From Fleeing Cuba to $4 Billion in Real Estate with Albert Berriz

Albert M. Berriz is Managing Member, Chief Executive Officer, Board Member and Co-Owner of McKinley, a real estate investment company that owns and operates a $4.6 billion dollar real estate portfolio. Berriz has extensive experience in the acquisition, financing, management, and redevelopment of real estate assets. He has been responsible for acquiring and managing assets in excess of $10.0 billion during his career. Highlights of the Episode: 02:58 - Background about Albert’s Dad 06:28 - Work Ethic that Albert’s Dad taught him 09:17 - Importance of Education and Willingness to work hard 11:41 - Luxury Housing Business 14:13 - Maintaining Long Term Relationships with your Partner 17:58 - Focus on the Goal 21:49 - Lessons learned from mentor 23:12 - Today’s Generation of Entrepreneurs 26:40 - Leveraging Social Media 26:40 - Repositioning Strategy 34:56 - Supply and Demand Imbalance 38:24 - Different Experiences of the Guest - Year 1982, 1991 and 2008 42:05 - Best way to prepare for a recession - Capitalization 46:15 - Favorite Books 47:28 - Relationship with Comfort and Discomfort Notable quotes from the Episode: “Providing people homes is an absolute thrill.” - Albert Berriz “Commitment is a cornerstone of an immigrant refugee mindset. You’re not done until you’re done and you got to do your job.” - Albert Berris “A business partner is not any different than a wife.” - Albert Berriz Connecting with the Guest Website: https://www.mckinley.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MckinleyCompaniesLLC LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/mckinley/  Connect with our growing community: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gobundance LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/gobundancegbl/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/GoBundance Twitter: https://twitter.com/GoBundance Subscribe to our GoBundance Podcast: Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/gobundance-podcast Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/.../gobundance.../id1110145229 Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/grab-life-big-podcast Not a millionaire yet but want to be a part of our ecosystem? Check out EMERGE by GoBundance. Enroll Today! https://www.gobundance.com/emerge #gobundance #grablifebig #podcast #tribeofmillionaires