How This Veterinary Surgeon Became An Investing Thought Leader With Dr. Jason Balara The Raising Capital Show

In this episode, we delve into the journey of Jason Ballara, CEO and Co-Founder of Lark Capital Group, from veterinary surgery to real estate investment. Jason shares the challenges and paradigm shifts he faced coming from a profession with a high aversion to risk and a lack of financial literacy. He also discusses how he built confidence in the capital raising field even though talking about money was outside of his comfort zone. Moreover, Jason reveals the motivation behind integrating a nonprofit component into his fund structure and how it aligns with his mission to support struggling veterinarians.
 
Key Takeaways:
How Jason's passion for real estate investing was sparked due to his early upbringing Overcoming fear transitioning from veterinary surgery to real estate investing  Overcoming limiting beliefs in the veterinary community regarding financial literacy and risk-taking Jason's fund, Lark Capital Group, allocates 25% of profits to support Not One More Vet, a nonprofit dedicated to addressing mental health issues among veterinarians Finding balance between twp careers and how he discusses this with colleagues  
More about Jason:
Jason is the CEO and Co-Founder of Lark Capital Group. Jason’s focus is Class B value-add
multifamily deals in the Southeast. Prior to Lark Capital, Jason was a single-family home
investor with a construction background, focusing on small multifamily rentals and fix and flips.
Lark Capital is currently invested in over 600 MF units in the Atlanta MSA as well as a student
housing development in MD. Lark Capital also owns 400+ units of self-storage in coastal
Mississippi.
 
In addition to real estate investing, Jason is an experienced veterinary surgeon and host of the
Know Your Why Podcast. Jason’s goals are to educate and allow passive investors, mainly those
who come from the medical field like him, to grow their wealth by making smart investments in
commercial real estate.
 
Ways to connect with Jason:
https://www.larkcapital.com/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonbalara
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwo31v7LDefxnE0jJd3YXEQ
https://www.instagram.com/larkcapital/?hl=en
 
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Connect with Yakov:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/yakovsavitskiy/
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