
The Growth Factor; Risk, Adjustment, Return with Ben Leybovich
About this episode
Ben Leybovich, Co-Founder and Principal at WhiteHaven Capital and WhiteHaven Construction, is a Multifamily investor and syndicator with $100M+ under management. As a principal, Ben oversees new acquisitions, asset management, and investor relations.
Ben has been investing in multifamily real estate since 2006. He has been a guest on over a dozen real estate related podcasts, is a public speaker at events across the country, and is a published author. One of the biggest core values that makes Ben tick, is the continuing desire to always grow intellectually and take on new challenges that force him to make pivots that cause forward momentum.
[00:01 – 08:01] Been there, Done that, Now What?
- Let’s get to know Ben
- Scaling and growing personally and intellectually in the multifamily space
[08:02 – 13:41] Exponentiality: The Growth Factor
- Ben’s thoughts on personal growth and the importance of challenge
- A metaphor for the process of growth
- Make sure every step you take is better than the step you made before
[13:42 – 22:13] Risk, Adjustment, Return
- You’re here for a short time, what are you doing with your time?
- Ben’s drive to build a construction agency - risk, adjustment, return
[22:14 – 28:27] THE FINAL FOUR
- What's the worst job that you ever had?
- Never had a job - always the entrepreneur
- What's a book you've read that has given you a paradigm shift?
- How I Turned $1,000 into a Million in Real Estate - William Nickerson
- What is a skill or talent that you would like to learn?
- Dance skills
- What does success mean to you?
- Going back to the idea of growth
- Connect with Ben. Links available below.
Tweetable Quotes:
"I was never a linear guy, ever in my life. It’s all about learning and pivoting and learning new things, and exponentiality for me.” - Ben Leybovich
“The way I look at business, it’s all about risk, adjustment, return. There is going to be risk in business with every step you take, the question is, is the return sufficient enough to justify the risk?” - Ben Leybovich
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You can connect with Ben on LinkedIn or at https://www.whitehavencapital.com/ to learn about investments worth making!
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