From Skeptic to Investor: How Real Estate Changed Everything with Jeanette Friedrich

Send us a text Is real estate the key to financial freedom — even if you never considered it? Jeanette Friedrich never planned on entering real estate. But when faced with overwhelming financial challenges as a single mother, she discovered that real estate investing was the only realistic path to securing her family"s future. Now, as the Director of Investor Relations and Marketing at Blue Lake Capital, Jeanette has played a pivotal role in helping the firm surpass $1 billion in transactions. She shares her unconventional journey into real estate, the lessons she learned about wealth-building, and the strategic moves  [00:01 - 07:35] From Skeptic to Believer: How Jeanette Found Real EstateJeanette"s unexpected path into real estate from a background in finance, recruiting, and nonprofitsHow a personal crisis led her to seek a flexible careerThe misconceptions she had about real estate before joining Blue Lake Capital [07:36 - 14:57] The Moment Everything ClickedNavigating a career shift while managing a child’s critical illnessRealizing that real estate is one of the few vehicles for true wealth generationThe mindset shift from saving defensively to investing offensively [14:58 - 21:00] Breaking Barriers as a Woman in Real EstateBecoming Blue Lake Capital’s first hire and growing alongside Ellie PerlmanHow Jeanette transitioned from an assistant role to Director of Investor RelationsThe power of representation: inspiring other women to take control of their finances [21:01 - 28:49] How Blue Lake Capital is Navigating Market ShiftsThe challenges of raising capital in today’s economic climateWhy the company is focusing on family office partnerships instead of traditional syndicationsInvesting strategies: value-add vs. stabilized assets [28:50 - 34:26] Understanding Family Offices and Building Long-Term WealthWhat is a family office, and how does it differ from traditional real estate investors?The importance of long-term relationships and strategic partnershipsHow Jeanette’s investments transformed her financial future  Connect with Jeannette: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeannetterobinson/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bluelake_capital/ LEAVE A 5-STAR REVIEW by clicking this link. WHERE CAN I LEARN MORE? Be sure to follow me on the below platforms: Subscribe to the podcast on Apple, Spotify, Google, or Stitcher. LinkedIn Youtube Exclusive Facebook Group www.yonahweiss.com None of this could be possible without the awesome team at Buzzsprout. They make it easy to get your show listed on every major podcast platform. Tweetable Quotes: “I was still thinking like I was poor. I was playing defense with my money instead of playing offense.” - Jeanette Friedrich  “The demands of the challenges in front of me were huge. The only ans Support the show