Investing in Car Washes with Steff Boldrini

<p>Car washes... business or real estate investment?  Both? If you have played Robert Kiyosaki's "Cashflow 101" board game, you may remember that buying a car wash was one of the 'big deals' in the game. In today's episode, we take a look at it in real life. Today's guest, Steffany Boldrini has founded businesses, been part of a number of successful startups, and been an angel investor in Silicon Valley. Nowadays she's focusing on building a portfolio of car washes.</p> <p>In this episode, Steff shares the benefits of investing in car wash properties, and why this is such a little-known gem in the real estate market. </p> <p>Checkout: Raising Capital Without Rejection Full-Day Workshop (Online):<a href='https://investorattractionworkshop.com/'> https://investorattractionworkshop.com/</a></p> <p>What you'll learn in just 13 minutes from today's episode: </p> <ul><li>Figure out why real estate investing is much safer than startups, angel investing, and pretty much anything else (when done right);</li> <li>Understand how big of a catch it is to invest in car washes at a time when they are not as popular as the other sectors; and</li> <li>Get tips on how to effectively manage your portfolio even when you’re living a great distance away</li> </ul> <p>Resources/Links: </p> <ul><li>Commercial Real Estate Investing From A-Z podcast: <a href='https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/commercial-real-estate-investing-from-a-z/id1451874700'>https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/commercial-real-estate-investing-from-a-z/id1451874700</a></li> </ul> <p>Topics Covered: </p> <ul><li>00:58 – How Steff got hooked in investing in real estate</li> <li>02:03 – Working with her partner’s retail investors before shifting to invest in car washes</li> <li>02:40 – What Steff likes about running the business of investing in car washes</li> <li>04:24 – People not thinking about investing in car washes, especially the self-served ones</li> <li>06:04 – The numbers that show from doing real estate in car washes</li> <li>07:59 – Steff