How to find investors for your properties?

[Alberto M.]

I started a syndication business with a friend from college a couple years ago. We have secured and currently operate 72 units in Florida. All of these properties have been acquired with our own capital and with capital from friends and family; We have also got a few referrals from our same friends that have invested in our properties.

It’s been a long way with lots of learnings, successes and failures.

We now have our own management and repairs team, SOPs and we feel we are ready to take the business to the next level. However, we don’t know how to start in terms of funding.

We feel we have exceeded our investment potential through friends and family and would like to start searching for other sources of funding such are touching base with funds, family offices or sophisticated investors.

Any advice on how to reach out to these people and be taken serious? Or any suggestions on how to get investors in general?

[Todd Dexheimer]

If you have 72 unit and have built a solid company people will take you seriously. First step is to confidently talk to people about what you do. Meeting with potential investors for a coffee/lunch to discuss their investing desires and talk about where your business is heading is a great way to connect with serious investors. Always approach it with the mindset of you are offering them an opportunity to invest in safe/secure real estate with great returns. Leverage your current property returns as examples.

Other ways of finding new investors is talking at conferences and meet ups (you have a lot of experience - so tell your story. Ask to be on RE and business podcasts, start your own podcast, start a blog, start a youtube channel. 

I would also suggest getting a website formed that has a free give away - like an ebook or how to

Lastly, get educated and formulate your business plan, so you know what you are doing and sound competent.