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Episode 39: Real Estate Success Stories with Jay Conner
Welcome back to Raising Private Money! I’d like to take the time to focus on a few real estate success stories to explore some of the ways we can navigate transactions to get better deals. Jump in with me and some of my students as we discuss and celebrate a couple of our recent real…

Episode 38: How John Casmon Raised $7 Million In One Year
Today’s episode sees John Casmon coming on as a guest. He is a multifamily real estate entrepreneur, marketing master, and the man behind Casmon Capital Group. He hosts the Target Market Insights: Multifamily + Marketing podcast. In addition, he is the co-founder of the Midwest Real Estate Networking Summit. Casmon Capital Group is a company…

Episode 37: How Andrew & Nic Raise Millions In Private Money
On today’s episode, we welcome Andrew Jarett and Nic Cooper to the show. Andrew & Nic are from Western New York, where they’ve successfully redeveloped single-family homes. They started a property management company and later sold it, shifting their focus to acquiring smaller multifamily and single-family investment properties. Andrew and Nic now hold several hundred…

Episode 36: How Tiffany High Raised $20 Million In Private Money
Welcome back to Raising Private Money! Today we are joined by Tiffany High, an experienced real estate investor, and co-founder of Results Driven REI. Tiffany & Josh have been in the real estate industry since 2015. They started by flipping houses, but after a tough first year, they pivoted to wholesaling. By the third year…

Episode 35: How to Raise Private Money With Jay Conner
Raising private money may seem incredibly intimidating for a first-timer, but it’s actually a lot easier than you think. Don’t know where to start or who to ask? Look no further. In this episode of Raising Private Money, I’m sharing why private money trumps bank loans any day and how you can raise private money…

Episode 34: How Jonathan Cattani Raised $650,000 In Private Money
Jonathan Cattani is the founder and managing partner of CCG, a real estate and finance investment firm. He brings a unique approach to the company’s investment strategy to help ensure the goals of their investors are met, called the “Asymmetrical Returns” strategy. Jonathan has an extensive background in investment and finance, working as a project…

Episode 33: How Ray Went From Homeless to Earning $900,000 in 2023
Ray Zhang has been a determined real estate investor for nearly 7 years, but his journey has not been without its challenges. He has dipped into nearly every aspect of property investing but struggled to find success, even after spending over $150,000 on various programs and coaching. That was until Ray discovered the world of…

Episode 32: Don’t Gamble! How Joel Raised $100 Million in Private Money
Joel Friedland is a 40-year veteran of industrial real estate, co-founding Epic/Savage Realty Partners in 1991 before eventually starting his own company—Brit Properties. He has secured over 2,000 industrial property leases and sales and has raised $100 million in private money. In this episode, Joel walks us through industrial real estate, building trust with investors…

Episode 31: Top 3 ‘Closing Deals Fast’ Strategies with Jay Conner
The real estate market is highly competitive, and if you want to succeed, it is important to understand how to make your offers stand out from the rest. What can you do to boost the frequency of you getting your foot in the door for multiple deals? In this episode of Raising Private Money, I…

Episode 30: The Secret No One Guesses to More Success in 2023 with Brad Chandler
Brad Chandler is an expert in real estate and the founder of Express Homebuyers, a company he started after an investor bought a house in his neighborhood in 2002. In the 20 years since Brad has bought and sold over 4,000 homes across the country. However, Brad’s journey to success and happiness was not always…