A lot of people get into real estate the same way my brother Brian and I did. You buy a few properties on the side, learn as you go and assume steady growth will come from owning real estate long enough.
Before founding Roers Companies in 2012, we built a portfolio of about 20 residential and student housing properties near the University of Minnesota. It was a side venture we grew while working in finance — Brian as a CPA and me as a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® (CFP®).
