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How 5,000 Units Exposed the Real Problem in Property Management ft. Tim Bratz
This week I’m joined by Tim Bratz, real estate investor, operator, and now software founder of Smart Management. Tim has built, scaled, pivoted, and rebuilt multiple times on his entrepreneurial journey — and this episode dives into every arc. From starting in real estate in 2007 right before the crash, to rebuilding after going broke, to scaling nearly 5,000 units, and now launching a disruptive property management platform, Tim’s story is anything but linear.
We talk about resilience, market cycles, bad partnerships, scaling teams, and the reality that success is rarely one straight line…
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