Check the episode transcript hereABOUT BRIAN BURKEBrian Burke is President / CEO of Praxis Capital Inc, a vertically integrated real estate private equity investment firm, which he founded in 2001. Brian has acquired over $1 billion dollars’ worth of real estate over a 36-year career including over 4,000 multifamily units, over 1,600 senior housing units, and more than 700 single-family homes, with the assistance of proprietary software that he wrote himself. Brian has subdivided land, built homes, renovated a lakefront re...
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ABOUT BRIAN BURKE
Brian Burke is President / CEO of Praxis Capital Inc, a vertically integrated real estate private equity investment firm, which he founded in 2001. Brian has acquired over $1 billion dollars’ worth of real estate over a 36-year career including over 4,000 multifamily units, over 1,600 senior housing units, and more than 700 single-family homes, with the assistance of proprietary software that he wrote himself. Brian has subdivided land, built homes, renovated a lakefront resort, and constructed self-storage, but his current focus is senior housing, specifically skilled nursing, assisted living, and memory care.
Brian is the author of The Hands-Off Investor: An Insider’s Guide to Investing in Passive Real Estate Syndications, and is a frequent public speaker at real estate conferences and events nationwide.
THIS TOPIC IN A NUTSHELL:
· Brian Burke’s 36-year real estate journey
· Selling down holdings ahead of the 2022 market reset
· 2025–2026 outlook and where he sees opportunity by asset class
· Why small multifamily can outperform in today’s market
· The pivot into senior housing: assisted living, memory care, and skilled nursing
· Demographics + post-COVID distress creating a “bottom of cycle” setup
· Buying below replacement cost: the per-bed basis advantage
· Operator-first investing and structuring for operational risk
· Cash flow, hold periods, and multiple exit paths
· Raising capital: single-asset syndications vs. funds and “semi-blind pool” strategy
· Sponsor vetting and real track record beyond IRR
· Lessons learned: the power of partnerships and the danger of overleverage
KEY QUOTE:
“The best opportunities are created in chaos.”
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CONNECT WITH BRIAN BURKE:
Website: www.PraxCap.com
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/praxcap , www.linkedin.com/in/praxiscapital
Social Media: Facebook / X / PraxCap Instagram / Brian’s Instagram
Book: www.BiggerPockets.com/SyndicationBook
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