LA Investor Expanding Out of State - Looking to Connect with Private Lenders
Hey everyone, I’m a Los Angeles-based real estate investor and founder of Gather West (real estate acquisitions and holdings). I currently own and manage multifamily properties here in Southern California and expanding into out-of-state acquisitions focused on value-add renovations and long-term holds. I’m here to build genuine relationships with private lenders and capital partners. Not raising capital for a specific deal in this post, but I’d love to connect, learn what you look for, and see if there’s alignment down the road. Thank you!
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Michael Eskenasy
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The biggest shift going out of state isn’t finding lenders — it’s proving that your execution travels.
I’d build the lending relationship around a repeatable operating package: exact buy box, markets, local boots on the ground, property management, construction oversight, draw controls, reserves, and clearly defined hold/exit criteria. Then a lender isn’t being asked to believe you can operate in a new market; they can see the machinery that makes the geography almost secondary.
That also makes the capital conversation much easier because you’re matching the right lender to a defined transaction instead of collecting “private lenders” and figuring out fit later.
We’ve been mapping this exact layer from acquisition through capital and local execution. There’s a lot more leverage in getting that infrastructure right before the first out-of-state deal hits your desk.