Brian Murray acquired his first investment property in 2007. Without raising any outside capital, Brian bootstrapped his way from newbie investor to founder and CEO of Washington Street Properties, a commercial real estate investment and property management company that has been ranked on the Inc. 500|5000 list of the nation’s fastest-growing private companies for five years in a row. In 2015 He was recognized with a Gold Stevie Award for Executive of the Year in the Real Estate Industry. Brian is author of the bestselling and award-winning book Crushing It in Apartments and Commercial Real Estate, which has sold more than 50,000 copies since publication in 2017.