by Joe Stampone | Jan 7, 2018 | Career
Happy belated, New Year! I hope you enjoyed the time off with friends and family, and took a much-deserved break from the daily grind of work. I used the down time to reflect on the accomplishments from the past year and think about the year ahead. 2017 was another...
by Joe Stampone | Nov 29, 2017 | Asset Management, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Technology
Over the past 7 years, Atlas has acquired 45 properties with a total deal value of ~$800M. Over that time, we’ve grown from 3 guys in a 100 SF shared office, to an integrated team with 5 operating platforms. It’s been a wild ride full of exciting expansion, but along...
by Joe Stampone | Nov 13, 2017 | Innovation, Multifamily, Technology
As I write this, I’m on my flight back from an incredible two-week trip around Japan. We spent our first day in Osaka before embarking on a three-day hike of the Kumano Kodo trail. From there, we spent a few nights exploring Kyoto and Hiroshima with day-trips to...
by Joe Stampone | Sep 29, 2017 | Asset Management, Entrepreneurship, Passive Investing, Value-Add
Real estate firms and investors each form their own investment strategy based on their risk-tolerance, desired hold period, expertise, and target returns. Some prefer core or core-plus investments which are typically high-quality assets in primary markets with little...
by Joe Stampone | Aug 24, 2017 | Asset Management, Entrepreneurship, Value-Add
The key to success in real estate investing (and business) isn’t simply finding a competitive advantage, it’s having a sustainable advantage that others are unable to replicate. Warren Buffet popularized the term economic moat, which refers to a “business’s ability to...
