Summary: Brent Kawakami - Millennial, Engineer, Apartment Syndicator<br> Brent is currently invested in 450 multifamily units in Texas, Georgia, and Ohio. He started investing in real estate in 2012 buying, rehabbing, and renting single-family houses in the Dallas, TX area but eventually sold these properties to move into multifamily. He is a protégé of Mark and Tamiel Kenney of Think Multifamily, owners of ~3000 multifamily units across cities like Dallas, Atlanta, and Memphis. Brent has a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin and is a registered Professional Engineer in the state of Texas.<br> <br> Key Points<br> From engineer to apartment syndicator<br> Engineering a life you want<br> The importance of having a mentor<br> Evaluating your strengths and weaknesses<br> Lightning Questions<br> What was your biggest hurdle getting started in real estate investing, and how did you overcome it?<br> Lack of experience. Brent looked to people doing what he wanted, and learned from them.<br> Do you have a personal habit that contributes to your success?<br> Brent focuses on The Power 5 every day, which he writes in his notebook<br> Do you have an online resource that you find valuable?<br> BiggerPockets<br> Podcasts!<br> What book would you recommend to the listeners and why?<br> Getting Things Done by David Allen<br> If you were to give advice to your 20 year old self to get started in real estate investing, what would it be?<br> Start earlier - jump into real estate quicker!<br> Resources<br> Commercial Loan Success <br> <br> Brent's BiggerPockets profile<br> <br> Contact Brent at Brent@hellomultifamily.com<br> <br> Visit Audible for a free trail and free audio book download!
