Growing with Private Lenders with Steve Arneson Ep. 058

For ten years, my friend Steve Arneson has been a real estate investor. His portfolio is concentrated on Victoria and Edmonton. He was a co-founder of The REINVESTORS and hailed from a family of real estate investors. Steve undoubtedly has a lot to contribute, so prepare your notes and pay close attention to what he has to say! In this episode, we cover:How he raised almost 15 million dollars in capital in order to make his  deals happen.Sometimes you gotta start alone, and while its tough, it's what will push you forward to success. That's what happened to Steve. After dealing with everything by himself, he slowly found a team that could aid him and therefore, put him in the lane he was meant to be in all along!Is a sales background important when it comes to raising capital? Although it helps and makes everything all the more easy, according to Steve, it is absolutely not essential.People will do business with the people they like. At the end of the day, real estate is a relationship-heavy business that requires you to truly engage with other people.We all know how important it is to understand security regulations. So much so that Steve has had to refuse jobs and offers to stay in accordance with them!About Steve:Steve Arneson is the Co-Founder of The REINVESTORS. He came from a real estate family. Growing up with his mom mainly, most weekends were spent with her going to open houses.Naturally, he was excited to start his first live-in flip investment in 2012 at the young age of 24. He’s on a mission to inspire people to live a more fulfilled life by shifting how they think about real estate, then they can inspire those around them to do the same. He now helps others implement the same strategies he uses in creating passive income, long-term wealth, and financial independence.Connect with Steve:Website: https://thereinvestors.ca/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thereinvestorsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_reinvestorsEmail: [email protected]  Connect with Danielle Chiasson:Website: https://letsgetrealestatepodcast.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniellechiasson/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DaniChiassonInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/letsgetrealTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@danichiassonBook in a call: https://calendly.com/strategicsuccess/lets-get-real-estate-20-min-chat Listen in and subscribe for more.You can also leave us a review and of course, don't forget to share. I'm sure there are real people in your network who can take advantage of what they're going to learn from the show.