Episode Details

Dan Brisse is the co-founder and managing partner of Granite Towers Equity Group, where he oversees operations, acquisitions, investor relations, and asset management. Before becoming a real estate investor, Dan spent more than 13 years as a professional snowboarder, winning multiple X Games gold medals and becoming one of the top urban snowboarders in the world. After seeing fellow athletes struggle financially when their careers ended, Dan began investing his earnings into real estate and building passive income. Today, Granite Towers manages thousands of multifamily units and hundreds of millions in investor equity.

On this episode we talk about:

• How Dan went from a professional snowboarding career to building passive income through real estate

• The financial lessons he learned from watching professional athletes struggle after their careers ended

• Why increasing passive income became more important to Dan than simply increasing earned income

• How real estate cycles, interest rates, and variable-rate debt are creating opportunities in today's multifamily market

• The importance of maintaining a modest lifestyle when your income increases

• How Dan approaches investing, diversification, taxes, and building long-term wealth

Top 3 Takeaways

1. Don't confuse a high income with wealth. When your income increases, maintain financial discipline and put the extra capital into assets that can continue producing income long after the paycheck stops.

2. Understand the cycle you're investing in. Real estate markets move in cycles, and periods of fear can create opportunities for investors who understand the fundamentals and have the capital to act.

3. Learn how to keep the money you make. Earning more is only part of the equation. Dan emphasizes the importance of taxes, investing, controlling your capital, and building assets that can create wealth for decades.

Notable Quotes

• “You're not rich yet. You just made good money this year.”

• “How do you keep it for more than 15 seconds?”

• “If you put your capital into an asset to work for you, now you have the capital and you're getting streams of income that I control.”

Connect with Dan Brisse:

• Website: Granite Towers Equity Group

• Podcast: Keeping It Real Estate

• Book: Four Steps to Successful Passive Investing

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/danbrisse/

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