{"id":593,"date":"2014-05-27T01:00:28","date_gmt":"2014-05-27T01:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usimmigrationpodcast.com\/?p=593"},"modified":"2017-07-31T08:39:38","modified_gmt":"2017-07-31T12:39:38","slug":"scott-lifer-direct-eb-5-investing-with-agc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usimmigrationpodcast.com\/scott-lifer-direct-eb-5-investing-with-agc\/","title":{"rendered":"Scott Lifer: Direct EB-5 investing with Aginsky Consulting Group (Ep. 1)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>In this episode we talk to Scott Lifer about making direct investments in the US through EB-5<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none;\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/2857944\/height\/90\/width\/1080\/theme\/custom\/autonext\/no\/thumbnail\/yes\/autoplay\/no\/preload\/no\/no_addthis\/no\/direction\/backward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/87A93A\/\" width=\"1080\" height=\"90\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/usimmigrationpodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Scott-Lifer1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-601\" src=\"https:\/\/usimmigrationpodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Scott-Lifer1.jpg\" alt=\"Scott Lifer\" width=\"331\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/usimmigrationpodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Scott-Lifer1.jpg 331w, https:\/\/usimmigrationpodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Scott-Lifer1-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\/\/usimmigrationpodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Scott-Lifer1-264x200.jpg 264w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 331px) 100vw, 331px\" \/><\/a>Scott was in the financial services industry and a commodity trader for over 18 years.\u00a0 With this experience, he witnessed what he calls &#8220;institutional corruption&#8221; and NOT all firms had the best interests of the investors at the core of their business core value sets.<\/p>\n<p>After losing his\u00a0corporate job due to the sub prime markets and downsizing in the housing industry back in 2009, he found Aginsky Consulting Group and realized\u00a0during\u00a0the first conversation the powerful\u00a0alignment to help investors with tried and true business models.<br \/>\nOut of this spawned the EB5 Direct Investment Model and he hasn&#8217;t\u00a0looked back<\/p>\n<p>In this episode you will hear:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Scott&#8217;s passion for 100% transparency and\u00a0 100% controllership<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Why EB-5 deals fall apart<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>How quickly an EB-5 investment deal can move<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>A new Healthcare Subscription business he is excited about<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Scott shares with us:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Business advice: <strong>Be relatable, Be a good listener<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>His personal habits that he\u00a0attributes to his\u00a0success: <strong>Listening<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Book Recommendation:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/usimmigrationpodcast.com\/20lu\">The Power of Full Engagement: Managing Energy, Not Time, is the Key to High Performance and Personal Renewal<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Parting Advice: <strong>EB-5 investments are a big deal. \u00a0It isn&#8217;t just an investment, but it involves people lives. \u00a0Take it seriously.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this episode we talk to Scott Lifer about making direct investments in the US through EB-5 &nbsp; 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