Value Add Network
Value Add Mentorship
Get hands-on guidance around the deals you are actually pursuing — from your Buy Box and underwriting to financing, due diligence, execution and portfolio growth.
For investors and operators who want more than information — they want an experienced CRE operator helping them think through real decisions.
Apply for Private MentorshipA commercial real estate deal can involve hundreds of decisions.
01What market?
02What asset?
03What price?
04What financing?
05How much renovation?
06Which assumptions are too optimistic?
07Which tenant risks matter?
08How should the equity be structured?
09What if stabilization takes six months longer?
Knowing the theory helps. Having someone experienced review the decision with you can change how you approach the entire deal.
Private mentorship is built around applying CRE principles to your actual goals, opportunities and portfolio.
01Is this property worth pursuing?
02What would you offer?
03Where is the underwriting weak?
04What risk am I missing?
05How could the capital stack be structured?
06What will the lender care about?
07Should I renegotiate or walk away?
08What happens in the first 90 days after closing?
The long-term objective is not one deal. It is developing the judgment and infrastructure to keep operating.
Clarify markets, asset classes, deal size, capital, return objectives, operating capacity and risk tolerance.
With Rafik: Pressure-test the strategy and narrow the opportunities worth pursuing.
Find opportunities through brokers, owners, referrals, off-market relationships and the wider Network.
With Rafik: Review pipeline quality and decide what deserves deeper work.
Evaluate income, market rents, expenses, CapEx, occupancy, debt service, NOI and downside scenarios.
With Rafik: Challenge assumptions and decide whether to pursue, renegotiate or pass.
Consider sponsor and investor equity, senior debt, seller financing and appropriate JV structures.
With Rafik: Examine how the structure changes risk, control and economics.
Work through leases, rent rolls, T-12s, environmental and physical condition, title, financing and tenant risks.
With Rafik: Organize the questions that must be answered before closing.
Plan leasing, renovation, tenant improvements, property management and stabilization.
With Rafik: Turn the acquisition thesis into an operating plan.
Consider how value may ultimately be realized: purchase → improve NOI → stabilize → refinance, hold or sell.
With Rafik: Evaluate the next decision against your original objectives.
Use the lessons, relationships and systems from one transaction to pursue the next.
With Rafik: Build the judgment and infrastructure to keep operating.
For people who want to find and execute deals.
For people with capital who want to understand and evaluate CRE opportunities more intelligently.
Any investment or Co-GP opportunity is separately offered, subject to eligibility, availability and its own terms. No particular transaction is guaranteed.
Different starting points. Real decisions. Individual accounts of what changed.
Starting point. $3M–$4M residential portfolio; no investment-grade commercial operating experience.
What changed. Victor says Rafik helped with structure, underwriting and execution and funded 80% of his first commercial acquisition.
Starting point. Passive LP experience without an operating framework for underwriting, negotiation or due diligence.
What changed. Hands-on guidance around analysis, negotiation, deal structure and decision-making.
Starting point. No portfolio and limited capital.
What changed. Progressed from assistant to broker to operating partner, with responsibilities across leasing, construction and tenant relationships.
Starting point. Reported $15M–$20M portfolio focused on smaller, more conservative projects.
What changed. Carlos describes learning systems for underwriting, structuring and execution while pursuing larger transactions.
Starting point. Three commercial buildings.
What changed. Saul describes Rafik being ‘in the trenches’ and walking through projects and the process with him.
Member results are based on individual accounts reported in interviews. Some figures are estimated, projected or unrealized. Individual results vary and do not guarantee future performance. Commercial real estate involves risk, including loss of capital.
Rafik Moore · CRE investor & operator
Rafik Moore has experience across acquisition, financing, construction, leasing, stabilization and portfolio management.
Mentorship is built around practical decision-making — not theory alone.
Apply for Private MentorshipThe focus is your actual strategy and opportunities, not hypothetical exercises.
Every mentorship member also becomes part of the broader VAN community.
Your private work with Rafik gives you direction. The Network gives you a wider environment to keep learning and building.
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Two ways to work directly with Rafik. Choose based on the decisions in front of you.
$25,000 / year
Build and execute your next CRE deals with Rafik guiding the process.
For investors actively pursuing opportunities who want personal guidance on strategy, underwriting and execution.
$50,000 / year
Build the infrastructure to operate and scale a CRE portfolio.
For operators and investors seeking deeper support around multiple deals, portfolio growth and capital relationships.
Everything in Elite Investor, plus
Mentorship is educational and strategic support. Specific deals, funding, introductions and investment outcomes are not guaranteed; participation in transactions is subject to separate terms.
Investor Execute deals
Partner Build a scalable CRE platform
Investor Mentor
Partner Deeper strategic advisor
Investor 6
Partner 12
Investor Current opportunities
Partner Deals + portfolio
Investor Deal support
Partner Deal support + internal analyst
Investor Funding guidance
Partner Funding + bank readiness + investor relationships
Investor Deal-level guidance
Partner Full portfolio audit and growth plan
Investor VAN calls
Partner VAN calls + Partner operator call
Investor Active investor
Partner Scaling operator
Commercial real estate outcomes depend on many factors:
The purpose of mentorship is to help you develop a stronger process and make more informed decisions.
No specific deal, financing, return or investment outcome is guaranteed.You may already own commercial properties. You may be moving from residential into CRE. You may have capital but need a clearer strategy. Or you may already be doing deals and want to scale.
The first step is understanding where you are now, what is holding you back and what the next realistic stage looks like.
Apply for a Strategy CallThe application opens our existing private-tour request. You can discuss your experience, capital position and CRE objectives there.