Raising Capital: Institutional vs. Retail with Ryan Webster and Warren Dresner, Ep. 418

Ryan Webster and Warren Dresner are the Co-Founders and Managing Partners of Equity Yield Group. The firm specializes in institutional grade, A/B class multifamily assets.

We talked to Ryan and Warren about their partnership, the markets they focus on, and institutional capital. Announcement: Download Our Sample Deal and Join Our Mailing List

[00:01 – 03:12] Opening Segment 

• Ryan and Warren talk about their backgrounds.
• They talk about how they got into real estate;
• How they organically built a relationship;

[03:12 – 10:39] Building A Perfect Partnership

• At what point they decided to partner up;
• How Ryan’s background shaped his view on multifamily;
• How they minimize the execution risks in their business plans;
• They talk about the markets they like to invest in;
• How they became successful in Central Florida;

[10:39 – 26:35] Institutional Capital

• How they used institutional capital to raise capital on bigger deals;
• How they got institutional investors to invest with them;
• Why the market and the sub-market is so important to achieve your investing goals;
• Private Investors VS. Institutional Capital
• How you can find institutional equity;
• How they share the responsibilities in their partnership;

 [26:35 – 30:58] Round of Insights

Apparent Failure:

Every deal that they lost

Digital Resource:

justicemaps.org

Most Recommended Book:

The Great Rat Race Escape

Daily Habit:

Running a checklist

#1 Insight for Multifamily Investing:

It’s a team sport.

Best Place to Grab a Bite in Miami and Cedar Rapids: 

Lokal (Miami), Red Vespa (Cedar Rapids)

Contact Ryan and Warren:

To learn more go to equityyieldgroup.com.

Tweetable Quotes:

“We were in the right place at the right time because we had thought about the types of markets we wanted to be in.” – Warren Dresner

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