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James Livingstone: Why I quit buying Companies and buy Multifamily

  1. James Livingstone: Why I quit buying Companies and buy Multifamily David McIlwaine 47:10

With over 25 years of Finance and investment experience James has built expertise in private equity and real-Estate investment. As a corporate finance partner with a mid sized accounting firm, James worked with hundreds of businesses assisting with M&A, finance and Growth problems from business planning to HR. 
James’ entrepreneurial spirit lead him to launch his first investment company which purchased 18 companies and multiple industrial properties. In addition, he founded a second private equity fund where he purchased 4 businesses.
Today, James focuses on real-estate Investing through Pender Hastings Capital and developing motivated investors through Pender Hastings Partners. While, business is a major pursuit in his life he also spends time with his Family. His hobbies have narrowed in recent years to Travel, fitness and healthy living

In this episode of the podcast, James shares his inspiring journey into the world of Real Estate, from his early days to his eventual success in the industry. Along the way, he discusses the importance of healthy living and how it has helped him achieve balance and focus in his professional and personal life. He also offers valuable insights into how he broke free from the constraints of golden handcuffs, and scaled his business to new heights of success. 

Show Highlights:
✅ James’s journey into real estate
✅ Healthy living
✅ Way to golden handcuff freedom
✅ Business scaling
✅ Way to Awareness
✅ Influence of demography
✅ Migration trends
✅ Best advice
✅ Motivational quote

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David McIlwaine Host of Break Your Golden Handcuffs

David McIlwaine is a seasoned entrepreneur and successful executive with deep experience in business growth, scale and delivering results. His real estate experience is vast--spanning over 20 years. Experience, knowledge and understanding have been gained firsthand by either currently owning or having owned multifamily units, commercial retail development, asset management, single family, vacation rental properties, second homes and custom builds. He personally wore Golden Handcuffs for almost 14 years, successfully gaining sovereignty over his career and net worth along the way. He founded MAC Assets in 2019 and its portfolio currently includes property in the southeast and mountain west. At present he is a general partner in 1,000 doors.

David’s entrepreneurial experience spans a highly successful sales career in several areas including Real Estate, Marketing/Advertising, and Information Technology start ups. He has a variety of first hand experience including having held C Level positions, led teams across the US to overperformance, raised capital, executed mergers, implemented improvements in operating systems, coached diverse constituencies, created and delivered strategic growth initiatives all leading to successful outcomes. David graduated from the University of Kansas with a BS in Journalism and Advertising.