Grow Your Cashflow Podcast

Welcome to The Legacy Wealth Podcast where we help accredited business owners become educated & get access to, private investments that the wealthiest investors in the world utilize to grow their net worth. We do this by providing insight & access to successful fund managers & investors across multiple asset classes.

We are your hosts, Pascal Wagner & Mike Klein, and today we are interviewing Ben Lapidus, CFO of The Spartan Investment Group and we're diving into:
  • What makes Self Storage an interesting investment to consider in your portfolio
  • How some of the best funds operate
  • And why you should consider Spartan Investment Group as a fund to invest in
With that said, let’s get to it!

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Links from this episode:
  • If you're looking for highly vetted opportunities to invest in, get access to our deal database of alternative investments & join our investor club at www.getfundbase.com.
  • Watch the show on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8oTTvNff6w

Links from our Guest
  • https://twitter.com/BenLapidus
  • https://www.linkedin.com/in/blapidus/
  • https://www.instagram.com/benlapidus/
  • https://spartan-investors.com/


    Time Stamps:
    00:00 - Intro
    00:21 - What's self-storage? and success stories in the industry.
    01:00 - Ben explains the concept of cap rates and how they are used in real estate investment.
    02:00 -  Ben discusses the potential for a home run experience in self-storage investments
    03:00 - Ben explains that while real estate investments are low risk, they also have lower returns compared to venture capital investments. 
    05:00 - Why real estate is a potentially strong investment because of future supply and demand?
    06:00 - Why self-storage is a fundamentally strong asset class?
    12:00 - The challenges of self-storage
    14:18 - How Ben got into self-storage
    16:00 - The importance of investing in self-storage facilities
    17:00 - The difference between primary, secondary, and tertiary markets in the context of self-storage facilities.
    19:41 - How Ben became an expert 
    20:35 - Ben's typical day
    22:41 - How many deals per day and the margin
    27:57 - The collateral of self-storage
    32:13 - Ben's strategies
    32:21 - Ben's due diligence process and best questions
    41:38 - What's full cycle and what can get sideways?
    43:00 - The importance on having a game plan
    49:46 - Ben discusses Spartan Investment Group's three funds: a private debt fund, an income fund, and a growth fund
    51:45 - Outro

Creators & Guests

Host
Mike Klein
VC, Digital Asset Fund Manager, Entrepreneur
Host
Pascal Wagner
I help accredited entrepreneurs & executives in the US replace their primary income through private investments.
Guest
Ben Lapidus
CFO @ Spartan Investment Group

What is Grow Your Cashflow Podcast?

Welcome to Grow Your Cashflow Podcast where we help accredited investors learn how to earn consistent monthly passive income from private placements.

If you're uncertain about where to invest for dependable returns, have limited access to exclusive opportunities like private placements, or are looking for expert insights and guidance on generating consistent income across various asset classes, then this show is tailored just for you.

By listening to this show, you'll achieve your passive income goals faster by learning:
🚀 Proven strategies to secure monthly passive income. 
💡 Expert insights from successful fund managers and investors. 
🌐 How to access exclusive opportunities in private placements. 
📈 Techniques to diversify across multiple asset classes for a robust portfolio. 
💰 The well-guarded secrets of wealth accumulation used by the world's elite.

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