Herve Francois held positions as a Financial Analyst and Institutional Salesperson at Citigroup, Credit Suisse First Boston, and several other firms over a 23-year career on Wall Street.
Since becoming a real estate investor in 2018, Herve has personally participated in over 15 real estate transactions totaling over $3M. In addition, Herve is a Limited Partner in three multifamily syndications totaling over $75M and is a General Partner in DeRosa Capital 11.
Let’s dive in to learn more about Herve’s journey from a a financial analyst to real estate investor, how to get started and build a strong portfolio.
Announcement: Download Our Sample Deal and Join Our Mailing List [00:01 – 09:53] Opening Segment
- Herve talks about his background.
- He talks about his experience on Wall Street.
- How Herve eased into real estate from his Wall Street career.
[09:53 – 17:10] How to Get Started with Real Estate Investing
- Herve gets more in detail on why he left Wall Street and decided to pursue real estate investing.
- The huge differences in incorporating real estate investments in your investment portfolio.
- The easiest opportunities for someone to get started in real estate investing.
- Herve talks about how you can get started if you have the capital.
- The importance of taking risks in a measured and educated fashion.
- What you should do to start out if you don’t have capital.
- The importance of nurturing your relationships and partnering up with like-minded people.
[17:10 – 33:23] Building an Investment Portfolio
- Why you shouldn’t throw money into investments without having a game plan.
- Herve’s real estate investing show “Market Hunter Thursday with Herve”
- He talks about the markets they have been focusing on lately with the DeRosa Group.
- How to evolve your search criteria among so much competition in the market.
- Why you should prefer secondary markets.
- How to make deals come to you.
- What you should do to get a deal if you don’t have a portfolio.
[33:23 – 43:33] Round of Insights
Apparent Failure:
Not getting into the graduate school that he wanted to get into.
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Daily Habit:
Biggie, Tupac, and Prayer
#1 Insight for Multifamily Investing
You can’t quit. You’ve got to plow through.
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Contact Herve:
To get deep insights on what markets to invest in watch Herve’s show “Market Hunter Thursday with Herve” on Youtube or LinkedIn.
Tweetable Quotes:
“You can’t quit. You’ve got to plow through.” – Herve Francois
“Surround yourself with good people that are supporting you in your goals and where you want to go.” – Herve Francois
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