Ep #88: Becoming a Successful Real Estate Syndicator – with Gene Trowbridge

Our guest for this week’s show is Real Estate Attorney and securities & syndication expert, Gene Trowbridge.  In today's show we're going to speak with Gene about his experience as a real estate syndicator and how that led him into becoming a real estate and securities attorney who specializes in working with real estate investors like you and I who are looking to raise private capital to fund out deals.

 In this show with gene you’re going to learn:

• How he got his start in the business by first being a real estate syndicator that specialized in developing self-storage properties before deciding to venture off to law school at the age of 45.
• How the JOBS act has made it less restrictive for syndicators to advertise and raise money for their deals.
• Learn the 4 steps of the sales process for selling your investment offering to a prospective investor.
• What you need to know before structuring your first syndication to ensure you are setting yourself up for success.
• Why it’s absolutely critical to build some experience in the particular asset class you want to invest in prior to raising private capital from investors.
• How teaming or partnering with an experienced investor is a great way for first time syndicators to get their first deal done.
• Why it always makes sense to have at least 1 partner in your syndication, even if you don’t feel you necessarily need a partner.
• Learn the difference between a syndication and a JV partnership and why it’s critical to know which one is best suited for your particular structure.
• Why you as the sponsor of the syndication should be prepared to have some of your own money/skin to put into the deal.
• What kind of costs and expenses you can expect when forming your syndication.
• What crowdfunding really is and how this term is commonly misused and widely misunderstood. 
• And much more...

Recommended Resources:

• Download my free success guide, “7 habits of highly successful multi-family investors” by going to KevinBupp.com/guide
• Schedule your free 30 minute "no obligation" call directly with Kevin by clicking this link https://www.timetrade.com/book/KV2D2
• Looking to invest in Mobile Home Parks? Want to JV with me on deals? If so, schedule a call with me and let’s talk. Click here https://www.timetrade.com/book/FGF7S
• Learn more about Gene and his company, please visit SyndicationLawyers.com