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The Intrinsic Value Podcast - The Investor’s Podcast Network

REI176: Lessons from a Serial Entrepreneur w/ Levi Benkert

The Intrinsic Value Podcast - The Investor’s Podcast Network

The Investor's Podcast Network

Education, Investing, Business

4.6592 Ratings

🗓️ 27 March 2023

⏱️ 72 minutes

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Summary

Patrick Donley sits down with Levi Benkert, who is the CEO of Harbor Capital. Levi shares his incredible journey in life and real estate, they also dove into some of his many business ventures, his experience moving to Ethiopia and starting a non-profit along with several other businesses. IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN: 00:00 - Intro 02:14 - Why Levi may be the most interesting man on RE Twitter. 04:12 - How he bypassed college and went right into entrepreneurship. 18:44 - How he had a big gain from buying an expensive home with 5 acres and subdividing it. 18:44 - What the 2008 Great Financial Crisis was like for him. 24:07 - What his first fix and flip at 18 was like. 38:56 - Why he and his family choose to start a non-profit in Ethiopia? 38:56 - How he launched several successful businesses in Ethiopia. 48:33 - Why he returned to Texas to launch Harbor Capital and focus on industrial real estate. 59:31 - How that large gain led to further land development deals. 60:44 - What building and running an Airbnb house has been like. 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. Richest Man in Babylon by George Clason. Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki. Titan by Ron Chernow. Shoe Dog by Phil Knight. Essentialism by Greg McKeown. No Greater Love by Levi Benkert. The Cashflow Quadrant by Robert Kiyosaki. Who Not How by Dan Sullivan. Traction by Geno Wickman. 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 Levi: Twitter | Website 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.

0:02.1

Looking at it, I remember telling him, like,

0:04.1

this is a brilliant business, but there's one part of this that's very smart,

0:08.0

and that's these industrial deals.

0:09.8

The triple net leases, properties that you get to own,

0:12.5

and just there's not a lot of work to do with them,

0:14.8

that's where I wanted to be.

0:19.0

Hey, everybody.

0:20.0

In this week's episode, I got to sit down with Levi Bankert to talk about his

0:23.9

incredible journey in both life and real estate. We dove into some of his many business ventures,

0:28.8

which includes starting off with creating a coffee shop at a very young age, venturing into

0:33.1

land development and single family home building, moving to Ethiopia and starting a nonprofit, along

0:38.0

with several other successful businesses there, and his current role as CEO of Harbor Capital.

0:43.8

Harbor Capital is a Texas-based real estate private equity firm focused on Class B industrial

0:48.3

real estate, and Levi has 20 years of experience in strategic real estate-related business

0:53.1

development, where he's leveraged his skills to identify unique opportunities, maximize growth, raise capital, and create

0:59.5

a sustainable vision for the companies that he's founded and led. He has bought, managed, and

1:04.1

developed over $400 million in real estate properties in his career, and he excels at building

1:09.0

teams who are aligned around clear objectives

1:11.2

and a shared passion for creating a better world. I think you guys are really going to enjoy this

1:16.0

interview. Levi is a broad and wide-branging thinker. He's led an incredible life, has had some

1:21.4

amazing adventures, and I hope you guys really learn a lot from this episode just as much as I did.

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