195: Mastering Real Estate Investing with Tom Braegelmann

Thomas P. Braegelmann, CEO of GCA Equity Partners; is an accomplished entrepreneur, fund manager, and private lending mentor offering a wealth of experience and knowledge gained during his 30+ year career in real estate investing, commercial construction, land development, and private lending.

As a Certified Fund Manager and founder of GCA, Tom is no stranger to thinking outside the box and has earned a reputation as a thought leader in his industry. Through careful investment analysis and a strong focus on safety, as well as the development of the unique National Construction Lending Alliance™ program, Tom and partners have shown a consistent track record of delivering double-digit returns to their investors on short-term, passive real estate investments.

With Tom’s leadership, and through the development of the National Construction Lending Alliance™ program, GCA participated in the funding of more than $100 million in real estate transactions nationwide in under 18 months.

As a native of Central Minnesota, Tom previously served as owner and CEO of a private real estate investment company, with a portfolio comprised of several hundred multi-family apartment units, residential and commercial complexes, and single-family homes.

With a passion for facilitating and teaching collaborative real estate investing, Tom donates his time and serves as a well-respected, highly sought-after mentor and teacher for a group of more than 400 passive real estate investors around the country. He also founded and hosts a monthly REIA/Private Investment club with over 1600 members in the San Francisco Bay area. Tom is committed to giving back to the community and building sustainable cash flow for passive real estate investors.


(00:02 - 2:32) Opening Segment

- Introduction of the host into the show

- Alpesh introduces the guest of the show, Tom

- Tom shares something interesting about himself

(2:32 - 21:30) Mastering Real Estate Investing

- How and when did you start investing in real estate?

-Can you define what is mastering real estate

-How can one go about defining a strategic road map

-Why is setting guidelines important

-How can one create a safe deal

-Can you share the rules for active investors and then passive investors

-What kind of deals do you work on now?

-Can you talk about your best real estate investment from the last 15 years?

-Can you share your worst real estate deal?

(21:30 - 22:00) Break

- Welcoming listeners and guest back to the show

(22:00 - 27:37) Fire Round

-What do you think about the real estate and stock market as both of them seems to have the peak?

- Will Tom change the business strategy after Coronavirus?

– Tom's favorite real estate, finance, or other related books

– Tools or website Tom recommends

- Tom's advice to beginner investors

– How does Tom give back?

– How can Wealth Matters Podcast listeners reach out to Tom?

(27:37 - 27:43) Closing Segment

-If you want to learn more about the discussion, you can watch the podcast on Wealth Matter’s YouTube channel and you can reach out to Alpesh using this link.

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