The Best Ever CRE Show JF 4110: Lone Wolf Operations, 10x Thinking and Zombie Deals ft. Andrew Cushman
Dec 5, 2025
In this engaging discussion, Andrew Cushman, founder of Vantage Point Acquisitions, shares insights from his multifamily investment journey. He explains why he built an in-house operations team instead of typical partnerships, emphasizing the importance of operational control. Andrew discusses the pitfalls of ego-driven 10x scaling and the risk management lessons learned from extreme skiing. He also highlights alternative investment opportunities like laundromats, exploring modernization strategies and the current lending environment's impact on deal flows.
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First Deal Near-Failure Shaped His Approach
- Andrew recounts surviving a difficult first deal that closed only after the seller carried part of the purchase.
- That experience convinced him to build operations competence and keep control rather than outsource.
Scale Requires Systems, Not Just Ambition
- 10X-scaling frameworks are seductive but often misapplied when operators skip building systems before scaling.
- Rapid growth without operations architecture commonly produces quick failure in multifamily.
Design Systems Before You Expand
- Before you chase large scale, document and build the exact systems a 10X business would require.
- Interview proven 10X operators and replicate their infrastructure before expanding acquisitions.
