What Teams Do for Passive Syndication Investors with Chris and Ashton Levarek
Welcome back! In this episode, we are joined by Chris and Ashton Levarek from Valkere Investment Group. We talk about Team building for real estate syndicators and what that means for passive investors.
Chris Levarek is the Operations Manager of the Investment Group. He coordinates the management of the company, technical infrastructure, and daily ongoing operations needed to support the business. Ashton Levarek is the Sales & Marketing Manager for Valkere Investment Group. He coordinates the development of new/existing partner relationships and provides innovative methods to improve brand awareness. He works with the Operations team to streamline existing investment opportunities and grow partner relationships.
[00:01 – 06:16] Opening Segment
- I talk briefly about great values that await you in this episode
- I welcome our guests, Chris & Ashton Levarek
- How Ashton was convinced by his brother Chris to invest in real estate
- Their first deal
- What they’ve learned throughout the years
- How Chris got into real estate
[06:17 – 11:50] Team Building and what it means for passive investors
- Team building strategies
- The power of bringing in other experts into your team
- Defining good partners and members of the team
- Complementing each other’s strengths and weaknesses
- Having a good sense of alignment with the right parents
[11:51 – 21:23] Scaling Quickly with the Right Team in place
- How quickly they scaled their investments
- Being competitive
- Reading books
- Getting more educated
- Having the right partners and people in the right places
- Getting a partner or accountability partner to help you reach your goal
- Setting the right role for everyone in the organization
[21:24 – 31:08] Closing Segment
- Quick break for our sponsors
- What is the best investment you've ever made other than your education?
- Ashton - Taking Action Everyday
- Chris - Living in France for 2 years and buying a property in 2014 near a steadily rising market.
- What is the worst investment you ever made?
- Chris - Buying a brand new jeep and selling their first duplex they bought
- Ashton - Not investing and not focusing on his investment until he was 38
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- What is the most important lesson that you've learned in business and investing?
- Ashton - Clarity, Commitment, and Taking Action Daily
- Chris - Staying uncomfortable to grow and scale
- Connect with our guest. See the links below.
Tweetable Quotes:
“You can have the best deal and the best market and the best time in the century. But if you don’t have the right type of people to execute on that business plan, that deal, those numbers, those projections, they don’t mean squat.” - Ashton Levarek
“It’s staying in a state of being uncomfortable. If you’re doing something and you’re comfortable at times, chances are you’re not going very fast. If you did want to scale, you should be uncomfortable.” - Chris Levarek
“The best investment is taking action every day. Taking daily action towards your goal will get you one step closer than you were the day prior.” - Ashton Levarek
“If you’re not expanding, you’re not staying uncomfortable, and your business isn’t growing, then you’re most likely declining.” - Chris Levarek
Resources:
Connect with Chris and Ashton, visit https://www.valkeregroup.com/
Check out their LinkedIn profiles
https://www.linkedin.com/in/christopher-levarek/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashton-levarek-ba03b4161/
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