ISP 235: How Can The Busy W2 Professional Get Started In Real Estate?

Episode 235: How Can The Busy W2 Professional Get Started In Real Estate?


Host: Simon Castillo

Guest: Dan Calonge



Join our host Simon Castillo with Caleb Johnson as they discuss:   

• Multifamily is a team sport 
• Balancing a W2 with being an investor 
• Giving back 
• The importance of aligning values 
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Dan is head of Learning & Development for a technology company and is based in Lexington, Kentucky. He spent 26 years working for companies such as Microsoft, Dell, and Sony including six years in Latin America. 

Dan also invests in large apartment complexes and is Managing 

Partner of Avanza Investments. 'Avanza' means to 'move forward' in Spanish, and he is focused on helping other working professionals achieve excellent returns through multifamily real estate investing.

He is also the first of his family born in the U.S. His family fled Cuba in 1960, arriving with very little. They worked hard to give his family the best chance of success.

Connect with Dan Calonge: 

Phone: 859-361-7604

Email: dan@avanzainvest.com 

Website: www.avanzainvest.com

Simon Castillo is a real estate investor & business development executive from San Antonio, TX. Simon began investing in real estate in 2004 and is currently invested in more than $39 million of single family and multifamily assets both as a general partner and limited partner. Simon’s experience includes providing safe, stable returns for investors, real estate development, value add investing and investing for long term cash flow.   

Simon is the Principal and Founder of SAS Texas Capital, a real estate firm focused on raising capital for the acquisition of value-add, class B & C multifamily properties. SAS Texas Capital has raised over $1 million in investor capital for the purchase of these assets.   

Simon holds a Master’s Degree in Finance from St. Mary’s University in San Antonio. In addition to his extensive professional experience, Simon serves as Chair for the prestigious Alexander Briseno Leadership Development Program (ABLDP) offered through the San Antonio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, President for the South Texas Chapter for the Risk Management Society, and serves on the St. Mary’s University Greehey School of Business Finance & Risk Management Advisory Board.



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