CashFlow Quest Episode 42
From Sheet Metal to Data Centers: Troy Lindstrom’s Journey of Entrepreneurship and Real Estate
In this episode of the Cash Flow Quest podcast, hosts welcome Troy Lindstrom, a successful entrepreneur and real estate investor. Troy shares his journey from starting a sheet metal manufacturing company in 1988 to navigating through significant market shifts like the dot-com crash and 9/11. Despite facing financial struggles, Troy’s company flourished by manufacturing server racks, essential for the growth of data centers and the cloud industry. He details his experiences with real estate investments, including buying, renovating, and selling properties, both commercial and residential, and how these ventures helped him achieve financial stability. Throughout his career, Troy emphasizes the importance of strong client relationships, prompt communication, and strategic risk-taking. In retirement, Troy focuses on steady, anxiety-free investments that align with his lifestyle and goals.
Troy Lindstrom is a seasoned entrepreneur and real estate investor who built and sold multiple manufacturing and metals-sourcing companies serving major data-center and telecommunications clients—including Microsoft, Google, and Amazon. Known for his customer-first approach and steady leadership through industry cycles, Troy scaled his operations from a small sheet-metal shop into a multi-facility enterprise before successfully exiting in 2019.
Blake Comfort
Blake Co-Founded Comfort Communities in 2008 and began working to acquire manufactured home communities in order to build the investment and management company that exists today. Comfort Communities first manufactured home community was purchased in 2009 and has continued to grow and purchase many more manufactured home communities ever since. Blake currently handles all the business development & acquisitions for Comfort Communities.