JF 4155: Raising Capital From Your Network, Trust, Strategy and Execution ft. Brent Neely

The Best Ever CRE Show

Best Ever CRE

Business, Investing, Entrepreneurship

4.7 • 996 Ratings

🗓️ 19 January 2026

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Richard McGirr interviews Brent Neely about how he quietly acquired over $25 million in real estate before ever formally raising outside capital—and why he’s now preparing to bring investors into his deals. Brent shares how profits from multiple successful e-commerce businesses were rapidly redeployed into real estate, the advantages of leveraging an existing business-owner network, and why one-on-one conversations drove nearly $2M in soft commitments in just 45 days. The discussion dives deep into early-stage capital raising strategy, building trust through education and transparency, and why starting with smaller, oversubscribed raises creates long-term momentum. The episode offers a practical blueprint for operators transitioning from self-funded investing to scalable capital raising. Brent NeelyCurrent role: Founder, Neely Property InvestmentsBased in: OregonSay hi to them at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brent-neely/ | https://www.neelypi.com/about Visit ⁠www.tribevestisc.com⁠ for more info. Visit bestevercrypto.com today to get started and earn up to $2,500 in bonus crypto. Try QUO for free PLUS get 20% off your first 6 months when you go to quo.com/BESTEVER Join us at Best Ever Conference 2026! Find more info at: https://www.besteverconference.com/ Join the Best Ever Community The Best Ever Community is live and growing - and we want serious commercial real estate investors like you inside. It’s free to join, but you must apply and meet the criteria. Connect with top operators, LPs, GPs, and more, get real insights, and be part of a curated network built to help you grow. Apply now at⁠ ⁠⁠⁠www.bestevercommunity.com⁠⁠ Podcast production done by⁠ ⁠Outlier Audio⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	If you're a lead sponsor or capital partner in today's private markets, raising capital is getting more complex,
0:06.2	more scrutinized, and harder to scale without the right structure. That's why TribeVest is the
0:11.6	industry leader in building the infrastructure behind private market capital raising. They've solved the
0:16.9	biggest problem sponsors face, how to work with capital partners, aggregators, and networks
0:22.4	professionally without creating chaos, compliance risk, or friction for investors.
0:28.4	TribeVest has launched the Institute for Structured Capital, an education and operating system for
0:33.8	modern capital raisers.
0:35.1	There are two tracks, one for lead sponsors who want to build
0:38.7	a structured program around working with capital partners, and one for capital partners who want
0:44.1	to build a real capital aggregation business the right way. If you're serious about raising
0:48.8	capital at scale with credibility and structure, you can join the wait list at TribeVestisC.com.
0:56.0	Structure is the strategy for the modern capital raiser, and this is where the industry is heading.
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1:31.0	What's up, best ever listeners. Welcome back to Unlimited Capital with Richard McGur. Today is a Capital
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