Creating a Syndication Team with Brian Alfaro and Cody Laughlin

Cody Laughlin and Brian Alfaro, Managing Partners at Blue Oak Capital, focus on helping and connecting with professionals that are too busy to invest in real estate themselves to show them the power of commercial multifamily real estate.Cody Laughlin is a real estate entrepreneur, podcaster, and meetup host with 10 years of real estate investing experience. His focus is acquisitions of cash-flow producing real estate with a special focus on value-add, multifamily assets. Cody is the founder of the “Prosperity Through Multifamily Real Estate Investing” podcast and the Space City Multifamily Meetup. He works alongside other investors through syndication to acquire multifamily assets and is currently invested in 128 units.Brian Alfaro is a real estate entrepreneur and local Houston business owner. Starting in foodservice operations, Brian quickly expanded his span of control in a customer-focused Franchise business. Leveraging his expertise, Brian now controls a multi-location business that serves 1000’s offering an upscale coffee experience. In addition to his Commercial Real Estate experience from his retail business, Brian is also a residential real estate investor and currently a licensed agent.KEY POINTSThe power of partnershipsScaling with systems and processesTime management while investing with a full-time jobLeveraging relationships in your networkCommon mistakes made by beginning real estate investorsHow Blue Oak Capital came to be LIGHTNING QUESTIONSWhat was your biggest hurdle getting started in real estate investing, and how did you overcome it? Limiting mindsets - both Cody and Brian worked on their mindsets first and then scaled. Do you have a personal habit that contributes to your success?Both Cody and Brian prioritize exercise in their daily lives.Do you have an online resource that you find valuable? BiggerPocketsSubscribe to commercial brokerage lists (Marcus & Millichap, CBRE, etc.) What book would you recommend to the listeners and why? The Miracle Morning book by Hal Elrod The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People book by Stephen R. Covey

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Are you interested in Real Estate Investing, but don't know how or where to start? Are you a young professional or just starting to explore the possibility of investing in cash flowing real estate? The Real Estate Way to Wealth and Freedom podcast aims to help people just like you build wealth and achieve financial freedom through real estate investing, with a focus on investing in apartment buildings. With actionable content from weekly interviews with real estate investors, lenders, brokers, tax attorneys, and other real estate professionals, you'll have the education necessary to begin your real estate investing journey. Jacob Ayers is a young professional who started investing in real estate at the age of 25. As a real estate investor and entrepreneur, Jacob aspires to help you achieve financial freedom through real estate investing. If terms such as passive income, lifestyle engineering, wealth creation, and freedom resonate with you, then you're sure to get value from this podcast! If you want to live a life of fulfillment while doing the things you love, then this is the podcast for you!