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edmessman retweeted
30 Nov 2022
Home ownership is the American Dream. But with rising home prices and interest rates, that dream is out of reach for many. Enter @rookcap.
Join the waitlist rook.capital/home-ownership-…
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edmessman retweeted
14 Nov 2022
Networking reception starts at 5 pm MST, program starts at 5:45 MST. Entrepreneurs Eddy Connors, Goodie Bag Food Co. | Colin Jones, Resi Media | @edmessman, Rook Capital | @jroswell8 sharing their innovations and insight. Register: siliconflatirons.org/events/…
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edmessman retweeted
4 Nov 2022
Did you hear @Rook partnered with @KellerWilliams Northern Colorado and @efirstbank to expand home ownership and solve the home affordability problem. Leveraging the power of its Shared Value Investment!
Find out more here, rook.capital/rook-news/propt…
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edmessman retweeted
1 Nov 2022
If you're looking to invest in "index funds" of residential real estate: you can now get on @RookCap's City Pool waitlist! 🏡🎉👇
rook.capital/investor-sign-u…
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edmessman retweeted
20 Oct 2022
Congratulations to one of our partners @RookCap on their successful launch this week.👏
Rook's platform unlocks access for more people to gain exposure to the world's largest asset class — real estate.
The model: shared risk, shared reward. ❤️
finance.yahoo.com/news/propt…
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edmessman retweeted
14 Oct 2022
@RookCap is here to help folks get into houses in partnerships with community-based investors. NOT institutions that want you to rent forever.
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edmessman retweeted
23 Sep 2022
Cool new company in Colorado in the Fintech space. Congrats @edmessman and @kcbigring! Two awesome, experienced entrepreneurs addressing a major social problem in America! lnkd.in/df7Z7nkB
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edmessman retweeted
22 Sep 2022
So happy to share @kickstartfund's investment (alongside @FirstMileVC & LL Funds) in @RookCap: a company enabling fractionalized home ownership & financing.
We’re excited to be partnering w fantastic founders, @edmessman & Kevin Crawley.
Why we invested: 🧵 /1
22 Sep 2022
Rook announced a $4.1 million capital raise and access to a warehouse credit facility as it looks to grow its “Shared Value Investment” program, helping prospective homebuyers purchase the right home in return for a portion of the equity upside. #Rook bit.ly/rookcap
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edmessman retweeted
22 Sep 2022
Rook announced a $4.1 million capital raise and access to a warehouse credit facility as it looks to grow its “Shared Value Investment” program, helping prospective homebuyers purchase the right home in return for a portion of the equity upside. #Rook bit.ly/rookcap
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edmessman retweeted
22 Sep 2022
Congrats on the launch, @FirstMileVC is so excited to be part of it!
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edmessman retweeted
23 Aug 2022
In Jan 2021, the 30-yr mortgage rate was 2.65% and average new home price in the US was $401,700.
Today the 30-yr mortgage rate is 5.65% and average new home price is $546,800.
Assuming a 20% down payment, that's a 95% increase in the monthly payment (from $1,294 to $2,525).
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edmessman retweeted
5 Aug 2022
It is nearly impossible to convince a VC of a thesis they don’t already believe, so the key in fundraising is to ‘discover’ the right partners, not try to educate and convince…
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edmessman retweeted
4 Aug 2022
We are super excited to announce our next Talk with DAOs event!
This time, we are inviting our frens from @ShapeShift
🦊Together with @willyogo , @0xdef1cafe , and @LuukDAO we will dive into the #DeFi landscape and the future of coordination.
👉x.com/i/spaces/1lDxLLlNVzqxm
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edmessman retweeted
31 Jul 2022
US rents hit another record high in July, up 12% over the last year.
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edmessman retweeted
19 Jun 2022
1/ I’VE BEEN THINKING, while doing yard work, abt the #crypto crash & Fathers’ Day. They both relate to one of the biggest lessons my late dad taught me, which came from my grandpa (an 8th grade educated Iowa farmer who had a PhD in common sense). He scoffed at “paper wealth.”
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edmessman retweeted
14 Jun 2022
Increasingly becoming convinced that now is a great time to tackle a meaningful problem with 2-3 people, raise $500k - $1.5M at a fair valuation, and do some heads down building. Seed funds are open for business, talent is looking for work, and no shortage of problems to solve.
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edmessman retweeted
19 May 2022
Once upon a time, housing was just as much about the community outside the 4 walls of the home as it was about what goes on inside
A part of our mission at Rook is to help communities live together once again - whether that's church members, firefighters, schoolteachers etc.
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edmessman retweeted
16 May 2022
Regulation is coming.
Align yourself with projects that have been building with regulatory compliance built-in from the start
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edmessman retweeted
10 May 2022
The stablecoin volatility today has me thinking...
what if you had...
a stablecoin...
backed -
by a REAL asset...
🧐 🥸 🏡
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