Jan 8, 2020
Full-time Passive Investor
Dylan and Mike interview Travis Watts discussing how he went from an active investor to a full-time passive investor.
Travis has been investing in real estate since 2009 in multi-family, single-family and vacation rentals, while working on an oil rig. Travis is also the Director of Investor Relations at Ashcroft Capital. Travis has invested in over 25 passive syndications between 14 different firms
Key Information:
Travis moved to a passive investor once he built enough liquidity to invest and being actively in several single family homes
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Investors need to understand more than the pro formas
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Ask tough questions on the front end
Review rent growth to see if it is conservative
Review debt structure
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