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Episode 74: Where to Start in Building a Billion Dollar Real Estate Portfolio with Ivan Barratt
Episode 74. In this episode of the Lifetime at Work podcast, host Greg Martin interviews Ivan Barratt, founder and CEO of BAM Companies, which has acquired approximately $1.3 billion in real estate transactions.
Ivan shares his journey from property management to owning large multi-residential apartments, offering advice on making money in real estate, discussing his biggest investment successes and challenges, and emphasizing the importance of building a strong company culture.
They also explore the pros and cons of being a hands-on real estate investor versus investing through professionals, highlighting important lessons for aspiring entrepreneurs.
Episode 12: One Lawyer’s Path Beyond the Big Firms with Adam Armeland
What are the career options for lawyers when they want to move on from a big firms?
Adam Armeland started his career working at a big law firm working long hours on major real estate transactions. Despite being absorbed by that world, after 3.5+ years he left and decided to explore an industry job.
Host Greg Martin and Adam talk about what it was like at each stage of his law career. Throughout this episode they also discuss the good and bad of the world of law, the path Adam took, what he gets out of being a business owner he couldn’t from practicing law and we follow what drives him to do what he does today.