UNDERSTANDING THE CAPITAL STACK IN A REAL ESTATE SYNDICATION DEAL

UNDERSTANDING THE CAPITAL STACK IN A REAL ESTATE SYNDICATION DEAL

The order in which distributions are paid in a real estate syndication investment is called the capital stack, and your clarity on this concept is critical because you need to know where you fall in order of priority for returns. If you invest at a Class B level and Preferred, Class A investors receive distributions…

WHY YOU WOULD NOT INVEST IN A REAL ESTATE SYNDICATION

WHY YOU WOULD NOT INVEST IN A REAL ESTATE SYNDICATION

If you’ve spent any time on our site at all, you’re familiar with our perspective on real estate syndications. We think they’re awesome, that people should be interested and trying to invest in them, and we can’t wait to continue to share about them so that more people have the opportunity to learn about these…

FINANCIAL FREEDOM VS. FINANCIAL INDEPENDENCE: HOW THEY’RE DIFFERENT, AND HOW YOU CAN GET THERE

FINANCIAL FREEDOM VS. FINANCIAL INDEPENDENCE: HOW THEY’RE DIFFERENT, AND HOW YOU CAN GET THERE

The two terms, financial independence and financial freedom are used interchangeably, but what does financial independence really mean, and how’s it different from financial freedom? Consider a toddler learning to walk. Once they figure out how to pull up and take a few steps on their own, they have achieved a new mobility level. They…

HOW TO STOP TRADING YOUR TIME FOR MONEY AND START CREATING PASSIVE INCOME

HOW TO STOP TRADING YOUR TIME FOR MONEY AND START CREATING PASSIVE INCOME

Imagine with me, that your workday began with the usual routine, but halfway through your morning, you received the news you’d been laid off. For most Americans, that means zero income starting tomorrow morning. Now, let’s pretend that during your employment, you leveraged your money. The rich don’t work for money. They make their money work…

REAL ESTATE INVESTOR RAPS METRO ATLANTA’S ‘SUBURBAN RENAISSANCE’

REAL ESTATE INVESTOR RAPS METRO ATLANTA’S ‘SUBURBAN RENAISSANCE’

Atlanta’s rising rent prices are driving some residents to head for the hills—er, suburbs—to the point it’s triggering a revival, if not a renaissance, in places. So says metro Atlanta real estate executive Norman Radow, CEO and founder of RADCO, an investment firm focused on the development of multifamily housing. It’s no secret that as…

PROJECTED POPULATION, JOB GROWTH FUEL FUTURE OF ATLANTA’S MULTIFAMILY MARKET

PROJECTED POPULATION, JOB GROWTH FUEL FUTURE OF ATLANTA’S MULTIFAMILY MARKET

ATLANTA — A surge in population and job growth in the Atlanta metropolitan area over the next two decades will bode well for the multifamily sector, according to panelists at the eighth annual InterFace Multifamily Southeast. Among the 12 largest metropolitan areas in the county, Atlanta ranked second in the rate of job growth and…

2018 ATLANTA FORECAST

2018 ATLANTA FORECAST

Another 3.0% annual increase in employment is anticipated in 2018 as approximately 83,800 jobs are created in the Atlanta metro area. Several mass hirings will contribute to the growth. Jackson Healthcare LLC will hire the first of 1,400 workers this year, while Anthem Inc. fills 900 positions through 2019. In Midtown Atlanta, NCR Corporation plans…

LONG-TERM OUTLOOK FOR RENTAL APARTMENTS REMAINS POSITIVE

LONG-TERM OUTLOOK FOR RENTAL APARTMENTS REMAINS POSITIVE

Strong demand will continue over the next decade, according to a NMHC/NAA report. Many of the markets where developers have been doubling down on building new apartment units are likely to have enough renters to fill those apartments over the next decade or so, according to the latest research commissioned by the National Multifamily Housing Council…

ATLANTA MARKET OVERVIEW AND TRENDS

ATLANTA MARKET OVERVIEW AND TRENDS

TRENDS TO WATCH – LATE 2017 INTO 2018 DESPITE DECLINES IN TOTAL MULTIFAMILY SALES AT MID-YEAR 2017, PRICING WILL REMAIN ROBUST NATIONALLY:  After two years of record-setting volumes and $580 billion nationally in transactions over the last five years, the pace of investment activity has slowed. Multifamily investment sales saw $30.5 billion of activity in the…