Does anyone have experience writing a real estate business plan?
Hi there, the heading pretty much sums it up. 

After many years in brokerage and development, I transitioned to the principals side and I want to start investing in my own property. I created an investment strategy and modeled returns believed to attract investor capital. Deal sizes are small and niche at this time though I want to put together a formal business plan in Word. 

I am curious if anyone has ever done this before. How did you structure it? What did you learn? Any advice is GREATLY appreciated. Thank you in advance.
[{"id": "humvfi5", "text": "I wish I did", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "hun5j20", "text": "yep... a ton of experience. On my third \"niche\" cre investment platform. \n\nDo you want feedback on how to build an investment deck or how to figure out a business plan? Thoughts on the latter below...\n\nYour considerations:\n\n1) Will investors back you for this plan\n\n* Why give money to you and not an institution/seasoned team? you have to create access to something others don't have. Real estate is great as it is local and you can find off-market deals.. once you tie up, its either do that deal with you or dont invest in that deal. Another way: I found a niche in a services industry that wasn't being covered by institutional cre investors and was able to build a business providing real estate capital to those businesses... Investors invested with me because they liked the space and no one else was doing it. \n\n2) Is there deals to do in this \"plan\"\n\n* don't come up with a plan where there are no deals... eg 10% cap multifamily deals in the SE. Every investor in the world would back you if you had that deal but they don't exist. Don't back yourself into a corner. \n\n3) Is it scalable?\n\n* kind of point 2 again... but point being... one deal isn't a business. its a trade. Are you doing a trade or building a business? Investors like when a deal fits into a broader market thesis that \"you are targeting\"\n\n&amp;#x200B;\n\nIf you are looking at a ton of deals and need to keep track of them... check out [pline.ai](https://pline.ai) (its a beta.. pm if you need more feedback on how to use).", "replies": [{"id": "hvbxdoe", "text": "Fantastic. Thank you so much. This was immensely helpful.", "replies": [], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "hunhacb", "text": "Are you asking for Reddit to write your business plan for you?\n\nYou have to figure out your investment strategy and then find a way to effectively communicate that in a way that will attract investors.\n\nId start with reading investor presentations for public REITs to get some ideas.", "replies": [{"id": "hvbz2xw", "text": "No, I am not asking Reddit to write me a business plan. \n\nAs mentioned above, this post calls on those with experience writing commercial real estate business plans and how they went about putting the plan together after they created their investment strategy. I created an investment strategy - I just do not know how to put it into a formal business plan.\n\n I appreciate the suggestion and I will take a look at these presentations for some ideals. Thanks,", "replies": [], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "hunpehx", "text": "Just slap a cap on it.", "replies": [{"id": "hvbzfnb", "text": "LOL", "replies": [], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "huorcik", "text": "I recommend reading \u201cSeven Habits of Highly Effective People\u201d by Steven Covey. Its an incredible book that shows you how to structure your life based on who you are and what you care about. Very crucial time management philosophies here, I highly recommend.", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "hupnx0z", "text": "Basic stuff: sponsors, development experience, sources and uses and proforma, don\u2019t over complicate it. I\u2019m a multi family direct lender and JV equity investor nationwide from LA so let me know if you have anything you would like me to take a look at.", "replies": [{"id": "hvbzci7", "text": "Thank you. I just sent you a DM.", "replies": [], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "huqe2im", "text": "https://youtu.be/zlrb_X6fYZ0", "replies": [], "depth": 1}]