Meet Lisa Hylton | Real Estate Investment Fund Manager

We had the good fortune of connecting with Lisa Hylton and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Lisa, we’d love to hear about how you approach risk and risk-taking
Risk taking has played a huge role in my entire life. I feel that as time as progressed I have upped the anti of risk that I have been willing to take. From Moving from Grand Cayman to college at the University of Georgia as school whose population is the size of my country to 3 years later moving to Boston to work for an international public accounting firm and adjust to a new way of life. Then 4 years later moving in LA – scared but knowing I needed to begin a new chapter. To 7 years later still in the City of LA – walking away from a six figure stable and “secure” job to pursue entrepreneurship – figuring out the path as I go.

What should our readers know about your business?
Lisa is the founder of Lisahylton.com and real estate investment company that provides opportunities for entrepreneurs and business owners to invest in tax-efficient real estate investments. Lisa is also the host of The Level Up REI podcast which airs every Tuesday. Lisa Hylton is a seasoned accounting executive that is an inactive CPA with approximately 10 years of audit experience from PwC and 4 ½ years as a controller on private equity real estate funds at a Los Angeles Investment Firm. Her current mission is to provide podcast episodes and investment opportunities for entrepreneurs and business owners to level up their businesses and real estate investing to build long-term wealth and financial freedom.

My differentiator — My opportunities are focused on providing diversification in the world of commercial real estate investments and to enable every day people to invest in real estate without being landlords. Not everyone wants to manage real estate but you can still have all the benefits without adding more to you plate. My business is focused on helping retail investors access institutional quality assets.

I am most excited about the process of building this business. The process is beautiful – in the moment it does not feel that anything is happening but you keep building and sometimes you take a look back and realize wow all the time, connecting, helping is all paying off.

It has not been easy. Coaching has helped me and being around other people building has helped me to keep going and see things that I did not even think of doing. And I execute and do it.

Lessons learnt — Everything happens for a reason. Keep taking the next best step in each moment. Don’t take stuck in the past – your past or other people’s past – let go and keep going.

I want to world to know that it is critical to take action on your goals and dreams – investing, building a business or a career – the reality is things take time in life so get started. I want specifically people interested in real estate to know that you don’t have to be a landlord to invest in real estate – you can invest in high quality projects without landlord duties and benefit from tax benefits, passive income and build wealth through investing in real estate. I grew up around real estate – my father was a contractor that built 14 apartment units when I was a child. My parents vision and commitment to build this property helped my family when my father got sick when I was in elementary school and ultimately pass away by time I got to college. I bought my first place in my early 20s and sold the property at a lost 6 years later. I learnt alot about real estate first hand and it shaped my business today and how I approach investing – ensuring that properties cash flow inaddition to being able to appreciate in value.

Any places to eat or things to do that you can share with our readers? If they have a friend visiting town, what are some spots they could take them to?
Visiting LA in my favorite way…

Early morning hike at griffith park
breakfast at The Kings Road Cafe in West Hollywood

2 day trip to santa barbara – Wine trail for the day in Santa barbara, then dinner then drive back the next day

Day trip to Catalina Island – Zip lining excursion, lunch, parasailing and snorkling – then dinner and take the late ferry home

Day trip to Santa Monica – lunch in santa monica at the Lobster and then bike the santa monica pier.

Paddle board yoga and then free style paddleboarding in the marina del rey. Brunch at The Beach side cafe at the Jamaica Bay Inn.

Night life – comedy shows, tango dancing, salsa on sunday nights at the santa monica promenade.

Shoutout is all about shouting out others who you feel deserve additional recognition and exposure. Who would you like to shoutout?
I would like to shout out my family and friends – they have been along for this journey and believed in me before I fully believed in myself. My coaches – Deep gratitude to have some amazing coaches who have helped me to see where I can stretch further and keep going!

Website: www.LisaHylton.com

Instagram: LisaHyl

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisa-hylton/

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Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGCl06UySL12jdstEqXjqiQ