Aug 28, 2021

Title: Developing with Time with Atif Qadir

Atif Qadir, AIA founded REDIST, a prop-tech startup based at the Columbia Startup Lab, and Amanat Properties, a development company focused on renovation of historic real estate in New Jersey. He was previously a member of the acquisitions and development teams at Extell Development for real estate deals across the United States and Canada. Atif serves as a city planning commissioner in Hoboken, where he lives. He sits on the boards of The Hudson School, Haven Adolescent Community Respite Center, and En Garde Arts. He received his bachelor’s degrees in architecture and in urban planning from MIT and his MBA from Columbia Business School.

Let’s tune in to his story!

[00:01 - 04:47] Opening Segment

• Get to know my guest Atif Qadir
• Architect turned Real Estate Developer

[04:48 - 10:33] Developing With Time

• Atif shares his first development project
• Managing capital and going out on his own
• Forty-percent Over Seventy-percent Leverage
• Atif talks about REDIST

[10:34 - 23:29] Transitioning out of Development

• Why Atif Shifted Careers
• Different Areas and Changing Scales
• Legacy Investments for Fun
• Purchasing, Renovating, and Renting Out Condominium Units 
• Risk Management Perspectives

[23:30 - 25:31] Closing Segment

• Final words
• Connect with my guest, Atif in the links below

Resources Mentioned

• Zillow

Tweetable Quotes

“When you’re working in really expensive markets, you have to be able to have low leverage; you’ll have to be able to have as few investors as possible.” - Atif Qadir

“No one is a guarantor of the loan.” - Atif Qadir

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Reach Atif through: atif@redist.us or LinkedIn

Check out his website: https://www.redist.us/  

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