172. Mitigating Risk in Real Estate & Private Equity with Brad Johnson

ABOUT BRAD JOHNSON Brad is the Founder and CIO of Evergreen Capital. Brad has 20 years of experience investing in both traditional and alternative asset classes with a primary focus on high-cash-flowing assets. Brad is also a Partner of Vintage Capital, which focuses primarily on mobile home park investments. Previously, Brad worked as a real estate private equity operator. Early in his career, Brad worked at Wells Fargo's real estate investment bank and held various investment positions with private equity firms. Brad has closed over $3.3 billion in commercial real estate acquisitions over the course of his career.      THIS TOPIC IN A NUTSHELL:  From investment banking to private equity Becoming an owner/operator  Manufactured housing as a niche  Advantages & Resilience of Affordable Housing  Operational Challenges of Managing Underperforming Parks Having the right market, occupancy levels, and management team Evergreen Capital’s three primary verticals Shift Toward Debt Investments Minimizing downside risk vs. chasing 10x returns Long-term compounding and Short-term capital gains  Open-ended investment structures  Connect with Brad     KEY QUOTE:  “Real estate isn’t about hitting home runs. It’s about consistently hitting doubles while protecting your downside.”     ABOUT THE WESTSIDE INVESTORS NETWORK     The Westside Investors Network is your community for investing knowledge for growth. For real estate professionals by real estate professionals. This show is focused on the next step in your career... investing, for those starting with nothing to multifamily syndication.       The Westside Investors Network strives to bring knowledge and education to real estate professionals that is seeking to gain more freedom in their life. The host AJ and Chris Shepard, are committed to sharing the wealth of knowledge that they have gained throughout the years to allow others the opportunity to learn and grow in their investing. They own Uptown Properties, a successful Property Management, and Brokerage Company. If you are interested in Property Management in the Portland Metro or Bend Metro Areas, please visit www.uptownpm.com. If you are interested in investing in multifamily syndication, please visit www.uptownsyndication.com.     #ManufacturedHousing #AffordableHousingCrisis #RealEstateInvesting #PrivateEquity #GPStakes #CommercialRealEstateDebt #MobileHomeParks #AlternativeInvestments #HardAssets #AssetAllocation #InvestmentBanking #CashFlowInvestments #RiskAdjustedReturns #LongTermHold #TaxEfficientInvesting #EvergreenCapital #DebtInvesting #RealEstatePortfolio #LimitedPartner #GPInvestor #PassiveIncome #CashFlowRealEstate #BuildWealth #WealthPreservation #EconomicResilience #RealAssets #CompoundGrowth #FinancialFreedom #LegacyWealth #RecessionResistant     CONNECT WITH BRAD: Website: https://www.evergreencap.com  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bradleyjohnson  Interested in Mobile Home Parks? Check this out: https://vintage-funds.com        CONNECT WITH US     For more information about investing with AJ and Chris:   ·    Uptown Syndication | https://www.uptownsyndication.com/   ·    LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/71673294/admin/     For information on Portland Property Management:   ·    Uptown Properties | http://www.uptownpm.com   ·    Youtube | @UptownProperties       Westside Investors Network   ·    Website | https://www.westsideinvestorsnetwork.com/   ·    Twitter | https://twitter.com/WIN_pdx   ·    Instagram | @westsideinvestorsnetwork   ·    LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/groups/13949165/   ·    Facebook | @WestsideInvestorsNetwork   ·    Tiktok| @WestsideInvestorsNetwork   ·    Youtube | @WestsideInvestorsNetwork