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The Intrinsic Value Podcast - The Investor’s Podcast Network

REI164: Intelligent Design w/ Bobby Fijan

The Intrinsic Value Podcast - The Investor’s Podcast Network

The Investor's Podcast Network

Investing, Education, Business

4.6592 Ratings

🗓️ 13 February 2023

⏱️ 80 minutes

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Summary

Patrick talks with Bobby Fijan about apartment floorplans and his career as a real estate developer. Bobby has been involved in real estate startup companies his entire career. In 2011, he started Cross Properties with three other partners in the basement of a seminary. In 2021, Bobby founded Form Analytics which is a data technology company that optimizes apartment floorplans. IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN: 00:00 - Intro 01:57 - How Bobby got started as a real estate developer. 10:17 - Why Bobby wants to become the Bill James of apartment floorplans. 38:22 - What his experience doing office conversion to residential has been like. 48:06 - Why floor plans are often an afterthought. 50:28 - What the most optimal floorplan design is. 01:00:33 - What his two guiding beliefs are when it comes to apartments. 01:01:04 - What one asset class he thinks will do well in the coming years. And much, much more!   *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 REI155: Confessions of a Real Estate Entrepreneur w/ Moses Kagan, or watch the video. Related Episode: Listen to REI159: From Reception to Urban Infill Developer w/ Sean Sweeney, or watch the video. Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert Kiyasaki. Richer, Wiser, Happier by William Green. 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 Bobby: Website | Twitter 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

Transcript

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0:00.0

You're listening to TIP.

0:02.2

But the analytical approach started with measuring new things, which was a lot of painstaking

0:07.6

work, and then data analysis could happen after that.

0:11.2

That is the exact same approach that I have taken to apartment floor plates.

0:18.6

Hey, everybody, in this week's episode, I got to sit down with Bobby Fion and talk about his

0:23.5

quest to become the Bill James of apartment floor plans, how he got his start as a real estate

0:27.8

developer, what his experience of doing office to residential conversions has been like, what

0:32.8

some of the biggest designers are, and what makes for a great floor plan. Bobby's been involved in real estate

0:38.5

startup companies his entire career, and in 2011, he started cross properties with three

0:43.8

other partners in the basement of a seminary. In 2021, he founded Form Analytics, which is a data

0:49.6

technology company that optimizes apartment floor plants. Forum has assembled the largest mapped

0:55.2

database of apartments in the U.S., and with their proprietary database, helps maximize the revenue

1:00.6

per square foot for ground-up multifamily projects. I only got to about half my questions that I wanted to

1:06.7

ask Bobby. I found him incredibly thoughtful and insightful about all aspects of real estate,

1:11.9

and I really enjoyed hearing about the progression of his career, which has been quite remarkable.

1:16.9

And so, without further delay, let's jump into this week's episode with Bobby Fianne.

1:26.2

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

1:30.6

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

1:34.6

from various real estate investing niches to help educate you on your real estate investing journey. Welcome to the Real Estate 101 podcast.

1:51.0

I'm your host, Patrick Donnelly, and with me today is a really special guest I'm

1:54.4

excited to have on the show, Bobby Fion.

1:56.3

Bobby, welcome to the show.

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