A real estate investor based out of the San Francisco Bay area, Derek Clifford is an experienced project manager with an engineering background. He has a passion for building wealth through real estate investing, which he expresses through his Real Estate Investment firm, Elevate Equity. His direct investing, project management, and engineering experience originates in utilities, Oil & Gas, and Real Estate Sectors.
[00:01] – [04:47] Opening Segment
- Insight into the episode
- Introduction to the guest for the episode, Derek Clifford
- Derek’s background
- Real Estate Investment Firm
- Podcast
- Published work
- How he finished his book in just 30 days!
[04:48] – [19:37] Scaling Up with Small Multi-family
- The switch from single-family to multifamily
- How they managed a real estate deal in India
- Partnership structure
- Benefits of a 1031 exchange
[19:38] – [23:17] Final Four Segment
- Derek’s advice to aspiring investors
- The key to success is consistency
- How he stays on top of his game
- 75 Hard
- His way to make the world a better place
- Reach out to our guest– see links below
- Final words
Tweetable Quotes:
“In real estate investing you’ve got to start out with your criteria, you have to get enough research in to understand what you're actually looking for and convey that to your team members. Because if you’re not clear on what you want, how are you gonna expect to get clarity back from your team?” – Derek Clifford
“In commercial real estate, speed is profit.” – Derek Clifford
“The speed of the money is often worth more than the cost of it.” – Sam Wilson
“The key to any success is consistency. You have to build momentum, because if you’re not consistent you’re not gonna get there.” – Derek Clifford
Resources Mentioned:
- Elevate Your Equity
- Elevate Your Equity Podcast
- Part-time Real Estate Investing for Full-time Professionals – Derek Clifford
- 75 Hard
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Connect with Derek, visit https://elevateequity.org/, You can also connect with him on Linkedin and through email at derek@elevateequity.org
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