

The Capital Raiser Show
Weston Walker and Ruben Greth
The Capital Raiser Show is a podcast where people can learn best practices for raising private money for multifamily syndication and other real estate investments. We will interview successful syndicators and ask them how they raised for their deals, what strategies they implemented and what psychology they used. Guests will include multifamily syndicators, real estate investors and securities lawyers.
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Feb 1, 2024 • 1min
Migena Agaraj Preview: Working The Room At Big Conferences
I met Migena Agaraj at the Family Office Club and she had a huge group of people surrounding her. Turns out that networking is her main thing and it has lead to raising capital. Here is is a clip on networking from our show. On the full show we covered: Albanians love real estate Connecting with Grant Cardone in Clubhouse Resigning from her job and going all in with real estate Raising $3M collectively in 20 Minutes Gaining exposure for your company It starts with feeling worthy, confidence is key Be of service to the people you meet at conferences Never stop following up What she learned from GC’s program The value of an ecosystem of people you can exchange with Multifamily is the asset class of her choice Find Migena at askmigena.com Network with Capital Raisers at our Capital Raising Meetup Thursdays at 11 AM PST capitalraisingmeetup.com Book a call with Ruben at calendly.com/rubengreth If you would like to find out more about Family Office Capital Raising events you can visit https://familyoffices.com/# Get The Family Office Club membership for $2,000 off by mentioning the Capital Raiser Show to holly@familyoffices.com

Jan 31, 2024 • 33min
CRS292 Migena Agaraj: Be A Great Networker And The Capital Raising Happens As A Bonus
In this episode we covered: Albanians love real estate Connecting with Grant Cardone in Clubhouse Resigning from her job and going all in with real estate Raising $3M collectively in 20 Minutes Gaining exposure for your company It starts with feeling worthy, confidence is key Be of service to the people you meet at conferences Never stop following up What she learned from GC’s program The value of an ecosystem of people you can exchange with Multifamily is the asset class of her choice Find Migena at askmigena.com Network with Capital Raisers at our Capital Raising Meetup Thursdays at 11 AM PST capitalraisingmeetup.com Book a call with Ruben at calendly.com/rubengreth If you would like to find out more about Family Office Capital Raising events you can visit https://familyoffices.com/# Get The Family Office Club membership for $2,000 off by mentioning the Capital Raiser Show to holly@familyoffices.com

Dec 13, 2023 • 1min
Cooper Drenner Preview: Punch Above Your Weight Class
Cooper sees what you see! Operators are failing today because they can't perform their business plans! Topics of the main show include: Why Build to Rent? Combining Operational Expertise with Home Development Expertise Is BTR Multifamily? Being Open to Going Long on the Deal The Structure of Our Company Don’t Do Deals to Feed A Machine Addressing the Shifting Multifamily Space with the Debt Market Managing People as You Scale and Building Company Culture Managing People’s Money with Radical Transparency Understanding a $50K Investment Might be the Largest Investment for Someone Hiring a COO and what that Entails Learning the Development Side Taking the Blind Leap Into a New Asset Class Lending Models in Our Development Space Business Models for Raising and Acquiring Debt in Development Lending Aspects for The Entire Community Exit Strategies Working with Institutions and or Selling to Them Reach Drenner at https://wildhorncap.com/ Network with Capital Raisers at our Capital Raising Meetup Thursdays at 11 AM PST capitalraisingmeetup.com Book a call with Ruben at calendly.com/rubengreth If you would like to find out more about Family Office Capital Raising events you can visit https://familyoffices.com/# Get The Family Office Club membership for $2,000 off by mentioning the Capital Raiser Show to holly@familyoffices.com

Dec 12, 2023 • 2min
Leo Hefner Preview: A Fund For Scaling And Still Buying Houses
Leo talks about his business and the game of Networking with Family Offices On the full episode we covered some of the following topics: Buying Slumlord Houses and Bringing them to FHA Standards It started with a conversation on an airplane There is a philanthropic side to the business You can make money and help residents “We buy houses between a 15 and a 30 Cap Rate” People become accidental slumlords Finding Homes via Code Enforcement Violations A Hooker who is a bird dog Opening a Reg D 504 Fund Selecting where 506(c) advertising dollars go Creating Relationships at the family office club Going to events with the mindset to add value There is some blood in the water and investors have some dry powder Let's create some financial literacy to those that need it most Find Leo at : southbend7.com leohefner.com wildbluebackup.com Network with Capital Raisers at our Capital Raising Meetup Thursdays at 11 AM PST capitalraisingmeetup.com Book a call with Ruben at calendly.com/rubengreth If you would like to find out more about Family Office Capital Raising events you can visit https://familyoffices.com/# Get The Family Office Club membership for $2,000 off by mentioning the Capital Raiser Show to holly@familyoffices.com

Dec 5, 2023 • 42min
CRS291 Cooper Drenner: Scaling, Evolving, and Entering New Asset Classes (Austin, TX BTR)
BTR, Scaling and New Asset Classes, Here is what Drenner had to say on the topics: Why Build to Rent? Combining Operational Expertise with Home Development Expertise Is BTR Multifamily? Being Open to Going Long on the Deal The Structure of Our Company Don’t Do Deals to Feed A Machine Addressing the Shifting Multifamily Space with the Debt Market Managing People as You Scale and Building Company Culture Managing People’s Money with Radical Transparency Understanding a $50K Investment Might be the Largest Investment for Someone Hiring a COO and what that Entails Learning the Development Side Taking the Blind Leap Into a New Asset Class Lending Models in Our Development Space Business Models for Raising and Acquiring Debt in dDevelopment Lending Aspects for The Entire Community Exit Strategies Working with Institutions and or Selling to Them Reach Drenner at https://wildhorncap.com/ Network with Capital Raisers at our Capital Raising Meetup Thursdays at 11 AM PST capitalraisingmeetup.com Book a call with Ruben at calendly.com/rubengreth If you would like to find out more about Family Office Capital Raising events you can visit https://familyoffices.com/# Get The Family Office Club membership for $2,000 off by mentioning the Capital Raiser Show to holly@familyoffices.com

Nov 15, 2023 • 33min
CRS290 Leo Heffner: A Fund For Lower Income Housing
Leo and I had an interesting conversation about how he helps accidental slumloards and their residents to have better lives. Additonaly we went into some details about the fund he uses to acquire these properties. Some topics we covered in the show include: Buying Slumlord Houses and Bringing them to FHA Standards It started with a conversation on an airplane There is a philanthropic side to the business You can make money and help residents “We buy houses between a 15 and a 30 Cap Rate” People become accidental slumlords Finding Homes via Code Enforcement Violations A Hooker who is a bird dog Opening a Reg D 504 Fund Selecting where 506(c) advertising dollars go Creating Relationships at the family office club Going to events with the mindset to add value There is some blood in the water and investors have some dry powder Let's create some financial literacy to those that need it most Find Leo at : southbend7.com leohefner.com wildbluebackup.com Network with Capital Raisers at our Capital Raising Meetup Thursdays at 11 AM PST capitalraisingmeetup.com Book a call with Ruben at calendly.com/rubengreth If you would like to find out more about Family Office Capital Raising events you can visit https://familyoffices.com/# Get The Family Office Club membership for $2,000 off by mentioning the Capital Raiser Show to holly@familyoffices.com

Nov 15, 2023 • 1min
Matt Ryan Preview: Getting Great Returns While Also Doing Good
It's hard to make money while doing good in the world. Matt Ryan tells us a little about the struggle! Some topics we covered on the full episode include: Green Building from the get go Charity yet having a marketing leading return for investors Charity is Altruistic AND can be profitable Co-Living and MicroDevelopment It’s challenging to implement affordable housing for deals under $35M Beurachracy is hard work even with tax credit incentives There are markets showing upside in this niche post pandemic You have to prove your track record to scale and get debt Small Developers are Redefining the way business is done Some green methods employed including insulation Building Efficiency can be argued as not green Getting into development Having an interest in complexities Creating value via forced appreciation Can you do deals without outside capital? Find Matt at http://re-viv.com/ Network with Capital Raisers at our Capital Raising Meetup Thursdays at 11 AM PST capitalraisingmeetup.com Book a call with Ruben at calendly.com/rubengreth If you would like to find out more about Family Office Capital Raising events you can visit https://familyoffices.com/# Get The Family Office Club membership for $2,000 off by mentioning the Capital Raiser Show to holly@familyoffices.com

Nov 15, 2023 • 1min
Mat Sorensen Preview: There is $30 Trillion in Retirement Accounts in the USA
$30 Trillion - that is what is on the table! Are you tapping into this money that has already been designated for investing in USA retirement accounts? Mat Sorensen dove into how to unlock this capital and what you need to say to get people to take it out of the stock market on the full show. Some topics we covered on the full episode include: Assisting clients raise capital for their own deals Being an Attorney and a real estate investor Raising from IRA’s There is $30 Trillion in Retirement Accounts in the USA Retirement Money is already set aside for investing! TWO parts to the process 1. You must know enough to educate people about it. 2. You have to be able to execute on the strategy. You must be able to walk your investors through the process Mat targets Capital Raisers in his business to help them raise People are sick of the stock market roller coaster - use that pain point! There are 3 steps 1. Open a SDIRA 2. Move the Money 3. They Authorize the Investment When they don’t want to move money, ask them, "What did they make in the stock market last year?" Ask them how their 401K is doing? - Pain Point! Ask them, "What is the total return they made?" People are drawn to investing in RE because its more reliable than stocks The process to move the money takes about 2 weeks UBIT Tax - Unrelated Business Income Tax Unrelated Debt Financed Income Tax Ways to avoid UBIT Tax The different vehicles that are available Know your personality type and partner with people who can cover your weaknesses Find mat at directedira.com or matsoresen.com Network with Capital Raisers at our Capital Raising Meetup Thursdays at 11 AM PST capitalraisingmeetup.com Book a call with Ruben at calendly.com/rubengreth If you would like to find out more about Family Office Capital Raising events you can visit https://familyoffices.com/# Get The Family Office Club membership for $2,000 off by mentioning the Capital Raiser Show to holly@familyoffices.com

Nov 9, 2023 • 45min
CRS289 Matt Ryan: Pairing Your Mission with Affordable By Design Profitable Real Estate
Matt was steadfast in this interview in explaining how you can have a service oriented business while also helping the world. Raising capital in this scenario requires determination and he walks us through the process of how he does it. Some topics we covered include: Green Building from the get go Charity yet having a marketing leading return for investors Charity is Altruistic AND can be profitable Co-Living and MicroDevelopment It’s challenging to implement affordable housing for deals under $35M Beurachracy is hard work even with tax credit incentives There are markets showing upside in this niche post pandemic You have to prove your track record to scale and get debt Small Developers are Redefining the way business is done Some green methods employed including insulation Building Efficiency can be argued as not green Getting into development Having an interest in complexities Creating value via forced appreciation Can you do deals without outside capital? Find Matt at http://re-viv.com/ Network with Capital Raisers at our Capital Raising Meetup Thursdays at 11 AM PST tinyurl.com/454zhv9r Book a call with Ruben at calendly.com/rubengreth If you would like to find out more about Family Office Capital Raising events you can visit https://familyoffices.com/ambassador/capitalraiser/ Get The Family Office Club membership for $2,000 off by mentioning the Capital Raiser Show to holly@familyoffices.com

Nov 8, 2023 • 37min
CRS288 Mat Sorensen Esq.: Unlocking The Raising of Capital From Retirement Accounts
Mat talks to us about the process to move limited partners to self direct their retirement accounts. Some topics we covered on thes show include: Assisting clients raise capital for their own deals Being an Attorney and a real estate investor Raising from IRA’s There is $30 Trillion in Retirement Accounts in the USA Retirement Money is already set aside for investing! TWO parts to the process 1. You must know enough to educate people about it. 2. You have to be able to execute on the strategy. You must be able to walk your investors through the process Mat targets Capital Raisers in his business to help them raise People are sick of the stock market roller coaster - use that pain point! There are 3 steps 1. Open a SDIRA 2. Move the Money 3. They Authorize the Investment When they don’t want to move money, ask them, "What did they make in the stock market last year?" Ask them how their 401K is doing? - Pain Point! Ask them, "What is the total return they made?" People are drawn to investing in RE because its more reliable than stocks The process to move the money takes about 2 weeks UBIT Tax - Unrelated Business Income Tax Unrelated Debt Financed Income Tax Ways to avoid UBIT Tax The different vehicles that are available Know your personality type and partner with people who can cover your weaknesses Find mat at directedira.com or matsoresen.com Network with Capital Raisers at our Capital Raising Meetup Thursdays at 11 AM PST tinyurl.com/454zhv9r Book a call with Ruben at calendly.com/rubengreth If you would like to find out more about Family Office Capital Raising events you can visit https://familyoffices.com/# Get The Family Office Club membership for $2,000 off by mentioning the Capital Raiser Show to The Family Office Club Advisors. https://familyoffices.com