Commercial Real Estate Pro Network

Darrin Gross:

I'd like to ask you, Dave Dubeau, what is the biggest risk?

Dave Dubeau  

Well, do you mind if I give you two answers? No, we will. So the biggest risk is staying stuck. That's the biggest risk, right? Just trying to sell finance your deals and not growing your portfolio because you're not going to achieve what you wanted to real estate in the first place. Okay? So beyond beyond the hoody, Flutie whoo, whoo, kind of big risks. The tangible risks, the biggest tangible risk I see with people when it comes to raising capital is crossing the line with the Securities and Exchange Commission or your your local authority. I see people making this mistake a lot. And sometimes they get away with it for a while, but eventually it catches up with them. And it can cause a whole world of hurt and expense that you don't want to go through. So the process I've walked through through here today is a very good one. And it also I also highly, highly recommend, talk to a real estate lawyer in your area, explain what you want to do, and see what do you need to have set up to do it properly, maybe you don't need anything, if you're bringing somebody on board, as not only a money partner, but actually a joint venture partner in a deal, you might not need to do anything, because they're your equity partner. And they're actively involved, not just with money, but they're actually doing something. So you might be exempt that way. But make sure that however it is that you're bringing your investor partners on board, you are compliant, and you're not crossing the line with the Securities Commission.