REI164: Intelligent Design w/ Bobby Fijan

Patrick talks with Bobby Fijan about apartment floorplans and his career as a real estate developer. Bobby has been involved in real estate startup companies his entire career. In 2011, he started Cross Properties with three other partners in the basement of a seminary. In 2021, Bobby founded Form Analytics which is a data technology company that optimizes apartment floorplans. IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN: 00:00 - Intro 01:57 - How Bobby got started as a real estate developer. 10:17 - Why Bobby wants to become the Bill James of apartment floorplans. 38:22 - What his experience doing office conversion to residential has been like. 48:06 - Why floor plans are often an afterthought. 50:28 - What the most optimal floorplan design is. 01:00:33 - What his two guiding beliefs are when it comes to apartments. 01:01:04 - What one asset class he thinks will do well in the coming years. And much, much more! *Disclaimer: Slight timestamp discrepancies may occur due to podcast platform differences. BOOKS AND RESOURCES Join the exclusive TIP Mastermind Community to engage in meaningful stock investing discussions with Kyle and the other community members. Robert’s book The Everything Guide to House Hacking. Related Episode: Listen to REI155: Confessions of a Real Estate Entrepreneur w/ Moses Kagan, or watch the video. Related Episode: Listen to REI159: From Reception to Urban Infill Developer w/ Sean Sweeney, or watch the video. Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert Kiyasaki. Richer, Wiser, Happier by William Green. NEW TO THE SHOW? Check out our Millennial Investing Starter Packs. Browse through all our episodes (complete with transcripts) here. Try Kyle’s favorite tool for picking stock winners and managing our portfolios: TIP Finance. Enjoy exclusive perks from our favorite Apps and Services. Stay up-to-date on financial markets and investing strategies through our daily newsletter, We Study Markets. Learn how to better start, manage, and grow your business with the best business podcasts. SPONSORS Support our free podcast by supporting our sponsors: ⁠CFI Education⁠ ⁠Airbnb⁠ Connect with Patrick (@jpatrickdonley): Twitter Connect with Bobby: Website | Twitter Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm