061: Starving Artist Turned Millionaire Real Estate Investor with Mark Hentemann

We Build Great Apartment Communities

Let’s cut to the chase - So can one still do the things that he love while still being involved in real estate investment? Well the answer is a resounding Y-E-S! And Mark Hentemann who John Brackett sits down with today is the concrete proof!

Mark is an Emmy Award nominated writer/producer who has written for David Letterman, Family Guy, and created shows for Fox and MTV. He has been investing in multifamily since 2000, building a personal portfolio of 14 Los Angeles apartment buildings. After honing his skills for a decade, achieving success in both good markets and bad, Mark started Quantum Capital RE, and is its principal.

Get comfy, and grab some pen and paper and listen as Mark talks about his success in real estate investing while still doing the very thing that he is in love with - writing.

Episode Highlights:

• Mark’s journey from being a TV show writer to a real estate investor
• Why choose to invest in real estate
• Criteria in finding a great investment property
• How do real estate investment strategies change based on demographics
• Mark talks about barriers that an investor can encounter when buying and scaling up
• Cancelling contracts that are already put in place
• Mark’s advice to those interested in the world of real estate investment
• Golden Nugget: Wall Street has the best marketing but worst return while real estate has the worst marketing but best return

Connect:

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• Quantum Capital Website

About Our Guest:

Mark Hentemann is an Emmy-nominated writer/producer and an original writer on “Family Guy”. He’s also a built a $90 million multifamily portfolio in Los Angeles and Texas.

After struggling as a starving artist, Mark used his first script payments in 2000 to buy a duplex in Los Angeles as a hedge against the uncertainties of an entertainment career. Real estate became a passionate side-hustle, and Mark founded Quantum Capital, which invests in and syndicates value-add multifamily properties in major cities. He also hosts the Wild West Real Estate Podcast.

Mark also continues to write, produce and do voices on Family Guy. He’s created shows for Fox and MTV, written for David Letterman, worked on the “Ted” movies and is currently writing a reboot of “The Naked Gun”. He’s been a guest on Bigger Pockets, Joe Fairless, Michael Blank, Jake & Gino podcasts, as well as many others. Mark’s mission is to help people achieve financial freedom through real estate so they don’t have to become television writers.

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