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In this engaging conversation, Aaron Washington discusses his journey in the real estate industry, highlighting the unique advantages of his business, the challenges faced in the current market, and the importance of legacy and relationships in real estate. He shares insights on effective time management strategies and expresses excitement about future opportunities in new construction.
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Aaron Washington (00:00)
Absolutely. Absolutely. Yeah, I am. I really like the business strategy and it’s, you know, it’s one of these things I think people come out and they try to identify and establish strategies, you know, consistently, but the part of being consistent is the hardest part, right? I would say the strategy that I tried to implement early on, and that set into more of a lifestyle because once it becomes a lifestyle, it’s not really a strategy anymore because you don’t really think about it. You know what mean? It’s just what you do.Q Edmonds (02:01)
Hello everyone. Welcome to the real estate pros podcast. am your host Q Edmonds and y’all know I’m excited to be here because I have another, if you know I’m gonna say it, fantastic guest. I’ve been talking to this gentleman and I’m excited for you to peek through his lens. I love his approach, They have different options that they can give you. You’re not gonna just pigeon them whole pigeon, hold them into kind of just like one thing. They’re gonna be able.to come up with creative financing for you. They can do by themselves. They can attack this thing from so many different ways. And I’m so excited for you to get a chance to tell him, I don’t want to give too much, but man, this is in his blood. What do you do? It’s in his blood. It runs in a family. And so I’m excited to introduce you guys to Mr. Aaron Washington. Mr. Aaron, how you doing today,
Aaron Washington (02:52)
I’m good about yourself,Q Edmonds (02:54)
man, doing good, doing good. Like I said, excited to be here, excited to talk to you, sir. And so I’ll be honest with you, man. I want to dive in. I would love for you to tell the people what your main focus is these days. Give us a bit of an origin story. We love the hero’s journey. So, you know, how did you get into real estate? did you get to where you are now? And then also, man, tell us what markets you’re operating in. And so, Mr. Aaron, sir, the floor is yours.Aaron Washington (03:20)
Yeah, thank you. I appreciate that. ⁓ My name is Aaron Washington and I’m with Rosem Capital Investments. We are headquartered out of ⁓ of Mabelton, Georgia, which is a suburb of Atlanta, Georgia, and we have been in business since 2019. My business partner is my father, so we’re a son and father business and ⁓ and we currently operate in the Atlanta market, ⁓ probably within an hour and half outside of Atlanta in every direction as well.⁓ We operate in North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and we do a couple of different things in those areas. So we’re buying properties, we are wholesaling and assigning properties. We do own a brokerage out of Charlotte, North Carolina. So we have realtors that work for us and we’re looking to expand all those businesses. ⁓
You know, working through these markets has been has been a blessing. And the expansion from the Atlanta market kind of came organically. wasn’t anything that was necessarily premeditated or anything like that. ⁓ But what we’ve noticed within the past five or six years is that the opportunities for real estate are tremendously abundant. And there’s so many different ways that you can you can address some of these opportunities.
that we think we found ourselves a niche and a sweet spot within what we do in the markets that we plan.
Q Edmonds (04:53)
Yeah, yeah, I love it, man. And I, you know, I’ll be honest with you, man, you know, it excites me to hear you talk about your business with your dad.You know, that excites me. ⁓ I’m currently writing a book with my dad just about his life, know, about his life. And, know, I want my father’s name to live on for forever. Right. And so the day your name stops is when the day when people start speaking your name. Right.
And so I want to put his name in books. want people to be speaking his name for generations to come because he’s had so much of an impact on my family, changing my life, on taking his role seriously and imparting in me different things that I would not have had if he not had put those seeds in me. And so hearing you talk about your dad, being in business with your dad, 100%, I love it. And so, I kind of want to pick your brain a little bit with…
like about strategies and kind of like when you knew you wanted to kind of get into real estate. And so I’m asking, you you can answer any way you want, but I would love to know some, personal strategies that you use that you know has helped you out. And also if you can kind of trace back when that passion for real estate really, really hits you.
Aaron Washington (06:56)
Yeah, absolutely. You know, I’m going to take it back to what you said about about about you and your father. I think what got me into real estate and my father into real estate is my dad’s appreciation and drive for legacy. He’s big on legacy, right? And a legacy for your family and you know what our family have left us. What we can do with it to multiply it or whatever. In our family, you know we were blessed enough to be left some.some family land from like my great great grandfather. And I think my dad set the seed in me early that you know real estate might be one of these things that are legacy drivers. I mean there are staples that obviously unless you sell them they get passed down and continue to help you whoever is next. ⁓ And just like you said you know when when a name stopped when it’s not being said anymore the
the relevance kind of diminishes. And I think that understanding of legacy and that drive to have something that we can pass down later, the portfolio more than anything, was what got me interested in real estate without really even knowing it. You know what I mean? I would say that’s probably it, because he’s definitely the reason we’re in real estate. I think the reason that we do what we do and how we do it today
is probably more of my doing. But the reason we’re here is definitely because of that.
Q Edmonds (08:28)
any core strategy on business side or on personal side that really helped? You know, some people do cold plunges, you know, go to the gym. So those are like some personal strategies. But so, yeah, are those personal business personal and business strategies that you know, kind of anchored you that are actual core that kind of power you for it? You know what I mean?Aaron Washington (08:46)
Absolutely. Absolutely. Yeah, I am. I really like the business strategy and it’s, you know, it’s one of these things I think people come out and they try to identify and establish strategies, you know, consistently, but the part of being consistent is the hardest part, right? I would say the strategy that I tried to implement early on, and that set into more of a lifestyle because once it becomes a lifestyle, it’s not really a strategy anymore because you don’t really think about it. You know what mean? It’s just what you do.I used to break up my days into three different time slots, right? And try to accomplish as much as I can in those three different time slots. And there are some different ways to do it that, you know, other people would communicate. ⁓ But I get up early. So first time slot, I mean, I’m at the gym probably by like 5.30. I actually drove to the gym this morning, think it was going to be open, it’s not for Christmas.
Q Edmonds (09:41)
⁓ man. Yeah, yeah, got you.Aaron Washington (09:46)
So by the time I get back, it’s probably like 6.30 ish. my first time slot is at 6.30 to about 11. And I have a specific working routine that I do there. And I try to keep everything to one focal point, if that makes sense. I don’t try to do everything at once.I think multitasking too much kind of turns into boiling the ocean to a certain extent. then from…
I take a break for about half an hour and from 1230 to 330, I have another time slot. Then after that, you know, it is my final. I found that to be extremely effective in being able to accomplish a lot within a day. think when you kind of muddle things and don’t necessarily have a path forward, you waste time trying to figure out what the path forward already is. and another thing that
is more personal, but also from a business fashion as well, is ⁓ I think it’s good to try to focus on about three major things a day. ⁓ Getting rid of all the other noise is important and focusing on those three major things to get them accomplished probably is the most efficient way to get a lot of things done at an effective manner ⁓ rather than just doing everything as well.
So those two for sure have been game changers for me.
Q Edmonds (11:48)
And sir, you said so many things that connect with me and so many things that resonate one when you talk about, know, I think we use the word I can’t remember if we use this word standard, but like it becomes unnecessary a strategy. I actually wrote when you said it, it becomes an identity. Right. So more than just what I’m trying to do, this is who I am. And so it’s who I am. Exactly. So that’s what I wrote down when you said it. That’s what I wrote. Like, that’s what I’m hearing. And this becomes an identity.And I love how you talked about that you really don’t multitask. I think you said it becomes like something about the ocean. Can you remember what you said? I was like, I like that.
Gourley the oceans lot of yeah, man. That’s so yes, so I’m putting that way in my nomenclature now. So thank you for that but also I Looked at a study that said multitasking. It’s kind of like driving impaired when you try to do more than one thing You can’t focus on one thing So sometimes you just have to focus and that’s when you said you got about three things that you focus on a day and you know as as
Go or to orient it or as driven as we are, sometimes the more efficient way is to focus on one thing at a time. And just try to knock that one thing out. If we move to the next, cool. We get to the next, we move to next, cool. But if we don’t, we live to fight another day, but just be, don’t try to do too much. And that’s what I’ve learned. Like my 2024 was all about slowing down. Like I slowed myself.
down and really became essential about the things that I’m going after. I made it where I knew what I was going to say, hell no to and hell yes to. And the things I say hell yes to, I took my time and focused on those things. And now we’re about to be in 2026 and I’m way more efficient in my life than I’ve ever been. Cause I slowed down. stopped with the multi-tasking. Stopped thinking I can do everything all at once. so everything you said, man, you said so many things that really, really connected. So I really, really appreciate you.
Just what I call giving you a gift of your vulnerability, man. Just telling us how you do things, how you came about to do things. I appreciate it,
Aaron Washington (14:01)
Absolutely. And you you said something important there. ⁓ It’s hard to say no sometimes. You know, it is hard to say no. it takes a while to be very comfortable just saying no. It really does.Q Edmonds (14:13)
One thing I heard that stuck with me is no is a complete sentence. No and then have a period behind it. You know, choose to give somebody an explanation. That’s your choice. You don’t have to. The answer could just be no. And like you said, it’s hard to say sometimes because even when you say no, it’s like leaves all this space like, well, why? Exactly. But sometimes no is a complete sentence.Aaron Washington (14:22)
If youQ Edmonds (14:43)
⁓ Listen man, I tried to pick up on the name of the company. I put Rose and Capital Investments. Do I have that correct?Aaron Washington (14:50)
So it’s Rosem with an ⁓ R-O-S-E-MQ Edmonds (14:55)
you.Rosem in capital, right. Gotcha. So what’s the next goal for Rosem? What are you guys looking to do next?
Aaron Washington (15:44)
Yeah, so in 2026, we have the goal of doing new construction. It’ll be our first ground up build. We’ve worked with builders in the past and have done a lot of fix and flips on homes. So I think it’ll go well.Q Edmonds (16:03)
I know it’s gonna go well. Like what we talking about? know, I say that? Because I listen to you, man. You’re measured. You count the cost of what’s in front of you. I mean, these are things that I’m picking up. You can correct me if I’m wrong, right? But you got the experience with your dad. You got a strong foundation. Y’all two can lean on each other. Y’all already have been successful at what you’ve done. Now it’s just…running the same strategies, the same identity that y’all are once you get into new construction. And so you already got the identity. You got what works for you. Now it’s just putting it in just the tools and just a different kind of this new way of doing things. You know what I mean? So there’s no doubt in my mind that you guys will be successful. So it’s just a matter of time. It’s working off the kinks, getting used to the new space, but yeah, y’all are gonna knock it out the park, man.
Aaron Washington (17:00)
Appreciatethat,
Q Edmonds (17:01)
Absolutely, man. Absolutely. think the last thing I’m going to say, because I love your perspective, I love the way you think, I want to know how important relationships are to you. I know you got a relationship with your dad, partner from Hawaii. When it comes to building relationships in this business, is it important? Has it benefited you well? What is your perspective on relationship building?Aaron Washington (17:26)
Absolutely, yeah, I think relationships are the most important aspect of a business like this. Of probably any business, but definitely more impactful for a business like this, just because real estate, no matter which way you do it, no matter where you do it or how you do it, there’s always going to be a community around it, right? If you’re in real estate, you know other people in real estate, no matter which way you put it. And the communities are prettyare pretty communicative. Like they get around, like no pun intended. So you want to make sure that you stay in the good graces and you want to stay as solid as possible. Because if that’s compromised, it’s I don’t know how much money it’s going to take or if it will ever come back. You’ll lose a lot of money just by tarnishing your reputation. in real estate, there’s a lot of people that there are a lot of people that do that. Right.
Q Edmonds (18:25)
Yes.Aaron Washington (18:25)
And that goes for any different position within real estate, whether you’re a contractor, whether you’re a realtor, whether you’re a wholesaler, whether you’re a seller, whoever, right? it’s too easy to do good in the situations where people do bad. So I would say relationships are the most vital. I probably learned that the most this year over any year in the past, I’ve gained some really, really strong ⁓ relationships thatI can truly trust these people, right? And that’s very rare. Maybe five people on the earth that I would say that way. ⁓ And that’s more important than anything.
Q Edmonds (19:06)
Now, man, I think when you were talking, I was interviewing someone else on this podcast. And he said, everyone has a brain. And he was like, Quentin, you know what that brand is? And I was like, what? He was like, your character. He was like, reputation. He’s like, everybody has a brand is your reputation because your reputation goes before you. When people see you coming, when you when you made these connections with people.They remember your reputation. They remember your honesty. They remember your integrity. They remember you keeping your word. They remember you, how you made them feel. know, Maya Angelou old saying, people may not remember what you said, but they’ll remember how you made them feel, how you made them feel. And so yeah, man, like you talked about, just relationship building is everything. Being true to who you are, authentic to who you are, treating people with value, with respect.
That matters and so man, I appreciate your perspective on relationships, man.
Aaron Washington (20:02)
I mean, if you think about it, it’s just like one of those things where how much easier would things be if everyone was just a good person? Life would just be easier. Everything would be easier. You’d be more trustworthy. So if you lead with that, I think relationships will no matter what be important to you.Q Edmonds (20:19)
And that’s, that’s tied all together because even in being a great person and all, when they say no, like, cause we talked about that, right? Like I can, we can be great people, have great relationship and no, still be a part of the sentence. And then no may just be no for right now. But, but like me and my wife got this saying that we got from Brene Brown, clear is con unclear is unkind. kindest thing I can be to you is be crystal clear is enough. That’s being honest with you.Let my integrity show if we can do something together. Oh, yeah, let’s do something together if we can’t right now the answer is no, but let me ask about you What are your goals? Like what are you trying to do? Because just because no is the answer right now doesn’t mean I don’t care about you as a person Doesn’t mean that I don’t care about your business and stuff, you know what I mean? So so yeah, so now I appreciate you sir Listen, is there anything you want to say?
that we haven’t said, like is there any kind of last word of inspiration, motivation, education, or anything that you feel like the listeners may would benefit from? Is there anything left about your business that you want to say? I just want to put that out there, but just if there’s anything that we haven’t said that you want to say.
Aaron Washington (21:32)
Yeah, for sure. And I appreciate that for words of inspiration. mean, I, I just.when it comes to real estate or when it comes to any kind of real financial or career goal, I think anything is possible 100%. It ⁓ just takes a lot of work. If you work hard every day at something, you’ll ship away at it, whether it comes faster or slow, and you’ll be able to really fulfill yourself and achieve whatever you want. ⁓ So real estate’s the same.
If you are interested in getting in real estate and you ever wanted to work with my team, you feel free to reach out. Um, you can look us up on Instagram. You can look myself up on Facebook or Instagram or anything like that. Um, if you want to sell a home or buy a home in North Carolina and you need a realtor, we would love to work with you. Uh, we are, we’ll work for your business. That’s for sure. And other than that, you know, I hope everyone has a happy holidays, uh, Merry Christmas. Um, hope everyone shares it with your friends and family and,
And it’s been a blessing to be on the podcast today. Thank you.
Q Edmonds (22:37)
Absolutely, man. Now listen, I want to give us a shot. Do you want to specifically put your Instagram out there, tell people how to get in contact with you? Do you have specific contact information that you want to give right now so that people can connect? Yeah, if you got it, please give it. Yeah, please feel free. Thank you.Aaron Washington (22:55)
Yeah, so our real estate Instagram, so for our company, it’s at Rosem Capital and that’s R O S E as in Mary C A P I T A L. My personal Instagram is at Aaron Washington invests and that’s A A R O N Washington like the state invests plural. Thank you.Q Edmonds (23:19)
no, absolutely, man. Absolutely. This is what it’s all about, man. We are. We’re here to help each other, man. And so I got to say this man sincerely. And I want you to hear me, Thank you for your time. You know, time is is a precious commodity. So I want you to know I value your time. I value you being here. So thank you so much for that. Thank you for your story, because everybody has a narrative. And I’m so proud and glad that you are taking control of your narrative.that you’re not ashamed to talk about where you come from partnering with your dad. So man, thank you for your story. above all, I can’t say above all, but I definitely thank you for your perspective. I thank you for the way you think because I believe you’ve given just enough for our viewers to have a shift in their mindset. And so I just want to say, Aaron, I really appreciate you being here today,
Aaron Washington (24:10)
Thank you sir, appreciate your time. Christmas is tomorrow, so I hope you have a great time with your family and thank you for your fan base and everyone that’s gonna watch this.Q Edmonds (24:22)
Same thing to you man, Barry Chris, man, I appreciate you being here, sir.Aaron Washington (24:25)
Absolutely. You have a good one.Q Edmonds (24:27)
Absolutely.So now listen, viewers, you cannot tell me you didn’t get the value from that. You can’t tell me that you don’t see how incredible Mr. Aaron is, just like I told you he’s going to be. And so I need you to subscribe. That way, when we keep bringing people up, you can just come on in and just get the value. so, Mr. Aaron, I got to say thank you one more time. And then everyone else, we will see you on the next time.
