The Capital Raiser Show

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. read less
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CRS304 J.E. Steiner - Jumping In To Syndications and Raising The First $800K
3d ago
CRS304 J.E. Steiner - Jumping In To Syndications and Raising The First $800K
J.E. Broke down everything he did to get his start in Multifamily including one of the hardest parts he had to conquer: Raising Money   Some topics we explored include: Getting into Multifamily Syndication Tech for Syndicators Less than a year into the syndication business. Josh Ferrari’s Mentorship Program Mentorship has helped accelerate the scaling Working on all aspects of the business Being the owner-operator instead of raising for others 50-100 units as a preferred multifamily asset size Opportunistic with development deal Establishing some social media branding and getting your name known Start by Sharing Your Story Market Selection What the Future Holds Working in a very competitive Dallas TX Market How did you raise your first $800K? The Roll of Mentorship  Find J.E. on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnericsteiner/   Book a call with Ruben at calendly.com/rubengreth Hang out with other capital raisers, fund managers and family offices every Thursday at 11:00 AM PST at our nationwide virtual capital raising meetup. Register at capitalraisingmeetup.com.  If you would like to find out more about Family Office Capital Raising events you can visit familyoffices.com Get The Family Office Club yearly membership for $2,000 off by using discount code: capitalraiser at familyoffices.com and do it now because prices go up yearly!  Check Out InvestNext! Whether you have $5M or $500 million AUM, InvestNext delivers an institution-grade experience to your investors and automates tasks like K-1 distributions with a single click. investnext.com
Dan Lewkowicz Preview: If You Set Your Mind To It, You Will Get It
Apr 12 2024
Dan Lewkowicz Preview: If You Set Your Mind To It, You Will Get It
Dan had some powerful words of inspiration for scaling Commercial Real Estate Entrepreneurs. In the full episode, we covered: From flipping 75 houses to commercial real estate brokerage Raising JV capital, promissory note capital at fixed rates and revolving credit lines Things always go wrong Shout out to Ben Kogut Benefits of Triple Net Real Estate National Retailers are your tenants Scalability Blue Ribbon Property Leasers guarantee rents for multiple decades Brokerage is more lucrative than flipping Not a lot of training in commercial brokerage Effects of Covid in the space Labor shortages Limited Sales affected businesses Pandemic induced bankruptcies NNN business is very passive by definition Who buys these buildings? Working with Fund Managers   Find Dan at http://www.encorereis.com/ Book a call with Ruben at calendly.com/rubengreth Hang out with other capital raisers, fund managers and family offices every Thursday at 11:00 AM PST at our nationwide virtual capital raising meetup. Register at capitalraisingmeetup.com.  If you would like to find out more about Family Office Capital Raising events you can visit familyoffices.com Get The Family Office Club yearly membership for $2,000 off by using discount code: capitalraiser at familyoffices.com and do it now because prices go up yearly!  Check Out InvestNext! Whether you have $5M or $500 million AUM, InvestNext delivers an institution-grade experience to your investors and automates tasks like K-1 distributions with a single click. investnext.com
CRS303 Dan Lewkowicz: Exploring Triple Net Deals
Apr 7 2024
CRS303 Dan Lewkowicz: Exploring Triple Net Deals
Dan and I talked shop on the early days including some great capital raise strategies. Then we dove into Triple Net Syndications and Brokerage.   Some topics we covered include: From flipping 75 houses to commercial real estate brokerage Raising JV capital, promissory note capital at fixed rates and revolving credit lines Things always go wrong Shout out to Ben Kogut Benefits of Triple Net Real Estate National Retailers are your tenants Scalability Blue Ribbon Property Leasers guarantee rents for multiple decades Brokerage is more lucrative than flipping Not a lot of training in commercial brokerage Effects of Covid in the space Labor shortages Limited Sales affected businesses Pandemic induced bankruptcies NNN business is very passive by definition Who buys these buildings? Working with Fund Managers   Find Dan at http://www.encorereis.com/ Book a call with Ruben at calendly.com/rubengreth Hang out with other capital raisers, fund managers and family offices every Thursday at 11:00 AM PST at our nationwide virtual capital raising meetup. Register at capitalraisingmeetup.com.  If you would like to find out more about Family Office Capital Raising events you can visit familyoffices.com Get The Family Office Club yearly membership for $2,000 off by using discount code: capitalraiser at familyoffices.com and do it now because prices go up yearly!  Check Out InvestNext! Whether you have $5M or $500 million AUM, InvestNext delivers an institution-grade experience to your investors and automates tasks like K-1 distributions with a single click. investnext.com
Will Matheson Preview: The 3 Bottlenecks of Commercial Real Estate
Apr 7 2024
Will Matheson Preview: The 3 Bottlenecks of Commercial Real Estate
Will broke down the 3 bottlenecks and why he is the lead GP on deals Here are his perceived potential bottlenecks: Ability to See DealsAbility to Analyze dealsAbility to Raise Capital On the full show we covered: From brokerage to syndicating 14 deals and $100M AUM A plan to acquire $1B in assets South East as a market for great returns Don’t overcomplicate it Any competitive advantage is the goal High Investor Retention Incremental increases in deal size The Internal scaling of a syndication company Identifying organizational bottlenecks Why be the Lead GP? Financing in today’s market Importance of flexibility in financing Today’s market is not ideal for selling Philosophy of generational wealth for legacy Reverse engineering the process to acquire $1B in assets Focus on smaller deals in the early going Build credibility slowly Growing a database via referrals    Find Will at mathcap.com Book a call with Ruben at calendly.com/rubengreth Hang out with other capital raisers, fund managers and family offices every Thursday at 11:00 AM PST at our nationwide virtual capital raising meetup. Register at capitalraisingmeetup.com  If you would like to find out more about Family Office Capital Raising events you can visit familyoffices.com Get The Family Office Club membership for $2,000 off by using discount code: capitalraiser at familyoffices.com and do it now because prices go up yearly!  Check Out InvestNext! Whether you have $5M or $500 million AUM, InvestNext delivers an institution-grade experience to your investors and automates tasks like K-1 distributions with a single click. investnext.com
CRS302 Will Matheson: Get A Competitive Advantage In Multifamily And Scale Progressively
Apr 4 2024
CRS302 Will Matheson: Get A Competitive Advantage In Multifamily And Scale Progressively
Having a specific SMART goal around your multifamily business is highly underrated. For Will, that number is $1B of AUM. Let's find out how he plans to get there!   Some topics we covered today include: From brokerage to syndicating 14 deals and $100M AUM A plan to acquire $1B in assets South East as a market for great returns Don’t overcomplicate it Any competitive advantage is the goal High Investor Retention Incremental increases in deal size The Internal scaling of a syndication company Identifying organizational bottlenecks Why be the Lead GP? Financing in today’s market Importance of flexibility in financing Today’s market is not ideal for selling Philosophy of generational wealth for legacy Reverse engineering the process to acquire $1B in assets Focus on smaller deals in the early going Build credibility slowly Growing a database via referrals    Find Will at mathcap.com Book a call with Ruben at calendly.com/rubengreth Hang out with other capital raisers, fund managers and family offices every Thursday at 11:00 AM PST at our nationwide virtual capital raising meetup. Register at capitalraisingmeetup.com.  If you would like to find out more about Family Office Capital Raising events you can visit familyoffices.com Get The Family Office Club membership for $2,000 off by using discount code: capitalraiser at familyoffices.com and do it now because prices go up yearly!  Check Out InvestNext! Whether you have $5M or $500 million AUM, InvestNext delivers an institution-grade experience to your investors and automates tasks like K-1 distributions with a single click. investnext.com
CRS301 Ruben Greth: State Of Capital Raiser Affairs (Interviewed by Vinki Loomba)
Mar 30 2024
CRS301 Ruben Greth: State Of Capital Raiser Affairs (Interviewed by Vinki Loomba)
This episode was a lot of fun to record. Thanks Vinki for letting me share with my audience!   Attend our Capital Raise Conference May 10-11 at strategiccapitalraise.com   Some topics we covered include on today's episode: Economic State of Multifamily Insights learned at Family Office Club Comparing the 2008 Crash in SFR to Multifamily Distress in 2024 What are Operators doing to survive? Launching ancillary businesses Staying in the game Pivoting into new asset classes Challenges of shifting into new asset classes Why did you leave AZ to operate elsewhere and why did you come back? Hyper-focusing in AZ by joining forces with people who are better than you The Secret to Raising Capital Survey your investors and give them what they want Get partners better than what you think you're capable of getting Give Family Offices What they want too! What do Family Offices want? Most Limited Partners follows the masses The Masses are not Investors, they are speculators Raising from Limited Partners is getting harder and more expensive What is a Family Office? What do Family Offices need before investing with you? The Biggest Misconception that Capital Raisers have The New Trend of Raising from Fund Managers Network your brains out Find Ruben at capitalraisershow.com Find Vinki at Loombainvest.com and youtube.com/@loombainvest Book a call with Ruben at calendly.com/rubengreth Hang out with other capital raisers, fund managers and family offices every other Thursday at 11:00 AM PST at our nationwide virtual capital raising meetup. Register at capitalraisingmeetup.com If you would like to find out more about Family Office Capital Raising events you can visit familyoffices.com Get The Family Office Club membership for $2,000 off by mentioning the Capital Raiser Show to holly@familyoffices.com and do it now because prices go up every year!   Check Out InvestNext! Whether you have $5M or $500 million AUM, InvestNext delivers an institution-grade experience to your investors and automates tasks like K-1 distributions with a single click. investnext.com
CRS300 Ben Reinberg: Capital Allocation for Industrial, Medical Office and Retail Funds
Mar 27 2024
CRS300 Ben Reinberg: Capital Allocation for Industrial, Medical Office and Retail Funds
You know we had to dive into the personal development realm for episode 300, cover the commercial real estate company scaling, capital raising in funds and talk shop about everything in between including meditation! Lets Roll!   We hit these themes in the show: The first Industrial deal 3X’d investor capital Getting into the medical office space 20 years ago Raising in funds Expanding into other asset classes Benefits of Medical Office  Funds vs syndications Benefits of funds Fund administration and accounting Advertising, marketing and omnipresence The evolution of capital raising over the last decade Current economic climate and future opportunities Patience with dry powder Managing employees and internal scaling Inflationary impacts Recommended first hires for scaling Future market domination   Find Ben at alliancecgc.com Book a call with Ruben at calendly.com/rubengreth Hang out with other capital raisers, fund managers and family offices every Thursday at 11:00 AM PST at our nationwide virtual capital raising meetup. Register at capitalraisingmeetup.com.  If you would like to find out more about Family Office Capital Raising events you can visit familyoffices.com Get The Family Office Club membership for $2,000 off by mentioning the Capital Raiser Show to holly@familyoffices.com and do it now because prices go up every year! Check Out InvestNext! Whether you have $5M or $500 million AUM, InvestNext delivers an institution-grade experience to your investors and automates tasks like K-1 distributions with a single click. investnext.com
Neil Twa Preview: How an E-Commerce Business Grows and Profits Exponentially
Mar 26 2024
Neil Twa Preview: How an E-Commerce Business Grows and Profits Exponentially
Neil talks shop about growing an E-commerce business and ends by heading a warning to those that can lose sight of what is most important. On the full episode we dove into some topics like: Neil and I talked shop on numerous business operations and want down a bunch of rabbit holes including your favorite topic: Raising Capital   In the show we dove into: Developing E-com businesses  Series A Funding To make a name for yourself you must innovate Don’t trade time for money Selling brands with businesses attached Running a virtual business with physical products Buying a business that you can operate Done-with-you businesses? How do they work? No employees involved! Diversifying your real estate and virtual real estate businesses   Find Niel at voltagedm.com and voltagedm.com/podcasts/   Book a call with Ruben at calendly.com/rubengreth Hang out with other capital raisers, fund managers and family offices every other Thursday at 11:00 AM PST at our nationwide virtual capital raising meetup. Register at capitalraisingmeetup.com.  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 and do it now because prices go up every year!   Check Out InvestNext! Whether you have $5M or $500 million AUM, InvestNext delivers an institution-grade experience to your investors and automates tasks like K-1 distributions with a single click. https://investnext.com
Dan Brisse Preview: Raise Millions Just By Explaining How Multifamily Works
Mar 23 2024
Dan Brisse Preview: Raise Millions Just By Explaining How Multifamily Works
This is exatly what Dan tells people and raising capital is a byproduct. He has a portfolio around 2,500 Units. Thus, he has proven effective in raising capital with this method.   On the rest of the show we disussed themes like: What happens after an athlete retires? You got to find a way to make money There is a lot of power in real estate Tax Free Wealth was the book that started it all How we partnered and scaled Evolving and Scaling after joining Brad Sumrok’s community Raising capital by sharing data, educating and nurturing  Cashflow is first and foremost Share what the competitors are doing and show how you can better them Explaining the business plan Getting referrals  Using a podcast to create exposure Investor communications War Stories  The value of the dollar and how it affects real estate Market selection Hold time The use of correct debt   Find Dan at granitetowersequitygroup.com Book a call with Ruben at calendly.com/rubengreth Hang out with other capital raisers, fund managers and family offices every Thursday at 11:00 AM PST at our nationwide virtual capital raising meetup. Register at capitalraisingmeetup.com.  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 or feel free to pay full price.   Check Out InvestNext! Whether you have $5M or $500 million AUM, InvestNext delivers an institution-grade experience to your investors and automates tasks like K-1 distributions with a single click. investnext.com
CRS298 Reed Goossens: Australian Syndicator Scales to 4,500 Units And Now Wants To Go Big
Mar 5 2024
CRS298 Reed Goossens: Australian Syndicator Scales to 4,500 Units And Now Wants To Go Big
I got to dive into Reed's scaling and how he raises capital amongst many other items of interest. He is a wealth of knowledge that you will enjoying hanging out with today. Some themes we covered are: From Triplex to 4500 units Scaling was not possible by himself  Learning from Australia about real estate Networking here in USA is like other countries but on steroids Experiences working with WildHorn Capital then building his own brand Scaling and Management of People Marketing via exposure including books and podcasts Building credibility by telling stories Scaling from retail investors to family offices  War Stories How big do you want to grow it? Find Reed at reedgoossens.com Book a call with Ruben at calendly.com/rubengreth Hang out with other capital raisers, fund managers and family offices every Thursday at 11:00 AM PST at our nationwide virtual capital raising meetup. Register at capitalraisingmeetup.com 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 or feel free to pay full price.   Check Out InvestNext! Whether you have $5M or $500 million AUM, InvestNext delivers an institution-grade experience to your investors and automates tasks like K-1 distributions with a single click. investnext.com
CRS297 Dan Brisse: X-Games Gold Medalist Turns Full Blown Multifamily Syndicator
Mar 4 2024
CRS297 Dan Brisse: X-Games Gold Medalist Turns Full Blown Multifamily Syndicator
Dan spent some time with me going over how he scaled and how he raises capital. Tune in for this one as not everyone scales as quick as he did. Some themes we covered include: What happens after an athlete retires? You got to find a way to make money There is a lot of power in real estate Tax Free Wealth was the book that started it all How we partnered and scaled Evolving and Scaling after joining Brad Sumrok’s community Raising capital by sharing data, educating and nurturing  Cashflow is first and foremost Share what the competitors are doing and show how you can better them Explaining the business plan Getting referrals  Using a podcast to create exposure Investor communications War Stories  The value of the dollar and how it affects real estate Market selection Hold time The use of correct debt   Find Dan at granitetowersequitygroup.com Book a call with Ruben at calendly.com/rubengreth Hang out with other capital raisers, fund managers and family offices every Thursday at 11:00 AM PST at our nationwide virtual capital raising meetup. Register at capitalraisingmeetup.com.  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 or feel free to pay full price.   Check Out InvestNext! Whether you have $5M or $500 million AUM, InvestNext delivers an institution-grade experience to your investors and automates tasks like K-1 distributions with a single click. investnext.com
Gabe Petersen Preview: Anyone Who Has Done Single Family Can Get Into Commercial
Mar 3 2024
Gabe Petersen Preview: Anyone Who Has Done Single Family Can Get Into Commercial
Gabe talks a little bit in this clip about his thoughts around scaling and how determination can take you far in this game. On the full episode we discussed: The early days of Scaling The mindset of Scaling Taking the scary leap of quitting a W2 and becoming an entrepreneur Can anyone be an entrepreneur? How much reserves do you need before you quit? Try to start by partnering with someone with a track record while adding value  Doing it by yourself vs scaling with partners Selecting Self Storage due to recession resistance Eviction is easier in self storage Seller Finance & Creative Finance Joint venture capital raising Selecting Asset Classes in the Future   Find Gabe at http://www.therealestateinvestingclub.com/ Book a call with Ruben at calendly.com/rubengreth Hang out with other capital raisers, fund managers and family offices every Thursday at 11:00 AM PST at our nationwide virtual capital raising meetup. Register at capitalraisingmeetup.com 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 or feel free to pay full price. Check Out InvestNext! Whether you have $5M or $500 million AUM, InvestNext delivers an institution-grade experience to your investors and automates tasks like K-1 distributions with a single click. https://investnext.com