607: Multifamily Q&A: How to Start, Scale, and Succeed in Apartment Investing

<p>Is <a href="https://www.biggerpockets.com/guides/buying-multifamily" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>multifamily real estate investing</strong></a> as complicated as investors make it out to be? If you’re <strong>Andrew Cushman</strong> of Vantage Point Acquisitions, you’d probably argue that although multifamily has a bit more complexity than single-family rentals, it’s still, by all means, profitable for the <strong>everyday investor</strong>. </p><p>In the early 2000s, Andrew didn’t know anything about <a href="https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/pro-forma" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">pro formas</a>, apartment underwriting, or the best type of mulch to use on large-scale landscaping. Now, more than a decade later, Andrew has been able to lead his team in acquiring, syndicating, and repositioning <strong>over 2,500 multifamily units</strong>. He’s here with David Greene to answer live questions surrounding anything and everything related to multifamily investing. He gives stellar takes on <strong>the current state of the market</strong>, how <a href="https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/on-the-market-4" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>rising interest rates</strong></a> will affect multifamily investing over the next few years, and <strong>the best way to increase your ROI</strong> (return on investment) on a multifamily acquisition.</p><p>You don’t need to be a large-scale apartment investor to take away some golden nuggets from this episode. Even if you’ve never thought of investing in multifamily, Andrew frames multifamily in a way that’ll have you wondering, “could I buy that apartment down the street?”&nbsp;</p><p><strong>In This Episode We Cover</strong></p><p>The <strong>five most important factors</strong> to understand when looking at a multifamily deal&nbsp;</p><p><a href="https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/multifamily-capital-stack" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Multifamily debt</strong></a><strong> and equity</strong>, plu