400 1031s, Zero Failures: The Senior-Care Niche Hiding in Plain Sight with Dan Ihara

About this episode

Dan Ihara discusses his success in the senior-care real estate niche and the secrets behind his flawless 1031 exchanges.

Dan Ihara has sold over $1 billion of real estate, moved 1,600+ units, and completed 400+ 1031 exchanges—without failing a single one. And he built the whole thing around a niche almost no operator talks about: senior-care real estate. In this episode, Dan and Ed get into the demographic inevitability that drives his business (“should we all be blessed to live long enough, we’re going to need some level of care”), why 1031 exchanges fail for everyone else but never for him, and his definition...

People in this episode

Host: Ed Mathews

Guest: Dan Ihara

Topics covered

• 1031 exchanges
• senior-care real estate
• real estate investing
• demographics
• business strategy

Keywords

• 1031 exchanges
• senior-care
• real estate
• investing
• demographics
• business strategy
• Dan Ihara

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: senior-care real estate

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