E198: Starting From Scratch - Jilliene Helman

Jilliene Helman started a digital real estate business in her living room 8 years ago and has now invested in over $2 billion of real estate. We talk about investing 101 and finding opportunities in the market. Find out how to invest with us: www.theinvestormindset.com/investJilliene is an amazing guest this week - she has incredible experience and knowledge of starting a successful business and investing successfully in real estate. If you’re just starting out in the real estate investing game, or just thinking about it, then this is an episode made just for you. Jilliene drops some essential advice on the subject of investing, starting out, getting educated and spreading your investment risk. Jilliene Helman is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of RealtyMogul, a FinTech company focused on investing in commercial real estate. In this capacity, Jilliene has invested in over $2 billion of real estate and deployed over $400 million of equity capital. She has also raised over $50 million in venture capital to finance the business from top-tier venture capital firms including Canaan Partners and Sorenson Capital.  Jilliene is also an executive on numerous RealtyMogul subsidiaries and serves as Chief Executive Officer for RM Manager, a wholly-owned exempt reporting advisor, Chief Executive Officer for RM Advisor, a wholly-owned investment advisor, Chief Executive Officer for Mogul Securities, a wholly-owned broker-dealer, Chief Executive Officer for RealtyMogul Commercial Capital, a wholly-owned real estate lender and broker and Chief Executive Officer for RM Communities, a wholly-owned owner/operator of multifamily real estate. Hit the subscribe button to join our community and let us know in the comments below: How did your first deal go? KEY TAKEAWAYS1. Get educated before you start investing in your first deal2. Think about what type of assets and deal you want to invest in3. Consider REIT deals4. You can find great deals online 5. Interest rates are super low right now - multifamily could be the way to go6. Diversify your investment in order to reduce risk 7. Real estate is still a great market to be in and the market looks promising LINKShttps://www.xfactor.ventures/https://www.linkedin.com/in/jillienehelman/https://twitter.com/jillienehelman?lang=en