Make Regulation D Your Best Friend When Raising Capital
Wednesday, January 13
One of your best friends when raising private money should be Regulation D. What is Regulation D? Very simply, Regulation D is a private securities offering - you can raise money without having to go through the SEC registration process. The registration process is quite involved, and should gene...
How to Not Scare Away Investors - Your Private Money Offering Documents
Wednesday, January 13
When I first started raising private money, I had no idea that securities laws and offering documents were part of the process. It was one of those "live and learn" things that happen - where you suddenly realize that you need to do something yesterday. As a real estate investor, you're focus whe...
Raising Capital in a 'Down' Economy
Tuesday, January 12
It's no surprise that the average American doesn't feel very good about real estate right now. After all, we've seen median home prices drop approximately 44% nationally since Q3 2007. (You can even check out the data for yourself here.) Because of this, it may be tempting for real estate investo...
Private Money Deal Structuring for Real Estate Investments
Monday, January 11
There are many choices when it comes to structuring your private money deal. In fact, there are almost "too many" choices and it can be confusing, especially if you are just beginning to raise private investor capital for your real estate investments. Therefore, what I'd like to do here is break ...
3 Critical Things You Must Know When Raising Private Money To Buy Real Estate
Sunday, January 10
In my years of experience in the real estate investing world, I have found that few people are aware they can use private investors to finance their real estate investments. Of those that do, most think raising private money is a hard thing to do. Instead of going to through the steps to learn a...
Lone Rangers Suffer Without Tonto
Saturday, January 09
A lone ranger is someone who prefers working in solitude or isolation. Sometimes life circumstances can call for us to adopt this attitude. When it comes to building your real estate investing business, however, adopting this mentality can prevent you from achieving the success that you desire....