488: From 4 Units to 2,000 and Why Large Multifamily “Isn’t So Scary”

<p>The average journey of a <strong>real estate investor </strong>tends to go something like this: <strong>buy a house</strong>, use profits to reinvest into another house, <a href="https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/buy-a-duplex" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>buy a duplex</strong></a><strong> here and there</strong>, and <strong>buy another house</strong> again. Does this sound like you or someone you know?</p><p>For <a href="https://www.instagram.com/feras.moussa/?hl=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Feras Moussa</strong></a>, stacking single-family properties was never the goal, especially after he had to manage his first rental investments. At some point,<strong> it becomes too hard to scale </strong>and you’re stuck with 30+ units and 30+ tenants all trying to get your attention to fix something. This is how <strong>real estate can become more of a job than a business</strong>.</p><p>Feras knew this so he <strong>started venturing into medium/</strong><a href="https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/jump-to-large-scale-multifamily" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>large multifamily investments</strong></a> instead. His<strong> first big multifamily deal was a 99-unit deal in Atlanta</strong>, Georgia. He was able to take a neglected apartment complex and turn it into a cash-flowing, high-value piece of property that he later sold for a sizable multiple. Now, Feras does bigger deals, like a<strong> $50M+ apartment complex </strong>that his company <a href="https://www.disruptequity.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Disrupt Equity</a> and <a href="https://odcfund.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Open Door Capital</a> are partnering on.</p><p><strong>If you feel too scared to jump </strong>(or even dip your toe) <strong>into bigger multifamily investments</strong>, hear out Feras. He shows it’s a lot less scary than most people think.</p><p>In This Episode We Cover:</p><p>How to <a href="https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/