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Sean O'Dowd - Consultant and Real Estate Entrepreneur
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Sean is Founder of the Real Estate firm Scholastic Capital: a firm specializing in single family homes in elite school districts. Prior to Scholastic, Sean was a Management Consultant - both Independently and as a Consultant for Boston Consulting Group.
Summary:
The conversation covers topics such as the transition from consulting to independent work, the focus areas at BCG and the transition to independent consulting, the diagnostic approach in private equity deals, the criteria for property acquisition, lead generation and investor relationships, and long-term trends in real estate and insurance.
Expect to learn how about:
- Transitioning from consulting to independent work.
- Private equity deal basics.
- Diagnostic approaches to identify and quickly address issues.
- The criteria for property acquisition include factors such as location, property type, and rental demand.
- Building relationships with investors through organic conversations is an effective lead generation strategy.
- The insurance market is a significant trend to watch in the real estate industry.
Chapters
00:00 Introduction and Twitter Live Feed
00:24 Transition to Independent Consulting
01:17 Focus Areas at BCG and Transition to Independent Consulting
02:22 Focus on Private Equity Portfolio Company Work
03:11 Diagnostic Approach in Private Equity Deals
04:08 Leveraging High Levers in Private Equity Deals
05:49 Speed and Decision-Making in Independent Consulting
06:32 Transition to Starting Scholastic Capital
07:21 Factors Influencing the Transition to Scholastic Capital
09:47 Scholastic Capital's Investment Thesis
10:27 Criteria for Property Acquisition
11:31 Selection of Target Zip Codes
13:11 Software and Review Process for Property Acquisition
15:28 Lead Generation and Investor Relationships
19:12 Choosing Upper Midwest as the Target Market
21:59 Long-Term Trends in Real Estate
23:12 Personal and Scholastic Capital's Social Media Strategy
28:30 Lead Generation and Scaling Scholastic Capital
31:35 Macro Trends in Real Estate and Insurance
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