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Creative Ways Investors Can Raise Private Capital

Charles Farnsworth is the director of 1892 Capital Partners, an established lending company that has been helping investors in different asset classes across the nation. He is a real estate finance expert with over 25 years of experience in corporate banking and wealth management, which includes founding a finance company and raising private capital. Listen now to learn more about the financing side of real estate and the different factors that can help real estate investors raise capital in today’s market! Quotables “What you’ll find quickly in the capital side is the way you raise money and what you use it for is largely driven by your shareholders or your invested parties.” “Depending where you are in the life cycle of real estate investing and what you’re trying to achieve largely dictates what you should be doing and what your secret sauce is.” “In my experience, people get to places in ways that you don’t understand a lot so I think to be able to have a conversation with somebody and have them part back where you are, what’s going on, and challenge you – I just don’t know where the best place to get a mentor or a coach like that is.” Links Website: 1892 Capital Partners https://www.1892capital.com Email: Charles Farnsworth charlesf@1892capital.com Website: RCN Capital https://www.rcncapital.com/podcast Website: REI INK https://rei-ink.com/ Email: RCN Capital info@rcncapital.com

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The Journey from Engineering to Real Estate Investing

Mark Abramovich, the founder of the MIRS Group and a partner at Idoni Management, is an entrepreneur with a strong background in engineering and industrial development. Over the years, Mark decided to transition into real estate investing, focusing on solving problems for real estate investors through the lending industry. Listen now to learn more about Mark’s journey into real estate, how his background in engineering played into real estate investing, and how he is helping investors do more deals today! Quotables “I was sitting in my home office, working on a couple of loans, and figuring out how to structure them and the realization suddenly hit me that I was being an engineer just in a slightly different medium.” “The bigger and better your network, the bigger and better your net worth is.” “When you meet somebody for the first time, no matter what, your brain instantly makes a decision of like or dislike.” Links Website: MIRS Group https://www.mirsgroupllc.com Website: RCN Capital https://www.rcncapital.com/podcast Website: REI INK https://rei-ink.com/ Email: RCN Capital info@rcncapital.com

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The Impact of AI in the Real Estate Investing Space

Scott Fahl is the founder and CEO of Privy, a real estate software that helps investors find the best deals and evaluate them, all in one place. Scott’s knack for innovation paved the way for Privy and the impact it has made on the industry, and he is with us today to talk about how it all started and where he is today. Listen to this episode to learn more about the story behind Privy, how Scott’s innovative nature impacted his career and many others’, and how technology can make real estate easier for investors! Quotables “When you can start with what everybody is having success with, you could just repeat off of that.” “That’s the biggest thing – you have to listen to what people are saying and if you give them what they want, they’re going to be happy. That’s all there is to it.” “You’re never going to get it 100% right but if you’re in the 80-90 percentile, push it out because you go back to that, you’re not afraid anymore because you’re trusting people to tell you.” Links Website: Privy https://www.privy.pro Website: RCN Capital https://www.rcncapital.com/podcast Website: REI INK https://rei-ink.com/

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Solving Problems for Real Estate Investors with Tech & AI

Jonny Britton is the co-founder and CEO of LandTech, the fastest growing PropTech company in the UK. His diverse background in town planning and software development helped him co-found one of the most efficient tools for real estate professionals. While it’s only been available in the UK for years, it is now starting to make waves within the US too, and we’re going to hear all about it from Jonny himself. Listen to this episode to learn more about the story behind LandTech, the solutions it is providing the US market, and how technology like it will help the real estate industry move forward! Quotables “We use memes, we use data-driven content, and some of the stuff we put out can seem quite small, but it gets picked up and it can travel very far, and the media often gets it as well.” “I’ve got quite a strong point of view about where the industry is going to change and I really think that a few things have converged – AI is coming in a big way and that’s going to change everything significantly.” “What I think is the best thing to do when trying to make some money is to ensure that all of the interests are aligned, and I think that the best way to do that is by giving people equity.” Links Website: LandTech https://www.landtech.us Website: RCN Capital https://www.rcncapital.com/podcast Website: REI INK https://rei-ink.com/ Email: RCN Capital info@rcncapital.com

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Protecting Yourself From Risk in Real Estate Investing

Chris Branchetti is the Vice President of BCHH Title, who boasts a strong track record in private lending, MLS transactions, and handling a variety of property portfolios. Chris is with us on the show today to give us expert insights on today’s market and how real estate professionals can minimize risk of fraud, among many other things. Listen to this episode to learn more about finding the right title company, protecting your business from fraud, and how you can achieve success in real estate today! Quotables “When you’re in the business of moving money and managing other people’s money, you have to have a level of protection to ensure that where you’re sending the money is accurate.” “Reliability, scalability, and consistency – those are three things that I think are paramount when I’m sitting across the table from a customer and what we do well.” “If you don’t have the liquidity or capital for investing, look into the tokenization of real estate. You can get into real estate investing by buying real estate at fractions of a cost, which is tokenization in real estate, known as block chain.” Links Website: BCHH Title https://www.bchhtitle.com Website: RCN Capital https://www.rcncapital.com/podcast Website: REI INK https://rei-ink.com/

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The Power Relationship – Equity in Business

Amy Kame is the Managing Director of the National Private Lenders Association and the Chief Strategy and Growth Officer of National Private Lenders Conference, Private Lender Law, and Private Lender Title. She is with us on the show to talk about her journey in private lending and leading multiple successful organizations. Listen now to learn more about what goes on behind the scenes at the NPLA and how you can grow into an effective leader for your organization! Visit https://nplaonline.com/ for more information. Quotables “In any of our organizations, we have to make sure that our values long-term are going to be aligned, and so we don’t get into these relationships lightly. We make sure that we’re doing right by our members.” “I knew I could be successful because I could sit back and I could take in information, really read and understand what our members needs are, and then be able to take that information and execute for them.” “A good leader to me enjoys everyone else’s success more than their own.” Links Website: RCN Capital https://www.rcncapital.com/podcast Website: REI INK https://rei-ink.com/ Website: National Private Lenders Association https://nplaonline.com/

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