Boring Investments
Operators and Allocators Podcast
Sponsoring 4K Units with John Cohen
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John was our host’s mentor when he was first starting out on his real estate journey. He is definitely a great teacher and knows his way around the industry. In this interview John outlines the hands-on experience he’s gained while chasing deals, picking targets and giving us a bit of insight on what motivates him. You can look forward to the priceless pointers John imparts to us on this episode of Operators & Allocators.

A little bit about our guest, 

Co-Founded Toro Real Estate Partners in 2015. John focus is the strategic direction of the company, formulation of investment strategy, investor development, and acquisition & dispositions. He has been investing in real estate since 2010. John’s understanding of deep value investing in the real estate space started by buying tax deeds and tax liens. Since starting in real estate he has been involved in over $250 million in various real estate transactions, spanning tax liens, rental/sale transactions in Manhattan, and his own personal investments.

John worked at Marcus & Millichap and focused on the multifamily investment sales in the Brooklyn and Queens market. When John left Marcus & Millichap it was to focus 100% of his time on the growth of his real estate investment company. John played baseball at Queens College where he graduated with a degree in Economics

Take a look at some of the topics in this interview

  • 00:00 - Intro

  • 10:34 - Chasing deals

  • 14:20 - Big risk

  • 17:44 - Value priced Deals

  • 21:43 - Picking a target

  • 30:00 - What is your secret

  • 35:25 - John’s motivation

  • 36:07 - Best practices

 

John Cohen’s socials

Linked in 

https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-cohen-56847314

Podcast 

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-real-estate-investing-experience/id1481520260

 

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Boring Investments
Operators and Allocators Podcast
A podcast hosted by Dylan Marma, dedicated to exploring how to make smart investment decisions and execute well in real estate and private equity. We will be interviewing top notch sponsors in various asset classes to understand how they think and the frameworks that they've put in place with the goal of achieving above average risk adjusted returns.
This podcast won't give you "tips and tricks" or tell you how to "get rich quick" instead the Operators and Allocators podcast will give you real real estate strategies that work for real people. Visit https://therequitygroup.com and follow us on youtube and find highlights by searching "Operators and Allocators Highlights" on Youtube.