Entering commercial real estate investing

[Au Jia]

Hi everyone,

Hope you are doing well!

I am a residential real estate investor based in San Francisco. With BP's inspiration and guidance, I have done a few deals by myself and partnerships in the residential market with a buy, improve and operate strategy.

Investing in commercial buildings has always been my long-term plan. However, admittedly I am new to the game. I hope to get some guidance on how to get into it. I don't have a big check myself but I believe with the right deal and approach, I am able to raise the necessary fund. If you are a broker or an investor looking for a partnership, I will be really grateful if you could shoot me a message so we can discuss further.

I look forward to hearing from you!

Thank you so much! 

[Chase McArthur]

@Au Jia

So it's a lot like the chicken and the egg scenario. You need equity to ink a deal, but you need a deal to secure equity partners, right? Deals are easy to find, but finding the right deal is the trick. Because of this intrinsic variable, investors are easy to find when you have the right deal. You find the right deal by calling your *** off to any and every property owner you can find. Deals can't be found on the internet, truly good deals have to be discovered, so start dialing. 

Full time investors know where to find deals, they have established certain channels. So the key is to become one of those channels. Network with brokers, go to meetups, put yourself in front of people. When you talk with them you have to wet their appetite. Tell them "yea, I have a few deals that I'm currently working on that look very promising and I have a few more being sent to me everyday. I have no clue how I'm going to handle all of these, let me get your info and I'll just send them to you." Then send them the deals you find, if you've done your homework and the deal looks good, they will call you.