Ep #1,103 - MFRS - How He Scaled from 2 to 600+ Units (And Raised $30M Doing It)

Owen Li is a first-generation immigrant who came to the U.S. with $6,000 in debt and earned a Ph.D. from Harvard. After 12 years in a W-2 role, he started investing in real estate with a $32K house and now manages $90 million in assets, including 600+ multifamily units, 900+ self-storage units, and 205 acres of land. He joined Rod’s Warrior Group in November 2024 and closed a 133-unit deal in Hattiesburg, MS the following month for $9.2 million, assuming a $5.75 million HUD loan at 2.45% and raising $4.45 million in equity. Based in Chicago with his wife and three kids, real estate has given his family financial freedom and educational choices.

Here’s some of the topics we covered:

• From Immigrant Struggles to Earning a Harvard PhD

• Why Multifamily Beats Burnout from Labor-Intensive Startups

• How Buying Foreclosures and Fourplexes Built Owen’s Foundation

• Passive Investing vs. Going All In on Multifamily

• Investing in Other People’s Projects Vs. Multifamily

• Why Scaling in Multifamily Is a Total Game-Changer

• Build Trust Fast by Building a Proven Track Record

• Raising 4.45 Million Dollars With His Team

• Should You Still Be Buying Multifamily Right Now?

• How Joining the Warrior Group Fast-Tracks Growth

If you’d like to apply to the warrior program and do deals with other rockstars in this business: Text crush to 72345 and we’ll be speaking soon.