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In this episode, Jonathan Farber interviews Benjamin Lapidus on his road from starting real estate with single family rentals as his third career attempt to developing a real estate family that spans several states with a focus on self storage assets. Benjamin is a partner and CFO of Spartan Capital, as well as host of the Best Ever Conference in Denver. In this episode, we get into topics like: finding the right partners for you, building the first deal, finding self storage deals today, and more! Top Takeaways: Finding partners that work best with you - 17:00 - 21:15 - Reflect on everything you try - every experience will give you both positive and negative feedback - The first place to look is people you get along with, but it has to be business first, friends second - Your goal should be to form a lasting partnership so treat it like any other committed relationship Constructing your first deal - 23:30 - 25:30 - Start looking for places with high rents, high demand, and an empty spot in the supply web - Once you find something, be ready to put in more effort than anyone else - That commitment will prove your value to others in the space and give you something to build on Finding self storage deals in 2020 - 28:15 - 31:00 - One of the most lucrative deal types has existing storage in operation with room to expand - The self storage market is pretty small - you can build relationships with every broker - The wider marketing strategy you try, the greater number of opportunities you’ll find How to bring value to Benjamin Lapidus: - Check out the upcoming virtual Best Ever Conference Resources: bec2021.com Social Links: biggerpockets.com/users/BenjaminL6 ben@spartan-investors.com @benlapidus Connect With Our Sponsor, MartelTurnkey: martelturnkey.com Schedule a Call info@martelturnkey.com Connect With The host, Jonathan Farber Here! LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathanfarber1/ Instagram: @jonjfarb Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jonathan.farber.9 Facebook Group: Real Estate Mentorship Mastermind https://www.facebook.com/groups/860025821084224/ BiggerPockets: https://www.biggerpockets.com/users/JonathanF29 Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCB8BJ8K5ILXdfOnsDWamVqw Schedule a time to talk: https://calendly.com/jonathan-farber/1-on-1-with- jonathan-farber-mmtr Apply to be a guest on the podcast here: https://forms.gle/YNmALHUvDvuMWVVFA

Self-storage with OPM! Today’s guest Ben Lapidus sits down and spills the beans on his strategies for buying self-storage units and running an investment fund with other people’s money. Ben has some really great advice for those who want to get started in self-storage, including how he got started getting 25% of other people’s deals, why he jumped from single family into commercial opportunities, and how he mitigates risk in the self storage space. You also won’t want to miss what he shares regarding how he picks a market, his criteria for buying a deal, and where he recommends brand new self storage investors get their start (hint-it’s all about size). If you want to have your mind blown, you CAN’T miss his technique for seller financing negotiating where he improves his terms by saving the seller’s money on their taxes-brilliant! This episode is completely full of high energy, content packed, practical advice for getting into commercial opportunities with other people’s money and we guarantee you will learn a TON. Download today and buckle your seat belt! Check the full show notes here: https://www.biggerpockets.com/show334

⚠️ Warning! This video contains the unvarnished truth about Coronavirus' impact on real estate investing, the stock market, and daily life. But...there IS a silver lining to be found and #NealBawa can show it to you. If you've lost money in the recent Wall Street meltdown and you are looking for potentially safer places in which to put your money going forward, then you MUST watch this video. This is part of the Grocapitus series "Q&A on Impact of Coronavirus". What Neal Bawa, CEO of Grocapitus, is going to tell you is not sensationalism, not hype, and not fear-mongering. It’s also not the watered-down reports of the mainstream media or the wishful thinking of politicians trying to avoid a panic situation. It is the simple, unadorned truth about a rapidly-developing crisis that is backed by Math and Science. If the Coronavirus remains on its exponential growth track, it will upend not only our economy, but our entire healthcare system. Also, Neal has put together a "Coronavirus Command Post" where you can get the latest updates, economic data, and much more. Go here and keep checking back as we post updates daily. 👉 https://CoronavirusRealEstate.com ✅ Subscribe to the Multifamily Channel for more updates and other interesting information from Neal Bawa. ✅ Go HERE: https://CoronavirusRealEstate.com/Qua... 🚀 Discover Multifamily Investing: https://MultifamilyU.com/Resources 🚀 Learn about our Investment Opportunities: https://www.Grocapitus.com 🚀 No-cost Real Estate Trends Toolkit: https://MultifamilyU.com/Toolkit 🚀 Visit out Podcast Library: https://MultifamilyU.com/Podcasts Connect With Us: 🔴 FB Page: https://www.FB.com/MultifamilyU 🔴 FB Group: https://www.FB.com/groups/MagicOfMult... 🔴 LinkedIn: https://www.LinkedIn.com/in/Neal-Bawa 🔴 Twitter: https://www.Twitter.com/MultifamilyU 🔴 Instagram: https://www.Instagram.com/MultifamilyU #Coronavirus #COVID19 #2020Pandemic #CoronavirusUSA

What happens with a commercial real estate syndication sponsor puts his investors first? Today's guest does just that and is having incredible success. We talk about everything from how to vet a sponsor, to how you can protect yourself as a passive investor and more! If you're interested in passive investing, you're not going to want to miss this show. Today's guest is Ben Lapidus. As the Director of Acquisitions for Spartan Investment Group LLC, Ben Lapidus brings his skills in asset management and financial analysis to launch and grow Spartan’s portfolio business line. With over 2 dozen successful deals under his belt prior to Spartan, Ben is also the founder and host of the national Best Ever Real Estate Investing Conference and managing partner of Indigo Ownerships LLC. Spartan Investment Group: https://spartan-investors.com/ Catch up with Ben here: ben@spartan-investors.com - Sign up for my newsletter: https://www.bannockcapital.com/newsletter/ WATCH NEXT: Real Estate Syndication Explained: https://youtu.be/evdDWLNJ3dc What is a Preferred Return?: https://youtu.be/8FkC9XM18to CIA Tactics to be a better investor: https://youtu.be/XC8d4Rj1Ql4 💰Get your guide on going from $0 to over $40k/ year in passive income in less than five years: https://bit.ly/2WV5S17 ⚠️ If you're looking for ways to be passive in real estate, look no further!⚠️ I help busy professionals navigate the, sometimes confusing, world of passively investing in real estate syndications. We give you clarity on what you should and shouldn't do when first getting started. CONNECT WITH ME: Website: http://bannockcapital.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lucascsmiller Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LucasCSmiller Fear Free Passive Investing Podcast: https://apple.co/2TGQ41R Connect with me on BiggerPockets: https://www.biggerpockets.com/users/Millerl CAMERA GEAR USED: ○ My camera - https://amzn.to/3cmbWG6 ○ Microphone - https://amzn.to/3emAMar ○ SD card - https://amzn.to/2V6iEtM ○ Acoustic Hexagon Tiles (my background)- https://amzn.to/3emEnFz ○ Studio lights - https://amzn.to/2xlKzx3 And make sure you subscribe to my channel! DISCLAIMER: There is no offering of any securities on any public video. Past performance of real estate investments is not indicative of future results. Additionally, links included in this description might be affiliate links. If you purchase a product or service with the links that I provide I may receive a small commission. There is no additional charge to you! Thank you for supporting me! #FearFreePassiveInvesting #PassiveInvesting #InvestingInSyndications

In this episode, Whitney interviews Ben Lapidus, Partner, Spartan Investment Group, LLC. Ben reveals how a systemic acquisition process can help scout out and analyze great syndication deals with immense value add potential. What are the various precautions that you need to observe while underwriting a syndication deal? How should you tweak your acquisition process in a hot real estate market? We also discuss why storage development is an opportunity waiting to be tapped. Tune in now! Follow Us: *Site – https://lifebridgecapital.com/ *Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/Life-Bridge-... *Twitter – https://twitter.com/whitney_sewell *LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/whitney-s... Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! · Here’s How » https://lifebridgecapital.com/2016/04/how-to-subscribe-rate-our-podcast-5-stars-on-itunes/ Join the Real Estate Syndication Show Community: · https://www.facebook.com/groups/realestatesyndication/ · https://lifebridgecapital.com/ · https://www.facebook.com/lifebridgecapital · https://twitter.com/whitney_sewell · https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoq3fSg3aKiEzyWBhY-5kKA

As the Director of Acquisitions for Spartan Investment Group LLC, Ben Lapidus brings his skills in asset management and financial analysis to launch and grow Spartan’s portfolio business line. With over two dozen successful deals under his belt prior to Spartan, Ben is also the founder and host of the national Best Ever Real Estate Investing Conference and managing partner of Indigo Ownerships LLC. Before Spartan, Ben started a multi-million dollar study abroad company and worked with several start-ups through IPO or acquisition. Tyler and Ben’s discussion focused on self-awareness and building the scaffolding to optimize your life. Ben shared his appreciation for self-awareness and acknowledging personal limitations, referencing the implications of Steve Jobs’ reality distortion field and how it contrasts with the egoless real estate investing environment. He also discussed how he’s building scaffolding for his life by letting everyone know where he’s at, creating routines, dedicating an hour for himself and surrounding himself with other self-aware people. Other topics included how his company is building a private equity business model, dealing with attention deficit disorder, problems with millennial mantras, complementary partnerships, The Best Ever Real Estate Investing Conference and more. Ben is a bright and resourceful entrepreneur with many words of wisdom for Elevate Nation! Music: Energetic Run (hooksounds.com) You can connect with Ben via email or The Best Ever Conference’s website: ben@spartan-investors.com bec21.com You can also listen to the show through the link below, or on your favorite podcast app. https://tylerchesser.com/elevatepodcast Follow us! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/elevatepodcastcommunity/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/elevatepod/: Twitter: https://twitter.com/elevatepod1 Website: https://tylerchesser.com/elevatepodcast About the Show Elevate’s mission is to identify how the best of the best raise the bar personally and professionally to achieve greatness in real estate investing and beyond. This is a masterclass for leaders and those looking to achieve uncommon results and purposeful outcomes in business and life. Elevate is a top 200 business podcast and features influential thought leaders in real estate and various other industries.

Adam Torres interviews Benjamin Lapidus, Partner & Real Estate Developer at Spartan Investment Group, LLC in this episode. Follow Adam on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/askadamtorres/ for up to date information on book releases and tour schedule. Apply to be interviewed by Adam on our podcast: https://www.moneymatterstoptips.com/podcastguest Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/moneymatters/support

Welcome to Pillars of Wealth Creation, where we talk about building financial freedom with a special focus in business and Real Estate. Follow along as Todd Dexheimer interviews top entrepreneurs, investors, advisers and coaches. In this episode, Todd talks with Ben Lapidus about self storage units and starting a business. You can connect with Ben at www.bec20.com and ben@spartan-investors.com Connect with Pillars Of Wealth Creation on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PillarsofWealthCreation/ Subscribe to our email list at www.pillarsofwealthcreation.com Listen to the audio version on your favorite podcast host: SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-650270376 iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/pillars-of-wealth-creation/id1296372835?mt=2 Sticher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/pillars-of-wealth-creation-2/pillars-of-wealth-creation Google Play: https://play.google.com/music/m/I7mvxwgaieh76mbukrqs4zgp34e?t=Pillars_Of_Wealth_Creation iHeart Radio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/pillars-of-wealth-creation-28651794/ CastBox: https://castbox.fm/channel/Pillars-Of-Wealth-Creation-id1070576?country=us Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0FmGSJe9fzSOhQiFROc2O0