by Marty Boardman | May 4, 2017 | Raising Capital
He sat in the back of the room. While the instructor explained the foreclosure process to a packed class full of Realtors, this man quietly leafed through a large stack of papers. My curiosity got the best of me. So, during the break I pulled the guy aside and asked...
by Marty Boardman | Apr 6, 2017 | Commentary, Raising Capital, Rehabbing
They all looked so… Desperate. Tired too. As the speaker, slickly dressed in a dark blue suit and matching tie, addressed the half-full room I could feel the sales pitch rapidly approaching. I recall looking around at the attendees. Could any of them really afford the...
by Marty Boardman | Mar 9, 2017 | Acquisition, Commentary, Raising Capital
She was upset. My youngest daughter, Audrey, didn’t want to be the red fish in the school drama club performance of Seussical the Musical. To her, the role was small and unimportant. Audrey was in the 4th grade at the time. And fortunately, she didn’t get too...
by Marty Boardman | Dec 17, 2016 | Acquisition, Raising Capital, Rehabbing
Since 2009 Manny Romero, my business partner, and I have fixed and flipped more than 100 houses in Phoenix, Arizona and Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Our partnership began out of necessity. At the time I was working for a local real estate investor in Phoenix who was buying...
by Manny Romero | Sep 11, 2015 | Raising Capital
People love to hear inspirational stories and they love to hear about other people’s success. Most important of all, they love drama Why do you think reality shows are so popular? Earlier I posted about the power of networking to raise capital. I mentioned how this...
by Manny Romero | Sep 4, 2015 | Raising Capital
Track records in any business are important. It gives you a gauge on what the business is doing and whether or not it’s profitable. Before I invest in anything or buy anything I want to see the business or product track record or testimonials. This will give me the...