Sam Bates of Bates Capital realized a W-2 job was not going to satisfy his desire to help people improve their lives so he started investing in real estate. He started his real estate journey in 2009 and has been directly involved in the acquisition, reposition, disposition, and asset management of over $150,000,000.  Here’s some of the topics we covered: Passive vs Active investing Questions to ask a general partner  Deal Flow The value of off-market deals Direct to seller deals Best and Final  Due Diligence  Non-refundable earnest money = Going Hard Day 1 LOI and PSA The importance of environment To find out more about partnering or investing in a multifamily deal: Text Partner to 72345 or email Partner@RodKhleif.com  For more information on our guest, please visit: http://batescapitalgroup.com/