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The Key to Multifamily Asset Management: Controlling Costs and Creatively Adding Value

The Key to Multifamily Asset Management: Controlling Costs and Creatively Adding Value

by Joe Stampone | Jul 14, 2019 | Asset Management, Career, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Technology

Every so often I scan through the real estate forum on Wall Street Oasis and I recently came across an interesting thread titled ‘Contrarian Thesis: Acquisitions is the Least Interesting Job in Real Estate’.  The post argued that acquisitions is a repetitive job...
The Key to an Effective Value-Add Strategy: Hands-On Oversight

The Key to an Effective Value-Add Strategy: Hands-On Oversight

by Joe Stampone | Mar 31, 2019 | Asset Management, Career, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Multifamily, Technology, Value-Add

In my role at Atlas, I oversee our value-add multifamily strategy. We buy 1970’s – 1990’s class B value-add properties and seek assets that are priced below replacement cost and comparable sales, where we can add value at then property level, and that are in markets...
5 Things I learned in 2018 and 5 Goals for 2019

5 Things I learned in 2018 and 5 Goals for 2019

by Joe Stampone | Dec 28, 2018 | Asset Management, Career, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Multifamily, Technology

Happy New Year, everyone! I hope you’re able to unplug and enjoy quality time with family and friends. I find that time off, completely disconnected from the day-to-day grind of daily work is key to regaining focus and igniting the spark of creativity. 2018 was...
I Write to Discover What I Think: The Power of the Quarterly Investor Letter

I Write to Discover What I Think: The Power of the Quarterly Investor Letter

by Joe Stampone | Nov 2, 2018 | Career, Entrepreneurship

“I write to discover what I think. After all, the bars aren’t open that early.” This is a well-known quote from American historian Daniel Boorstin and it’s exactly why I write this blog. I write about topics I find interesting, and the writing process enables me...
The One Book Every Student of the Real Estate Game Must Own

The One Book Every Student of the Real Estate Game Must Own

by Joe Stampone | Sep 13, 2018 | Career, Entrepreneurship

A key tenet of ‘A Student of the Real Estate Game’ is to never stop learning. In my day-to-day as a real estate professional, I spend a majority of my time in the weeds, acquiring and asset managing value-add multifamily real estate in a few specific markets. One day...
Aspects of the Real Estate Acquisition Process I find Frustrating

Aspects of the Real Estate Acquisition Process I find Frustrating

by vqux4 | Jul 26, 2018 | Asset Management, Career, Development, Entrepreneurship, Multifamily

Over the past several weeks, I’ve been deep in a new value-add multifamily transaction. Acquiring real estate is cumbersome, complex, and opaque, yet we continue to complacently accept this reality. Part of the issue is that acquiring real estate is very fragmented,...
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Disclaimer: I am not a Financial Advisor. Everything shared above is from my perspective as a real estate investor and the collective feedback from experts in real estate finance, law, and accounting.

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