What is Preferred Equity for Real Estate Investing?
Preferred equity is a component of the capital stack for financing multifamily investments that may or may not be used depending on the present market conditions, the amount of common equity available, and the investment strategy of the sponsors. So what is the purpose and function of preferred equity? First we need to briefly define […]
10 Things You Need to Know about Multifamily Financing
Leverage. It’s one of the pillars of real estate investing. There aren’t many other investment vehicles out there where you can acquire low-interest loans for up to 75% of the asset’s value. When purchasing multifamily properties, lender financing is a given due to the high value of large apartment complexes in the United States. Even […]
Why We Target Class B and C Properties for Multifamily Investing
We’ve seen an increasing level of interest in Class B and C multifamily assets in recent years. There are a number of factors influencing these changes, which range from over-construction of luxury Class A apartments in the past five years, falling homeownership rates, and demographic shifts that are causing people to move towards a renter […]
5 Tax Advantages Passive Real Estate Investors Need to Know
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ao8ZlS-az68 For most people, when you are ready to pull the trigger and get involved in a new investment opportunity, taxes couldn’t be further from your mind. You’re thinking about the amazing ways the money you will earn can improve your life. While perhaps not as sexy of a topic, it’s still worth keeping a […]
You Can Retire Early Through Passive Real Estate Investments – Here’s How
The average person tends to only think about the income you earn from your labor. You exchange time (and probably some blood, sweat, and tears along the way) for your pay. Then, at the end of the day, you try to enjoy your money, buying things or experiences that make you happy, but never really […]
So, You’re Thinking of Buying a Duplex – Top 5 Things to Consider First
It Was All a Dream… Many years ago, as a young and aspiring commercial broker, I fell in love with the premise behind real estate investing. I wanted cash flow, I wanted my money to work for me even as I slept, and I wanted financial freedom. Brushing shoulders with guys that have 500+ unit […]
How to Become an Accredited Investor for Passive Real Estate Investing
More and more, people are becoming aware of the benefits that passive real estate investing can provide. The volatility in the stock market has lead a lot of people on to the real estate path. Let’s say you’ve become interested in multifamily investing. Not too long ago, you might have thought that your only way […]
Passive Real Estate Investing: The Lazy Way to Invest in Real Estate
Successful people who want to preserve and grow their wealth eventually find their way into the real estate investment world, regardless of how they earned their money in the first place. As Franklin Roosevelt once said, “Real estate cannot be lost or stolen, nor can it be carried away. Purchased with common sense, paid for […]
What is a Real Estate Syndication for Multifamily Investing?
You’ve Heard of Syndication, but what does it mean? Multifamily real estate syndication is where you pool resources from many investors to purchase a multifamily asset larger than any individual investor could have done on their own. This is a form of passive real estate investing where skilled professionals manage the asset on behalf of […]
Private Placement Memorandum (PPM) Operating Agreement, and Rule 506 For Real Estate Syndication Explained
Many real estate investors will become involved in syndicating larger deals as they grow over the course of their career. Syndication in real estate is when you pool together funds from several investors in order to purchase properties that are more expensive than any individual investor would be capable of purchasing. Syndications are often structured […]