REI187: Building a Family Legacy w/ William Rojas

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🗓️ 12 June 2023

⏱️ 72 minutes

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Patrick Donley chats with William Rojas, who co-founded and is the Managing Partner of TRG Investments. They talk about what he learned on and off the football field at USC, he also shares his thoughts on why he took advantage of extra-curriculars at USC to prepare for a real estate career and much more! IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN: 00:00 - Intro 02:47 - What playing football for USC was like for William and what he learned. 06:19 - How he took advantage of extra-curriculars at USC to prepare for a real estate career. 06:19 - What he learned working on job sites with his grandfather and father. 18:32 - What he learned from working in the CRE world. 18:48 - His top tips on entering the world of CRE. 27:28 - How today’s environment compares to the 2008 GFC. 29:15 - What you need to have in place to prepare for a downturn. 41:38 - How he transitioned to running his own company. 41:21 - What his first real estate investment looked like and how he added value to it. 41:31 - How he transitioned away from his W-2 job during the pandemic. 46:05 - How to be aware of the dangers of comparison. 46:32 - The pros and cons of working with family. 49:38 - What his current projects look like. 01:09:06 - How having in-house construction provides his competitive edge. 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. It All Adds Up by Devon Kennard. Powerhouse Principles by Jorge Perez. How I Built This podcast. Capital Allocators podcast. Related Episode: Listen to REI152: NFL’er Has Time For Real Estate, So Do You w/ Devon Kennard, or watch the video. Related Episode: Listen to REI176: Lessons from a Serial Entrepreneur w/ Levi Benkert, or watch the video. Related Episode: Listen to REI184: Beauty in Broken Things w/ John Marsh, or watch the video. Related Episode: Listen to REI163: The Insider’s Edge to Real Estate w/ James Nelson, or watch the video. 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 William Rojas: 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 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	Playing defense in college, a wide receiver I was guarding, he had three or four different
0:06.5	options he could do, and depending on what he did, I had to adapt to that.
0:10.8	Similar to business, similar to real estate.
0:15.8	Hey, everybody, in this week's episode, I got to sit down with William Rojas to chat about
0:20.1	what he learned
0:20.9	on and off the football field at USC, how he gained valuable experience in the world of institutional
0:26.0	real estate, how he transitioned from his W-2 position to launch his own company, TRG investments,
0:31.9	and a whole lot more. William is a real estate investor and developer with a track record of over
0:37.0	$1.5 billion in closed
0:38.6	transactions. He co-founded and is the managing partner of TRG investments, a vertically integrated
0:44.3	real estate firm, focusing on ground-up and value-ed multifamily projects in Southern California and Texas.
0:51.3	I think you guys are really going to enjoy this interview with Will. I loved hearing
0:54.8	about how the discipline of football prepared him for success in real estate, what it's been like
0:59.3	transitioning away from his W-2 job into running his own company, TRG investments, and what his
1:04.9	plans for the future are. There's a lot of value in this episode, so I hope you enjoy it. And so,
1:10.2	without further delay, let's jump into
1:12.5	this week's episode with William Ruhas. You are listening to Real Estate 101 by the Investors
1:22.3	podcast network, where your hosts Robert Leonard and Patrick Donnelly interview successful investors from various real estate investing niches to help educate you on your real estate investing journey.
1:41.7	Hey, everybody, welcome to the Real Estate 101 Show. I'm your host today, Patrick Donnelly, and with me today is Mr. William Rojas. Will, welcome to the show.
1:50.2	Hey, Patrick, thank you for having me. Pleasure to be here. I'm excited to talk with you today. We've had a chance to talk on the phone yesterday and a little bit here before the interview started. And I'm eager to jump in to your
2:01.8	real estate journey. But I first wanted to talk a little bit about football. I know growing up,
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