Candace Pilgrim is the Co-founder and Asset Manager at Astra Equity, a commercial real estate and multifamily investment company. Candace provides Astra Equity with the precision analysis needed to be a successful real estate acquisition firm. Her real estate journey began with single-family rehabs and rentals, private lending, and solo-401k investing.
[00:01 – 04:49] Opening Segment
- Candace talks about her background
- Pursued Biochemistry and Molecular Biology before she became a real estate investor
[04:50 – 13:39] People Business
- Candace talks about why she shifted her focus on multifamily assets
- Ensuring the happiness of your clients
- Candace shares their secret to keeping their clients satisfied and happy
- She speaks about how the Covid-19 pandemic affected their business
- How they mitigated the effects and kept their business striving
[13:40 – 18:57] Passive and Active Investing
- Candace's advice for people looking to invest in real estate either actively or passively
- What would be the best route for an individual?
[18:58 – 21:52] Empowering Women in Multifamily
- Candace talks about the Multifamily Women's Mastermind
[21:53 – 30:37] THE FINAL FOUR
- What's the worst job that you ever had?
- "The Ph.D. Program Experience I had"
- What's a book you've read that has given you a paradigm shift?
- Never Split the Difference by Christopher Voss
- What is a skill or talent that you would like to learn?
- Get better at family-work balance.
- I would love to learn all the trades involved in real estate (carpentry, electrical, plumbing, etc.)
- What does success mean to you?
- Success means happiness.
- Connect with Candace. Links available below.
Tweetable Quotes:
"I feel like you learn more by doing the whole gannet of all the roles within or at least most of the roles you have a partner into rather than just barely peeking behind the curtain." – Candace Pilgrim
"Life's too short to be unhappy and unhealthy." – Candace Pilgrim
You can connect with Candace on Facebook or send her an email at candice@astraeq.com. Visit their website at astraeq.com to learn more about investing opportunities.
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