RECFEN Chicago August Meetup

All Guests must RSVP on EventBrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/recfen-chicago-august-meetup-tickets-17484659086

Welcome to the first Chicago RECFEN Meetup Group to be held on August 5th from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. CDT (4:00 - 6:00 pm PST)!

Patch of Land,a peer to peer real estate crowdfunding company offering high yield, asset backed real estate debt via its online investment platform, is leaving the corporate headquarters in LA 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. LA based but Chicago born Patch of Land joins Chicago Based PeerRealty & American Homeowner Preservation as co-organizers of this 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.

Our co-Sponsors for this event is the Chicago REIA!

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Chicago REIA is an exciting real estate investor association in the Chicago land area where you can meet and network with experienced real estate investors and professionals. Visit Chicago REIA (http://www.chicagoreia.org/). Join their meetup group here (https://www.meetup.com/Chicago-Real-Estate-Investors-Mastermind/).

We have created the most dynamic community of real estate investors in the local area. Our goal is to help contribute in your growth and for our members to be able to help the next generation of real estate investors become even more successful at a faster rate than ever before. From private lenders, hard moneylenders, flippers, cash flow kings and queens we have them all in our band of real estate nuts.

Our co-Sponsors for the catering of the event is Anthony Zeoli (https://www.linkedin.com/pub/anthony-zeoli/1/352/219), Attorney at Freeborn & Peters LLP (http://www.freeborn.com/)!

Anthony Zeoli is a Partner with the law firm of Freeborn & Peters LLP in Chicago and is an experienced transactional and securities attorney as well as an industry-recognized crowdfunding and JOBS Act expert. Specializing in the areas of securities, commercial finance, real estate and general corporate law, his clients range from entrepreneurs and small, privately held, businesses to multi-million dollar entities. For a range of representative transactions please go to www.freeborn.com (http://www.freeborn.com/).

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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 (http://www.patchofland.com/)

Jordan Fishfeld, Co-Founder & CEO of PeerRealty (https://peerrealty.com/)

Jorge P. Newbery, Founder & CEO of American Homeowner Preservation (https://ahpinvest.com/)

Date, Time, Location:

Wednesday, 8/5/15

6:00 - 8:00 pm. CDT (4:00 - 6:00 pm PST)

At

FULTON MARKET - WEWORK

220 N. GREEN ST, CHICAGO, IL 60607

For more information on WeWork, click here (https://www.wework.com/locations/chicago/west-loop?utm_PeerRealty&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2015_05_Chicago_PeerRealty&utm_content=banner).

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WeWork is excited to grow their Chicago community with the opening of their second location: WeWork Fulton Market!

WeWork provides small businesses, startups, and freelancers with the workspace, community, and services they need to make a life, not just a living. From weekly events, personalized support, flexibility, and access to thousands of other members around the world - WeWork is the perfect place to grow your business in 2015.

The new WeWork Fulton Market location opened July 1st and is located at 220 N. Green St. To learn more about joining the community, email chicago@wework.com or call 855.593.9675 (https://www.eventbrite.com/e/recfen-chicago-august-meetup-tickets-17484659086).

About Brian Fritton, Co-Founder & CEO of Patch of Land (http://www.patchofland.com/)

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 (https://peerrealty.com/)

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 (https://ahpinvest.com/)

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.

Contact Us:

We look forward to meeting you in person in Chicago and should you have any logistical questions, please reach out to community@patchofland.com for our community manager Manolis Sfinarolakis, or on his cell phone at 203-232-2462. Feel free to download the Chicago Report prior to attending to read our research paper on why Chicago is a HOT SPOT for real estate investing http://landing.patchofland.com/chicago .