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Creating Your Deal: A Guide to Putting It All Together
Building a successful offering takes time, vision, and patience. It also requires understanding four important elements, each of which affects the ultimate outcome – your success. For new sponsors, that can be tricky. Even those with some experience under their belts may find that they don’t truly understand each element, which can lead to reduced…
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Maintaining Records, Dealing with Fear of an Audit, and Understanding Qualified Investors
Whether you’re going the Regulation D route or opting for a Regulation A deal or something else, maintaining appropriate records is vital. You could be on the wrong side of an audit without these records. That can lead to fines and fees or mean something worse – jail time. But what records should you maintain?…
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The Audit Process: What You Must Know When Regulators Come Knocking
While it’s hoped that you’ll never experience an audit, there’s always a chance. So, it’s important to know what to expect when regulators come knocking (or emailing, calling, etc.). Unfortunately, many people don’t and suffer the consequences. There’s a right way and a wrong way to go about this process and taking an incorrect path…
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What Are REITs and Series LLCs?
Series LLCs simplify the process of raising funds for those who want or need to issue multiple offerings. Series LLCs can be used with Regulation CF and Regulation D offerings, but they can also be used with Regulation A offerings. That includes REITs (real estate investment trusts). REITs offer some unique benefits that deserve some…
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Compliance: Staying on the Straight and Narrow While Raising Capital
Raising capital is a complex tightrope walk. You must choose the right structure, ensure you have the right team, and understand the rules that apply to your deal. Failure to comply with the rules and regulations can lead to lasting negative impacts – think jail time, not just fines and fees. This is particularly true…
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The New Syndication Model: A Better Path to Success
In the past, generating ongoing success usually meant making offering after offering. You would create a Regulation D offering, submit it, attract investors, then conclude it. Then you’d do it again. It was a case of rinse and repeat, but that repetition was challenging. Today, there’s a better way. Dubbed the “new syndication model”, it…