{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"How to Start Investing in Commercial Real Estate (Without a Million Dollars) with Beth Azor","description":" Of all commercial real estate investors, only 3% are women \u2013 and when Beth Azor learned that stat, she decided to frickin\u2019 change it. In this episode, Erin sits down with the woman affectionately known as The Canvassing Queen\u00ae: founder and CEO of Azor Advisory Services, owner of three Florida shopping centers valued at over $75 million, and founder of the Women\u2019s Real Estate Investment Summit, where Erin has had the joy of speaking \u2013 and riding the famous four-hour bus tour of the town Beth practically owns. Beth\u2019s story starts with an $11,000-a-year nonprofit salary and a real estate license she\u2019d had since age 18. It took a boss literally marching her to a bank to co-sign a $50,000 note \u2013 on the condition she invest 20% of every commission from then on \u2013 to turn a high-earning spender into an investor. Eight LP deals later, she went out on her own as a GP, and today she\u2019s the co-GP of a $32 million asset she waited thirteen years to buy. Yes, thirteen. That story alone (Mr. G, the quarterly \u201cno,\u201d and the pivot to pure relationship-building) is worth the listen \u2013 and so is the one about crashing a utility company\u2019s remote HQ with cupcakes. Whether you\u2019ve never heard the terms LP and GP or you\u2019re ready to raise capital for your first deal, Beth breaks the path down into steps any woman can start this week: pick an asset class, find an expert, invest passively first, and watch how it\u2019s done. Because as Beth\u2019s community proves \u2013 68 women stood up at this year\u2019s summit having invested with someone in the room \u2013 you don\u2019t have to do it alone. Listen in as Erin and Beth discuss: The boss who called her \u201ca freaking idiot\u201d (with love), co-signed her first $50K investment, and made her bank 20% of every commission The stat that lit the fire: only 3% of commercial real estate investors are women \u2013 and most inherited it or signed on a husband\u2019s guarantee Why \u201cwe don\u2019t know any other women doing it\u201d is the real barrier \u2013 and how the Women\u2019s Real Estate Investment Summit is dismantling it LP vs. GP, explained in plain English: preferred returns, refinances, and why LPs end up \u201cplaying with house money\u201d Beth\u2019s starting playbook: pick your asset class, find an expert, LP first, and watch the GP How GPs raise capital \u2013 including the empty Wells Fargo bank deal where Beth raised $3.2M from 22 people in four days Beth\u2019s non-negotiable: never invest with a GP who has no skin in the game The 13-year Mr. G story: how persistence plus genuine relationship turned \u201cno, click\u201d into co-GP of a $32M asset The cupcake story: how a Friday-afternoon delivery did what eight men yelling couldn\u2019t Women Investor Wednesdays, the March 2027 summit, and how to get in the room About Affectionately known as The Canvassing Queen\u00ae, Beth Azor is the founder and CEO of Azor Advisory Services (AAS), a leading commercial real estate advisory and investment firm based in Davie, Florida. As its principal, Beth currently owns and manages three shopping centers in Florida valued at over $75M. She travels the U.S. consulting with, brokering deals for, and training associates in the commercial real estate industry, with clients including Phillips Edison & Co., Brixmor Properties, The Shopping Center Group, Urban Edge Development, DLC Management Group, and Bedrock. Beth is the author of Don\u2019t Say No for the Prospect (2019) and The Retail Leasing Playbook (2020), the founder of the Women\u2019s Real Estate Investment Summit \u2013 on a mission to get more women investing in real estate and growing their families\u2019 wealth \u2013 and co-founder of the South Florida Independent Retailer Awards\u00ae. Her newly created AI bot \u201cAsk Beth\u201d is a compilation of her 900 YouTube videos and 300 podcast episodes. A graduate of FSU, Beth is founder and past Chairwoman of the FSU Real Estate Foundation, past President of HOPE Outreach Center in Davie, and co-founder of 100+ Women Who Care in South Florida. She is a single mom to a superhero movie podcaster and an aspiring pro golfer \u2013 and she recently walked 250 miles of the Camino de Santiago across Spain. How to Connect With Beth Azor Website: https:\/\/www.bethazor.com LinkedIn: https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/bethazor\/ Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/azoradvisoryservices Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/bethazor\/  Recommended Resources Women\u2019s Real Estate Investment Summit \u2013 March 3 \u2013 5, 2027, registration opens September; only ~60 of 250 seats left: https:\/\/thewomeninvestmentsummit.com\/  Women Investor Wednesday podcast \u2013 Beth interviews a woman investor every Wednesday (want to be a guest? She wants startup stories, even your first VRBO): https:\/\/www.bethazor.com\/beths-podcasts\/ Don\u2019t Say No for the Prospect by Beth Azor: https:\/\/www.bethazor.com\/product\/dont-say-no-for-the-prospect-how-1-went-from-a-sales-rookie-to-a-retail-leasing-rockstar\/ The Retail Leasing Playbook by Beth Azor: https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Retail-Leasing-Playbook-Beth-Ratzan\/dp\/0578224208 \u201cAsk Beth\u201d AI bot \u2013 900 videos and 300 podcast episodes\u2019 worth of answers: https:\/\/www.bethazor.com Happiness & Fulfillment Assessment: https:\/\/pursuingfreedom.com\/happiness Pursuing Freedom Collective: https:\/\/pursuingfreedom.com\/collective Get a copy of Pursuing Freedom on Amazon: https:\/\/amzn.to\/46o7m7z Subscribe to the Pursuing Freedom podcast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify for weekly inspiration and strategies. 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