383: Finding Your Perfect Partner and the Top 6 Factors When Choosing a Market with Ben Leybovich & Sam Grooms

<p>Interested in someday making the leap to bigger investments? Don't miss this one!</p><p><strong>Ben Leybovich</strong> and <strong>Sam Grooms</strong> join us for a high-level conversation about how they transitioned from flips and smaller assets to 100-plus-unit, <strong>value-add multifamily</strong> deals.</p><p>Since the first part of this show was recorded pre-coronavirus, we brought the guys back on to hear their thoughts on <strong>today's market</strong> and get an update on how their business is doing amid the volatility (spoiler: pretty well!).</p><p>In This Episode We Cover:</p><ul><li>Finding the <strong>perfect partner</strong> for you</li><li>The <strong>6 factors </strong>they look at when analyzing a market</li><li>Why Sam &amp; Ben keep such a large <strong>reserve fund</strong></li><li>Why investors sometimes overvalue <strong>cash flow</strong></li><li>Why they like the <strong>Phoenix </strong>market</li><li>How to establish a <strong>competitive edge</strong> in real estate investing</li><li>How they look at multifamily syndication as "<strong>a long flip</strong>"</li><li>Why <strong>equity</strong> protects you</li><li>Buying insurance against <strong>interest rate increases</strong></li><li>Hiring their own <strong>construction team</strong></li><li>How they're adjusting to <strong>COVID-19</strong></li><li><strong>And SO much more!</strong></li></ul><p>Links from the Show</p><ul><li><a href="http://biggerpockets.com/forums" target="_blank">BiggerPockets Forums</a></li><li><a href="https://www.biggerpockets.com/bookstore" target="_blank">BiggerPockets Bookstore</a></li><li><a href="https://www.biggerpockets.com/podcast" target="_blank">BiggerPockets Podcast</a></li><li><a href="http://biggerpockets.com/calc" target="_blank">BiggerPockets Calculators</a></li><li><a href="https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/biggerpockets-podcast-382money-brrrr-investing-josiah-smelser-part-1recorded-pre-coronavirus" target="_blank">BiggerPockets Podcast 382: No Money Down BRRRR Investing with Josi