#274: Providing Quality Housing Opportunities to Deserving Families with Briar Bearss, USMA ‘22

Service Academy Business Mastermind

“We’re really taking care of the houses and we’re really taking care of the families that are living in these houses. We’re providing a service just as much as we are being landlords because these families can take their government vouchers wherever they go. We have to be good stewards of the government funding or else it is going to naturally leave.” -Briar Bearss, USMA ‘22

Briar Bearss is an entrepreneur focused on real estate and private capital. His former ventures include My Tennessee Home Solution, Tennessee's premier off-market homebuyer. Briar is the President and CEO of the Bearss Company, a boutique alternative asset manager holding controlling positions in exceptional companies and projects. He also leads The Bearss Foundation, a private family foundation formed under Section 501(c)(3) providing scholarship opportunities and mentorship to high school students in his home state of Michigan. Briar currently serves as an Army Officer and graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point with a Bachelor of Science in Business Management & Systems Engineering.

In this episode, we discuss:

• How Briar’s real estate investing business has grown and changed
• Briar’s goals as he wraps up his first fund and begins to plan for his second
• The sources through which Briar learned about real estate investing and his approach as he continues to grow his knowledge
• The Bearss Foundation and how it helps to expand the horizons of kids in the greater Flint, MI area

Briar shares his greatest sources of learning as he educated himself about real estate investing. In addition to reading and consuming as much content as he can on the subject, Briar connects with others who have achieved success in the field and seeks mentorship. By sharing his ideas and work with others in his network, he is constantly improving his processes and operations. Briar takes advantage of every opportunity to learn, grow, and connect with others, which will help him go far as a real estate entrepreneur. Kudos to you, Briar, and we look forward to seeing all you achieve!

Connect with Briar:

• LinkedIn
• bearssproperties.com
• bearssfoundation.org

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Special thanks to Briar for joining me this week. Until next time!

-Scott Mackes, USNA ’01