Now we know why people will invest with us, and which entity to use for the capital raise. Now it’s time we talk about finding the actual people and investors that will be investing with you. Theo gives us six great ways to do it today. And we’ll hear six more ways to find our passive investors tomorrow. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review!

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“Having a thought leadership platform will help you be perceived as an expert”

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Michael had early success with real estate, retired at 45, and then grew bored. He was sitting around and had to figure out what to do now. He’s using his time to help other people do the same as him and obtain financial independence so they can live the life they want. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review!

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“Sellers are usually hiding some cards” - Michael Zuber

Michael Zuber Real Estate Background:

• Buy and hold investor, spent 15 years buying one rental at a time
• Now focusing on helping other busy professionals earn financial independence
• Based in Mountain View, California
• Say hi to him at mzuberATonerentalatatime.com  
• Best Ever Book: Principles by Ray Dalio

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We all want to increase our net worth (usually). Mark is a financial planner and here to talk to us about how he has been able to increase clients net worth by over $500,000,000. One great way he does this is through real estate, and pairs it with whole life insurance. Confused? Me too, until I listened to his explanation in this episode. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review!

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“Even real estate is only worth what someone else is willing to pay for it” - Mark Willis

Mark Willis Real Estate Background:

• Certified Financial Planner and author of, How to Be an Amazon Legend and Fire Your Banker
• Owner of Lake Growth Financial Services, a financial firm in Chicago
• Increased net worth of his clients and their families by over $500,000,000
• Based in Chicago, IL
• Say hi to him at http://lakegrowth.com/ or notyouraveragefinancialpodcast.com
• Best Ever Book: Never Split the Difference

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Harsh jumped industries from banking to energy and hasn’t looked back. He specializes in helping entrepreneurs save money on their energy bills. As real estate investors, we’re constantly bombarded with bills, especially energy bills. Hear how Harsh can help alleviate some of that burden and possible even increase the value on your property. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review!

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“Most companies charge a lot of additional fees” - Harsh Patel

Harsh Patel Real Estate Background:

• Independent business owner of Xoom Energy
• Quit banking 4 years ago and built a multi-millionaire dollar a year business in telecom and energy
• Based in Dallas, TX
• Say hi to him at harshacn19@gmail.com or at 201.238.3806
• Best Ever Book: How to Win Friends and Influence People

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Scott is back on the show for a special segment today. We’re going to be talking about a deal he has going on. He found an RV park in the middle of nowhere, bought it, and is now telling us his business plan for the park. If you ever buy an odd property, you know you have to get creative sometimes, let’s learn from Scott’s experience and apply it to our own businesses. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review!

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“Our main focus is acquiring self storage” - Scott Lewis

Scott Lewis Real Estate Background:

• Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Spartan Investment Group, LLC (SIG)
• SIG has completed $6M in development projects, has $30M more underway, and raised over $10M in private equity.
• Based in Denver, CO
• Say hi to him at https://spartan-investors.com/
• Previous best ever advice: https://joefairless.com/podcast/jf965-why-he-sold-all-went-war-then-returned-to-develop-land-syndicate-big-deals/

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Joe and Theo are back to discuss the apartment syndication lessons they learned over the past week.

Theo provides an update on two Tampa apartment deals he is analyzing, which includes a tip for how to find new team members when looking into a new deal.

Joe provides strategies on how to fund the earnest deposit for an apartment deal in a hot market.

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“When you’re working on a deal with a broker, and still want to expand your network, ask the broker for more connections or team member recommendations”

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Since we’re on the raising money topic, what better time to discuss 506b vs. 506c? How do you figure out which to use? Is one better than the other? What are the differences between the two? All this and more is covered in this episode. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review!

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“There are no advertising restrictions for a Joint Partnership”

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Were back with more syndication school episodes. Today we’re going to start talking about raising the money from private investors. You’ll need to get verbal commitments from investors so that you’ll know how much you can raise and what kind of properties you can buy. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review!

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“Once we know how much money we can raise, we’ll know what kind of properties we can buy”

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Neal is a Best Ever listener and now a first time guest on the show. His approach to real estate was to become a Realtor to help pay for his PhD, and now he owns a full service firm specializing in investment properties. A lot of his clients come to him as ‘green’ investors that need some more education and help to get going. He will help them learn the ropes of real estate investing before helping them purchase a property. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review!

Best Ever Tweet:

“Provide a lot of value for the investors” - Neal Collins

Neal Collins Real Estate Background:

• Runs a Portland-based real estate firm that specializes in investment properties, founded in 2014
• First exposure to property management in 2006, he worked as a leasing agent for a 300-unit student housing complex
• Started in real estate to pay for a PhD, now has a full service firm
• Based in Portland, OR
• Say hi to him at http://chooselatitude.com/
• Best Ever Book: Five Day Weekend

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As a full time engineer for the county, Colin had a decent income, but did not enjoy his job. He enjoyed real estate and got his real estate license, after two years of being an agent, Colin was making as much as his engineer salary in just six months. Hear how he was able to have such success while also working full time, and eventually quit his engineer job. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review!

Best Ever Tweet:

“If you’re asking the question “can you be my mentor?” you’ll probably always get the no answer” - Colin Smith

Colin Smith Real Estate Background:

• 28 year old engineer who fell in love with real estate
• Owns a boutique brokerage consisting of 2 full time employees and 6 agents
• He has syndicated flips, a small apartment complex, and owns a small portfolio himself
• Based in Colorado Springs, CO
• Say hi to him at http://www.solidrockre.com/
• Best Ever Book: The One Thing

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