How to Finance Your Deals in 2022 Using Public Incentives with Atif Qadir

Listen to the Episode (27:31)

Atif Qadir is the co-founder & Chief Executive Officer of REDIST, a venture-backed fintech company focused on real estate incentives. He is also the co-producer and host of “American Building,” a real estate podcast that REDIST sponsors with Michael Graves Architecture & Design.

He joins us in this episode to talk about financing real estate deals through public incentives. There are a few public incentives available for investors today. The challenge for them is how to access them and pick the right incentive for their deals.

[00:01] – [02:01] Opening Segment

Let’s get to know Atif Qadir
He talks about his humble beginnings
- From Bahrain to USA

[02:02] – [12:37] Financing Through Public Incentives

Atif breaks down the opportunity he saw in his tech business
Finance your deals with public incentives
- Here’s how
Why getting tax credits is a highly competitive endeavor

[12:38] – [22:12] Different Kinds of Tax Credit

This is how tax credits work according to Atif
- The opposite of a tax credit
The role of a syndicator in acquiring tax credits
What investors should know about historic and new market tax credits

[22:13] – [27:30] Final Four Segment

A useful tool or resource that you cannot live without
- Excel and Google Drive
A real estate mistake and how to avoid it
- Buying resources that are not really helpful
- Don’t life, cheat, and steal
Your way to make the world a better place
- Having diversity in the team
Reach out to Atif
- See links below
Final words

Tweetable Quotes

“The tax code is one of the most beautiful tools to encourage development, without creating current monetary obligations for government.” – Atif Qadir

“There is value in having different ways of communicating. There is value in having different ways of thinking. And there’s value in having different ways of behaving.” – Atif Qadir

“I think the quality of a business improves when you have different people sharing different perspectives to get to the best end result.” – Atif Qadir

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Email atif@redist.us to reach out to DJ or follow him on LinkedIn. Know more about REDIST to claim public incentives you can invest for your real estate properties!