Syndication Made Easy with Vinney (Smile) Chopra

Winning Through Challenges with Mike Desrosiers | Apartment Syndication Made Easy Podcast

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A hurricane blew 23 AC units off the roof and tore apart a parking structure at Mike Desrosiers' Galveston property.

Vinney Chopra hosts Mike Desrosiers, CEO and managing partner of Growth Capital Group, on the Apartment Syndication Made Easy podcast. Mike manages 428 units in Missouri, 88 in Galveston, Texas, and 60 in College Park, Texas, among other properties. He has 32 years of experience in real estate investing and management. The conversation begins with Mike recounting challenges like a hurricane in Galveston that destroyed 23 air conditioning units and a parking structure. He emphasizes the importance of reacting quickly and maintaining a positive attitude during crises. Mike also shares how he uses AI assistants to handle tenant maintenance calls 24/7 and schedule repairs, improving efficiency. Vinney promotes his books, detailing his journey from arriving in the U.S. with $7 to building nearly $1 billion in assets. Mike discusses his approach to investor relations, including quarterly updates and hosting investor days at properties with tours, speakers, and social events. They talk about current challenges in 2025, such as rising interest rates and insurance costs, with Mike giving an example of a mortgage increasing from $28,000 to $72,000 in one year. Mike shares his daily routine, which includes positive reading, exercise, and gratitude practices. He mentions reading a book called 'Flip the Script' about hostage negotiation techniques applied to business. The episode concludes with Mike inviting listeners to connect via social media or his website, and Vinney promoting his Moneal Investors Club for accredited investors.

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A grounded look at how AI can support apartment maintenance calls, advertising response, and investor communication as portfolios grow.

Apartment syndication is framed here as a day-to-day operations problem, with Vinny and Mike focused less on theory than on the friction that comes with a growing property portfolio.

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You will hear how AI can answer maintenance calls while a growing apartment portfolio gets harder to coordinate.

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