Key Takeaways:

The first thing you need as a new investor who wants to raise private money is to have a deal that would work.
Have the confidence to approach people and sell them your ideas.
On reputational capital
A walkthrough into the agricultural investing space
Acquiring $120 million in private money for agricultural farmland
On leveraging 45 to 50% and not over-leveraging
Take care of your private lenders and always tell the truth
Advice for new investors who want to invest private money

On Raising Private Money we’ll speak with new and seasoned investors to dissect their deals and extract the best tips and strategies to help you get the money! Today we have George Bravante Jr.! George Bravante Jr. is the Founder and President of Bravante Farm Capital. George has spent the last 20 years building a vertically integrated farming business. In the early 1990’s he started with a small vineyard and winery development in the Napa Valley of California. This initial taste of farming ignited a new passion for agriculture and investing in the San Joaquin Valley. In the past 20 years, Bravante Farm Capital has acquired over $175 million in agricultural assets including citrus, table grapes, wine grapes, stone fruit, and pistachios. Before founding Bravante Farm Capital, he spent 10 years in the real estate private equity business as the President of Colony Advisors, Inc. Prior to Colony George was the President of American Real Estate Group where he led the managed liquidation of $15 billion in real estate assets of the then-failed American Savings Bank. Before his time in private equity, he worked for Ernst & Young. He graduated from the University of South Carolina in 1982 with a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting. George currently serves on the board of directors of Sabre Corporation and of the KBS Growth & Income REIT.

Timestamps:

0:01 – Raising Private Money with Jay Conner

0:56 – Today’s Guest: George Bravante Jr.

2:46 – How George Bravante Gets Started In The Real Estate Business

5:22 – Best Advice For A New Real Estate Investor

7:50 – Jay’s Free Money Guide: https://www.JayConner.com/MoneyGuide

9:15 – Be Confident With Your Product

10:37 – Reputational Capital

11:54 – $120 Million In Farmland Thanks To Private Money!

18:59 – Safe Investment: 45-50% Leverage

25:30 – Tell The Truth

27:04 – What Advice Do You Have For Young Investors In Today’s Market?

28:45 – Say No To Retirement

31:06 – Connect With George Bravante: https://www.BravanteFarmCapital.com

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