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Ryan Gibson shares his blueprint for building a billion-dollar self storage empire using principles from aviation.

310 - From Airline Pilot to $1 Billion Self Storage Empire: Ryan Gibson's Blueprint for Passive Wealth What if the same checklist that keeps a commercial jet from crashing could also keep your real estate deals from blowing up your bank account? That is the mindset Ryan Gibson brought from the cockpit to the boardroom, and it is the difference between investors who build lasting wealth and those who get burned chasing the next shiny deal. In this episode, Ryan, president of Spartan Investment Group and co-host of Passive Income Pilots, breaks down the go or no-go framework he uses to evaluate every deal, the same discipline that keeps an airplane in the sky. He shares the 10/30/30/30 principle for structuring your net worth, explains why self-storage has outperformed every other asset class over the last 40 years at roughly 17 percent annually, and reveals how Spartan grew from a single house flip with his neighbor turned business partner into a billion-dollar portfolio spanning 15 states and over seven million square feet. He also gets into the strategy behind converting old retail boxes, including a former Kmart and Macy's, into thriving storage facilities, plus the surprising…

People in this episode

Host: Jen Josey

Guest: Ryan Gibson

Topics covered

• self storage
• real estate investing
• passive income
• wealth building
• investment strategies

Keywords

• self storage
• passive income
• real estate
• investment strategies
• wealth building

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Spartan Investment Group, Passive Income Pilots

Books & works: Kmart, Macy's

Places: 15 states

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