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Most people think financial freedom means $10K/month in passive income. That’s $120K/year in cash flow. Which means you’d need millions in real estate just to cover your bills. That’s slow. What if you could replace your income in one deal instead of waiting years for rental properties to compound? The real key to quitting your job isn’t building cash flow—it’s generating cash in chunks big enough to fund your next move. But before you say: ❌ “I don’t have the credit.” → You don’t need credit. You’re not taking the loan. ❌ “I don’t have the money.” → You’re not using your own money. You’re raising it. ❌ “I don’t have experience.” → Then you borrow it. Lack of experience? Partner with someone who has it. Investors don’t care if you have a track record—they care that the deal and team do. How Much Do You Really Need to Quit? If your expenses are $8K/month, you don’t need passive income to cover it. You just need $192K to last you two years. Now ask yourself—how long would it take to save that at your 9-5? 5 years? 10 years? Now… what if you could make that in one deal? Most people try to save their way to freedom. That’s the slow lane. The faster path? Create the cash upfront and buy yourself the time to scale. And yes—I can hear the objections: ❌ “This only works if you have rich friends.” → Most investors aren’t billionaires. They’re normal people who want a better return. ❌ “This sounds too good to be true.” → Tell that to every real estate syndicator, fund manager, and dealmaker who’s been doing this for decades. ❌ “But I have no track record.” → Then leverage someone else’s. When I first started raising capital, I didn’t have a massive track record. I partnered with people who did. I leveraged their experience until I built my own. The Funds First Formula—Make 2 Years of Income in 1 Deal Here’s how you get $200K+ in cash without using your own money: Let’s say you raise $2M from investors to fund a $5M deal. 🔹 You structure a 2% acquisition fee on the full $5M purchase price.

My ultimate goal is to create affordable housing for veterans, single moms & dads, and the homeless. Which will help to give them encouragement, dignity, and a sense of belonging within society.

Fellow Capital Raisers: This guide shares some of the stuff I've learned about Skool so far. If you have ideas for improving this quick-start guide, feel free to post in the comments below. ===== QUICK SUMMARY ===== - Self promotion is not permitted by the SKOOL/Capital Connectors rules. But the community/classroom offers tools that capital raisers find valuable. - Looks like capital raising materials are unlocked for all members of this Skool forum. - You earn a point every time someone "Likes" something that you've posted in the community. According to the Skool team, the posting & liking system "...encourages users to produce quality content and interact with other members in their community." Looks like it's working! ===== DETAILS ===== Although you can't raise capital here on Skool, the community/classroom offers tools that capital raisers find valuable. No fish, but plenty of fishing rods and bait. Yes, you can skip around and choose those sessions that work best for you. TO EARN POINTS To earn points and level up, post something of value here in the Community forum. If another community member finds value in your post, they'll click the "Like" button which will earn you a point. TO GET NOTIFIED WHEN a DISCUSSION GETS UPDATED Learned this one from @Candice Crawford: Click the bell in the upper right corner of a discussion and Skool will notify you when updates happen. RESPONSES WELCOME If I see a response from you below, there's a good chance that I'll "Like" your response. And you will be one point closer to the next level! Note that the Skool point-chart is attached below. Enjoy! .

The book "AI Super Powers" by Kai-Fu Lee is one of my favorite works on AI as it applies to business. The author observes that AI-powered machines have excelled at games for decades. - IBM’s Deep Blue defeated chess champion Garry Kasparov in 1996. - Alphabet’s AlphaGo defeated world champion Go player, Ke Jie, in 2017. What about general purpose AI, software that can mimic human intelligence and make human-like decisions? How will AI impact capital raising and real estate syndications? Personally, I believe that AI will enable syndicators to scale at an incredible rate. Rote, repetitive tasks will be handled by AI, which will free humans to do more of what we do well. Humans are great at interacting with other humans! What do you think? What opportunities do you see for AI in your business?