Succeeding in Real Estate with Technology and Soft Skills: An Exclusive Discussion with Derek Clifford
In an engrossing episode of The Passive Income Adventures, Derek Clifford, a widely recognized real estate investor, draws upon his experiences. He narrates his transition from conventional salaried roles in engineering and project management to strategic investments in real estate. As our guest, Derek discloses personal strategies for building systems and leveraging AI technology for capital-raising processes leading to noteworthy achievements in financial, time, and location freedom. The talk also unravels softer aspects of business management, emphasizing the mounting value of soft skills versus hard skills, and how technology, particularly AI, is key to this shift. Carrying this discussion forward, Derek expounds on trust-building, regarding it as the current market's focus, and mentions his future plans including creating a course on 'time freedom' for budding real estate investors.
Bio:
Derek Clifford is a multifamily real estate investor, fund manager, author and host of the "3 Degrees of Freedom" podcast. He retired from his corporate job in September 2021 and now controls over $50M AUM and 400+ apartment units through his company, Elevate Equity. His mission is to help corporate employees and self-employed entrepreneurs achieve the three degrees of freedom: location, time, and financial, one degree at a time, by purchasing, improving, and operating cash flowing multifamily real estate in the Midwest and South.
Derek's book, "Part-Time Real Estate Investing for Full-Time Professionals," published in 2020, helps readers grow their passive income while maintaining their full-time corporate job. He also assists others in refining their internal processes, shrinking workdays, and focusing on efficient email, integrations, and project management software practices.Derek and his wife, Sophie, travel the world while running their businesses and real estate portfolios, calling "home" wherever their current AirBNB's are booked. They've visited Canada, Portugal, England, Ireland, Greece, Iceland, Norway, Italy, Japan, and over 20 states in the USA. Derek has a passion for breaking down complex ideas into easy-to-explain topics and enjoys helping others achieve financial independence. In his spare time, Derek relaxes with his wife, bikes, hikes, reads, and takes on small household construction projects.
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