Raising Capital: Institutional vs. Retail with Ryan Webster and Warren Dresner, Ep. 418

Ryan Webster and Warren Dresner are the Co-Founders and Managing Partners of Equity Yield Group. The firm specializes in institutional grade, A/B class multifamily assets. We talked to Ryan and Warren about their partnership, the markets they focus on, and institutional capital. Announcement: Download Our Sample Deal and Join Our Mailing List [00:01 – 03:12] Opening Segment  Ryan and Warren talk about their backgrounds. They talk about how they got into real estate; How they organically built a relationship; [03:12 – 10:39] Building A Perfect Partnership At what point they decided to partner up; How Ryan’s background shaped his view on multifamily; How they minimize the execution risks in their business plans; They talk about the markets they like to invest in; How they became successful in Central Florida; [10:39 – 26:35] Institutional Capital How they used institutional capital to raise capital on bigger deals; How they got institutional investors to invest with them; Why the market and the sub-market is so important to achieve your investing goals; Private Investors VS. Institutional Capital How you can find institutional equity; How they share the responsibilities in their partnership;  [26:35 – 30:58] Round of Insights Apparent Failure: Every deal that they lost   Digital Resource: justicemaps.org   Most Recommended Book: The Great Rat Race Escape   Daily Habit: Running a checklist   #1 Insight for Multifamily Investing: It’s a team sport.   Best Place to Grab a Bite in Miami and Cedar Rapids:  Lokal (Miami), Red Vespa (Cedar Rapids)   Contact Ryan and Warren: To learn more go to equityyieldgroup.com.   Tweetable Quotes: “We were in the right place at the right time because we had thought about the types of markets we wanted to be in.” - Warren Dresner   Thank you for joining us for another great episode! If you're enjoying the show, please LEAVE A RATING OR REVIEW,  and be sure to hit that subscribe button so you do not miss an episode.