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Small Axe Podcast: Multifamily Real Estate | Buy Buildings, Build EmpiresAuthor: Nico Salgado
The Small Axe Podcast is your go-to show for mastering multifamily real estate investing. Hosted by Nico Salgado, this podcast breaks down everything you need to know about buying apartment buildingsfrom acquisitions and financing to asset management and dispositions. Nico shares real lessons from the trenches as an active investor and operator. Each week, you'll learn how to build wealth through multifamily real estate, create generational freedom for your family, and take action on buying your first (or next) apartment building. Discover strategies for joint ventures, partnerships, and syndicationsso you can confidently invest, scale, and live life on your terms. If you're ready to buy buildings and build empires, this podcast will give you the tools, mindset, and confidence to get started. Language: en Genres: Business, Entrepreneurship, Investing Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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Episode 284. Real Estate Is Simple. It's Just Not Easy.
Episode 284
Monday, 12 January, 2026
Real estate is not complicated. But it is brutally hard. In this episode, I break down the biggest lie people tell about real estate investing. The steps are simple. Learn how to underwrite deals. Build relationships. Submit offers. Close. Operate. Refinance. Reinvest. Repeat. But everything that matters happens between those steps in real life. I talk about the emotional toll of this business, the late nights, the rejection from brokers, the months of negative cash flow, the partnership stress, the slow grind of building trust with lenders, investors, attorneys, and contractors. This is the part nobody puts on Instagram, but it is the part that determines who actually makes it. I also explain why this game takes years, not months. Why your first real deal might take three years to close. Why patience, identity, and delayed gratification matter more than any spreadsheet or deal analyzer. And why the people you are really competing with are operators who have been doing this for decades. If you are serious about owning real estate long term, building wealth for your family, and becoming a real operator, this episode will ground you back in reality and help you stay in the game when it gets uncomfortable. If this hits home and you want tools and structure to support your journey, grab my free Multifamily Credibility Kit or explore the resources in my Stan store. They are built to help you show up as a real operator, even if you are early in the game.
