Passive Income Through Multifamily Real Estate

Investing in multifamily real estate is a numbers game in many ways, so being good at math will stand you in good stead. Today’s guest is Matt Owens, here to talk about how he handles his due diligence as well as some of his secrets for managing and operating properties. With a background as a CPA, Matt knows how to analyze the financials of his prospective properties so he can get better deals and put them to the best use. Matt gets into some of the main things he looks at before going ahead with a deal, mentioning how he arrives at his purchase price after doing a few calculations on an initial figure defined by the market rents for that area. We talk to Matt about how deep he goes into his underwriting when he prefers ‘back of the napkin’ versus full spreadsheet approaches, and how helpful his team is for sifting through deals to find the best ones. From there, we chat with Matt about why he likes value-add strategies for raising rents, his definition of deal-breaking details during underwriting, and what