One is believed to not look pretty, the other is frequently used by millennials. In today’s episode, we’re going to dive into them! Ryan Smith graduated from the University of Tampa with a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science. As an athlete, he was highly recruited for both baseball and basketball and was drafted as a senior in high school for the Baltimore Orioles and again in college by the Anaheim Angels. Ryan pursues his athletic talents by playing baseball throughout his college experience and now brings with him more than 15 years of extensive business experience. Ryan and his affiliates co-manage multiple investment funds specializing in investing and mobile home communities and participate in the ownership and overall management of over 20,000 mobile home community lots.
[00:01] – [06:08] Opening Segment
- Let’s get to know today’s guest, Ryan Smith
- Ryan as an athlete, a software developer, and a business owner
[06:09] – [18:44] Self Storage and Mobile Home Properties
- Opportunity and Risks in Self Storage and MHP
- Ryan talks about their strategy for affordable housing
- How to Keep Costs of Living Low
- Five Star Mobile Homes
- Positive trends in self storage
- Managing self storage and mobile home properties
[18:45] – [20:58] Final Four Segment
- Ryan’s advice to aspiring investors
- Believe in yourself, stick to your morals
- How Ryan stays on top of his game
- Being around people who disagree with him
- Ryan’s way to make the world a better place
- Love your neighbour as you love yourself
- Reach out to our guest – see links below
- Final words
Tweetable Quotes
“What is unaffordable about housing is the cost of the land. ” – Ryan Smith
“We like both of those [self storage and mobile housing] — the stability of one and the elasticity of the other.” – Ryan Smith
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Connect with Ryan Smith through: ryan@elevationcg.com and LinkedIn. Check out his website http://elevationfund.com/ and invest in the best of both worlds.
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