82. Deal deep-dive: Rocket Engineer turned Real Estate Investor with Chad Zdenek

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ABOUT CHAD ZDENEK

Chad Zdenek is a Licensed General Contractor, Professional Engineer, former CEO of Mobile Illumination, and triple Master's Degree graduate. He started in Construction Management in the mid-1990s working for Swinerton Builders before moving into Structural Engineering working for Boeing on the Space Shuttle Main engines.

Since beginning investing in Real Estate 7 years ago, he has grown his General Partner portfolio to $85M. Today he invests actively and passively in multifamily and self-storage projects across the United States. He is also one of the rare investors who invests in CA and outside of CA. Chad received his Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from Loyola Marymount University, Master’s of Science degree in Structural Engineering from USC, and MBA from UCLA.

THIS TOPIC IN A NUTSHELL:

Chad’s career background

How he got into real estate

First Syndication deal and their approach

Raising capital and mortgage

Renovation and rehab implemented

Hiring a General Contractor

Refinancing

Investing in your own deals

How to convince investors to invest with you

Appreciation of the property

Tenant Landlord laws in California

How to reduce vacancy

His take on the current economic climate

Cost of debt and rent control aspect

The biggest lesson that he learned from the first deal

How to build a solid team

Building relationships with potential investors

Connect with Chad Zdenek

KEY QUOTE:

"Real estate is a very much relationship-based business. You got to invest in those relationships. The wrong time to ask for it is when you need it. You should be developing those relationships before you need the help, and it just takes a lot of time and energy to do that but it's gonna yield better results when you need something and you've got these relationships to lean on. "

SUMMARY OF BUSINESS:

CSQ Properties Acquires, Repositions, and Manages multifamily properties throughout the United States. CSQ provides syndication with passive investors interested in investing in multifamily projects. These projects benefit from the strong, growing rental market throughout the United States. With a focus on non-rent controlled properties, the units are remodeled with a staggered approach to attain increased market rates, while minimizing operational losses during construction. Therefore, CSQ integrates property managers, financial institutions, insurance companies, real estate brokers, etc. to insure optimal return.

ABOUT THE WESTSIDE INVESTORS NETWORK

The Westside Investors Network is your community for investing knowledge for growth. For real estate professionals by real estate professionals. This show is focused on the next step in your career... investing, for those starting with nothing to multifamily syndication.

The Westside Investors Network strives to bring knowledge and education to real estate professional that is seeking to gain more freedom in their life. The host AJ and Chris Shepard, are committed to sharing the wealth of knowledge that they have gained throughout the years to allow others the opportunity to learn and grow in their investing. They own Uptown Properties, a successful Property Management, and Brokerage Company. If you are interested in Property Management in the Portland Metro or Bend Metro Areas, please visit www.uptownpm.com. If you are interested in investing in multifamily syndication, please visit www.uptownsyndication.com.

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CONNECT WITH CHAD ZDENEK:

Website: https://csqproperties.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chad-zdenek-9153ab4/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CSQProperties

YouTube: @CSQProperties

Instagram: @CSQproperties

CONNECT WITH US

For more information about investing with AJ and Chris:

· Uptown Syndication | https://www.uptownsyndication.com/

· LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/71673294/admin/

For information on Portland Property Management:

· Uptown Properties | http://www.uptownpm.com

· Youtube | @UptownProperties

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