How a Mechanical Engineer Lost It All Then Built a $600M Portfolio — With Patrick Grimes Part 1

How a Mechanical Engineer Lost It All Then Built a $600M Portfolio — With Patrick Grimes Part 1

May 4, 2026 · 14 min · Season 1

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Patrick Grimes shares his journey from losing everything in 2007 to building a $600M real estate portfolio.

Patrick Grimes lost everything in 2007. He went all in on a pre-development deal — highly leveraged, certain to double his money. Then 2008 happened. He lost it all. A mechanical engineer who had worked with Tesla, Google, Lockheed, and Johnson and Johnson had to start over completely. What he did next is the blueprint every W2 investor needs to hear. Patrick Grimes | Passive Investing Mastery | 5,000+ Units | $600M Portfolio Why LPs Should Pay Attention to This Operator Patri...

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