MFREE 125 Trailer # 4 with Shams Merchant: Are You Being Transparent or Just Hoping No One Notices?

About this episode

In this episode, Shams Merchant discusses the importance of transparency and honesty in real estate investing.

Aloha, It’s Shelon "Hutch" Hutchinson here! If you’re enjoying 'The Multifamily Real Estate Experiment' podcast, please like, comment, and share our episodes to help us reach and inspire more people. Thank you for your support! In this episode, Shams touches on something a lot of operators avoid talking about. There’s no “fake it till you make it” in this business. When you’re dealing with investors and securities law, clarity and honesty are not optional. They’re required. Being upfront ...

People in this episode

Host: Shelon "Hutch" Hutchinson

Guest: Shams Merchant

Topics covered

• transparency
• investor relations
• securities law
• honesty in business
• real estate investing

Keywords

• transparency
• investors
• securities law
• real estate
• honesty
• business ethics

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