Naeem Farokhnia: How Education and Grit Led to Real Estate Entrepreneurship

What do engineering, Apple, and co-living startups have to do with real estate success? In this inspiring episode, Bruce Bean sits down with Naeem Farokhnia, founder of Redwood Crest, to explore his unlikely journey from Iran to Silicon Valley—and eventually to commercial real estate.

Naeem shares how his technical background, years at Apple, and relentless curiosity led him to co-living entrepreneurship in San Francisco, and ultimately to managing and acquiring multifamily properties through syndication. He breaks down the challenges of tenant laws, the risks of co-living in California, and the rewards of smart real estate investing in landlord-friendly states like Texas.

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