from scratch, but I listened to other people’s advice.

2.   Do you have a personal habit that contributes to your success?

  • Journaling a little bit, doing Miracle Morning stuff, and keeping a positive mindset.

3.   Do you have an online resource that you find valuable?

4.   What book would you recommend to the listeners and why?

5.   If you were to give advice to your 20-year-old self to get started in real estate investing, what would it be?

  • Just take action. Don’t be afraid to take action, go as big as you can safely! 

RESOURCES

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Syndication is a B*tch book by Bruce Petersen (release in May 2020)

Unlimited Power book by Tony Robbins

The Wealthy Gardener book by John S. Soforic