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REIA 216 Jeff Lerman: Joint Ventures:  The Cheapest, Easiest, Fastest And Safest Alternative To Syndications

Jeff Lerman is an unusual lawyer.  He is recognized nationwide as “The Real Estate Investor’s Lawyer”® and he is also a real estate investor.  His clients tell him they hire him because he understands their business and uses his investing experience to craft more practical, creative, and effective solutions.  His law firm helps investors nationwide with all their real estate transactions.  For California investors, he helps with litigation.  Jeff has been featured on TV, radio, in publications, and in real estate investment clubs.  His credentials include being President of the Marin County Bar Association and being included in Northern California Super Lawyers® the top 5% cream of the crop.

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Main Points:

  • I got started in real estate when my wife sent my law profile to a real estate firm.  I had no prior experience.  I had one meeting with the law firm, and I got a phone call from the firm’s top lawyer who had his own real estate company with a billion-dollar portfolio.  He hired me as his General Counsel…with no experience.  Don’t assume you need experience before you get into real estate investing.
  • Why this is so important for all investors, no matter if you are just getting started or if you have been investing for decades.
  • The biggest problem with syndication (even though our law firm helps investors to set up their syndication).
  • Why I believe JVs are the cheapest, easiest, fastest and safest way to build your portfolio.
  • How to find a JV partner

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Biography of Jeff Lerman:

Jeff Lerman is an unusual lawyer.  He is recognized nationwide as “The Real Estate Investor’s Lawyer”® and he is also a real estate investor and a principal in a single family office.  His clients tell him they hire him because he understands their business and uses his investing experience to craft more practical, creative and effective solutions.  His law firm helps investors nationwide with their transactions (including entity formation, syndication, joint ventures, purchase and sale agreements, loan documents, construction agreements, and commercial leases), and helps California investors with their litigation.  He has been featured on TV, radio, in publications, in front of numerous real estate investment clubs, at UC Berkeley Fisher Center for Real Estate & Urban Economics and the USC Law Center to speak on various real estate topics.  His credentials include President of the Marin County Bar Association, being included in Northern California Super Lawyers® (top 5% of lawyers), and as one of the “Top Attorneys in Northern California” by San Francisco magazine.  He is Co-Founder and Partner of Lerman Law Partners and is the former general counsel for two national real estate syndication companies.  Visit his website at www.RealEstateInvestorLaw.com.