REI164: Intelligent Design w/ Bobby Fijan

<p>Patrick talks with Bobby Fijan about apartment floorplans and his career as a real estate developer.</p><p>Bobby has been involved in real estate startup companies his entire career. In 2011, he started Cross Properties with three other partners in the basement of a seminary. In 2021, Bobby founded Form Analytics which is a data technology company that optimizes apartment floorplans.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN:</strong></p><p>00:00 - Intro</p><p>01:57 - How Bobby got started as a real estate developer.</p><p>10:17 - Why Bobby wants to become the Bill James of apartment floorplans.</p><p>38:22 - What his experience doing office conversion to residential has been like.</p><p>48:06 - Why floor plans are often an afterthought.</p><p>50:28 - What the most optimal floorplan design is.</p><p>01:00:33 - What his two guiding beliefs are when it comes to apartments.</p><p>01:01:04 - What one asset class he thinks will do well in the coming years.</p><p>And much, much more!</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><em>*Disclaimer: Slight timestamp discrepancies may occur due to podcast platform differences.</em></p><p><strong>&nbsp;</strong></p><p><strong>BOOKS AND 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>Related Episode: Listen to <a href="https://link.chtbl.com/REI155" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>REI155: Confessions of a Real Estate Entrepreneur w/ Moses Kagan</strong></a>, or watch the <a href="https://www.theinvestorspodcast.com/real-estate-101/boutique-property-empire/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>video</strong></a>.</li><li>Related Episode: Listen to <a href="https://link.chtbl.com/REI159" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>REI159: From Reception to Urban Infill Developer w/ Sean Sweeney</strong></a>, or watch the <a href="https://www.theinvestorspodcast.com/real-estate-101/receptionist-to-develope