Q&A: Real Estate Syndication
Hey guys - this group was very helpful to me 10 years ago when it was 2008 and I graduated and was looking to be an analyst from a non-target school in Texas. I started as an an investment analyst for a REPE fund. Fast forward - I found my niche in real estate syndication and have now: 1. Successfully raised capital for 27 private real estate offerings (12 fund offerings and 15 single asset offerings), which 7 have since gone public. 3. Personally raised ~$600 million of investor capital for real estate investments over the last 8 years. 4. Instrumental in successfully issuing debt on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange, raising roughly $180 million to realize equity investor's double digit annual returns on multiple commercial real estate developments. I am glad to give back and try to help my up and coming monkeys. So ask away - I'll answer just about anything, and will reply as time permits.
Neat background. Seems you've had some great success.
For those of us looking to peel off and do our own thing for the first time, how to you recommend tackling the fundraising process for a single asset deal? What are some words of advice for one attempting to execute on their first deal with no personal track record but a strong execution track record at their firm? How do you structure the syndication with respect to promote, fees, etc... Overall approach/legal/admin considerations would be greatly appreciated.
Odds this turns into another LongShort2019 post?
Big fan of AMAs with no answers...