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The Best Ever CRE Show

JF3123: 2 Strategies to Get Started in Self-Storage ft. Karl Graham

The Best Ever CRE Show

Best Ever CRE

Realestatepodcast, Entrepreneurship, Business, Realestate, Investing, Realestateinvesting, Realestateinvestingpodcast

4.8983 Ratings

🗓️ 24 March 2023

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

Karl Graham is Managing Partner at Luminus Capital, which identifies, acquires, and operates self-storage facilities. After a career in the oil and gas industry, Karl turned to real estate investing in 2020 when the market changed. He evaluated several asset classes, and settled on self-storage facilities, acquiring 13 properties in 18 months.

In this episode, Karl breaks down the numbers behind his first deals, shares his methods for creative financing, and recommends several paths for investors looking to follow in his footsteps.

Karl Graham | Real Estate Background

  • Managing Partner at Luminus Capital
  • Portfolio:
    • 12 self-storage facilities
  • Based in: Tulsa, OK
  • Say hi to him at:
  • Best Ever Book: Barren Lands by Kevin Krajick
  • Greatest Lesson: Remain diligent in how you think about and evaluate investments.

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investing advice ever show I'm Ash Patel and I'm with today's guest Carl Graham.

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Carl is joining us from Tulsa, Oklahoma. He is the managing partner of

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