From Union Carpenter to Multifamily Syndicator — The Danny Flores Blueprint

About this episode

Danny Flores shares his journey from union carpenter to multifamily syndicator, detailing his strategic career moves and real estate investments.

He started as a union carpenter. Then made a decision most people never make — he went back to school at USC for corporate finance while working full time to pay for it. He graduated, retired from the union, became a banker, and never stopped building. Danny Flores | Prime Capital Investments | Multifamily Syndicator --- From the Jobsite to the Boardroom Danny was a general contractor at 21, moved into heavy construction as a union carpenter, then earned a corporate finance degree from USC while working full time to pay for it. Every career move was intentional. Every skill he built was preparation for the next level. --- His First Deal and 15 Years of 1031 Exchanges Danny saved $65,000 and bought a fourplex in California. A year and a half later he sold it for a $100,000 profit. He rolled that into a 1031 exchange and kept buying bigger buildings for the next 15 years using his own money. He also built a property management company in 2006 and sold it years later. By the time he discovered syndication in 2018 he already had the construction, finance, and operations skills most syndicators spend years trying to develop. --- How He Transitioned From W2 to Full Time Real Estate…

People in this episode

Host: eric Lindsey

Guest: Danny Flores

Topics covered

• real estate
• multifamily syndication
• career transition
• finance education
• property management
• 1031 exchange

Keywords

• real estate
• multifamily syndication
• 1031 exchange
• corporate finance
• property management
• career transition

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: USC, Prime Capital Investments, 1031

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