What happens when a six-time X Games competitor realizes the athletes he idolizes are losing their homes, battling addiction, and going broke? Dan Brisse made a decision that changed his life — and now he's helping 750+ investors do the same through multifamily real estate.

Dan Brisse is the co-founder of Granite Towers Equity Group, a private equity firm specializing in multifamily value-add apartments. Before building a real estate portfolio, Dan spent 15 years as a professional snowboarder — competing in six X Games, winning multiple gold and silver medals, and gracing the covers of major action sports magazines. After watching his peers flame out financially, Dan taught himself to invest, built passive income streams, and transitioned into full-time real estate. In this episode, Dan shares the raw story of his journey from living on peanut butter sandwiches in Salt Lake City to running a PE firm with hundreds of investors.

Topics discussed:

• How parental support and belief shaped Dan's career trajectory
• The financial destruction Dan witnessed among elite athletes
• Discovering passive income and the books that changed everything
• Breaking down a real multifamily deal: acquisition to exit
• How Dan's wife becoming a real estate professional saved them $35K+ in taxes
• The depreciation strategy that took his tax bill from $52K to $17K
• What Granite Towers looks for in a perfect deal
• Fixed debt vs. bridge debt and why hold period matters
• Investor relations best practices: transparency over perfection
• Why you should never rush into a deal with the wrong partner
• Ray Dalio's Changing World Order and why inflation is the silent wealth killer
• The mindset shift from trading time for money to building passive income

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