Syndication Sponsor, Operator or Both – What’s the Difference?
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I get this question often especially as I start to sponsor some of my own syndication deals. When I started in the business, I primarily worked with a sponsor /…
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Growth with Downside Protection – 3 “All Weather” Niches to Invest in Now!
Whether you are in the camp that this economic expansion has long legs or starting to get concerned about how to protect your assets in a downturn or minimize damage,…
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6 Apartment Investing Strategies to Minimize Rising Interest Rates
For an investor, interest rates are one of the main financial elements that can make or break the beauty of a deal. The fact is that it is almost impossible…
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Raising $4,000,000 in 48 Hours
Last week over a two-day period I raised $4,000,000 in capital to help our sponsor team position itself to acquire a 550 plus unit apartment community in Dallas. This wasn’t…
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Real Estate Markets & Cycles
Real Estate Market Cycles: What are they and how do they work ? Have you ever met someone in the real estate investment business that just seems to have…
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Top 5 Reasons I Invest in Self Storage
The stock market has been volatile of late and tends to make even the most ardent supporters nervous. It is this volatility that pushes investors to look at alternative asset classes…
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Accelerate Depreciation on your Apartment Investment
Multifamily apartment investing comes with some attractive tax efficiencies. I explain these to investors, so they get a general understanding of the key deductions that an operator of an apartment…
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Rewards of Intl Travel – Kia Ora !
My family and I like to plan one big trip a year to somewhere we have never been and if it’s international and far away the better. We typically do…
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Syndication Fees – Is the Tail Wagging the Dog?
I struggled with the title of this blog because as with any good vetting of a syndication deal fees should be reviewed and are important to understand. That said, I…
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Raising Capital – Top 5 Essentials
After 8 deals and $13m raised in 18 months, I condensed my top ten tips to five essentials for successfully raising capital. I continue to learn new things on every…
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