Creative Capital Podcast 140: From World Championship Hockey Player to Real Estate Developer with Aaron Palushaj

<p>Aaron is the founder of Paloosh Properties and Paloosh Capital through which he develops and manages multi-family properties in the metro Detroit area. He brings a unique background to the real estate development community as he comes off a 12-year professional hockey career that encompassed part of 3 NHL seasons. Currently, he finds excitement in green development and prioritizes this in his ground-up projects through features like solar, EV charging, and smart-home-technology. He and the Paloosh team have developed 12 units, are under construction on a 6 unit, and are scheduled to break ground on 3 projects totaling north of 200 units in 2022.</p> <p>In this episode, Aaron talks about going from professional hockey player to real estate developer. He also dives deep into what a “green development” looks like, the opportunities of this kind of investment, and the process of implementing these green technologies. Lastly, he also shares with us some really great advice especially if you are just starting out in real estate. All these and more on the episode, so make sure to tune in until the end!</p> <p><strong>[00:01 - 13:41 ] From Hockey to Real Estate</strong></p> <ul><li>Aaron shares about his background and how he got into real estate</li> <li>Getting into hockey and eventually going pro</li> <li>The journey to figuring out that he will pursue real estate  </li> </ul> <p><strong>[13:42 - 30:39 ] Going Green with Real Estate</strong></p> <ul><li>How green development looks like</li> <li>Implementing new technologies that are good to the environment</li> <li>How the financials of green properties look like</li> <li>The process of implementing energy efficient appliances</li> <li>The process of building 12 units  </li> </ul> <p><strong>[30:40 - 46:26 ] PodDecks and Core Four</strong></p> <ul><li>PodDecks<ul><li>What is the nicest thing a stranger has done for you?</li> <li>What is your pet peeve?</li> <li>What would a sandwich be called if it were named after you?</li> </ul></li> <li>Core four<ul><li>Favori