Richie Hogan: From NFL Dreams to Real Estate Success

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Join host Johnney Zhang on Future-Proof Real Estate as he interviews Richie Hogan about his journey from aspiring NFL athlete to real estate investor. Richie shares how he transitioned from college football to working at Stark for 11 years, growing from trainer to manager. He breaks down his real estate investing strategy, focusing on landlord-friendly markets like Indianapolis. Richie emphasizes starting early, taking action, and staying balanced with money and mindset.

00:00 Introduction to Future-Proof Real Estate
00:27 Meet Richie Hogan
01:10 Richie's Background and Journey
05:05 First Steps in Real Estate Investing
07:28 House Hacking and Expanding Investments
09:27 Financial Discipline and Mindset
16:37 Real Estate Strategies and Market Insights
18:34 Building a Real Estate Strategy
19:43 Finding the Right Property Manager
22:24 Challenges and Unexpected Events
24:26 Future Goals and Scaling Up
26:09 Tokenization and Real Estate Investment
30:34 Reflecting on Failures and Lessons Learned
33:22 Advice for Young Investors
35:15 Conclusion and Final Thoughts

If you’re new to my channel, I’m Johnney Zhang, founder and chairman of Primior Asset Management based in Los Angeles. I’ve managed over $2B in real estate assets across development, asset management, and tokenized investments. I’ve worked on everything from flips and luxury homes to multifamily and funds.

Here’s a quick background:

➡️ At 15: Moved to the UK alone for education, faced language barriers and racism.
➡️ 22: Immigrated to LA and started Primior as a small construction company.
➡️ 25: Entered property development—luxury homes, multifamily, and mixed-use.
➡️ 27: Acquired an investment bank to expand into finance.
➡️ 28: Helped establish California Chinese American Day (legalized in 2019).
➡️ 31: Launched USP to make real estate investing more accessible.
➡️ 32: Acquired LAIRC to support international investors through EB5.
➡️ 33: Started building Gaia, a blockchain-based investment platform.
➡️ 34: Took Primior Holdings public (OTC: $GRLT).

Today: Primior manages $2B+ in assets. We’re focused on real estate development and next-gen tokenized investment platforms.

To the builders and dreamers: keep going. Every challenge is a step toward your goal.

– Johnney

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