Bill Fanter

Former bank executive with 35 years of experience | Options trading expert who has taught 500+ students | Join my Masterclass to learn the strategy I used to create a 6-figure income stream

Want to break free from the 9-to-5 grind?

When I was stuck in the 9-to-5 cycle:

- I felt trapped, exhausted, and unfulfilled.
- The daily grind left me with little time for my family, friends, or personal passions.

I knew there had to be a better way to live—
- A way to achieve financial freedom, flexibility,
- And a more fulfilling lifestyle.

That's when I discovered the power of trading stock options.

I escaped that 9-to-5 grind with it.

Learn how I did it and built a 6-figure income stream from trading.

Reach out to me if:

- You want financial security and independence.
- You're looking to supplement your current income.
- You'd like to build location freedom, time freedom, or both.
- You crave lifestyle improvements and luxury experiences.
- You're interested in options but feeling a little bit skeptical.

I can feel you because I was you when I was in that 9-to-5 cycle.

I'll teach you my method that has:

- Daily ROIs of 30-300%
- Documented win rates of 78-80%

And I can even help you turn your spouse into a believer.

Ready to achieve financial freedom, build a reliable second income, and enjoy a flexible lifestyle?

Great! What are you waiting for?

Reserve your spot in my next course at www.BillFanter.com.

Still skeptical?

I get it. My husband used to be a skeptic, too.

Just send me a DM and we'll grab a few minutes to talk.

Client Testimonials

• “I never anticipated that this training would be so incredibly comprehensive from start to finish.”

• “I have already made my investment back and then some on the first day of trading.”

• “This class has been pure gold!”

• “What an energizing class and I wish we could keep meeting weekly as there’s so much knowledge which Bill possesses.”

• “I loved the simulated trading which really brought everything together full-circle – Great job!”

• “This has been, by far, one of the best investments (if not the best) I've ever made in my own education.”

• “I was blown away by all the details Bill provided, making this absolutely turnkey for anyone to succeed.”

• “I’ve already referred 3 colleagues to sign up for the next round as this program is a game changer.”

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The longest relationship of my life wasn't with a person.

It was with pretending.

For most of my life, I played a character that everyone else seemed to want me to be. 

I married a woman because bank executives in the 90s were homophobic and I was terrified of what would happen if anyone found out who I really was. 

I drank too much to numb the feeling of living someone else's life. 

I showed up to work every day and smiled and hit my numbers and climbed the ladder and the whole time there was this voice in my head saying "this isn't you."

I don't know when exactly it stopped. There wasn't some dramatic moment where I threw off the mask and everything changed overnight. It was more like a slow thaw, honestly. 

But over the course of my life, little moments started to pile up. Little moments where I let myself be a little more honest.

And then I met Fraymond.

And for the first time in my life, I didn't have to pretend to be someone I wasn't just to be loved.

I think about this a lot on Valentine's Day because so many people spend their whole lives in relationships where they feel like they have to perform. 

It shouldn't be like that and it doesn't have to be like that.

You don't have to spend your life pretending, and you don't have to wait until your 50s to finally be seen. 

Happy Valentine's Day to everyone who's still searching for that feeling. It's out there. I promise. ❤️

Live trading with 30%-300% returns | Options trading expert who has taught 1,450+ students | Learn how to rent stocks for pennies a day.

They like me 
They really do like me 

I get over 50,000 profile views a year and 27% of them come from US Bank employees. 

Either they are cheering me on or waiting for my demise. 

Based upon how I talk about how awful the bank is run with a bunch of consultants… I’d vote for the latter. 

Regardless, I still love you all! ❤️

In Austin Powers, Dr. Evil wakes up after being frozen for 30 years.

He demands: "ONE MILLION DOLLARS!"

His henchman replies: "A million dollars isn't exactly a lot of money these days. Virtucon alone makes over $9 billion a year."

Dr. Evil was frozen in 1967.

Back then, $1 million was like $9.5 million in today's money.

And people even laughed at that in 1997.

And 1997 was almost 30 years ago now.

Still think a million dollars is a lot?

Day drinking at a speakeasy in Vegas. 

Hope your boss is cringing in his tighty whities that I’m posting this here. 

Screw Facebook when I can cause shenanigans right here on LinkedIn. 

Follow me for more nonsense and useless content which will make you smile. 

Cheers!!

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Ready to make a fortune on Monday with me? 

Bitcoin falls below $64,000 as Israel launches strikes on Iran.

Over $100 million worth of levered longs have been liquidated in 15 minutes.

Play stupid games, win stupid prizes. 🤡

Come watch me live. 
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Block just laid off 4,000 employees - nearly HALF their workforce - and blamed it on AI.

Jack Dorsey didn't sugarcoat it: "We are choosing to shift how we operate... to move faster with smaller, highly talented teams using AI to automate more work."

This is the canary in the coal mine.

Block isn't struggling. They're not going bankrupt. They just reported strong earnings and beat analyst expectations. They laid off 4,000 people because AI can do their jobs better, faster, and cheaper.

Here's Dorsey's chilling prediction:
"Within the next year, I believe the majority of companies will reach the same conclusion and make similar structural changes."

Translation: Your job isn't safe. No one's job is safe.

The brutal math:
• 10,205 employees → 6,000 employees
• Same revenue, same growth
• 40% cost reduction overnight
• Stock is up 18% in premarket

Wall Street is rewarding companies for replacing humans with AI.

This isn't about "enhancing productivity" anymore. This is about wholesale replacement of human workers with intelligent systems.

The uncomfortable truth: If a payment processing company can cut their workforce in half using AI, what industry is immune?

The question isn't IF this will happen to your industry - it's WHEN. 

Are you building skills that complement AI, or are you waiting to be automated away? 

Why not let me help you before it's too late?

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Every Sunday, I send 1 free email that gives you the same breakdown I share with my paid community – before the market opens Monday.

Here's what you get:

-> The specific price levels I'm watching on every major name. Not "watch for support," but the exact number where I'm taking action.

-> Which days to stay home and not trade at all. (There are days every month where trading is basically handing your money to market makers.)

-> The macro news that actually moves prices (and the 90% that's just noise designed to make you overtrade)

-> How to spot where institutional buyers and sellers are already positioned before you even place a single order

-> The setups I absolutely won't touch no matter how good they look. These "traps" blow up more accounts than bad trades ever will.

-> Second-order thinking breakdowns on the headlines everyone else is reacting to. Most traders stop at the news but I will show you what they're missing.

No "buy the dip" nonsense.

Just the same analysis I use to trade my own money delivered completely free to your inbox every Sunday.

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I get all kinds of unsolicited financial advice here on LinkedIn. 

You should buy an Airbnb 
You should invest in our LLP 
You shoud trade Cryptocurrency 
You should buy a boring business 
You should buy Commercial Real Estate 

Then I think to myself? 

Why would I do any of that when I can get a 73% ROI in 2 minutes? 

No customer complaints 
No tied up capital 
No receivables 
No employees 
No inventory 
No nothing 

So I’m just going to keep focusing in on what I know best. 

Trading stock options! 

Come watch us do it live each and every day of the week. 

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Focusing on skill rather than money is essential in trading. 

When we prioritize developing our abilities, the financial rewards often follow.

Here are the key principles I emphasize:
- Risk management
- Patience beyond imagination
- Trading the charts and not your emotions

For those interested in seeing these strategies in action, send me a direct message for free access for a week. 

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"Won't AI replace traders too?" 

Maybe eventually.

But you know what's happening right now? 

Every retail trader with a $20 ChatGPT subscription thinks they've got an edge. They're all running the same RSI signals, the same moving average crossovers, the same pattern recognition.

Which means they're all getting the same buy/sell signals at the exact same time.

Which means they're a herd that we can make money off of. 

The 10 AM retail rush gets STRONGER every month as more people day-trade from home. 

More predictable behavior = more exploitable opportunities for people who actually understand what they're doing. 

I've never been trying to outsmart anyone. I've always just taught my students how to take the other side of retail mistakes. We're pattern-matching – not predicting anything. 

Could AI eventually automate all retail trading? Maybe. 

But your VP job could in the next restructuring cycle. And that timeline feels a lot more important.

Trading skills based on reading human behavior under stress has  a longer shelf life than "Senior Director of Strategic Initiatives."

Jobs where you can make $3,334 in a day:

-> Neurosurgeon (after 16 years of training)
-> Orthopedic surgeon (after 15 years of training)
-> Partner at a top law firm (after 15 years of training)
-> Options trader (after learning a system)

And one of these doesn't require a decade of debt and 80-hour weeks!

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P.S. Why haven't you checked out my Discord yet?

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My students after they learn how to trade and live a life where they don't have to dread Monday mornings:

Going to college is such a waste of time and money nowadays! 

Instead, spend it on 1:1 coaching which is guaranteed money in the bank.

But it’s only guaranteed if you do what we teach. 

If not, then it’s just a waste of time and money as well. 

We teach you all the technical skills 
We trade live with you for reinforcement 
We show you all the charts and levels 

We literally give you the answers to the test. 

Not sure how this isn’t a slam dunk if you apply yourself.

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Want me to whisper in your ear too? 

I do it every morning with 200+ individuals so you can learn while you earn. 

Now doesn’t that sound way better than a zoom call with your boss talking about a bunch of nonsense? 

At least with me you’ll get paid what you’re really worth. 

Come see what it’s all about! 
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Trading often gets labeled as gambling, but it's essential to recognize the nuances involved. 

Yesterday we identified a losing trade, highlighting that nothing in this field is perfect or guaranteed. 

However, when you zoom out and consider the bigger picture, the returns we generate consistently are impressive. 

All our trades are time-stamped as proof and executed while the market is open. 

If you're curious to see our results for yourself, feel free to send a direct message, and I can share the link. 

It's free for a week, and you might just discover a new skill that could help you move beyond that job with a modest 3% annual raise. 

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Options gives you the ability to exponentially move your returns directionally.

Most people don't realize the full potential of what options can actually do for your portfolio.

Here's what I mean:

Let's say you're holding NVIDIA stock. Instead of just sitting there hoping it goes up, you can sell an out-of-the-money call, collect a premium, and improve the yield of your overall portfolio.

This isn't just about buying calls or buying puts.

You can deploy complex strategies that work in ANY market condition:
• Call spreads for bullish moves
• Put spreads for bearish setups
• Iron condors for sideways markets
• Selling premium for consistent income

The real opportunity most people miss:
You don't have to choose between "buy the ETF" or "trade options." You can literally do both.

Use ETFs for your core holdings. Use options to enhance returns, hedge risk, and generate income from positions you already own.

This is how you exponentially move your returns directionally - by layering strategies that work together instead of putting all your eggs in one basket.

The market gives you tools. Most people only use 10% of them.

What if you could enhance every position in your portfolio while managing risk? 

That's the power of understanding options beyond just buying calls and puts.

Time is the only asset you can't get back - so why are you trading it for pennies?

I spent 30 years in banking, trading 40+ hours a week for a paycheck. Good money, but terrible math.

Here's what I realized:
• 40 hours = 1 week of my life
• 2,000 hours = 1 year of my life
• 80,000 hours = My entire career

Every hour I spent in meetings, dealing with office politics, or hitting arbitrary sales targets was an hour I'd never get back.

The breakthrough came when I learned options trading:
Instead of trading 40 hours for money, I could trade 60-90 minutes for the same (or better) results.

Think about that math:
• Banking: 40 hours = X dollars
• Trading: 1.5 hours = X dollars (or more)

Time arbitrage is the ultimate edge.

Most people are stuck in the "time for money" trap. They think working MORE hours equals making MORE money.

Smart money thinks differently: How can I make the same money in LESS time?

The goal isn't to work harder. It's to work smarter. To compress income into smaller time windows so you can actually live your life.

Your time is finite. Your earning potential isn't. Which are you optimizing for?

What’s going to move the stock market this week? 

As we head into a new trading week, there are a few important things investors should keep an eye on.

Not because every one will move every stock, but because they set the backdrop for market sentiment and volatility.

First, economic data will be center stage. 

Investors will closely watch February’s U.S. employment report on Friday to see whether job growth is slowing or staying strong. 

That number often drives broader market direction because it influences expectations around Federal Reserve policy and interest rates and when rates stay higher for longer, stocks can react more strongly. 

In addition to data, earnings continue to matter. 

Several big names, including retailers like Target and Best Buy, consumer staples, and tech-related companies are reporting results throughout the week. 

Stocks often move ahead of these reports and after they come out as traders react to both the numbers and the company’s forward guidance. 

Finally, geo-political news and macro themes are adding volatility. 

Ongoing Middle East tensions have lifted oil prices and can influence risk sentiment across global markets, and that kind of uncertainty tends to make correlations between stocks stronger. 

This week isn’t about one big event, it’s about a mix of employment data, earnings catalysts, and macro uncertainty. 

Each of them on their own might not move every stock, but together they’ll shape how the market behaves.

Grab my FREE video weekly watchlist and let me show you how I’ll trade some of the most popular names.

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Senior Construction Project Manager @ VareCo

My company is Investor Acquisitions. 

In short, I help real estate executives attract LP investors. 

What I've found is the best operators in real estate often neglect marketing. 

Marketing is important enough to wish you were better but not important enough to take it on on your own. 

Put another way: If operations fall apart? 
You don't have a business to market. 
If marketing falls apart? 
You've survived this long without it. 

However, there's a catch 22 to this approach to marketing. 

The modern real estate sponsor, broker & lender needs marketing. 

They need to be known. 

Social media expedites 2 key aspects of deal making: 
1. Building awareness of you. 
2. Building trust in you. 

My business is taking the hard work of figuring social media out off your hands, & replacing it with all the benefits. 
1. Being trusted and known at scale. 
2. Generating quality leads. 
3. Raising capital/closing deals. 

The fun stuff that comes from being known. 

Whether you're the CEO, an executive team, or a broker, our team at Investor Acquisitions can level up your brand & content on LinkedIn. 

Our business is telling your story.

If this resonates with you, DM "Intro" to schedule an introduction call.

Cole Baker

Rondale Moore passed away today. 
We attended Purdue at the same time. 
The most electric player I've witnessed live. 

My favorite memory ever in college involved Rondale Moore. 

It was October 20, 2018, Purdue University was 3-3 and facing off against the undefeated number 2 team in the country, Ohio State University. 

It was the 4th quarter of the game. 

Terry McLaurin had just scored a touchdown to bring Ohio State within 2 scores with 4:40 to go in the game.  

For context, Purdue isn't that good at football. 
So when we have a lead?
I never really expect Purdue to keep that lead. 

But on 3&7, on the Ohio State 43 yard line, 
Rondale Moore made one of the most spectacular plays I've ever seen in my life. 
Breaking 2 tackles & spinning out of another for a touchdown. 
To all but seal the game for Purdue. 
Absolutely electric. 

I've never experienced the feeling of pure elation quite like I felt that night with Purdue vs. Ohio State. 

& Rondale was a huge part of that night. 

Rondale, you're an inspiration to me. 

Thank you for giving us your all. 

I pray for your family & friends. 
I pray for your soul. 
May God bless you, Rondale Moore.

I help real estate executives attract investors & build their brands | Trusted by 50 Firms | DM “Intro” to schedule a meeting with Investor Acquisitions

I did some door-knocking today. Did 13 doors. 

Here was the script I came up with in the car: 

"Hello my name is Cole Baker, I buy industrial buildings like this one, who can I speak with about submitting an offer to buy the property?"

Most conversations lasted less than a minute. 

Here were the results: 
• 1 firm no. 
• 3 properties didn't answer the door. 
• 3 phone numbers of owners.  
• 1 "come back tomorrow, the owner just left."  
• 5 "here's who to talk with but I don't have contact info." 

I even got a tour of one of the properties from an employee. 

My favorite interaction though was with an owner. 
Larry. 

Larry wasn't looking to sell, but here's what I asked him: 
"Are you looking to buy other buildings?" 

Larry perked up, & emphatically said "yes."

I got his number & will follow up. 

Day 1 in the books. 

About 2.5 hours of walking the streets of Denver. 
About half of that was hyping myself up to do the first knock. 
Then the second. 
But after about 5 I was getting excited about it. 

Means nearly nothing doing it 1 day, but figured I'd share. 
Looking forward to Day 2.

I spoke with an investor who replaced his $450,000/year tech job with a $50,000,000 real estate portfolio. 

Here's how he did it: 

1) He didn't want to rely on a boss

• There was not "accelerating" retirement. 
• He had to put in the time.
• This unsettled him pretty early on. 
• He had the stock options. 
• So he diversified. 

2) He didn't start small. 

• His first deal was a $1,000,000+ 8-unit deal. 
• He took the knowledge from conversations. 
• He took the knowledge from podcasts. 
• He took the knowledge from books. 
• Then...
• He implemented a value-add plan. 
• He remodeled the interior. 
• He updated the exterior. 
• He raised rents. 
• & refinanced. 

He still owns the asset today. 

Builds up the appreciation. 

Collects the cash flow. 

& the best part? 

No longer works a 9-5. 

P.S. What's the first thing you'd do when you achieve financial freedom?

Warren Buffett bought 49% of Berkshire Hathaway for approximately $8.3 million. 

60 years later…

The company is worth $998 Billion. 

Warren Buffett credits most of his early success to a mentor. 

Benjamin Graham. 

Buffett summed up Graham’s influence in 3 ways: 

1. Graham taught Buffett compassion for shareholders.
2. Graham taught Buffett the importance of generosity.
3. Graham taught Buffett the intricacies of investing.

Buffett credits Graham having been his greatest teacher. 

The greatest investor of our generation credits a mentor as the greatest influence for his success. 

Don’t overthink it. 

Find a mentor.

P.S. Tag your mentor in the comments below! Show 'em some love!

It took 1 year posting on LinkedIn to raise my first $1. 
It took 9 years before I started a profitable business. 
It took 24 years to find the woman I'd marry. 

All the good things we want take time & patience. 

Give yourself the grace to take that time.

"Most, if not all, white-collar tasks will be automated by AI within the next 12 to 18 months." - the CEO of Microsoft AI. 𝙎𝙤, 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙙𝙤 𝙬𝙚 𝙙𝙤 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙞𝙩? 

• In short, be an owner. 

Never has it been a more important time to own a business. 

More specifically, 

A business that provides a physical product or service. 

• Multifamily, industrial, retail real estate. 
• Manufacturers & farmers.
• Contractors.
• Hospitality. 

To name a few. 

I don't know about you, but I don't want to rely on a "government" to pay me UBI. 

But if your an owner in the physical world? 

All things staying the same...

You'll be just fine. 

Curious to hear your thoughts on that headline. 
& what you think the future holds.

FaZe Rug is a content creator with 27,700,000 followers. 

He's also quietly built a $15,000,000 real estate empire. 

Here's the breakdown: 

1) FaZe Rug leverages content to create cash flow. 

• FaZe Rug's real name is Brian Awadis.
• Between vlogging, gaming, and entertainment.
• Brian's content library is 3,000 videos strong.  
• (With over 10,000,000,000 views)
• That's about $4,000/day from ad revenue. 
• With brand deals, & other businesses
• (E-Sports, candy & real estate)
• Brian brings in cash flow. 

2) He invests that excess money in real estate. 

• Like most YouTubers, Brian has spent lavishly. 
• Rolls Royce, a $3,500,000 mansion, a dog.
• But, most of his money is in apartments. 
• 60+ apartments all around San Diego. 

3) He leverages other people to manage them.

• His "real estate guy" helps with acquisitions. 
• His property management team manages. 
• He capitalizes on the appreciation. 
• He capitalizes on the cash flow. 
• & the depreciation. 

Brian is investing the right way. 

Re-investing excess cash flow into real estate. 

P.S. What’s more luxury? Owning a dog or a Rolls Royce?

I asked a lender (who has originated $23,000,000,000 worth of commercial real estate loans) 3 red flags to avoid in a general partner.

Here's what he said:

𝟭) 𝘼 𝙜𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙡 𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙣𝙚𝙧 (𝙂𝙋) 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙣𝙤 𝙘𝙖𝙥𝙞𝙩𝙖𝙡 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙙𝙚𝙖𝙡.

- In his opinion, a GP must provide capital in the deal.
- It’s this simple: If a GP has no capital in the deal,
- They don’t have your best interest in mind.

𝟮) 𝘼 𝙂𝙋 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙢𝙞𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙜𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩 𝙧𝙚𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙣𝙨 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙣𝙤 𝙚𝙭𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚.

- You don’t want to hear what they promise.
- You want to hear what they’ve done.
- If they haven’t done very much, &
- They promise great returns?
- Run.

𝟯) 𝘼 𝙜𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙡 𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙣𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙥 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝟱+ 𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙣𝙚𝙧𝙨

- In his opinion, teams shouldn’t exceed 3 GPs.
- When there are too many partners on a team,
- He questions the team’s ability to manage.

There’s no need to take on unnecessary risk.

Dismiss all GPs with these red flags.

P.S. What would you add to the list?

Dave Ramsey was a millionaire by the age of 27.
He owned $4,000,000+ in real estate in 1987. 
The next year? In 1988? He went bankrupt... 
He didn't stay there long though. 
Now? 
His company grosses $300,000,000 a year. 

Here's 2 lessons I've learned studying Dave Ramsey: 

1) Don't let your failures define you. 

• When Dave was bankrupt? He had a wife & kid too. 
• He had $0. No income. & a family to provide for. 
• BUT...
• He didn't let his failure define his story. 
• He got back to work. 

LESSON: 

To be great at anything, you will fail. Many times. 
If you want to build financial freedom?
If you want to build a business? 
Learn to fail. 

2) Sell what you believe in. 

• Dave is controversial for one main reason: 
• He hates debt. 
• A belief formed by the impact of the bankruptcy. 
• It also formed a passion for financial literacy. 
• More specifically, teaching others about it. 
• This passion?
•  It's the foundation of his business. 
• (A $300m per year business)

LESSON: 

Starting a business is really hard. 
But if you want to make it easier?
Believe in what you're selling. 

P.S. Which lesson sticks out most to you? 
P.S.S. What are your thoughts on Dave?

I spoke to an operator who replaced his finance job income with income from a $3,000,000 real estate portfolio. 

Here's how he replaced his W-2 income: 

1) He was fed up with his current role. 

- He had invested in 8-units prior to his discontent. 
- But the discontent motivated him to step up. 
- & the motivation led to 3+ more deals. 

2) He was willing to take lots of risk. 

- At one point, he had $250,000+ in CC debt. 
- Between labor & material costs for projects. 
- He went ALL in building his portfolio. 

SIDE NOTE: 

This was back in 2019, 2020, 2021 where interest rates were low. He had 3-4 credit cards giving him 0% interest for an entire 12 months! WILD!

3) He leveraged the BRRRR method. 

- At the time, he wasn't utilizing any mentors. 
- Just podcasts, books and good ole action. 
- After each renovation, he'd refinance. 
- & redeploy the capital. 

I wouldn't recommend taking on that kind of credit card debt. 

But one thing was very clear speaking with him: 

He would do anything to make it happen. 

P.S. To what lengths would you go for financial freedom?

I knocked on 10 more doors today. 
Yesterday, it took 2.5 hours to do 13 doors. 
Today, it took me an hour & 15 minutes to do 10.  

Here were the "objective" results from today: 
• 2 firm "no's" from building owners who's own businesses were in the building.
• 2 businesses who rent, but who's key people in the know weren't around.
• 2 phone numbers of business owners who know the building owner.
• 4 properties no one was at I'll circle back to.

Here were the "subjective" results from today: 
• I noticed a measured improvement around the anxiety I felt yesterday about door knocking. 
• I was genuinely excited about the opportunity to meet people. 
• For the first time in a long time, 
• I noticed myself counting the small wins rather than focusing on losses or rather than focusing on the ultimate win I didn't have. 
• It's day 2, there's plenty of challenges to come. 
• But I'm feeling good about knowing that I am doing the work I need to do. 
• Which is also new to me. 

Day 2 in the books. Looking forward to Day 3.

I spoke to a GP who’s acquired $300,000,000 of CRE.
The last 10 years, 
He’s acquired every deal below 30% LTV. 
Here’s why:

In his career, the GP has acquired over 100 properties. 
During the GFC, 10 of his deals lost money. 

Here’s the exact reasoning he gave why:

- 9/10 of the assets were not his usual niche asset-type.
- 9/10 of the assets were not his usual business plan.  
- 3/10 of the assets were not his typical market. 

In other words:

- He tried to do deals he wasn’t familiar with.
- At the exact wrong time in the market.
- with investor capital. 
- He & his investors paid for that. 

LESSON:

- This goes for both limited partners and GPs. 
- Invest in assets & business plans you know. 
- Jon Gray of Blackstone put it this way: 
- “You don’t outsized returns without taking risk.”
- “But we take risk we understand.”
- Debt will amplify that risk. 

P.S. Did this lesson resonate with you? 
If so, comment below why it do! ⬇️

I spoke to an investor who owns a ~$250,000 SFR. 

The catch?

He & his wife are JV's with family members. 
He & his wife want to sell the SFR. 
Family wants to keep it. 

The way the deal is structured, they can't just sell the property...

They're stuck. 

This is a major downside to the JV structure. 

Here's 3 tips to avoid this in future deals: 

1) Identify the long term plan for each JV member. 
2) Have your attorney draft clear exit provisions.
3) Create an exit plan aligned w/ expectations. 

BONUS: 

4) Don't ever do deals with family???

Will this guarantee you avoid issue?
No. 
But it will provide options.

Curious to hear your experiences with JVs. 

Have you experienced something similar?

𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘭𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦; 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘴𝘦𝘦𝘬 𝘨𝘶𝘪𝘥𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘢 𝘲𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘺 𝘣𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘻𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘥𝘰𝘤𝘶𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴.

$400,000,000 in transaction volume as a broker. 
30,000+ followers on LinkedIn. 
0 leads. 

A (now) client approached me with a question: 
• "Can you improve my LinkedIn results?"
• "I get 15K impressions each week."
• "I post content every single day."
• "I already have a following."
• "But I don't get leads." 
• "What do I do?"

In the last few weeks alone, this same client set 35 meetings from 100K+ impressions. 

Only 12 weeks into working together. 

Even cooler? 

As a broker, he has 10,000's of people seeing the deals he's selling each week. 

(Talk about a competitive advantage for his clients selling a deal)

Here's the exact post schedule we use for his content: 

M: Deal Breakdown Post
T : Asset-Type Education Post
W: Promotional Post for an Active Deal
T : Famous Person Post
F : Personal Post/Deal Breakdown
S: Weekly Update Post
S: Personal Post. 

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I asked an accountant (who managed the books for a sponsor with $200,000,000 in AUM) the best way an LP can identify a quality sponsor. 

What he told me actually blew me away: 

1) Ask the GP what % of their income from their investment firm is from acquisition fees. 

• If the GP answers over 50%, do not invest. 
• This GP is too reliant on acquiring real estate for their income.  
• & it's an indication they don't have sound operations. 
• You want the asset management fees, promotes, & other income to far out way compensation from acquisition fees. 

2) Ask the GP what their payroll is. 

• If the GP doesn't know the answer, run. 
• You track what you care about. 
• If they don't know their overhead cost, 
• & don't know the cost of their labor. 
• They don't care about the deal. 

3) Ask the GP what % of asset management fees they collect across their portfolio. 

• When an investment is in distress, the first bit of compensation to be turned off is the asset management fees. 
• If a sponsor owns 20 properties, & is collecting asset management fees from 95% of them? 
• That's a great indication the deals are being run well. 

I'm curious to hear your thoughts on these questions. 

P.S. I help limited partners place equity into real estate. 

If you're a limited partner & this resonated, let's talk.

I asked an investor (who owns $10,000,000 worth of mobile home parks) why they chose the asset class. 

Here's what she had to say: 

• Depreciation.
• A low basis.
• Cash flow.

1) depreciation

• The value of traditional real estate is in the structure. 
• With residential real estate, 
• The depreciation schedule is 27.5 years. 
• Within commercial real estate, 
• The depreciation schedule is 39 years. 
• For mobile home parks, it's a totally different asset. 
• Almost none of the value is in its structures. 
• Rather much of the value is in roads, utility lines, clubhouses, lighting, fencing, electrical, pads. 
• All items that have "shorter" lives in the eyes of the law. 

2) A low basis. 

• Everything is better when you buy at a low basis. 
• You have flexibility through market downturns.
• You have lower breakeven occupancy.
• Debt is cheaper.

3) Cash flow. 

• Especially if you structure the site in the correct manor. 
• Think renting the pad sites. 
• Rather than the mobile homes themselves. 
• Cash flow is what creates freedom. 
• & many investors want that. 

P.S. What's your opinion on invest in MHPs? 
I'm much more curious after the conversation with this operator.

Matt Shumer generated 81,000,000 impressions from a single piece of content. 

He gained 200,000 followers on Twitter in 4 days. 

He was interviewed by top news programs. 

& no doubt…

Generated interest is his startup. 

All from 1 piece of content. 
 
TL;DR

Create content.

I spoke to an investor with $120,000,000 in AUM. 
He raised $2,400,000 in equity this month alone. 
Is the "slump" over?

I've heard a lot of chatter about a lack of capital.
I've heard a lot of chatter about down markets.
I've heard a lot of chatter about a recession.

Yet, plenty of people out there are doing deals.

3 trends I'm seeing in CRE right now:  

1. Cash flow is king for accredited investors.

• I'm seeing more deals get funded with 1 focus. 
• Not value-add. Not development.
• Cash flow.

2. Development is king for family offices.

• The conversations I have with capital allocators. 
• RIAs, family offices, etc. 
• A lot of them are focused on developments. 
• I feel like this is contrary to the news. 
• Are you seeing the same thing? 

3. First time investors want to operate. 

• I've heard this a lot from experienced operators. 
• But I'm starting to experience it for myself now. 
• People who haven't invested in CRE before? 
• They want to buy, buy, buy. 

Curious to hear what's going on in your market? 

What trends seem to be bucking the news?

or what trends seem to be sticking?

I spoke with an analyst at an institutional firm managing $93,750,000,000 worth of assets about how they underwrite deals. 

At the analyst level, they focus on a single metric. 

Not the annualized return. 
Not the equity multiple. 
Not the IRR
Cash-on-cash returns. 

9%+ in year one. That's the benchmark. 

I've spoken with retail investors. 
I've spoken with family offices. 
I've spoken with developers. 
I've spoken with operators. 

It's clear to me that more & more investors right now want consistent cash flow over the other performance metrics. 

Curious to hear your thoughts on this sentiment of the market.

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