The role of the passive investor
Wednesday, March 24
One of the greatest perks to being a passive investor in a syndication is the hands-off approach that you can take in regards to your investments. Once you’ve invested your capital, your sponsor will do most of the heavy lifting when it comes to the time-consuming responsibilities of real estate,...
Finding capital: where do I get the money to invest?
Thursday, February 25
So you want to join a syndication and invest in real estate. The next question is a big one: where are you going to get the money? A typical real estate syndication requires initial investments anywhere from $25,000 to $250,000, and your return can be based on how much capital you can invest. Rat...
Why you should want preferred returns
Friday, January 29
Before you commit to an investment, you’ll want to know if the operator is offering a preferred return. A preferred return is an agreed-upon return rate to be paid back to the investor before the operator makes any profit. If an investor puts $200,000 capital into the project and the annual prefe...
What is a pre-existing substantive relationship?
Tuesday, December 29
Here we break down the meaning of a pre-existing substantive relationship and why it’s so important to investor relations. Involvement in a real estate syndication requires a certain caliber of relationships between everyone involved. Not only is it best practice to trust each person in the group...
Let Your Money Do the Work: Why to Invest in Real Estate
Thursday, December 03
So you want your money to work for you—but what’s the best approach? Most people start with traditional types of investing, which usually involve stocks and bonds. If we’ve learned anything from 2020, however, it’s that the stock market rises and falls unpredictably. Investing in real estate is ...
Why You Should Invest in Multifamily Instead of Stocks
Thursday, April 09
Many investors automatically think of stocks when they think of investing because of 401(k)s, IRAs, mutual funds, and sensational news about the stock market reaching all-time highs or falling off a cliff. However, many investors can also passively invest in multifamily real estate, even through ...