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Neal Bawa is a technologist who is universally known in the real estate circles as the Mad Scientist of Multifamily. Besides being one of the most in-demand speakers in commercial real estate, Neal is a data guru, a process freak, and an outsourcing expert. The Mad Scientist lives by two mantras. His first mantra is that We can only manage what we can measure. His second mantra is that Data beats gut feel by a million miles. These mantras and a dozen other disruptive beliefs drive profit for his investors.

On this podcast episode, Neal discusses going into a market, building teams in new markets, how he acquired his first multifamily, starting Grocapitus using syndication for his deals, and the Multifamily University education program.

Join Duc Ong and Vince Gethings, as we chat with Neal Bawa about his experiences and the Grocapitus Investments data analytics system. Neal is known and acknowledged as The Mad Scientist of Multifamily, and you’ll surely know why in the episode! He also shares his data-driven strategies and tips in real estate that has helped many people achieve success in the industry!

We are joined in the lab by Neal Bawa, Data Scientist, Founder and CEO at Grocapitus Investments. Dubbed as the Mad Scientist of Real Estate, Neal’s success is attributed to his diverse portfolio of syndication and his slightly manic attitude when it comes to opportunities in real estate. He eventually found the opportunity to go into real estate full-time when his technology business sold but not before he changed the face of the business by custom-building 6 campuses in 11 years.

The pandemic has shaken economies around the world, flooding sectors with uncertainty as unemployment and trade lulls become commonplace. But if you can look beyond the chaos and madness, and focus on the data, you will see the incredible opportunities that lie ahead. Today’s guest is universally known in real estate circles as the Mad Scientist of Multifamily —Neal Bawa.

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Unless you have been living under a rock, you already know that COVID has disrupted every sector and every facet of our economy. As real estate investors and entrepreneurs, we have not been exempted from the impacts of COVID by any means and yet, there still remains a high degree of uncertainty as to what will happen as we begin to move into the post-COVID world, presumably.

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Neal Bawa, the founder of Grocapitus, has built an immense empire of 3,000 units with nearly 40,000 students studying his data-driven approach. In today’s episode, Neal dives into the key advantages and disadvantages of investing in Chicago compared to other major metros. He also provides his thoughts on opportunity zones, including the major benefits of OZs and why some are destined to fail. Being centered on data, he gives a deep dive into economic factors influencing Chicago, the individual investor, and the real estate market as a whole. Lastly, Neal explains how “churn” is the hidden expense you need to be accounting for.

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