Robert Leonard chats with Neal Bawa, who returns for the third time on the show, to discuss how to use a data-driven approach to know where things are heading in real estate, how to leverage technology when finding deals, and much, much more. Neal is the Founder and CEO of Grocapitus, CEO of MultifamilyU, and Co-Founder of the largest multifamily real estate investing meetup in the US.  IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:04:44 - How COVID has affected real estate in the US and how Neal sees office space and commercial real estate performing over the next 10 years 00:08:49 - How to actually apply the strategy to buy for “bad times” and not for “good times” in the real world 00:20:45 - How technology and being a practitioner of it can impact one’s approach in real estate investing 00:22:03 - What future opportunities the Coronavirus is creating  00:29:02 - Lessons Neal learned from the pandemic that he plans to leverage in the future 00:38:45 - What to specifically look for in real estate when analyzing a city as a whole and when looking at neighborhoods 00:40:27 - How to know which market analysis strategies works best and how to tweak them to suit your situation 00:42:57 - How to leverage virtual assistants as a new and small individual real estate investor 00:48:30 - Why a three-to-five-year exit strategy to divest a property and return the capital to investors is better than holding for the long term Subscribe to Real Estate 101 podcast show: https://open.spotify.com/show/7dnn22EWyo6MLsPaR492BM To access our show notes, courses or forums, go to https://www.theinvestorspodcast.com/real-estate-101 ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ADDITIONAL INVESTING RESOURCES: Intrinsic Value Assessments: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_xlkwLDH1F83cEZmzT-ZfCWcxpEzKQr- Real Estate Investing Explained: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_xlkwLDH1F-ieC4cgZmJ9v9vEIAFy5ZY We Study Billionaires: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_xlkwLDH1F9dDPFYGAHRbrWoToCe2uoU Bitcoin Fundamentals: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_xlkwLDH1F8wOLjjwNCM5B1qFdrtTdTZ Millennial Investing: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_xlkwLDH1F_p00VYv3psJ8rhDAGOvR5W Real Estate 101: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_xlkwLDH1F8Yw_8xO2nk-RD7fhb3yktn Asset Allocation Course: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_xlkwLDH1F9coxc1aExB8xbw9daFDF6P ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ Download Stig & Preston's 1-page checklist for finding great stock picks: https://www.theinvestorspodcast.com/form-youtube-checklist Have a question? Get your voice heard on the show: https://www.theinvestorspodcast.com/your-questions ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ DISCLAIMER: This show is for entertainment purposes only. Before making any decisions consult a professional. This show is copyrighted by The Investor’s Podcast Network. Written permission must be granted before syndication or rebroadcasting.