About this episode

Neal Bawa discusses his investment strategies and metrics that apply across various asset classes, including hotels.

He's not a hotel investor. He built his career in multifamily and self-storage, growing a portfolio that peaked near $1 billion across more than 4,000 units. But the way he underwrites deals, ranks markets, and raises capital works across every asset class, hotels included. That's exactly why he's on this show. Data beats gut feel by a million miles. That's his rule, and in this episode, he breaks down the two metrics he checks before touching any deal, the same ones that predict a hotel's pe...

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Host: Michael Russell

Guest: Neal Bawa

Topics covered

• multifamily investing
• self-storage
• hotel investment
• capital raising
• market analysis

Keywords

• investment strategies
• multifamily
• self-storage
• hotel market
• capital raising
• underwriting deals

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