From Active Duty to Thousands of Units! with Eric Upchurch on Episode 134 of APTOPR

Eric Upchurch joins host Joseph Gozlan on the Apartments Operators Podcast to share his journey from enlisted to owning & controlling a large portfolio of apartments! Eric started his real estate investing while being on Active Duty and has since created an organization dedicated to educating Active Duty members of the armed forces about the benefits of investing in real estate and helping them get started while still on active duty!

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00:39 How Eric got started with real estate
02:37 Becoming an accidental landlord
04:14 We always use third-party management
04:30 When hiring a new 3rd party management company, its always good to cross-reference
05:25 Never hire a part-time realtor as your property manager
06:08 You want a property management that manages the same asset class that you are buying
12:27 Pro tip: Check the reviews of the community you're buying!!
20:59 There's money in everything, even in the garbage!
40:14 Advice to younger self

Eric Upchurch's website:
militaryrealestateinvesting.com
activedutypassiveincome.com
ericupchurch.com
Episode 134 Show Notes: https://aptopr.com/episode-134-from-active-duty-to-thousands-of-units-with-eric-upchurch-apartments-operators-podcast/

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This is an episode of The Apartments Operators Podcast where you can learn from experienced operators what it really means to be apartments operators.
No fluff, no sugar coating, just the raw unfiltered truth of the ups and downs of operating multifamily communities.
Our host, Joseph Gozlan, is an experienced owner/operator and a multifamily broker living in Texas. We gathered a phenomenal group of operators for you that share not only the upside of a multifamily operator but also the downside, the challenges, and the surprises this business keeps coming up with.
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