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REI164: Intelligent Design w/ Bobby Fijan
Description
Patrick talks with Bobby Fijan about apartment floorplans and his career as a real estate developer.
Bobby has been involved in real estate startup companies his entire career. In 2011, he started Cross Properties with three other partners in the basement of a seminary. In 2021, Bobby founded Form Analytics which is a data technology company that optimizes apartment floorplans.
IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN:
00:00 - Intro
01:57 - How Bobby got started as a real estate developer.
10:17 - Why Bobby wants to become the Bill James of apartment floorplans.
38:22 - What his experience doing office conversion to residential has been like.
48:06 - Why floor plans are often an afterthought.
50:28 - What the most optimal floorplan design is.
01:00:33 - What his two guiding beliefs are when it comes to apartments.
01:01:04 - What one asset class he thinks will do well in the coming years.
And much, much more!
*Disclaimer: Slight timestamp discrepancies may occur due to podcast platform differences.
BOOKS AND RESOURCES
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- Robert’s book The Everything Guide to House Hacking.
- Related Episode: Listen to REI155: Confessions of a Real Estate Entrepreneur w/ Moses Kagan, or watch the video.
- Related Episode: Listen to REI159: From Reception to Urban Infill Developer w/ Sean Sweeney, or watch the video.
- Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert Kiyasaki.
- Richer, Wiser, Happier by William Green.
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