The Importance Of Perseverance And The Willingness To Take Risks with Brandon Jenkins

Nov 21, 2022

Brandon Jenkins is the founder of Birch Prosper. His real estate investing experience spans both the single-family residential space in key Texas markets, as well as value-add apartment deals in over 2,300 units in the Dallas, Phoenix, Atlanta, and Houston markets. Brandon has a very diverse professional background as an engineer with 10 years of technical experience working for 2 major Fortune 500 corporations in the Oil & Gas and Mining sectors. The focus of his work dealt with risk analysis, project execution, asset management, and investment evaluation. Brandon has a master’s degree in Chemical Engineering from Howard University. He lives in Washington, DC with his wife and 2 children.

 

In this episode, Brandon talks about his background and how he got interested in real estate investing. He discusses his experience working on projects that were both challenging and lucrative. It is important to have the drive and knowledge to succeed in this business, even if it is a challenging venture. To learn more about Brandon and his work, listeners can visit his Birch Prosper!

 

[00:01 - 08:45] Overcoming Being Afraid and How To Succeed In Business

• Brandon discusses how he found success by investing in single-family properties and then moving on to multifamily  

 

[08:46 - 20:20] The Importance Of Perseverance And The Willingness To Take Risks 

• Real estate is a challenging business with many potential setbacks
• Having a background in the industry and strong team support can make the process easier
• It is important to have a mindset of perseverance and to be willing to take risks in order to succeed
• He discusses the biggest difference since moving into the syndication space has been the communication with their investors
• He talks about his strong returns in their syndication deals and is passionate about this business
• It is important to communicate more often if there is a performance issue or if there is a project ongoing

 

[20:21 - 21:24] Closing Segment

• Brandon that the market can be made harder by adding more obstacles and challenges   
• To learn more about Brandon, listeners can visit his website at Birch Prosper!

 

Tweetable Quotes:

“You have to have the drive to keep you moving forward.” – Brandon Jenkins

 

“This business is a challenging business. It is made easier when you have the knowledge and the team and these kinds of things in place, it's certainly not something that you can do without putting forth the necessary effort to succeed and to do well.” – Brandon Jenkins

 

Connect with Brandon through his: 

Website: Birch Prosper

LinkedIn: Brandon Jenkins

 

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