126. The Human Factor Engineer

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Going horizontal to get vertical. How to maximize your time, to build your business and your wealth

Samson Jagoras joins Josh Tapp on The Lucky Titan Podcast to share the exact system he has used to identify what he calls “horizontal” investments that have produced him hundreds of millions of dollars. Simply finding an investment isn’t the hard part, but attracting other investors to pool their money with you to purchase much larger investments can be an uphill battle. Samson shares with us how he attracts other investors who want to make game-changing passive investments, and how he removes the risk of investing by focusing on his number one core competency as an entrepreneur. Listen in to our interview today as we discuss the power of finding investments that simply need more operational efficiency and how to turn them into multi-million dollar opportunities.

“One Man’s Inefficiency Is Another Man’s Delta”

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[1:04] What is it that the wealthy are doing that is setting them apart

-They surround themselves with the best in the world

-They are extremely good at one thing

-They critically analyze investments

[3:16] How to critically analyze an investment

-Who are they key players in the industry?

-Own the key details

-Cheap and good aren’t always congruent in investment

-“Don’t oversell yourself on any deal. Be emotionally unbiased with your investments” – Samson Jagoras

-Learn how to understand the key numbers in a business.

[5:30] Samson shares how he and his team identify multi-family complexes to buy

-Employment growth and income growth will ultimately determine how full your complex will be.

-Pay attention to inventory on the market at any given time.

-He looks for opportunities to improve management and operations, not necessarily a specific property.

[7:48] Samson shares one of the deals he just made

-This company was operating at suboptimal rates and his team stepped in to fix these operations.

[9:46] What would make you want to invest in real estate over investing in a new business?

-It comes down to horizontal streams of income

-Multi-family units maximize on all of the tax benefits available to both a business and a real estate investment.

-“Don’t just hop in and expect that your success will translate from one industry to another” – Samson Jagoras

[11:29] Samson shares the story of having to cut his pay

-He remembers telling himself never again

-Invest horizontally not vertically. Lay the foundation of your wealth.

[13:18] Josh shares the risks for investing in only one industry

[13:52] The new course for investing in multi-family complexes

-“When we are uncertain, we are programmed to retreat” – Samson Jagoras

-This program is meant to educate you and help you feel certain with which investments will be the best for you.

-Go check it out at passiveinvesting.pro

[18:11] Samson’s parting piece of guidance

-Every dollar I make now is future time earned