127: How to Use a Partnership to Acquire (and Manage) 100+ Units with James Wise

<p>As you grow your real estate business, a partner can help you achieve incredible levels. That’s why today on the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.biggerpockets.com/podcast" target="_blank">BiggerPockets Podcast</a>&nbsp;we sit down with&nbsp;James Wise&nbsp;to talk about how he used a partnership to build his own investment portfolio, as well as build a thriving brokerage and property management business. In this interview, you’ll learn how James finds and screens tenants, uses BiggerPockets to raise money, and much more.</p><p>In This Episode We Cover:</p><ul><li>How James&nbsp;got started&nbsp;with real estate</li><li>How he (unknowingly)&nbsp;house hacked&nbsp;his first property</li><li>How he moved on to his&nbsp;next deals</li><li>Tips on finding a&nbsp;business partner</li><li>Learning the hard way through&nbsp;trial and error</li><li>How James&nbsp;screens&nbsp;tenants now (and the mistakes he used to make!)</li><li>Valuable&nbsp;tips&nbsp;on finding partners</li><li>How he’s using&nbsp;BiggerPockets&nbsp;to&nbsp;grow&nbsp;his business</li><li>His take on starting a brokerage or real estate&nbsp;management&nbsp;company</li><li>Tips for&nbsp;real estate agents&nbsp;working with an investor</li><li>Where to get the&nbsp;cash&nbsp;to actually live while investing in real estate</li><li>And SO much more!</li></ul><p>Links from the Show</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nuHfVn_cfHU" target="_blank">Shia LaBeouf delivers the most intense motivational speech of all-time</a></li><li><a href="https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/category/askbp/" target="_blank">#AskBP Podcast</a></li><li><a href="https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/2013/01/27/tenant-screening/" target="_blank">Tenant Screening: The Ultimate Guide</a></li><li><a href="https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/2015/06/16/evicted-tenant-threatens-landlord-machete-seriously/" target="_blank">Evicted Tenant Threatens Landlord With a Machete (Seriously)</a></li><li><a href="http://biggerpockets.com/forums" target="_blank">BiggerPockets Forum