Episode 450

REI164: Intelligent Design w/ Bobby Fijan

Patrick talks with Bobby Fijan about his quest to become the Bill James of apartment floorplans, how he got started as a real estate developer, what his experience of doing office to residential conversions has been like, what are some of the biggest design errors, and what makes for a great floorplan.

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February 13, 20231h 16m

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Show Notes

Patrick talks with Bobby Fijan about apartment floorplans and his career as a real estate developer.

Bobby has been involved in real estate startup companies his entire career. In 2011, he started Cross Properties with three other partners in the basement of a seminary. In 2021, Bobby founded Form Analytics which is a data technology company that optimizes apartment floorplans.

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN:

00:00 - Intro

01:57 - How Bobby got started as a real estate developer.

10:17 - Why Bobby wants to become the Bill James of apartment floorplans.

38:22 - What his experience doing office conversion to residential has been like.

48:06 - Why floor plans are often an afterthought.

50:28 - What the most optimal floorplan design is.

01:00:33 - What his two guiding beliefs are when it comes to apartments.

01:01:04 - What one asset class he thinks will do well in the coming years.

And much, much more!

*Disclaimer: Slight timestamp discrepancies may occur due to podcast platform differences.

BOOKS AND RESOURCES

Join the exclusive TIP Mastermind Community to engage in meaningful stock investing discussions with Kyle and the other community members.
Robert’s book The Everything Guide to House Hacking.
Related Episode: Listen to REI155: Confessions of a Real Estate Entrepreneur w/ Moses Kagan, or watch the video.
Related Episode: Listen to REI159: From Reception to Urban Infill Developer w/ Sean Sweeney, or watch the video.
Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert Kiyasaki.
Richer, Wiser, Happier by William Green.

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