where can i find angel investors for starting a real estate business?
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You may want to go and pitch your ideas where investors gather. Here are some places where angel investors come and those looking for funding can come and pitch their business plans. Be sure to have a strong business plan and describe what makes your business idea stand apart:\n\nAngel Capital Association http://www.angelcapitalassociation.org  \nAngel's Forum http://www.angelsforum.com \nBand of Angels http://www.bandangels.com  \nCommon Angels http://www.commonangels.com \nKeiretsu Forum http://www.k4forum.com \nLaunchpad Venture Group http://www.launchpadventuregroup.com \nNew World Angels http://www.newworldangels.com \nNew York Angels http://www.newyorkangels.com \nPrairie Angels http://www.prairieangels.org  (charges $125 to submit idea)\nRobin Hood Ventures http://www.robinhoodventures.com  (charges $250)
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instead of just looking at sites you could always get a local real estate agent to help you.  if you don't already have one, there are tons on this directory: http://www.idxbroker.com/news/256_IDX,_Inc._Introduces.php\n(just click on your state) hopefully that helps ;)
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Please don't go the "cheesy" route; IE: DITECH\n\n   Your business depends on a client base that is in need of housing certainly, but more important than that perhaps is,,, how active is the "Market" in your area?\n\n   Have you linked up/networked with any well established, possibly return customer, Realtors?\n\n   I enjoy investing in Real Estate, and/or at least constantly shopping it and any options for buying. I don't know the lattitudes you are able to offer as a Mortgage Broker however. Do you own the business? Is it already a well established business? Is it in a decent location?\n\n   Again, I don't know your allowable range of options within the framework of the business, but you might look into offering as many options to buyers as exist,,, IE: SHIP, etc. It may also serve you to offer a customer a referral to another type of lender once in awhile, depending on your ability to loan to them, or their abilities to get a loan.\n\n   Certainly you can do balloons and flyers, radio spots, TV, change the "CURB APPEAL" of your office, change the signing, advertise more extensively in the Yellow pages, hire some clown in a themed suit to stand outside,,,NOT,,,LOL.\n\n   Networking with other brokers and especially with Realtors, who in turn might recommend you to prospectives, might be the better way to go.\n\n   There is no fear that I can see, that the market is going to fall apart anytime soon,,,even with over escalation of prices,,,and no matter that, there isn't anymore land,,, per say.\n\nRev. Steven
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In the early stages of the business, it can be tough.  You do WHATEVER you can early on, and work the referrals from there.\n\na) Phone time - If your office has it, take floor time to answer real estate calls.  This is not the best way to get clients, but sometimes it works.  \n\nb) Open houses - Similar story here.  Find your 'hook'.  I tell them I have other homes that are similar, and I can email them to them.  If you do well with followup, you can keep them as a client.\n\nc) Sphere of Influence - These are your former co-workers, your friends, family, etc.  This will likely be your top source of business the first two years you're in.\n\n----\nFrom there, you have to take the successes you do have and find a way to multiply them.  \n\nFor instance, every buyer I sell a home to I offer to throw their housewarming party for them.  It costs me about $150 and my time for an evening.  Why do I do this?  Because I meet all their friends.  And when the conversation comes around that I paid for the party, I always get lots of real estate conversations.  And usually, I get another piece of business.  \n\nDo a mailout to your friends and family AT LEAST four times per year.  Tell them whatever successes you're starting to have.  You have to establish yourself as an expert to them.  You have to be the person they go to when they need a real estate question answered (and if you don't have the answer, you can go find it).  \n\nThis will get you started.  Just think creatively, and you'll succeed in the business!\n\nGood luck.
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There are no real estate investment websites that I know of...  Realtors can't and don't sell investments, they can only sell you real estate that you may use as an investment.   In order for a Realtor to be able to sell real estate as an investment they would have to get properly licensed through the SEC, don't know many who are.\n\nI would recommend choosing an area and looking at properties for sale on the web in that town...\n\nRegards,\nJoe Ballarino\nhttp://www.AmerivestRealty.com
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Try the Internet and your local library.  You can also ask other real estate developers about what they think about the future of the industry.
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The best routes to take are to research the process of starting a business as well as the industry you're interested in.\n\nAssociations may be a good avenue to explore. These organizations will address many of the thoughts, questions and concerns you'll inevitably have as well as many you haven't anticipated yet. See the source box for some relevant links. \n\nResearch, research, research – this cannot be stressed enough. Read as much as you can about the industry. Here are some book titles that are relevant:\n\n* Your First Year in Real Estate: Making the Transition from Total Novice to Successful Professional by Dirk Zeller\n* 21 Things I Wish My Broker Had Told Me: Practical Advice for New Real Estate Professionals by Frank Cook\n* Complete Idiot's Guide to Success as a Real Estate Agent by Marilyn Sullivan\n* Real Estate License Exams For Dummies by John A. PhD, DREI Yoegel\n\nThere are plenty of free informational resources out there. Check the source box for links to articles.\n\nHope that helps! I wish you much success & happiness in all your ventures!
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You might try the Atlanta Technology Angels (although they do primarily tech deals), or go a bit further afield and talk to Ariel Savannah Angel Partners. Those are both bona fide groups of sophisticated angel investors that actively seek out and invest in plans. A short bit down the food chain is the Gathering of Angels, which is a periodic event that takes place in a number of cities, including Atlanta, at which four entrepreneurs pitch their plans to investors. The problem with this one is that they will charge you $2000 to present.\n\nIf you feel like simply casting your plan out on the waters, so to speak, you could give a try to "Funding Georgia", which is a web page front end where you can post your business plan and hope that some investor sees it (pretty unlikely, but they claim to have 28 investors in Georgia signed up, so who knows?)\n\nFinally, if you want to try farther afield, take a look at the directory of the Angel Capital Association, which lists virtually every legitimate angel investment group in the country. Good luck!
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Generate your own leads, it will take you about 3 months to start generating the type leads that you are seeking but if you decided to work a ceretain area of the city in which you live and also close to the place where your home is located, you will generate leads directly as well as referrals. Work this are very diligently, become an expert in the area, become a friend of the home owners in the area. \n\nSelect about 5000 homes in one tract, send them a flyer introducing  yourself as the new loan officer for that area. Send the flyers for about 3 months, 4 if you like. You may walk the area and place the flyers on the doors of each home, hire some kids from the neighborhood to do this while your supervise, get your kids to do this and help dad, of course reward them with a meal and some change. \n\nThe flyers should give a little bio or yourself, the services you offer, refinace, first time home buyers,one or two popular loan programs you have available. Place on the flyer that you will give a referral fee of at least $250.00 per referral or what ever amout you want to give a referral fee. \n\nYou should also work the commercial shops in the same area placing the same flyers in liquor stores, barber shops and any other place that will allow you to place your flyer. You can purchase the stands for the flyers from Staples or Office Depot.\n\nAfter placing the flyers for 3-4 months in your 2nd or 3rd month you should be getting calls to your office. You should start a monthly newsletter to the same people. Your title company can provide a farm package with the names of the home owners. Your team members can write article for your newsletter explaining there services.\n\nSince you have made friends with the commercial shops that allow you to place your flyers in their shops, you can offer them ad space in your newsletter to help with the cost of the newsletter.\n\nThe $1000. 00 you would use to pay for these leads that are sold to others as well as yourself could go toward your newsletter. This would be a part of your advertising/marketing budget.\n\nYou should also establish a team of experts to work and help you in your job, a real estate appraisal, a notary, a real estate agent, an insurance agent that sell home owner's policies,your title rep, a CPA, an attorney and tax preparer. Make friends with all these people give them about 10-20 of your business cards, tell them you will pass out their card when you run across someone that need their service if they will pass out your cards when they run across someone that need your services. Give them some of your cards. This will get you referrals. You should make contact with your team at least once a week by telephone or in person. \n\nThis is very hard work, but will pay off in the long run and you will never have to pay for a lead that is sold to at least 4-5 people including yourself. Your leads will call and ask for you directly. In about a year you should be well on your way to getting loans as well as referrals from your area.\n\nI hope this has been of some use to you, good luck.\n\n"FIGHT ON
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There are several places that will sell leads, however you can expect about a 60-90% fall out. Also they require you to purchase the leads in bundles. Your best bet is to go around to different Real estate Agents, and talk to them about what you can do. Be preparred to get some real crap loans starting out. They like to test you and see how good you are before they send you their "A" paper. Also be sure that if you say you can do something you deliver on it .. most agents talk to one another and a bad reputaion will kill any potential of aquireing new agents.
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Pick the city of your choice, contact a local real estate agency for commercial properties, tell them you need a shop sized location  in the suburbs/housing area.\n3 out of 5 ppl have pets, so you can estimate how many potential customers youd be having in that location and you can estimate if you can cover the expenses.
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Just perform a websearch (yahoo, google, etc) for "angel investor" and you'll come across a few sites.\n\nHere, in Canada, I'd look at: http://www.angelinvestmentnetwork.ca/home
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Aside from the SBA, conventional loans and venture capitalists, try angel networks. It sounds like you haven't even done preliminary research...you need to do your homework on grants and things, as well.
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As long as you are comfortable with giving up your equity, then go for angel investors and VCs.\n\nBusiness 2.0  http://money.cnn.com/2006/02/28/magazines/business2/angelinvestor/index.htm has a very good article on angel investors, what they typically look for, what kind of investments they support, etc.\n\nYou may want to go and pitch your ideas where investors gather. Here are some places where angel investors come and those looking for funding can come and pitch their business plans. Be sure to have a strong business plan and describe what makes your business idea stand apart:\n\nAngel Capital Association http://www.angelcapitalassociation.org\nAngel's Forum http://www.angelsforum.com \nBand of Angels http://www.bandangels.com \nCommon Angels http://www.commonangels.com \nKeiretsu Forum http://www.k4forum.com \nLaunchpad Venture Group http://www.launchpadventuregroup.com\nNew World Angels http://www.newworldangels.com \nNew York Angels http://www.newyorkangels.com \nRobin Hood Ventures http://www.robinhoodventures.com (charges $250)\n\nAs for venture capitalists, you may want to check various directories that can help you find them\n\nhttp://www.vfinance.com/\nhttp://www.vcaonline.com/directory/invdir.asp
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usualy the best way to do this is through newspapers. Post an ad stating your are looking for investors for your company. Do a quick explanation of the concept and minimum amount of money required to become an investor. Include a phone number for people to reach you and ask questions or set up a meeting. good luck!
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Try Alex Cooper. They are auctioneers. Also try Investors United (real estate investing school).  There are plenty of ads in the Baltimore Sun.\nI'm in the same boat.  Let trade notes.  ziplaque@yahoo.com\n\nlater
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youre best bet sounds like it would have to be to find a business partner.  If you have a business plan I would look for investors.  Maybe look for an angel invester.  However, they might be weary because of the location of the business.  There are a lot of scams that sound similair to this so they will want as much info as possible.  Good Luck