About this episode
Guest Robert Moore w/ Acre Trader: o He is the Investment Manager for Row Crops; I work with a team to source, structure, and fund deals on acretrader.com. I see my role primarily as a translator between farmers and investors as our investment mandate is focused around finding opportunities that are a clear, long term win for both the farmer and operator. What is AcreTrader? o platform connecting operators to investors o crowdsourcing structure we give retail investors access to the asset class at a fractional cost Who can invest through AcreTrader? o a minimum investment may be between $5 - 50k rather than the millions it takes to buy a whole farm. o At present we have over 100,000 registered users on the site and about $350m in AUM across row crop operations, permanent crop operations, and timber, most of which has been funded in the past 18 months. Why has this concept been so popular? o The vast majority of the deals funded on our platform are brought to us by operators. So when a farmer has a piece of property they want to begin farming (or continue farming if a landlord is selling out from under them) but aren't in a position to buy in full, investors step in to fill the purchase price. o Alongside a rapidly growing global population and demand for food, farmland offers a truly diversified investment opportunity with attractive long-term returns. How does the ROI compare to other investment classes? o Stocks, Bonds, Gold, Etc…. o Speed, Expertise, Flexibility Where do you guys do business at? o We are currently active in 18 states, though are able to work nationwide and plan to continue expansion as operator need dictates. Farm4Profit…..that’s what our listeners care about. How does this help? o There are lots of options for farmers to seek capital; the advantage of ours puts the financial risk on the investor It’s a transparent/democratic model, centered around the operator. o Farmers can expand their operation or just simply raise capital o We also have an expanding list of deal structures raising improvement budget for tile/land improvement offering farmers opportunities to be partial owners sale/leasebacks Is finding an investor partner something that is hard to do? o AcreTrader manages all the investors so the farmer can focus exclusively on farming the ground. What works “well” with Acre Trader? o What doesn’t work “well” with Acre Trader? Did we miss anything? What’s the best advice you’ve ever been given? Summary Closing Want Farm4Profit Merch? Custom order your favorite items today! https://farmfocused.com/farm-4profit/ Don’t forget to like the podcast on all platforms and leave a review where ever you listen! Website: www.Farm4Profit.com Shareable episode link: https://intro-to-farm4profit.simplecast.com Email address: Farm4profitllc@gmail.com Call/Text: 515.207.9640 Subscribe to YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSR8c1BrCjNDDI_Acku5Xqw Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@farm4profitllc Connect with us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Farm4ProfitLLC/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.