From being a college student to building a $6 million dollar portfolio in 18 months.

Today we are joined Chris Salazar. Chris first became interested in real estate while still in
college, which led him to start a Real Estate club at Augustana College. Since graduating Chris
has gone on to create his own investment firm and has built a $6 million dollar portfolio in just
18 months. During this interview Chris will talk about the need to surround yourself with the
right people, how being a good underwriter has helped him find deals others could not and the
how relationships have allowed him to grow his business rapidly.

Biography:
Chris Salazar is Co-Founder and Partner at Arsenal Properties, a private real estate investment
firm founded in 2016. Arsenal focuses on acquiring distressed assets, repositioning, and
rebranding. Since inception, the firm has redeveloped over 80 residential properties and
continues to expand its portfolio with multi-family complexes.
What you will learn:
How did Chris find his first deal? (4:15)
How did Chris transition from Wholesaling to the next tier of becoming an actual investor?
(7:02)
What is the biggest lesson Chris can share with other people who are first starting out? (16:10)
How has surrounding himself with the right people been critical for Chris’s growth? (18:40)
What is one superpower Chris brings to the table as an investor? (19:25)
How does Chris define Real Estate “repositioning”? (21:20)
How is Chris currently generating his leads and financially structuring his deals? (25:07)
What is Chris’s big vision for the future? (32:11)
What are some of the best tools, books, software that Chris cannot live without to manage his
business? (33:55)

Quotes:

“You eat, sleep and breath Real Estate investing and you let everyone know that because you
never know who will bring you a deal.”
“You make your money when you buy, you actualize that gain when you sell.”
“Only take advice from people you want to trade places with.”
“Give to get. Give the value to other people and you will get it back.”

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