May 4, 2017
Mike Spotts just closed on a stabilized 94 unit apartment
building. Mike grew up in Plano and attended Texas State
University. He was in the high technology business and wanted to
transition into real estate. Mike started buying duplexes and
single family homes. Mike was equity rich with a 13 homes, but was
liquidity poor. He decided to sell his homes and raise liquidity to
buy apartments.
Mike is a big fan of multifamily education and mentoring. That was
his first investment. He invested in himself with apartment
education. Mike had passively invested in 3 separate apartment
partnerships before he felt ready to ‘lead’ his own transaction.
His first transaction is a property called Agave Villas Apartments
in Irving, Texas. Mike liked the submarket and condition of the
asset. The property is near a high school. During due diligence,
Mike and his team found a huge water leak. Hundreds of gallons were
flowing down the drain every day. When fixed, that one line expense
item saved them thousands. Additionally, Mike explains the bottom
line on getting higher rents after doing some moderate rehab on his
asset. Amazing.
Mike decided that he wanted to know more about repairs and
maintenance to his property so went back to school to learn air
conditioning and heating repair. He does not work on his own
systems, BUT having 94 individual HVAC systems, he wanted to make
sure he knew what the real costs were. It probably was a good
investment. Ricardo explains how he was able to provide Fannie Mae
financing for a first time apartment buyer.
Here is Mike’s contact info: MSpotts@greystoneprop.com
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