1. Raising Money from a student’s Perspective Hosted by Kyle Garifo Strategic Real estate Head Coach
Topics to cover:
Why raising money is vital to your business
Where are the best places to find $
How do you raise money effectively
I’ve got the $, now what?
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2. Kyle’s Background Student of SREC since 2008
Personally mentored and trained by Josh Cantwell in 2011
SREC Coach since 2013
Completed short sales, lease options, wraps, REOs, note buying, rehabs and commerical
Done over 250 real estate deals
Raised over $2,500,000 for real estate deals
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3. Why do you need to raise $?
Willowmere Dr. South Barrington, IL
Seller owed over $1,100,000 on the property
Negotiated a short sale for over a year with 2 lenders for $468,000
Found a retail buyer for $750,000!!!
Was going to do a back-to-back closing but……………………..

4. I Could not Raise the money!

5. Life Changing??
I’ll do the numbers for you. Because I could not raise that money I lost out on
$190,000!!!

6. Raising money is the key to your business
Unlocks deals you would never had seen when you can perform
Freedom to be more aggressive in your marketing and your deal searches
You can cherry pick great deals rather than trying to make a deal out of something that is not
Become the go-to person people look for when they have a property to sell
And the best incentive of all…… Borrowing cheaper money means MORE MONEY IN YOUR POCKET. You can then get a bank LOC.
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7. Where do I find these mysterious people who will lend me money?

8. Answer: EVERYWHERE!
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9. -1.15% YTD

10. The market is down along with CDs etc
Investors are looking for alternatives to put their money
Typically you can have low risk, low yield
Why not low risk higher yield
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11. Family, friends, coworkers
Professionals-Lawyers, Doctors, Accountants-People with no much down time
Independent Financial Planners
Country Clubs, Chamber of Commerce, Golf Outings
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12. How DO I raise this money?
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13. You must have the right attitude to raise money.
This……….is not it.
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14. This is.

15. Talk to everyone you know and let them know what you do.
NOT A REAL ESTATE INVESTOR-You must sell your skills and your business
What do you do. “I raise money for private investment deals where we buy, fix and flip houses that are typically in foreclosure and pay our investors a double digit rate of return.” How does that work? “It works great!”
Set up a time to go over your business with them. Do not present an offer to them
Bring along a binder with previous deals (before pics, after pics etc, money investor made etc)
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16. You control the deal (rate, length of loan, terms)
Looking for a money partner not a business partner
Typically the interest will be10-12% or 15% of the profits whichever is greater
Don’t be afraid to offer more of the pie to get in your first deal and make some money
Once you do 1deal with them they will come back to you every single time guaranteed! (and bring their rich friends along too)
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17. I have never done a deal Kyle, now what????
Use Josh’s samples of deals that he has done and tell people he’s your partner, mentor etc.
Steal SREC’s credibility (Josh won’t mind)
Bring along a business plan-get samples from Google. Very important to have
This is a business not a hobby. Present yourself that way with materials and appearance
Business cards with or gmail

18. All my peeps have no liquid Dough
Teach them what sources of their money they can make work for them
CDs, Bank accounts, savings plans, stock market, under the mattress, couch cushions
ONLY 2% OF PEOPLE KNOW THEY CAN USE THEIR IRAs TO INVEST IN RE!!!!!
Self-directed IRAs
3rd party custodians like IPlan Group-Easy to do
Tax deferred!

19. Will I be cellmates with Bernie Madoff?
If you do this wrong, yes. I am not a Securities and Exchange Committee attorney so your best bet is to get one like Joe Carney or Ralph Sherman
Each state has its’ own requirements as to what you can and can’t do
Need to stay intrastate with your investors to keep it at a state level
Illinois allows me to raise $1,000,000 and have up to 25 investors by filling out 1 simple form. They just want to know that you are raising money and what for.
Majority of states have the same requirements. Find out what yours are
506B and 506C Federal Exemptions
Use mortgages and notes
Inform your investors of the risks in your property presentations along with comps, scope of work, estimated length of time

20. that doesn’t sound so hard, right?
Bottom line is you are providing a service that can pay them handsomly (commodity)
Don’t be afraid to use the line “I could use your money, but I don’t necessarily need it.” This could be the biggest bunch of that has ever come out of your mouth but need to show control not desperation.
Exclusion mentality when talking to them-assume they’re not interested
Keep your investor informed during the process-if they have to ask where their money is, you’ve lost some of their confidence
Make doing business with you easy
Do what you say you are going to do- TRUST=More $