Surprising Aspects of Private Equity - EP.28

When I was on the other side of private equity (i.e. operating
businesses), I always thought those in investing were out there
counting money, doing deals, and going home at 4 p.m. … but now
that I’m doing deals, I realize the reality is a lot different.


So in today’s episode, Brad and I are talking about some of the
surprising and counterintuitive aspects of being in private
equity and real estate private equity. There’s some
misconceptions out there about how “unsexy” it can really
be. 


First Brad kicks it off by telling us about some of the
surprising things he has learned (having run his own real estate
private equity fund), and then we take a look into the surprising
aspects I've discovered working in private equity. We also
discuss how much art tends to go into making deals versus science
and how learning how to make these deals is kind of like building
up a muscle!


Key Takeaways:


[:11] About today’s episode: surprising aspects of private
equity.


[:52] Brad talks about some of the surprising (or
counterintuitive) sides of private equity in real estate for him.


[7:37] Brad’s advice on if you’re looking to get into private
equity, and how long it took for him to get his first deal in the
industry.


[8:45] Brad gives some more surprising aspects of private equity.


[11:38] One of the surprising aspects I’ve discovered while
working in private equity: how much art goes into it versus
science.


[12:40] Brad explains how, similarly, “art” plays into real
estate.


[14:05] How looking at deals is like building a muscle.


[18:33] Our last surprising aspect of private equity: taxes and
regulatory aspects.


[23:49] How the private principal applies to real estate private
equity.


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