Episode 77: Starting Early with Acquisitions and Investor Relations with Hersh Rai

The Lessons in Real Estate Show

In this episode, we explore:

-Guest Military Background

-How he started real estate investing

-Make money work for you

-Networking with people

-Importance of Networking

-Deal Sourcing and Underwriting

-Finding the right partner

About Hersh:

Hersh Rai is a Managing Partner of RaiVu Capital where he focuses on acquisitions and investor relations. In addition, he focuses on creating streamline processes to create efficient operational flow through the use of technological solutions.

Further, Hersh is a co-host of the Multifamily Opportunities via Values, Education, and Socialization Meetup (MOVES) which is a virtual meetup held to teach about multifamily investing and presents unique guest speakers to speak on business and real estate investing topics to better educate attendees.

He hopes to use multifamily and mobile home park investing to inspire and serve others to achieve financial freedom and give back to his local community.

Beyond real estate investing, Hersh is an active duty Naval Officer who specializes in Cryptologic Warfare. Currently, he is serving on a Cyber Missions Team based out of Hawaii.

Hersh holds a dual B.S. in Computer Science and Information Technology from the United States Naval Academy. In addition, he holds a M.S. in Computer and Information Technology from Purdue University

Snapshot: 32:00

1. What is your number one failure in real estate?

-Under Contract on a 39 unit apartment building

2. What advice do you have for other military investors to be successful?

-Be able to balance your time and be dedicated to do something you really want to do.

3. What inspired you to marry a military and serve your country?

-I want to give back to the country that has given me so much.

4. What is your dream?

-To inspire other people that there are alternative ways of investing your money.

Quotes:

1. “I see every failure as a learning opportunity. It’s a mindset shift. If you see it as a way to learn from, it’s just giving you that much value for the next deal you may pursue. ” 32:25 - 32:36

2. “You need to balance all the time and really make sure that you’re understanding where you need to be at one place and when. 34:38 - 34:43

Snippet: 11:11 - 12:19

REELS: 15:43 - 16:06

Connecting with the Guest:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hershrai/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hershrai