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All Forum Posts by: Austin Fowler

Austin Fowler has started 54 posts and replied 250 times.

Post: Paying for mentorship

Austin Fowler
#4 General Landlording & Rental Properties Contributor
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  • Investor
  • Reseda, CA
  • Posts 283
  • Votes 143
Quote from @Jaycee Greene:
Quote from @Nate Garvey:

I am getting started in real estate investing, with plans to buy my first rental by the end of this year or early next.  Is paid mentorship worth the price?  How do you vet the person to make sure they are who they say they are?  I subscribe to someone's newsletter I connected with on Linked In.  He offers $50/month coaching with direct access to him, and other benefits.  The price seems reasonable, but I'm not sure how to vet his credentials.  What is a reasonable amount to pay for a legit coach?

@Nate Garvey A legit coach is going to charge you a few thousand dollars a month. $50/month probably just gets you access to his newsletter. 


 Hi Nate, is greeneconsultingstl.com supposed to be a working site? Wanted to learn more about what you do...

Post: Curious — How Are You Currently Evaluating Flip Deals?

Austin Fowler
#4 General Landlording & Rental Properties Contributor
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  • Investor
  • Reseda, CA
  • Posts 283
  • Votes 143
Quote from @Oluwaseyi Odusami:

Hey Folks — I’ve been digging into how we as investors analyze deals beyond spreadsheets and wanted to ask:
What tools or workflows are you currently using to get:
ARV comps
✅ Rehab estimates (Automated..)
ROI and profit clarity

I’m building something new in this space, but I’m trying to better understand real-world needs from active flippers. Would love to hear what’s working for you — or what’s still frustrating.


What works best for me is partnering with general contractors. I provide the capital, and they both find and work the property and we split the upside. It's very hands-off from my end, happy to discuss more one-on-one.

Post: Sharing how I raised over $10M in 12 months

Austin Fowler
#4 General Landlording & Rental Properties Contributor
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  • Investor
  • Reseda, CA
  • Posts 283
  • Votes 143

Dear all,

I currently manage a $27M personal portfolio substantially built with raised capital. I manage over $15M of client capital, over $10M of which was raised during the last 12 months. I'd like to share the exact method I use to raise capital and grow my portfolio. If this is of interest to you, please join one of the following regular weekly sessions:

8:30am PST Fridays: meet.google.com/doi-nkav-xmp

5:00pm PST Fridays: meet.google.com/fqk-nvqs-frf

These sessions run every week and will take you from whatever level you are at, complete beginners and seasoned capital raising professionals are equally welcome, all the way up to running your own investment bank. Curious? Then I'll see you Fridays.

Best,

Austin.

Post: Sharing capital raising knowledge and infrastructure

Austin Fowler
#4 General Landlording & Rental Properties Contributor
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  • Investor
  • Reseda, CA
  • Posts 283
  • Votes 143

Dear all,

Over the last 12 months, I've raised over $10M and acquired a wide range of assets, and that's experience I would love to have the opportunity to share freely. If you are prepared to be online with me for 30 minutes once a week (either 8:30am or 5pm Fridays PST), I can show you how to get started raising capital to expand your own portfolio. If this is knowledge you would like to acquire, please join one of the following two sessions:

8:30am PST Fridays: meet.google.com/doi-nkav-xmp
5:00pm PST Fridays: meet.google.com/fqk-nvqs-frf

Best,
Austin.

Post: Looking for people looking to raise capital for their investing

Austin Fowler
#4 General Landlording & Rental Properties Contributor
Posted
  • Investor
  • Reseda, CA
  • Posts 283
  • Votes 143

Dear all,

I've raised $10M for a variety of investments of the last 12 months. I'm looking for people looking for capital to partner with and share capital raising strategies.

Best,

Austin.

Post: Looking to network

Austin Fowler
#4 General Landlording & Rental Properties Contributor
Posted
  • Investor
  • Reseda, CA
  • Posts 283
  • Votes 143
Quote from @Ámlèh Quáwáin:
Quote from @Austin Fowler:

Dear all,

I currently own 33 houses and a $5.5M stake in 2000 units of multifamily across AL, AR, CA, FL, IL, IN, MA, MO, MS, OH, OK, PA, TN, and TX. I'm looking to network with people that have either built large portfolios or wish to build large portfolios. I'm also getting into fund management, currently manage $10.5M of client capital with $21M of assets on the books including cash, stocks, and renewable energy in addition to the real estate. I'm extremely open and willing to share everything that I do. So let's get a conversation going!

Best,
Austin.

I’m looking to network as well, are you looking to JV on ventures toward growing your AUM or are you looking to lighten your portfolio? (sell off)
JV to grow further is the goal. Looking to network with people looking to grow.

Post: Running a debt fund to acquire assets

Austin Fowler
#4 General Landlording & Rental Properties Contributor
Posted
  • Investor
  • Reseda, CA
  • Posts 283
  • Votes 143

Hi Chris,

I'd rather explain everything one-on-one, because then I also get to ask questions of the questioner and learn something too. The goal here is networking. Call it a tease if you will, but I want to get some face-to-face time with people.

Best,
Austin.

Post: Running a debt fund to acquire assets

Austin Fowler
#4 General Landlording & Rental Properties Contributor
Posted
  • Investor
  • Reseda, CA
  • Posts 283
  • Votes 143

Dear all,

I'd like to share a creative finance strategy that I have used to scale to $10.5M of client capital under management and $21M of assets on the books. These assets encompass 33 houses and a $5.5M stake in 2000 units of multifamily across AL, AR, CA, FL, IL, IN, MA, MO, MS, OH, OK, PA, TN, and TX, and also cash, stocks, and renewable energy. I'm extremely open and willing to share everything that I do. So let's get a conversation going!

Looking to network with people that either have large portfolios or want to build a large portfolio.

Best,
Austin.

Post: Looking to network

Austin Fowler
#4 General Landlording & Rental Properties Contributor
Posted
  • Investor
  • Reseda, CA
  • Posts 283
  • Votes 143

Dear all,

I currently own 33 houses and a $5.5M stake in 2000 units of multifamily across AL, AR, CA, FL, IL, IN, MA, MO, MS, OH, OK, PA, TN, and TX. I'm looking to network with people that have either built large portfolios or wish to build large portfolios. I'm also getting into fund management, currently manage $10.5M of client capital with $21M of assets on the books including cash, stocks, and renewable energy in addition to the real estate. I'm extremely open and willing to share everything that I do. So let's get a conversation going!

Best,
Austin.

Post: Getting started in multifamily development

Austin Fowler
#4 General Landlording & Rental Properties Contributor
Posted
  • Investor
  • Reseda, CA
  • Posts 283
  • Votes 143

Dear all,

Thanks for all the DM questions! I'll gather answers in a single email.

1) What kind of deal is this? You wire funds to a company that is in the business of building buildings, they create plans, get permits, raise additional capital, supervise construction, supervise filling the building with tenants, sell the building to an institutional investor, and if everything has gone to plan then there will be a significant profit and they wire you back more money than you put in. The whole process takes several years. 4 in this case. This is, after all, a 7-storey 250-unit multifamily apartment building projected to sell for $183 million.

2) What is the equity multiple? For every dollar put in, the deal is designed to generate the equity multiple dollars out. In this case, with an equity multiple of 3.12, if you put in $100k, after four years the deal is designed to give you back $312k.

3) What is the IRR? Internal rate of return. This can be a little tricky to calculate when capital is returned throughout the project, and it is expected that a little capital will be returned at approximately the six-month mark, but for this deal it is pretty close to just the compounding annual return.

4) What are the risks? Primary one would be a deep recession leading to an inability to fill the building with tenants willing and able to pay the projected rent. Mitigating factors, this is a suburb where occupancy rates are high, rents are growing, and multiple innovation-based businesses are attracting young workers to the area.

5) Are YOU investing in this deal? Yes. I'll be putting $1 million in.

6) Can I contact CC&F directly? Yes. Absolutely. They have a contact form and phone number on their website (https://ccfne.com/).

7) Why are you sharing all this? Why not? A lot of work went into finding, checking, and negotiating. I've already made my commitment and had it accepted. If I can give others a way into the commercial real estate development world at the cost to me of a couple of emails, it's my pleasure to do so.

Best,
Austin.