The one-hour rule
Speed to lead, the 2025 506(c) letter, and what an LP lead really costs.
Read →Investors Growth Hack newsletter · Sample issue #3
Capital is concentrating
What the 2025 fundraising data means for smaller sponsors, and a better newsletter benchmark.
Playbook
Narrow beats broad
Global private real estate funds raised about $172 billion in 2025, up 13% from 2024, but the 10 largest funds took roughly $68 billion and new managers raised $4.2 billion through Q3. Smaller sponsors don't win by sounding like large ones. Win with a specific position: asset type, market, strategy and investor type.
Read: how to raise capital for a real estate fund →Compliance corner
Newsletters and 506(b)
A newsletter is one of the best ways to build the pre-existing, substantive relationships 506(b) relies on. Keep it educational, keep offering terms out unless counsel approves, and never trade subscriber data with other sponsors.
Read: 506(b) vs 506(c) marketing rules →Benchmark
What a good open rate looks like
Mailchimp's benchmark for business and finance senders is about a 31% open rate and a 2.8% click rate. Investor lists that only hear from you when you're raising usually do worse; lists that hear from you every week usually do better.
Read: from opt-in to booked call →Tool of the week
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