Circuitous Route to Investing in Jacksonville

Ian is an attorney, a broker, and investor in the Jacksonville market. He credits his success with his roots as a bartender who exited college with a mountain of debt and little hope to dig out of it. Listen to this story about how he worked his way in to a better place by leveraging the Jacksonville market.

Key Discussion Points

[00:56] Introduction by Eric & Steven

[04:00] About our guest: Ian Brown

[05:03] Guide us through your interesting journey from bartender to attorney to real estate investor

[14:12] So even thought you didn’t have any big investors, you just jumped right in and went for it?

[17:18] How are you managing your residential real estate assets?

[18:24] So will you be shying away from section 8 housing in the future?

[19:31] What areas in Jacksonville do you like?

[20:05] Have you ventured outside Florida? OIr outside of the Jacksonville area?

[21:08] We’ve seen dramatic changes lately in Florida. How have you seen the fundamentals change in Jacksonville?

[22:49] What does the future look like for the Jacksonville area?

[25:07] You have a diverse appetite for deals. What are the things you look for in a deal?

[27:00] Tell us about your new podcast, Yield Coach

[29:29] How can folks reach you?

[30:12] Closing comments by Eric & Steven

About our Guests

EP. 246 Ian Brown: Circuitous Route to Investing in Jacksonville

Prior to founding Brown Brothers Realty, Ian Brown was a senior consultant at a commercial real estate firm specializing in valuation and real estate analytics. In addition to being a licensed real estate broker, Ian is also a licensed appraiser. He earned is law degree from Florida Coastal School of Law. Ian is also an investor and owns an apartment complex; he’s working on a storage deal, and also converting offices to Airbnb.

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Talking South Florida and Real Estate Trends

Ana is a wealth of information about the South Florida market. We welcome her back on the show to discuss the big factors that are moving the South Florida market and why there is no reason to see much deviation from the recent trends in the near term.

Key Discussion Points

[03:11] About our guest: Ana Bozovic

[05:00] Give us an overview of what you thought would happen in the market back in the beginning days of COVID vs what actually happened

[08:02] Talk about how the effects of COVID changed how we work

[10:13] Effeccts of COVID on migration of Central/South America to Florida

[14:50] Are you seeing significant numbers of cash deals compared to debt in South Florida?

[15:45] Talk about inflation with higher gas prices, war in Europe, etc.. and what you see coming

[18:51] What have you seen with pricing in residential South Florida

[19:58] What about the increasing home pricing and sales in South Florida. Might there be a pull-back soon?

[22:25] What do you see happening to the retail sector in South Florida now that the cloud of COVID is clearing?

[25:17] Share more about your comment of a shift occuring – like the shift in flocus of South Florida emerging as a new capitol

[27:02] Any last thoughts and/or insights?

[28:20] How can folks reach you?

[28:56] Closing comments by Eric & Steven

About our Guests

Ep. 245 Ana Bozovic: Taking South Florida and Real Estate Trends

Ana Bozovic is the founder and owner of Analytics Miami. For the past 3 years she has been publishing long term trend analysis on the Miami real estate market. The analytic Miami reports are outcome agnostic – they are not paid for by any brokerage, and their intent is to bring truth to the market. The reports draw upon her abilities to see past the noise and recognize patterns in data. Ana studied math and physics at Columbia university.