I'm not "going as big as I can as fast as I can" like Grant Cardone

Grant - we get the point. You own like 20,000 units and you think we should too. Trust me- it's not that we don't want to. It's that, well, it's 2018 and we're living in the hottest multifamily market in the history of our country. 

What has made me successful as a real estate investor is discipline and the deal. I see a deal, I buy the deal, I make money by exiting or holding. I don't chase. I stay disciplined.

Let's face it-there are fewer deals and more people chasing them.  Sure, there are tons of guys who want to send you "deals" they've been marketing for 2 years. You know ? The vacant 100 unit with a pro forma of an 10 cap.  

Instead of rolling the dice on a 5 cap, what I am doing more of is networking.  I call it "setting the table".  I'm getting the utensils out so when it's dinner time, I can eat. 

Since the beginning of the year I have had 7 verbal commits from investors for future deals and interestingly enough, they like that I'm cautious. They like that I'm conservative. 

So don't feel bad if you're not taking down 200 unit deals right now. However, if you're not "going as big as you can as fast as you can" make sure you're at least putting yourself in position to do so.  

What are you doing to set the table ?