Jude Jean Paul Bernard is a real estate investor, business owner, and philanthropist who’s bought and sold $100 million of property in New York City.
In this episode, Jude shares how he bought his very first property with student loans, then “bet on himself” and went all-in on real estate in one of the most competitive markets on earth. Plus, how he’s crushing it with short-term rentals in a city that famously outlawed them!
Jude also talks about:
- Why getting arrested at age 20 was “the best thing that’s happened to him”
- Quitting his job and an MBA program to become a full-time investor
- Flying to Jamaica to track down a seller and making $1M+ on the deal
- Gambling addiction and losing $140k at the blackjack table
- Finding detail-oriented “doers” to bring his vision to life
- Printing money by turning boarding houses into short-term rentals in NYC
- Founding the Brooklyn Bank to bring financial literacy to the inner city
- The most common fatal mistakes in real estate investing
- Why he’s selling off a large chunk of his portfolio
Jude’s charitable cause (100% of ad revenue goes here):
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The Brooklyn Bank, the nonprofit he founded to foster financial literacy in urban communities
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