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Michael Girdley (@Girdley) is joined by Levi Benkert (@Levijameshere) to talk about Harbor Capital, hiring architects overseas, his real estate endeavors, starting Verde Beef in Ethiopia (& his story with the Prime Minister), fundraising: tricks & techniques, outlook on America’s future, and more.-----* Do you love The Michael Girdley Show and want to see our smiling faces? Subscribe to our Youtube channel.* Do you enjoy our content? Rate our show!* Follow us on Twitter @GirdleyShow Find success in small business investing and entrepreneurship.-----Show Notes:(0:00) - Intro: Levi Benkert(1:29) - Hiring an overseas architect: How was your experience? Why consider it?(7:16) - Levi’s latest Real Estate Project(13:04) - What are the risks in this Deal? What are customers looking for in the space?(16:36) - What are reasonable cap. rating expectations? What about costs?(22:15) - Would you recommend it as a business model? Where do you think the market is at right now?(24:54) - Is it OK to be in it for the money?(33:26) - Fundraising: Tricks & techniques(39:03) - Interest rates, financial planning and our outlooks on America’s future(44:49) - How do you know when someone is being too greedy?(47:35) - What is the @Girdley flywheel? Why is he on Twitter?(57:00) - Starting a beef company in Ethiopia and crashing the Prime Minister’s office-----Links:* Harbor Capital-----Past guests on The Michael Girdley Show include Jesse Tinsley, Rob LaBonne, Matthew Weidert, Craig Fuller, Sam Bacon, Cayse Llorens, and more.-----Additional episodes you might enjoy:#24 The recruiter of choice: How JobMobz helps Silicon Valley companies grow so quickly - The Michael Girdley Show e24#19 Grocery Store Chain Business - Rob LaBonne of Labonne's Markets - The Michael Girdley Show e19#13 The Hard Money Lending Business - Matthew Weidert of Longleaf Lending - The Michael Girdley Show e13
