How long does a real estate syndication last?

[Justin Goodin]

Unlike an online stock, ETF, or mutual fund that can be exchanged daily or more, real estate syndications come with required, projected hold times. While each real estate syndication is different, we typically see hold times of 5-7 years, sometimes longer.

Real estate syndication deals have to allow time for property renovations, management changes, occupancy rate increases, and even market conditions to adjust. This means that you should plan to invest your capital for 5-7 years (or the timeline stated on the investment summary & memorandum), because you will not be able to take your money out until the asset is sold.

[Todd Dexheimer]

Originally posted by @Bryan Mitchell:

@Justin Goodin, is there data that compares the number of syndications in the past versus those available now? It seems like there are many more today than in the last 20 years. Are there any syndicators who have been in the business 20 years or more?

 Not sure that there is readily available data. I think the biggest change is the fact that it's all over social media, podcasts, youtube, etc. 20 years ago none of that media was around, so it was literally just your friends and family network. I know plenty of people that have been syndicating 20+ years, but they have their network and don't use social media like the younger generation of sponsors.