“These are the times when real big fortunes are made.”

Discover how Azi Khan breaks down he's portfolio exceeding $150M and personally raised over $75M by focusing like a laser beam during distressed market cycles.

Azi shares lessons from buying his first duplex at 17, using friends-and-family capital to build trust deal by deal, and why capital preservation, low leverage, and long-term holds created compounding returns. He explains how today’s refinancing wall and oversupply are setting the stage for a generational buying window, why great deals attract capital faster than marketing ever will, and how disciplined underwriting, market demographics, and constant investor communication separate real operators from speculators. For investors and entrepreneurs looking to understand how to scale intelligently in the next 12–24 months, this conversation is a masterclass in patience, focus, and opportunity timing.

5 Key Takeaways

1. Distressed cycles create generational wealth windows
   Azi believes the next 12–24 months may produce once-in-a-decade opportunities for disciplined buyers.
   
   
2. Capital preservation beats chasing flashy returns
   Low leverage, cash flow focus, and quality locations protect investors through market swings.
   
   
3. Trust is built deal by deal, not pitch by pitch
   His early raises succeeded by proving execution to friends and family before scaling outward.
   
   
4. Great deals attract capital faster than marketing funnels
   Azi prioritizes sourcing exceptional opportunities and partnering with equity groups ready to deploy large checks.
   
   
5. Communication compounds investor loyalty
   Consistent updates, transparency, and personal outreach turn investors into lifelong partners.

About Tim Mai

Tim Mai is a real estate investor, fund manager, mentor, and founder of HERO Mastermind for REI coaches.

He has helped many real estate investors and coaches become millionaires. Tim continues to help busy professionals earn income and build wealth through passive investing.

He is also a creative marketer and promoter with incredible knowledge and experience, which he freely shares.

He has lifted himself from the aftermath of war, achieving technical expertise in computers, followed by investment success in real estate, management skills, and a lofty position among real estate educators and internet marketers.

Tim is an industry leader who has acquired and exited well over $50 million worth of real estate and is currently an investor in over 2700 units of multifamily apartments.

Connect with Tim
Website: Capital Raising Party
Facebook: Tim Mai | Capital Raising Nation
Instagram: @timmaicom
Twitter: @timmai
LinkedIn: Tim Mai
YouTube: Tim Mai

“You can’t build wealth without building relationships.” In this episode, Rayna Mike shares her incredible journey from mortgage banking to owning and operating more than 1,000 multifamily units valued at over $20 million.

With 25+ years in real estate, Rayna explains how she transitioned from single-family homes to multifamily syndication, the lessons learned from her first capital raise, and why partnerships built on trust and integrity drive her success. She also reveals how she uses education, consistency, and genuine care to attract investors, and why 2026 will be a defining year for those ready to seize once-in-a-decade opportunities in multifamily and mobile home investing. This conversation delivers timeless wisdom for investors and entrepreneurs seeking both financial growth and long-term impact.

🔑 5 Key Takeaways from This Episode

1. Relationships over deals – Rayna emphasizes that people—not properties—are the real foundation of successful capital raising. Investors fund those they trust.
   
   
   
2. Light value-add wins longevity – Shifting from heavy rehabs to lighter value-add strategies brought higher efficiency and lower stress without sacrificing returns.
   
   
   
3. Partnerships open new markets – Collaborating with experienced operators allowed her to successfully expand into mobile home parks and RV assets across multiple states.
   
   
   
4. Education builds credibility – Speaking at conferences, partnering with IRA custodians, and sharing knowledge on LinkedIn positioned her as a trusted authority in multifamily investing.
   
   
   
5. Prepare for the reset – With $8T in commercial debt set to mature by 2026–2027, Rayna predicts a wave of opportunities for well-prepared investors ready to act decisively.

About Tim Mai

Tim Mai is a real estate investor, fund manager, mentor, and founder of HERO Mastermind for REI coaches.

He has helped many real estate investors and coaches become millionaires. Tim continues to help busy professionals earn income and build wealth through passive investing.

He is also a creative marketer and promoter with incredible knowledge and experience, which he freely shares.

He has lifted himself from the aftermath of war, achieving technical expertise in computers, followed by investment success in real estate, management skills, and a lofty position among real estate educators and internet marketers.

Tim is an industry leader who has acquired and exited well over $50 million worth of real estate and is currently an investor in over 2700 units of multifamily apartments.

Connect with Tim
Website: Capital Raising Party
Facebook: Tim Mai | Capital Raising Nation
Instagram: @timmaicom
Twitter: @timmai
LinkedIn: Tim Mai
YouTube: Tim Mai

Discover what does it take to go from flipping houses to managing over $500M in real estate and raising $120M in capital—in just seven years.

In this episode, Eric Bodiwala reveals the mindset, systems, and relentless execution behind his rise in the multifamily syndication world. From navigating his first capital raise to building trust with investors, Eric shares how his team scaled from single-family investments to owning more than 4,000 multifamily units across seven states. He dives deep into overcoming investor objections, attracting high-net-worth partners through authenticity and consistent communication, and creating repeatable capital-raising systems that fuel long-term success. Whether you’re an investor, entrepreneur, or operator looking to master the art of raising capital at scale, this episode is packed with real-world lessons you can apply immediately.

5 Key Takeaways from This Episode

1. Start with trust before capital
   Eric emphasizes that strong investor relationships begin with transparency, equal respect for every investor, and consistent communication.
   
   
2. Education is non-negotiable
   He attributes much of his early success to mentorship and coaching through structured real estate programs that provided hands-on guidance and accountability.
   
   
3. Social media is your credibility engine
   By documenting real projects and sharing educational content, Eric attracted serious investors—including notable partners like TV real-estate personalities.
   
   
4. Follow-up determines your raise success
   Relentless personal outreach, investor calls, and drip campaigns turn interest into wired funds—proving that consistency beats perfection.
   
   
5. Relentless mindset drives scale
   Eric’s “no-excuses” work ethic—long hours, constant networking, and outworking competitors—remains the foundation of his company’s continued growth.

About Tim Mai

Tim Mai is a real estate investor, fund manager, mentor, and founder of HERO Mastermind for REI coaches.

He has helped many real estate investors and coaches become millionaires. Tim continues to help busy professionals earn income and build wealth through passive investing.

He is also a creative marketer and promoter with incredible knowledge and experience, which he freely shares.

He has lifted himself from the aftermath of war, achieving technical expertise in computers, followed by investment success in real estate, management skills, and a lofty position among real estate educators and internet marketers.

Tim is an industry leader who has acquired and exited well over $50 million worth of real estate and is currently an investor in over 2700 units of multifamily apartments.

Connect with Tim
Website: Capital Raising Party
Facebook: Tim Mai | Capital Raising Nation
Instagram: @timmaicom
Twitter: @timmai
LinkedIn: Tim Mai
YouTube: Tim Mai

“This cycle will separate real operators from everyone else.”

In this episode, Mark Shuler delivers an unfiltered breakdown of the multifamily market reset—and why 2026 is shaping up to be a defining year for investor returns.

Drawing on more than three decades of operating experience and a portfolio exceeding $300M AUM, Mark walks through how the easy-credit era masked weak operations, why cap rates and valuations have structurally reset, and what happens next as loans mature, DSCRs collapse, and lenders finally force resolution. From bond markets and interest rates to supply gluts, operating cost pressures, and the coming wave of distressed sales, this conversation connects macro forces directly to Main Street deal performance. If you’re an investor or entrepreneur trying to understand where risk truly sits—and where opportunity may emerge as weaker operators wash out—this episode is essential listening.

5 Key Takeaways from This Episode

1. The “easy money” era hid bad operators
   Artificially low interest rates allowed weak underwriting and poor operations to survive, inflating values and compressing cap rates beyond sustainable levels.
   
   
2. This is a reset—not a 2008-style collapse
   Liquidity still exists, but higher interest rates and rising cap rates have permanently changed valuations, forcing deals to reprice to historical norms.
   
   
3. Loan maturities are the real pressure point
   Many deals from 2019–2021 cannot refinance due to lower values and insufficient NOI, making “extend and pretend” no longer viable as 2026 approaches.
   
   
4. Operations now matter more than financial engineering
   Rising expenses, labor challenges, insurance, taxes, and vacancy pressures mean only strong, vertically integrated operators will attract lender confidence.
   
   
5. Opportunity favors prepared capital and proven operators
   As distressed assets hit the market, well-capitalized groups with operational depth will acquire at significantly lower bases before large institutions step in.

About Tim Mai

Tim Mai is a real estate investor, fund manager, mentor, and founder of HERO Mastermind for REI coaches.

He has helped many real estate investors and coaches become millionaires. Tim continues to help busy professionals earn income and build wealth through passive investing.

He is also a creative marketer and promoter with incredible knowledge and experience, which he freely shares.

He has lifted himself from the aftermath of war, achieving technical expertise in computers, followed by investment success in real estate, management skills, and a lofty position among real estate educators and internet marketers.

Tim is an industry leader who has acquired and exited well over $50 million worth of real estate and is currently an investor in over 2700 units of multifamily apartments.

Connect with Tim
Website: Capital Raising Party
Facebook: Tim Mai | Capital Raising Nation
Instagram: @timmaicom
Twitter: @timmai
LinkedIn: Tim Mai
YouTube: Tim Mai

What if you could legally raise capital from friends, family, and your community without running into the red tape that derails so many first-time raises?

In this episode of the Hero Capital Show, we sit down with Stella Han, founder of Fractional, to unpack how her platform has facilitated over $600M raised in the last five years by rethinking how capital is pooled and deployed. Stella shares her personal journey from real estate investor to tech founder, including a failed early raise that cost her tens of thousands of dollars and sparked the insight behind investment clubs. We dive into how investment clubs work, why the SEC treats them differently from syndications, when they outperform traditional 506 structures, and how operators can responsibly scale capital raising while engaging both accredited and non-accredited investors. If you’re an investor or entrepreneur looking for smarter, more flexible ways to raise capital—and avoid costly early mistakes—this is an episode you can’t afford to miss.

5 Key Takeaways from This Episode

1. Why investment clubs aren’t treated as securities
   Stella explains how active participation—especially in deal selection and voting—is the key reason the SEC does not regulate investment clubs like traditional syndications.
   
   
2. When an investment club beats a syndication or fund
   For raises around $5M or less, investment clubs can unlock capital from both accredited and non-accredited investors while offering a more engaging “seat at the table” experience.
   
   
3. How to raise capital without a deal under contract
   By raising around a clearly defined investment thesis or buy box, operators can secure capital first and deploy it only after members vote on deals—similar to a fund, but without securities filings.
   
   
4. Turning soft commitments into real commitments
   Fractional uses a small upfront transaction fee from investors to replace verbal promises with real financial commitment, dramatically reducing last-minute dropouts.
   
   
5. Using investment clubs alongside syndications
   Stella outlines how sophisticated operators run clubs and syndications in parallel—using clubs to engage broader communities while still raising larger checks through traditional structures.

About Tim Mai

Tim Mai is a real estate investor, fund manager, mentor, and founder of HERO Mastermind for REI coaches.

He has helped many real estate investors and coaches become millionaires. Tim continues to help busy professionals earn income and build wealth through passive investing.

He is also a creative marketer and promoter with incredible knowledge and experience, which he freely shares.

He has lifted himself from the aftermath of war, achieving technical expertise in computers, followed by investment success in real estate, management skills, and a lofty position among real estate educators and internet marketers.

Tim is an industry leader who has acquired and exited well over $50 million worth of real estate and is currently an investor in over 2700 units of multifamily apartments.

Connect with Tim
Website: Capital Raising Party
Facebook: Tim Mai | Capital Raising Nation
Instagram: @timmaicom
Twitter: @timmai
LinkedIn: Tim Mai
YouTube: Tim Mai

Discover how long it really takes to scale across single-family, multifamily, and retail while staying profitable in shifting markets.

In this episode, Bryant Aplass breaks down his journey from exiting a Fortune 500-focused apparel business to becoming a developer and fund manager behind hundreds of millions of dollars in real estate transactions. Drawing directly from real-world experience, Bryant walks through his evolution into retail single-tenant net lease deals, value-add land packaging, and manufactured housing—explaining how disciplined execution, short deal cycles, and strong partnerships drive consistent outcomes. Investors and entrepreneurs will gain a clear, behind-the-scenes look at how capital is deployed, how risk is managed, and why operational simplicity and alignment with national credit tenants have become central to his current strategy.

5 Key Takeaways to learn from the Episode

1. How Bryant transitioned from a high-volume operating business into real estate and applied operational discipline to investing and development.
   
   
2. Why single-tenant net lease retail and short-duration value-add projects are a core focus of his current investment strategy.
   
   
3. The role of creative financing, mentorship, and partnerships in accelerating deal execution and reducing costly learning curves.
   
   
4. How manufactured housing and land packaging are being used to address affordability while maintaining strong project economics.
   
   
5. What investors should understand about fund structures, alignment with LPs, and prioritizing cash flow and certainty over long, speculative timelines.

About Tim Mai

Tim Mai is a real estate investor, fund manager, mentor, and founder of HERO Mastermind for REI coaches.

He has helped many real estate investors and coaches become millionaires. Tim continues to help busy professionals earn income and build wealth through passive investing.

He is also a creative marketer and promoter with incredible knowledge and experience, which he freely shares.

He has lifted himself from the aftermath of war, achieving technical expertise in computers, followed by investment success in real estate, management skills, and a lofty position among real estate educators and internet marketers.

Tim is an industry leader who has acquired and exited well over $50 million worth of real estate and is currently an investor in over 2700 units of multifamily apartments.

Connect with Tim
Website: Capital Raising Party
Facebook: Tim Mai | Capital Raising Nation
Instagram: @timmaicom
Twitter: @timmai
LinkedIn: Tim Mai
YouTube: Tim Mai

How Rich Jarvis II, a seasoned entrepreneur and the co-founder of Epic Capital Funds, has raised over $60 million from Registered Investment Advisors (RIAs) for real estate and business acquisitions.

Rich shares his incredible journey—from overcoming personal and professional challenges to building a thriving capital fund. He reveals key strategies for raising capital from RIAs, including the power of relationship-building and "unreasonable hospitality." Whether you're an investor or entrepreneur looking to scale your ventures, this episode offers invaluable insights into navigating the complexities of working with high-net-worth investors and RIAs. Tune in to learn how Rich has successfully structured deals, leveraged family offices, and embraced strategic partnerships to unlock major growth.

5 Key Takeaways to learn from this episode:

1. Relationship-building with RIAs: Rich emphasizes the importance of building strong relationships with Registered Investment Advisors (RIAs) through mutual trust and shared goals.
2. Unreasonable Hospitality: Discover how offering exceptional service and adding value to RIAs can make a significant difference in securing investments.
3. Core Teams for Success: Learn how Rich has developed a focus on building core teams that can navigate challenges and grow together, especially in uncertain market conditions.
4. Structuring Deals with RIAs: Rich explains how involving RIAs early in the deal-making process and structuring deals to meet their specific needs can be the key to successful collaborations.
5. Transitioning into Business Acquisitions: Beyond real estate, Rich discusses his pivot into business acquisitions, including leveraging tax benefits like Section 1202 for long-term capital gains.

About Tim Mai

Tim Mai is a real estate investor, fund manager, mentor, and founder of HERO Mastermind for REI coaches.

He has helped many real estate investors and coaches become millionaires. Tim continues to help busy professionals earn income and build wealth through passive investing.

He is also a creative marketer and promoter with incredible knowledge and experience, which he freely shares.

He has lifted himself from the aftermath of war, achieving technical expertise in computers, followed by investment success in real estate, management skills, and a lofty position among real estate educators and internet marketers.

Tim is an industry leader who has acquired and exited well over $50 million worth of real estate and is currently an investor in over 2700 units of multifamily apartments.

Connect with Tim
Website: Capital Raising Party
Facebook: Tim Mai | Capital Raising Nation
Instagram: @timmaicom
Twitter: @timmai
LinkedIn: Tim Mai
YouTube: Tim Mai

Discover how Dustin Miles, the Principal and Managing Partner of Momentum Multifamily, discusses his incredible journey from a Lockheed Martin engineer to a multifamily real estate powerhouse.

Dustin has helped raise over $350 million, successfully acquiring and managing more than 3,000 units. He shares his valuable insights on the evolution of multifamily investing, the lessons learned from his first capital raise, and the strategies that have fueled his success. Whether you’re new to real estate or a seasoned investor, Dustin’s story will inspire you to think bigger and embrace the power of relationship-building and value-driven investments. Tune in for practical advice on how to navigate the ever-changing landscape of multifamily, raise capital, and scale your portfolio!

Key Takeaways to learn from this episode:

1. The Power of Systems: Learn how Momentum Multifamily approaches real estate investments like a franchise, using consistent operations and systems for scalability.
   
   
2. Raising Capital: Discover the importance of building trust and credibility with investors—Dustin's first capital raise involved a simple but effective approach that earned investor confidence.
   
   
3. Navigating Market Challenges: Hear how Momentum Multifamily overcame the challenges of 2021-2023 by getting creative with tax abatements and capital calls.
   
   
4. Building Relationships: Dustin emphasizes the importance of in-person networking and staying visible through podcasts, webinars, and meetups to connect with potential investors.
   
   
5. Investor-First Focus: Get insights on the importance of focusing on what your investors need, whether it's cash flow, diversification, or tax advantages.

About Tim Mai

Tim Mai is a real estate investor, fund manager, mentor, and founder of HERO Mastermind for REI coaches.

He has helped many real estate investors and coaches become millionaires. Tim continues to help busy professionals earn income and build wealth through passive investing.

He is also a creative marketer and promoter with incredible knowledge and experience, which he freely shares.

He has lifted himself from the aftermath of war, achieving technical expertise in computers, followed by investment success in real estate, management skills, and a lofty position among real estate educators and internet marketers.

Tim is an industry leader who has acquired and exited well over $50 million worth of real estate and is currently an investor in over 2700 units of multifamily apartments.

Connect with Tim
Website: Capital Raising Party
Facebook: Tim Mai | Capital Raising Nation
Instagram: @timmaicom
Twitter: @timmai
LinkedIn: Tim Mai
YouTube: Tim Mai

Communication is a non-negotiable skill for every operator.

Don stresses that investors tolerate challenges—but never silence. Transparent communication builds trust, and avoiding tough updates destroys it.