Category: Syndication Basics

As a Real Estate Investor, you might already be familiar with the standard way of investing – owning real estate directly. There is another way, however – Real Estate Syndications. Learn the 4 reasons to invest one

We are going to dive into a few reasons why you might not want to invest in a Real Estate Syndication. Everyone has different risk tolerance, control tolerance, and diversification requirements.

We go through the three most common ways you get returns on your investment in the order you should experience them as part of your investment journey.

When you are looking to invest in syndications (Real Estate or others), the “Can I invest” is the first and most important test you must pass. We take a look at the difference between accredited and sophisticated investor definitions, which define what type of syndications you can invest in.

In this article we dive into the lifecycle of a syndication investment. We will take you through the Syndication Investment Journey from beginning to end.

There are so many terms to know, so we will start with the most important ones: Syndication, Sponsor, Investor, Investment Type, Investment Strategy, Minimum Investment, Preferred Return, Distributions and Target IRR.

In Part 2, we continue our quest for high-level definitions of terms with Target Hold Period, Equity Multiple, Acquisition fee, Asset Management Fee, Property Management, Disposition Fee and Waterfall.

The article outlines the sections that should be included in a syndication marketing materials.

Learn how to evaluate a Sponsor. The Sponsor Evaluation is the most important part of a syndication. A good Sponsor can make a bad deal good, and a bad sponsor can make a good deal bad.

In this article, we will take a look at the most common metrics that are used to evaluate your overall investment performance – IRR, AAR and Equity multiple.