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From Banker to 100+ Short-Term Rentals: How Fouad Bazzi Built a Real Estate Business That Runs Itself

July 30, 2025 • Bateman Collective

In this episode, discover how a former banking consultant leveraged corporate finance expertise to scale from zero to 95 short-term rental properties through creative deal structuring, strategic capital raising, and innovative investor partnerships in just 6 years.

Former banking executive Fouad Bazzi shares his remarkable journey from corporate consulting to building a thriving short-term rental empire. After 20 years in banking and consulting for community banks nationwide, Fouad made the leap to entrepreneurship in 2019, initially starting coffee shops before pivoting to real estate after COVID. What sets him apart is his unique ability to apply banking and finance principles to real estate investing, creating sophisticated deal structures that maximize returns for both him and his investors.

📖 What You Will Learn

How to apply banking and finance principles to creative real estate deal structuring
Advanced strategies for raising capital through customized investor partnerships
Why short-term rentals qualify for active income tax benefits vs. passive rental income
How to build scalable management systems for hospitality-based real estate businesses
Market selection criteria for sustainable short-term rental investments
Creative financing techniques that reduce cash requirements for acquisitions
How to structure deals with multiple benefit streams (equity, cash flow, tax benefits)
Building a real estate business that can be scaled and eventually sold

🕐 Time Stamps

00:02 - From Corporate Banking to Real Estate Entrepreneurship
02:40 - Scaling to 95 Properties Through Strategic Acquisitions
03:02 - Banking Infrastructure and Federal Reserve Competition
04:52 - Corporate Golf Budget vs. Entrepreneurial Reality Check
05:28 - Starting Late vs. Starting Young in Real Estate
06:28 - Creative Finance and Deal Structuring Lessons from Banking
07:16 - Kent Cloutier Mastermind and Other People's Money Strategy
09:34 - Customized Investor Partnerships and Multiple Revenue Streams
10:51 - Short-Term Rentals vs. Traditional Real Estate Investment
13:34 - Active Income Classification for Short-Term Rental Tax Benefits
14:42 - Keeping Your Money vs. Making More Money Strategy
16:06 - Sports Team Analogy and Overvalued Asset Discussion
19:09 - Hotel Business Model vs. Real Estate Investment Approach
21:33 - Management Company Quality and Scalability Challenges
23:35 - Building Business on Real Estate for Exit Strategy
24:49 - Family Legacy and Teaching Kids Entrepreneurship
26:01 - Tangible Learning Through Real Estate for Children
26:41 - Contact Information and Social Media

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