b'WHO SHOULD READ THIS BOOK?Real estate investors who want to buy real estate using private investor funds.Entrepreneurs who want to fund a new product, service or startup company without giving up control to an angel investor or venture capitalist. Real estate professionals (brokers, agents, mortgage brokers) who want to expand their current practice, stop brokering deals, and start buying properties alongside their clients.Passive investors who want to invest in startup companies or real estatebut first want to understand how a group investment works, whether investing cash or using a self-directed individual retirement account. Financial advisers whose clients want alternatives to traditional investment opportunities and want to understand group investment structures and syndicates.If you are a seasoned syndicator and you think you already know enough about the legal aspects of syndication, but want to know how to develop a wider sphere of investors, go straight to the Chapter entitled Develop your Investor Marketing Plan. This is the most important thing you can do to ensure your long-term success and the thing most syndicators dont do. Having a large database of ready and vetted investors will open up many doors and many options for your business that you havent con-sidered before. Armed with that resource, you can become the venture capitalist, angel investor or private equity fund that you are currently pur-suing to invest with you. vii'