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Determining Investor Suitability for 506(b) Offerings

Navigating Private Lending Laws

Question: What laws apply if you are raising funds from private lenders to: a) fund your real estate investing or private lending business, or b) if you are loaning their funds to others? When Securities Laws Apply If you are borrowing or pooling funds from private...

Allocating Compensation Among Members of Your Asset Management Company

Who Shouldn’t be in Your Asset Management Company? People who are already providing services for a fee and aren’t providing any of the additional services described below should not be included in your asset management company. If you are already paying someone such...

Class B Catchup Distributions Explained

When you are syndicating a cash-flowing property, you must determine how you will distribute cash to your investors at various stages of your company. This is called a “waterfall”. At a minimum, you will need to determine the waterfall for cash flow derived from...

‘Accredited Investor’ Definition May be Changing

The SEC has issued proposed amendments to the definition of an Accredited Investor — but will it really help you raise money? On Dec. 18th, 2019, the SEC issued proposed amendments to the definition of an Accredited Investor. If you read any financial or legal news...

How Should a Syndicate Manager Take Title to its Carried Interest?

Q. My syndicate is structured with 2 classes of Members. Class A is for cash-paying investors. Class B is reserved for management. If I am participating in management and earning Class B interests, how should I take title to them? A. There are tax reasons you may want...

Opportunity Zones for Syndicators

By now many taxpayers have heard about Opportunity Zones enacted under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act 2017. As a quick recap, the objective of Opportunity Zones is to spur economic growth in underserved areas by providing tax incentives to investors in return for investing...

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FAQs

Where do I file Blue Sky Notices if An Investor Invests Through an LLC?

If an Investor is using an LLC to make their investment, you would use the state of LLC formation as the state of residence instead of where they...

Is This Ad Legal?

An advertisement containing the following language was forwarded to me, with the question, “Is this ad legal?” 12+% AVERAGE CASHFLOW!! 82+% 5-YEAR...

Is a ‘Prequalification Questionnaire’ all I need to have completed by an investor before I can ask them to invest in my Rule 506(b) Offering?

QUESTION: “I have a pre-qualification questionnaire that lists the qualifications for an Accredited Investor. Is this all I need to have completed...

Can A Syndicator Use SCOR And Rule 147 To Allow Non-Accredited Investors To Invest In A Deal?

Rule 147 is a federal rule that basically says that as long as you, all investors and usually 80% of the assets owned by the company are all...

Are All Group Investments Syndicates That Require Compliance With Securities Laws?

There is a distinction between a joint venture, where all members are responsible for generating their own profits and where securities compliance...

Where Can I Meet Syndicators Who Allow Unaccredited Investors?

Go to as many networking and “guru” events as possible where people are learning to buy the same thing you want to buy. For instance, if you want to...

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Teleseminars

Multifamily Investing Insights, with Jake and Gino

In this teleseminar, Kim Lisa Taylor interviews Jake Stenziano and Gino Barbaro, co-founders of JakeAndGino.com, a real estate education company...

Citadel Real Estate Group: Another Syndication Success Story with Bill Brancucci and Patrick Castelli

In this teleseminar, Kim interviews longtime Syndication Attorneys, PLLC clients Bill Brancucci and Patrick Castelli about their journey from...

Opportunity Zones — The Next Big Thing in Multifamily? With Matt Wills

Investing in Opportunity Zones has been a hot topic for investors since the program was introduced with the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. While some...

Marketing Materials

Professional marketing materials can help you raise money faster and from higher net worth investors. We offer professionally written and designed...

Deal Structuring Trends in Commercial Real Estate with Jake Marmulstein

In this teleseminar, Kim Lisa Taylor is joined by Jake Marmulstein, Founder, President and CEO of Groundbreaker Technologies, creator of an...

10 Steps to Becoming a Successful Real Estate Syndicator

In this teleseminar, Kim Lisa Taylor teaches “10 Steps to Becoming a Successful Real Estate Syndicator,” based on her 10 years of experience and...

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White Papers

How to Borrow Money to Fund Your Real Estate or Startup Business

For most real estate investors contemplating a deal of significant size, a major consideration will be where and how to get the money to fund the venture. This white paper will walk you through the process.

Crowdfunding: A Guide to the Basics

Crowdfunding is all the buzz in the real estate investing world. Many people think it’s a no-brainer as a way to raise private money for their deals. But it’s not that simple, and it’s not for everyone. This white paper explains how to know if it’s an appropriate strategy for you and then how to use it to raise money for your deals.

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Podcasts

Raising Money, Social Media and the SEC with Vinney Chopra and his co-host Alicia Williams

In this guest appearance with Vinney Chopra and his co-host Alicia Williams on Vinney’s “Syndication Made Easy” podcast, Kim Lisa Taylor discusses...

How to Legally Raise Private Money with MC Laubscher

In this episode of the podcast “Cashflow Ninja,” host MC Laubscher interviews Kim Lisa Taylor about “How to Legally Raise Private Money,” which also...