Brave Enough to Start: Real Estate Lessons, Setbacks, and New Beginnings

The New Wave in Real Estate

Brave Enough to Start: Real Estate Lessons, Setbacks, and New Beginnings
In this inaugural episode, hosts Brady Breinholt and Chris Harper introduce the New Wave in Real Estate podcast, a show focused on real estate investing, personal experiences, and lessons learned from both success and failure.

Chris shares his roots in Salt Lake City’s Rose Park community, his path through sports, and how real estate transitioned him into leading a sports and entertainment real estate team while also co-founding a sports marketing company. He emphasizes teamwork, adapting to change, and supporting athletes through both marketing and real estate education.

Brady recounts his journey from growing up on a bison ranch in Idaho to becoming a real estate professional, developer, and investor. He describes the highs of early success in real estate during the mid-2000s, the crash that humbled him, and how he rebuilt by working in logistics, accounting, software, and eventually returning to development and real estate investing. He candidly shares the challenges of managing $8.8M in investor debt during rising interest rates and the lessons in perseverance, adaptability, and investor trust.

The episode sets the tone for the podcast: candid conversations about real estate investing, overcoming challenges, problem-solving under pressure, and sharing actionable tips and tricks. The hosts preview upcoming topics such as syndications vs. joint ventures, when to invest, handling setbacks, and lessons from real-world deals. They stress that while they share experiences, they are not giving legal, tax, or investment advice, and experts will be brought in for specialized guidance.hgfB0XizLacMCLkaPOHb