{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"EP. 246 Ian Brown: Circuitous Route to Investing in Jacksonville","description":"Circuitous Route to Investing in Jacksonville Ian is an attorney, a broker, and investor in the Jacksonville market. He credits his success with his roots as a bartender who exited college with a mountain of debt and little hope to dig out of it. Listen to this story about how he worked his way in to a better place by leveraging the Jacksonville market. &amp;nbsp;  Key Discussion Points [00:56] Introduction by Eric &amp; Steven [04:00]&amp;nbsp;About our guest: Ian Brown [05:03]&amp;nbsp;Guide us through your interesting journey from bartender to attorney to real estate investor [14:12]&amp;nbsp;So even thought you didn't have any big investors, you just jumped right in and went for it? [17:18]&amp;nbsp;How are you managing your residential real estate assets? [18:24]&amp;nbsp;So will you be shying away from section 8 housing in the future? [19:31]&amp;nbsp;What areas in Jacksonville do you like? [20:05]&amp;nbsp;Have you ventured outside Florida? OIr outside of the Jacksonville area? [21:08]&amp;nbsp;We've seen dramatic changes lately in Florida. How have you seen the fundamentals change in Jacksonville? [22:49]&amp;nbsp;What does the future look like for the Jacksonville area? [25:07]&amp;nbsp;You have a diverse appetite for deals. What are the things you look for in a deal? [27:00]&amp;nbsp;Tell us about your new podcast, Yield Coach [29:29]&amp;nbsp;How can folks reach you? [30:12]&amp;nbsp;Closing comments by Eric &amp; Steven &amp;nbsp; About Our Guest  Prior to founding Brown Brothers Realty, Ian Brown was a senior consultant at a commercial real estate firm specializing in valuation and real estate analytics. In addition to being a licensed real estate broker, Ian is also a licensed appraiser. He earned is law degree from Florida Coastal School of Law. Ian is also an investor and owns an apartment complex; he's working on a storage deal, and also converting offices to Airbnb. &amp;nbsp;  GUEST CONTACT INFO Facebook: Ian Brown \/&amp;nbsp;Yield Coach Instagram:&amp;nbsp;Ian Brown \/ Yield Coach Website: yield-coach.com &amp;nbsp;  &amp;nbsp;   ","author_name":"Invest Florida - A Real Estate Podcast","author_url":"http:\/\/investfloridashow.com","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/22580495\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/22580495"}