Creative Capital Podcast 48: Massive Capital Raising Through REITs With Syndicator Daniel Holmlund

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">A real estate investment trust (REIT) is a company that owns, operates, or finance income-generating real estate. It is modeled after mutual funds where it pools the capital of numerous investors. Thus, making it possible for individual investors to earn dividends from real estate investments—without having to buy, manage, or finance any properties themselves.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The REIT master Daniel Holmlund joins us in our episode today. Daniel received his degree in Computer and Electrical Engineering from the University of California at Davis. He now works at Intel Corporation as a software developer and Intel community manager. He runs the Real Estate Investment club at Intel, which as of June 2020 has over 700 active members. He has invested in a total of 907 apartment units, and in 635 of which, he has been a General Partner.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">If you are looking forward to investing in REITs, this episode is totally made for you!</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Daniel’s background and what got him interested in the real estate industry</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">What is syndication and how it works</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">What is REIT and how both parties benefit if they partner up?</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Why wouldn’t the REIT just buy these deals themselves? What do they need syndicators for?</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Finding reputable REITs and how to get them interested in investing with us</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">What does the structure look like when partnering with a REIT? Do they take all the equity?</span></li> <li style="font-w