Attract Commercial Real Estate Investors With Social Media
Attract Commercial Real Estate Investors Using Social Media
Setup cost: $25,000–$100,000(scope-based).
Minimum ad budget: $3,000/month across platforms.
Regulation D 506(b)(no public solicitation; relationship-led nurturing only).
What actually works on social for CRE capital
- Straight talk content: thesis, submarket logic, rent roll reality, capex plan, exit paths.
- Short clips with on-screen numbers: basis, debt terms, stress cases, downside coverage.
- Lead magnets: “Underwriting one-pager,” “Submarket scorecard,” “Debt stack explainer.”
- Live or recorded webinars with a clear path to a gated data room.
- Proof points: prior deals, distributions history, GP co-invest, third-party reports.
- Vague lifestyle ads and stock towers.
- “Guaranteed returns” hype or sloppy claims that make counsel sweat.
- Sending traffic to a generic homepage with no accreditation gate.
- Untracked DMs that vanish when you need a record.
506(b) vs 506(c): the social approach
Topic | 506(b) | 506(c) |
---|---|---|
Public ads | No ads for a live offering. Use education to build pre-existing relationships only. | Yes, you can advertise the offering, subject to truthful, non-misleading content. |
Investor eligibility | Accredited and up to 35 non-accredited sophisticated investors (with limits). No general solicitation. | Accredited investors only. Issuer must take reasonable steps to verify accreditation. |
Funnel focus | Content + opt-ins to build relationships, then private outreach. No public deal terms. | Ad → landing page → accreditation → deck/webinar → data room → subscription. |
Record-keeping | Prove the relationship existed before the offering and show what was shared. | Store ads, targeting, landing pages, webinar content, and accreditation verifications. |
Our funnel setup for CRE raises
- Offer strategy & constraints: 506(b) or 506(c), target check size, timeline, debt stack, target investor profile, and what we will and won’t say in public.
- Creative system: Ad sets, short-form video, carousels with numbers, and plain-English copy. No lofty promises. Every claim traceable to your deck or third-party reports.
- Tracking & data layer: Pixels, server-side events, UTMs, call tracking, and CRM fields for source, campaign, and accreditation status.
- Landing & gates: Speedy pages with a single action: register. Accreditation gate for 506(c) with third-party verification options. For 506(b), gated education, no deal terms.
- Webinar & deal room: Live or evergreen webinar that answers the hard questions up front. Gated data room with deck, PPM, underwriting one-pager, and Q&A log.
- Qualification & booking: Intake forms score investors by experience, liquidity, and timeline. Calendly-style booking flows into your team’s diary. No back-and-forth chaos.
- Compliance wrappers: Disclaimers on every surface, risk factors summarized, performance not guaranteed, past results not a promise, and archives of what was shown to whom.
- Reporting that matters: Cost per qualified lead, booked-call rate, cost per verified accredited investor, data-room view-to-subscription rate, and time-to-close.
Channels and angles we put to work
What you get in the setup
- Offer messaging book and compliance guardrails
- Ad creative set (video + static) and copy variants
- Landing pages, accreditation gate, webinar, and data room
- Analytics stack: pixels, server-side events, dashboards
- CRM pipeline with scoring, fields, and automations
- Reporting templates your board can read in five minutes
- Campaign management and creative refreshes
- Monthly webinar rhythm and investor Q&A log
- A/B tests across hooks, offers, and calls to action
- Weekly KPI report and action items
- Compliance archiving of ads and landing pages
Targets to track (no fairy tales)
We do not promise specific CPLs or timelines. Markets move and creative fatigues. What we do promise is clarity. You will see where every dollar goes, which message pulls, and where prospects stall. The point isn’t vanity leads. The point is booked calls with accredited investors and clean audit trails across the whole funnel.
Process and target timeline
Pick 506(b) or 506(c) and set the rules of the road with your counsel. We lock messaging and disclaimers before a single ad runs.
Creative, landing pages, webinar, accreditation gate, CRM, and analytics. No half-built pieces. Everything connects.
Start with tight audiences and clear hooks. Kill the weak ads fast. Double down on what books calls. Keep it honest and traceable.
Add budgets only where the metrics hold. Keep quality high with better creative, tighter forms, and sharper webinars.
Ready to build a funnel that attracts real investors?
Share your offering type, target raise, submarket, and timeline. We’ll come back with a build scope, a content plan, and a reporting sheet you can take to your GC.
Book Your Funnel SetupWe are not a broker-dealer and we do not sell securities or accept investor funds. All content is reviewed against your counsel’s guidance. For 506(c) offerings you must verify accreditation before accepting subscriptions. For 506(b) offerings you may not publicly solicit; our work focuses on relationship building and private communications. Past performance does not predict future results. Nothing here is investment advice or a solicitation to purchase any security.
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