JF2866: Carving Out Your Own Multifamily Niche ft. John Okocha

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">John Okocha adopted an investor mindset when he was in high school after reading</span> <a href= "https://www.amazon.com/Rich-Dad-Poor-Teach-Middle/dp/1612680194"><em> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Rich Dad Poor Dad</span></em> <span style="font-weight: 400;">by Robert Kiyosaki</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">. After starting out wholesaling, he became a realtor and then moved on to commercial real estate and multifamily acquisitions, working as the first hire for a company that scaled from 20 to more than 2,000 units in less than two years.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Today, John has two areas of focus — serving as a debt and equity broker, and launching his own fund that will focus on value-add multifamily properties. In this episode, John discusses the niche that he’s establishing as a debt/equity broker and fund owner, the biggest thing that surprised him about scaling from 20 to 2,000 units, and what led him to launch his own fund.</span></p> <p><strong>John Okocha | Real Estate Background</strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Managing principal of Okocha Equity Partners, an alternative asset management firm focused on multifamily.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Portfolio: GP of over 1,600 units</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Based in: Dallas, TX</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Say hi to him at:</span></li> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2"><a href= "https://www.okochaequitypartners.com/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Okochaequitypartners.com</span></a></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2"><a href= "https://www.instagram.com/johnnyequity/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Instagram</span></a></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2"><a href= "https://www.linkedin.com/in/john