Lane Beene is with Pilot Properties and owns almost 700 apartment units. This recently retired Lt. Colonel graduated from the US Air Force Academy and flew combat F16’s for over 28 years. Less than 15 years ago, he started with one single family home and turned that into a large multi-million dollar apartment portfolio…all during the time he was serving in the military. He is direct. He is smart. You need to listen to him if you are new to real estate investing. In today's podcast, Lane discusses how you can QUANTIFY a good apartment operator. What questions should you ask? How do you determine that a sponsor won’t lose your money? Does this operator know what they are doing? Lane frames his questions through his four pillars of real estate investing 1) strategy, 2) market, 3) team, and 4) property. Lane examines ‘What are personal opinions versus facts’ when apartment syndicators answer your questions. Making an investing decision can be difficult, but Lane gives you some questions that you need to ask…before you hand over your hard-earned money. To contact Lane Beene: Lane.Beene@pilot-legacy.com