Patch of Land is leaving its corporate headquarters in Los Angeles to collaborate with the Chicago Real Estate Crowdfunding scene by teaming up with 2 other online investment platforms to host an informational and educational event on August 5th in Downtown Chicago.
Los Angeles based, but Chicago born, Patch of Land joins Chicago-based PeerRealty & American Homeowner Preservation as co-organizers of this RECFEN Meetup group. All are welcome to attend this free event to learn more about how real estate crowdfunding can assist you in your real estate financing and investing needs.
RECFEN MEETUP - Date, Time, Location:
- Date: 8/5/15
- Time: 6-8PM CDT
- Location: Fulton Market - WeWork (220 N. Green St., Chicago, IL 60607)
By attending this event, you will learn & benefit personally as follows:
- What real estate crowdfunding is and how it can help your business
- The different types of crowdfunding available to meet your specific needs
- Network with other investors in the area and with experts within crowdfunding
- Receive additional freebees & collateral from the three co-organizers of the event
Speakers:
- Brian Fitton, Co-Founder & CTO of Patch of Land
- Jordan Fishfeld, Co-Founder & CEO of PeerRealty
- Jorge P. Newbery, Founder & CEO of American Homeowner Preservation
About Brian Fritton, Co-Founder & CEO of Patch of Land
Brian overseas the development of Patch of Land's platform and technology initiatives. His experience with created business efficiencies through intelligent technology allows Patch of Land to enjoy high quality, effective resources that make responding to significant scale an opportunity instead of a problem. Brian additionally applies process to sales, acquisition and other segments of the Patch of Land ecosystem to create autonomy in operations and dependable systems.
Previously, Brian worked for a major search engine where he architected customer-facing products, developing enterprise-grade APIs, and built custom billing and audit systems. Brian also worked with an e-commerce solution provider leading the development of websites for brands such as Maui Jim, Warner Music Group, and Ghirardelli & Anna's Linens.
About Jordan Fishfeld, Co-Founder & CEO of PeerRealty
Jordan Fishfeld is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of PeerRealty, the Midwest's premier real estate crowdfunding platform and the first to offer the option of liquidity on the CFX ATS. He has nearly a decade of investing, development and sales experience in the real estate industry.
Prior to founding PeerRealty, Jordan worked as a finance attorney for Katten Muchin Rosenman, LLP, where he assisted on more than $1 billion worth of syndicated loan transactions. Before graduate school, Jordan worked as a law clerk for a New York based real estate firm, representing lenders on the debt financing for properties valued at over $45 million.
About Jorge P. Newbery, Founder & CEO of American Homeowner Preservation
Jorge P. Newbery is a successful entrepreneur, distressed debt and real estate investor, endurance athlete, and author. He turned around some of the country's most troubled housing complexes in amassing a portfolio of 4,000 apartments across the USA from 1992 - 2005. However, a natural disaster triggered a financial collapse in which he lost everything and emerged over $26 million in debt. Today, Newbery helps others crushed by unaffordable debts to rebuild their lives. Jorge is Founder and CEO of American Homeowner Preservation (AHP), a socially responsible hedge fund which purchases nonperforming mortgages from banks at big discounts, then shares the discounts with families. Jorge is the author of the newly released: Burn Zones: Playing Life's Bad Hands.
Stay Connected:
If you can't make this event, please stay tuned to future opportunities by joining our Meetup Group to stay connected and informed about future meetups and events across the country. We also encourage you to let your voice be heard in the crowd! If you have any suggestions on how we can improve and make your overall experience on our platform even better, please let us know by leaving your thoughts and comments on our Patch of Land Ideas Portal.
If you want to learn more about what initiatives have positively changed the landscape of Chicago's real estate market, take a look at our FREE analytic whitepaper - The Chicago Report.
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