Neal Bawa

Neal Bawa is a technologist who is universally known in the real estate circles as the Mad Scientist of

Multifamily. Besides being one of the most in-demand speakers in commercial real estate, Neal is a

data guru, a process freak, and an outsourcing expert. Neal treats his $508 million-dollar portfolio as

an ongoing experiment in efficiency and optimization. The Mad Scientist lives by two mantras. His first

mantra is that We can only manage what we can measure. His second mantra is that Data beats gut feel by

a million miles. These mantras and a dozen other disruptive beliefs drive profit for his 440+ investors.

Neal serves CEO / Founder at Grocapitus, an iconic, data-driven commercial real estate investment

company. Grocapitus’ 28 person team acquires and builds multifamily & commercial properties across

the U.S. With more than 440 active investors and over 2,000 reviewing our projects, the Grocapitus

portfolio currently spans across 10 states with 22 projects (1 sold) and 3,300 units/beds. The powerful

Grocapitus brand has a cult-like following of data driven investors. The result - Completed equity raises

of $146 million* for Multifamily, Mixed-Use and Industrial acquisitions in the last 18 months, over 3,000

units purchased. Grocapitus is on track to close another 1,500 units in the next 12 months.

Neal loves public speaking and is an energetic and humorous speaker. He also serves as CEO at

MultifamilyU, an apartment investing education company. He is a top-rated, in demand presenter at

conferences and events across the country. Over 5,000 students attend his multifamily seminar series

each year and hundreds attend his Magic of Multifamily Boot Camps. Tens of thousands listen to his

podcast appearances and he has been featured in over 50 top rated podcasts and radio shows. Neal’s

asset management and revenue optimization techniques for multifamily are considered unique in the

industry. The Mad Scientist engages very frequently and deeply with his vast investor and RE Pro community,

with tens of thousands of active connections and conversations across Facebook, LinkedIn, Meetup.com,

Youtube and other channels. Neal is a backyard tomato farmer and a protein diet health nut. He believes

in positivity and Karma. He is passionate about the sport of Cricket and about the enormous potential of

self-driving electric vehicles to solve the global climate crisis.