Interested in starting your own entrepreneurial journey but unsure what to expect? Then read up on our interview with James Kandasamy, Founder and CEO of Achieve Investment Group, located in Austin, TX, USA.

What's your business, and who are your customers?

Managing 3736 units worth $517M in assets under management. Achieve Investment Group is a vertically integrated multifamily investment firm dedicated to acquiring and operating properties with significant value-add components. Our customers include investors and apartment community residents.

Tell us about yourself

I have years of experience in real estate, with more than six years in multifamily acquisitions and asset management. My expertise is finding value in multifamily opportunities, converting those assets to sell at a profit with a consistent record of high returns for investors, creating new millionaires.

Identified, underwrote, and oversaw the acquisition process of over $517M of quality multifamily investments (19 Assets) and still growing. I ran the execution of each business plan in the portfolio. Average IRR in the portfolio is more than 20%.

I have a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering(Hons) degree from the Science University of Malaysia and an MBA from the University of South Adelaide (Australia).

What's your biggest accomplishment as a business owner?

The biggest accomplishment has been to not only successfully invest with strategies that win time after time but also to build new communities from the ground up while managing over six active properties and apartment communities.

What's one of the hardest things that comes with being a business owner?

So many variables can happen as a multifamily business owner, which is why at the end of the day, we remember it is people that make the business succeed or fail. And when failure isn't an option, that means doing what it takes to succeed each and every day.

What are the top tips you'd give to anyone looking to start, run and grow a business today?

  1. Research and select a market that you can compete furiously in to be successful.
  2. Develop a solid business plan that outlines your objectives, target market, and sales strategies.
  3. Be prepared to give everything you have in terms of treasure and energy to make it a success. This means risk tolerance - how much can you take?

Where can people find you and your business?

Website: https://achieveinvestmentgroup.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jameskandasamy
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jameskandasamy/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/AchieveAcademy1
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jameskandasamy/

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