Raising Capital for Real Estate Investing

They dig into why cold pitching on social platforms backfires and leaves syndicators stuck. They explain why automation and AI outreach fail to build investor trust. They highlight consistent, value-driven content on LinkedIn as the better path. They outline a non-sales funnel using lead magnets and educational calls to nurture real relationships.

Jerome Myers, serial entrepreneur and founder of Exit to Excellence who helps leaders plan purposeful exits. He breaks down why preparation and authentic relationship building matter more than deals. He explains using LinkedIn to build trust at scale. He stresses repeatable systems for predictable capital-raising capacity and protecting reputation when deals close.

Darryl Griffin Simmons, a multifamily investor and co-GP with an engineering and operations background who has invested in 400+ units, shares his growth story. He explains using LinkedIn for targeted outreach after taking a course. Topics include nurturing investors with monthly webinars, crafting warm Sales Navigator messages, building trust through education, and patient, value-first lead generation strategies.

A framework breaks capital raising into four phases and focuses on escaping the tricky second phase when friends and family money runs out. The episode explores why conferences fail and why building one-to-many systems matters. It highlights using LinkedIn to find qualified strangers, the learning curve involved, and how funnels and CRMs turn strangers into investors.

A four-phase roadmap for real estate capital raising, from fear and imposter syndrome to predictable, automated funds. Practical fixes for shaky pipelines, including digital marketing, lead magnets, and CRM workflows. Tactics to break growth plateaus with newsletters, live calls, and team collaborations. Steps to build investor communities, scale systems, and achieve reliable deal flow and freedom.

In this episode, Amy introduces herself and shares her deep experience in real estate syndication and capital raising. She outlines the challenges many face when raising capital and explains how this podcast will provide practical tools, strategies, and community support to help investors raise capital consistently, compliantly, and efficiently without burnout. Amy also previews the episode formats, including solo lessons, expert interviews, coaching sessions, and community building to guide listeners through their capital-raising journey. [00:01 - 02:03] Meet Your Host: Amy Sylvis Founder & CEO of Sylvis Capital. $407M assets under management in apartments and flex industrial. 17 investments with a decade of passive investing experience. Seven years as a general partner in syndications. [02:04 - 06:14] Amy's Capital Raising Journey Started with friends and family before quickly hitting a ceiling. COVID restrictions pushed her to find new, remote strategies. Learned to raise capital compliantly from complete strangers. Turned challenges into a scalable, consistent capital-raising system. [06:15 - 09:46] Solving Capital Raising Challenges Helps those struggling to raise capital beyond friends and family. Avoid costly, unproductive conference networking and unqualified leads. Teaches how to predict investor commitment and funding reliably. Focuses on maintaining a steady deal flow without burnout. [09:47 - 11:38] What to Expect from the Show Solo episodes teaching actionable tactics, strategies, and tools. Expert interviews provide valuable insights for capital raising. Live coaching episodes offering real-time problem-solving. Community building to support and guide listeners through their journey. Ready to take your real estate capital raising to the next level? Subscribe to Raising Capital For Real Estate Investing with Amy Sylvis for actionable strategies, expert insights, and supportive community guidance. To connect with Amy or learn more, email her directly at amy@capitalraisingsecrets.com. You can also visit the website or follow the community on LinkedIn. HOST BIO: Amy Sylvis is the Founder and CEO of Sylvis Capital, a real estate investment firm connecting investors to hands-off income opportunities. After a 13-year career in biotech, Amy turned to real estate to build passive income and financial freedom - despite facing lifelong challenges with cystic fibrosis. Today, Sylvis Capital has 2,694 apartment units, 208,000 square feet of flex industrial space, and $407M worth of assets under management. Today, Amy teaches fund managers, syndicators and capital raisers how to increase their capital raising capacity through her on-demand course LinkedIn Capital Raising Secrets and her mastermind Capital Connection Pros. Tweetable Quotes: "I raised millions and millions of dollars from complete strangers compliantly for my deals, which is extremely, extremely rewarding." - Amy Sylvis "This can be a lonely business. It can be very difficult. There really doesn't seem to be a true roadmap." - Amy Sylvis "Many of you may relate, traveling to conferences, spending thousands and thousands of dollars, weeks and weeks out of your year to go to these conferences, only to figure out that the people at the conferences are also trying to raise capital from you." - Amy Sylvis