“Crowdfunding” is the hottest method in the mobile home park sector to raise capital to purchase property, utilizing passive investors to collectively bring together the funding needed for down payments and capital improvements. Whether you are buying your first property or building a giant portfolio, “crowdfunding” could be the solution that you need.
What is "Crowdfunding"?
Capital is a huge part of real estate – without it, you can’t really buy mainstream properties. In the old days, you would either have to borrow money from friends or family or maybe one wealthy individual. It was always stressful and frequently unsuccessful because you did not have that many attempts and the money was always large and scary for the investor. “Crowdfunding”, however, allows you to raise even larger amounts in smaller bite-sized increments from investors who are excited to pool their capital together to invest in mobile home park assets, for both income and capital appreciation.
What can it do for you?
Many of the top real estate investors in the U.S. have achieved that status with sensible use of “crowdfunding” to grow their portfolio. Whether it’s your first property or a giant grouping of assets, “crowdfunding” is the solution to your capital-raising needs. The crowdfunding market is $30 Trillion – which makes it one of the most powerful forces in U.S. fundraising.
What will you learn at this workshop?
Here’s what you’ll learn if you attend this event:
- The current state of crowdfunding and whether this is a method of fundraising you can use.
- Various ownership structures used in syndication, such as tenant in common, limited partnerships, and limited liability companies.
- The way in which lenders look at financing real estate owned by a syndication.
- Changes in the way money can be raised after the JOBS Act, which created two avenues where advertising and solicitation can be used.
- Structures of cash distribution to investors and compensation plans for the sponsor.
Who is Gene Trowbridge?
Instructor Gene Trowbridge, CCIM, attorney and founding partner at Trowbridge Law Group literally wrote the book on “crowdfunding” – his book “It’s A Whole New Business!” has been the bible for the syndication & crowdfunding industry over the past several years. Gene earned the right to be the expert on the industry with:
- 15 years as a syndicator with over $20 million in deals completed.
- 30 years as a practicing attorney with a specialization in Securities law.
- The person who helped over 800 clients to date raise over $7 billion in capital.
Gene is “the guy” when it comes to crowdfunding and knows the industry from one end to the other, including all the insider secrets and tips the pros use to succeed.