b'How to Legally Raise Private Moneybuyingincome-producingresidences,self-storage,hotels,office buildings,stripmalls, and otherreal estate.Wepurchasethese properties from banks and other sellers at a discount through our network of nationwide brokers and industry contacts.We then turn them around with capital improvements and staff upgrades via our management team. Once we get the properties stabilized, we sell or refinance them to repay our investors, usually within three to seven years. We typically generate annual returns during ownership of a property of 12% to 25%, depending on the amount invested, and the particular asset. Our minimum investment requirement is $50,000. Does this sound interesting to you? If the prospective investor an-swers yes, then continue: Great! Tell me about yourself and your investing experienceHere are some examples of questions you can ask during an inves-tor interview to determine the persons suitability to invest with you: Have you invested in real estate or a startup company before? Have you invested as part of an investment group before? Do you know anything about this asset type?Tell me about your other investments. What is the source of your investment funds?What kind of returns are you getting on your investments now? Would you be happy with investor returns greater than that? Would you be comfortable having your funds invested for 3 to 10 years? Have you ever had a bad experience with an investment or a part-ner? What went wrong?Do you have a self-directed IRA? If not, perhaps a discussion of us-ing a self-directed IRA is in order. How much are you looking to invest? How soon are you interested in making an investment? Are you an accredited or non-accredited investor? (You might have to give them the definition so make sure you know it. You can ask them to complete a pre-qualification questionnaire thathas the definition, and so you have it for your recordkeeping system.)98'