ISP 239: Friday Look Back - Building a Vertically Integrated Real Estate Business

Invest Smarter Podcast

Episode 239: Friday Look Back - Friday Look Back - Building a Vertically Integrated Real Estate Business
Host: Simon Castillo
Guest: Mark Updegraff
Join our host Simon Castillo with Mark Updegraff as they discuss:

• How to know when to pivot in your career
• Building a business
• Finding people that you resonate with and asking questions
• Joining a mastermind and expanding your network
• Scaling your growing real estate business
• Gross Rent Multipliers
• Shifts in the housing industry
• Learning how to regain momentum in your career
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Mark Updegraff is CEO and Founder of Updegraff Group Realty, Updegraff Management, Updegraff Services Inc., and Raze Capital. He is an active investor, broker, and operator. As a broker and investor Mark has been involved in over 200 million in real estate transactions. He has led peak producing real estate sales teams and managed a leading local boutique brokerage. He holds two active real estate broker's licenses in the state of NY. At Raze Capital, Mark oversees due diligence and acquisitions, capital raising efforts, investor relations, and asset management for his firm.
Connect with Mark Updegraff:

Website: www.razecapital.com

Website: www.markupdegraff.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/updegraff/

Simon Castillo is a real estate investor & business development executive from San Antonio, TX. Simon began investing in real estate in 2004 and is currently invested in more than $39 million of single family and multifamily assets both as a general partner and limited partner. Simon’s experience includes providing safe, stable returns for investors, real estate development, value add investing and investing for long term cash flow.
Simon is the Principal and Founder of SAS Texas Capital, a real estate firm focused on raising capital for the acquisition of value-add, class B & C multifamily properties. SAS Texas Capital has raised over $1 million in investor capital for the purchase of these assets.
Simon holds a Master’s Degree in Finance from St. Mary’s University in San Antonio. In addition to his extensive professional experience, Simon serves as Chair for the prestigious Alexander Briseno Leadership Development Program (ABLDP) offered through the San Antonio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, President for the South Texas Chapter for the Risk Management Society, and serves on the St. Mary’s University Greehey School of Business Finance & Risk Management Advisory Board.
Connect with Simon Castillo:
Website: www.sastexascapital.com
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Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100073324501384
Twitter - https://www.twitter.com/SimonCastilloJr/
Calendly: 15 min call or 45 mi