Entrepreneur of the week - Ben Fruchter
Entrepreneur of the Week Ben Fruchter
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Hello everyone and nice to meet you, I'm Ben Fruchter
Happy to be a guest this week at the Entrepreneur of the Week corner and share with you my knowledge and way in the real estate world.
First - would like to say a huge thank you to the forum moderators for the privilege of being an entrepreneur this week. And bestow on myself.
Shall we get to know each other a little?
I grew up in Beit Shemesh, with parents who immigrated from Argentina and Uruguay in the mid-80s.
I studied a bachelor's degree in economics and management, in addition I studied real estate entrepreneurship, analysis of real estate transactions in the US and trading in the capital market.
I am in a wonderful relationship with my future wife Shir (getting married at a good time after 8 years of marriage). I met Shir during my military service at the Central Command in Jerusalem.
I founded my first business at the age of 17. And since then have others joined?
In his spare time he likes to play tennis, travel and study.
Short background
At home the parents never talked about money. Terms like "investment", "financial education", "economic freedom", "passive income", "return" simply did not exist. The attitude was to get along with the little that there is and our lives were very limited. My parents are divorced, my mother worked as a kindergarten teacher. Dad is a tour guide. I am the eldest of three brothers. Restaurants and luxuries of course were not part of the routine of life and were certainly very challenging times. Bottom line - not exactly winning cards and not an ideal starting point to get out of the rat race. Or maybe this is exactly the starting point needed to create motivation for change. what do you think?
Why real estate?
As a teenager before military service I became interested in the financial world: investments, real estate, the capital market.
The thing that drew me to the field is looking at the financial situation in our family as a child, and out of a great desire to develop, grow and make a real and meaningful change in my life and family life.
At that time I did not know exactly what I was looking for, I just knew that I had to enrich my knowledge in the financial world in order to be able to achieve results different from those I knew from home.
I realized I must learn about investing !! Learn, evolve and take active actions.
I realized something very important - that in order to achieve different results - different actions and exit from the comfort zone are required.
I was exposed to the book series "Rich Dad Poor Dad", then I continued to read more books on the subject such as "Important and Get Rich", "The Richest Man in Babylon" and more (in the eyes of books a must for every person). I entered the world of real estate and investing as a student in 2014 - who among us has not started in any sense as a student? I was lucky and met amazing people who taught me in depth the world of real estate, with an emphasis on the real estate market in the US.
The situation today
* I invest in real estate and the capital market and own properties in the United States and Israel.
* Holds a bachelor's degree in economics and management.
* Over the years I have been privileged to lend over 300 investors in real estate investments, to build with them a financial plan in accordance with their goals and means in order to upgrade their quality of life.
* I have led investor tours with dozens of investors in the US.
* I'm part of an amazing company called Safe Future. To date, we have completed the construction of over 3,000 private homes in the United States in more than 85 different neighborhoods.
During the week I will share with you a glimpse into my world and ours, the path I've taken, the knowledge I've gained and my actions over the years. Of course with the addition of a little fun - because how can you do without? ?
In pictures:
- The first house I built (from cardboard)? Even then I loved real estate
- A song and I make a living in Thailand and laughs at wedding photos
Excursion to Matterhorn in Switzerland
- One of the houses I purchased in the USA - will we also talk about the financial plan of the deal later this week?
- Our project map in the US (each project is marked with an asterisk)
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