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The Intrinsic Value Podcast - The Investor’s Podcast Network

REI158: Exploring Tokenized Real Estate w/ Jerry Chu

The Intrinsic Value Podcast - The Investor’s Podcast Network

The Investor's Podcast Network

Education, Investing, Business

4.6592 Ratings

🗓️ 23 January 2023

⏱️ 67 minutes

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Summary

Patrick Donley talks with Jerry Chu about his company Lofty, democratizing real estate investing, tokenized real estate, and much more! Jerry is the founder and CEO at Lofty. Prior to founding Lofty in 2018, Jerry worked as a quantitative risk management analyst at Barclays in the treasury risk department. He received a B.S. in Mathematics/Economics from the University of Southern California and a M.S. in Financial Engineering from Claremont Graduate University. IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN: 00:00 - Intro 21:05 - How Lofty is democratizing home ownership through fractionalized ownership using the blockchain. 21:05 - Why real estate is inaccessible for most people. 21:05 - What the benefits of using the blockchain are in real estate. 28:23 - How tokenized real estate ownership works. 28:23 - What a DAO is. 55:56 - The advantages to a seller of using Lofty. 01:02:17 - How fractional ownership is different from owning a REIT. *Disclaimer: Slight timestamp discrepancies may occur due to podcast platform differences. BOOKS AND RESOURCES Join the exclusive TIP Mastermind Community to engage in meaningful stock investing discussions with Kyle and the other community members. Robert’s book The Everything Guide to House Hacking. Related Episode: Listen to REI117: Warren Buffett Owns REITs, Should You? w/ Brad Thomas, or watch the video. Can blockchain help my mortgaging business? Unlock the Vault by Michael Fox-Rabinovitz. Fractional Ownership and REITs by Dr. Adv. Harshul Savla. NEW TO THE SHOW? Check out our Millennial Investing Starter Packs. Browse through all our episodes (complete with transcripts) here. Try Kyle’s favorite tool for picking stock winners and managing our portfolios: TIP Finance. Enjoy exclusive perks from our favorite Apps and Services. Stay up-to-date on financial markets and investing strategies through our daily newsletter, We Study Markets. Learn how to better start, manage, and grow your business with the best business podcasts. SPONSORS Support our free podcast by supporting our sponsors: Fiscal.AI Connect with Patrick (@jpatrickdonley): Twitter Connect with Jerry: Website | Twitter | LinkedIn Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm

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0:00.0

You're listening to TIP.

0:02.1

What we're trying to do is basically make real estate the buying, the owning and sort of holding

0:07.4

and management of real estate and also the selling of real estate 10 times better and

0:11.8

easier and cheaper for everyone.

0:13.7

So in an ideal world, if we're successful, the entire single family rental market for

0:18.4

real estate will just eventually all be done through lofty.

0:24.1

Hey guys, in this week's episode, I interviewed Jerry Chu to get an understanding of how his

0:29.0

company is democratizing real estate investing through fractional ownership by leveraging the

0:33.4

blockchain. We discussed the three main reasons why real estate is inaccessible for most people,

0:38.0

and Jerry also explained how a decentralized autonomous organization or a Dow works, and the

0:43.1

benefits to society from using the blockchain and real estate transactions. Jerry is the founder

0:48.1

and CEO at Lofty AI, and prior to founding the company in 2018, he worked as a quantitative

0:54.0

risk management analyst

0:55.2

at Barclays. Jerry received a BS in mathematics and economics from the University of Southern

1:00.0

California and an MS in financial engineering from Claremont Graduate University. I thought

1:05.1

Jerry did a great job in clearly explaining how tokenized real estate works and its advantages

1:10.2

for real estate investors.

1:11.8

I found what his company, Lofty AI, is doing to be super interesting, and I hope you enjoy today's

1:16.2

podcast. So without further delay, let's dive into this week's episode with Jerry Chu.

1:25.0

You are listening to Real Estate 101 by the Investors Podcast Network,

1:29.9

where your hosts, Robert Leonard and Patrick Donnelly, interview successful investors

1:34.0

from various real estate investing niches to help educate you on your real estate investing journey. Welcome to the Real Estate 101 podcast. I'm your host, Patrick Donnelly, and with me today is Jerry Chu. Jerry, welcome to the show.

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