Episode 410: Building Real Estate Freedom with Jens Nielsen
About this episode
Jens Nielsen discusses his journey in real estate investing and the importance of property management and investor selection.
From buying his first fourplex in Albuquerque for $117,000 to helping build a portfolio of more than 2,700 apartment units and 100,000 square feet of industrial real estate, Jens Nielsen shares why hiring property management on day one, picking the right investors, and getting visionary owners out of their own way matter more than chasing the next deal. In this episode of the DealQuest Podcast, host Corey Kupfer sits down with Jens Nielsen, a commercial real estate investor, operator, and business coach based in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Jens spent 27 years in IT and telecom before transitioning to full-time real estate investing, raising over $10 million in private capital across more than thirty deals. He now works with entrepreneurs across industries to improve execution, leadership, and scalability. WHAT YOU'LL LEARN: Why hiring property management before closing your first deal can save your sanity, how to spot the wrong investor before money changes hands, and why the visionary owner refusing to let go is the biggest blocker to growth in most companies. Jens also explains his pivot from multifamily to light industrial when rates climbed in 2022 and 2023. JENS' JOURNEY: After 27…
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