REI159: From Receptionist to Urban Infill Developer w/ Sean Sweeney

<p>Patrick Donley talks with Sean Sweeney about his real estate journey from working as a receptionist in San Francisco to becoming a general partner of Hall Sweeney. His company has done seven ground-up new construction projects in Minneapolis with a total value of over $100 million. Prior to forming Hall Sweeney, Sean worked in acquisitions at Timberland&nbsp;Partners, where he was responsible for opening new markets and acquisitions.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN:</strong></p><p>00:00 - Intro</p><p>07:05 - What his early inspirations were for getting interested in real estate.</p><p>14:38 - Why starting as a receptionist was one of Sean’s smartest career decisions.</p><p>15:59 - How he launched his own firm.</p><p>16:53 - How he handled the 2008 Great Financial Crisis.</p><p>27:25 - What are the common mistakes people make when networking?</p><p>46:09 - Why he chose infill development as his main focus.</p><p>46:11 - Where his love for great design developed.</p><p>And much, much more!</p><p><br></p><p><em>*Disclaimer: Slight timestamp discrepancies may occur due to podcast platform differences.</em></p><p><br></p><p><strong>BOOKS AND&nbsp;RESOURCES</strong></p><ul><li>Robert’s book <a href="https://amzn.to/3rBREBQ" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>The Everything Guide to House Hacking</strong></a>.</li><li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Rich-Dad-Poor-Teach-Middle/dp/1612681123?_encoding=UTF8&amp;qid=1672277898&amp;sr=8-1&amp;linkCode=ll1&amp;tag=tipnetwork-20&amp;linkId=115c10b499207e479575f6e6d1c9b21c&amp;language=en_US&amp;ref_=as_li_ss_tl" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Rich Dad Poor Dad</strong></a> by Robert Kiyosaki.</li><li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Making-Real-Estate-Starting-Developer/dp/B08XYDL55M?crid=2KD4RAE45JSSH&amp;keywords=real+estate+development+books&amp;qid=1672357003&amp;sprefix=real+estate+development+books%2Caps%2C109&amp;sr=8-5&amp;linkCode=ll1&amp;tag=tipnetwork-20&amp;linkId=6d9be67b0212e9b4cfbd54b5637e236d&a