Author: Ashley Penrod

As you learn about real estate syndications and decide to invest, one of the main questions that come to mind is about how and where to get the money to fund this investment decision. Passive income sounds fantastic, but you’ve got to set up your personal finances strategically, so the distributions benefit you in the…

As a new passive investor or someone interested in becoming one, you’re likely hitting a steep learning curve. There are many terms, deal structures, and markets to learn about along your journey toward investing in your first real estate syndication deal.  Among other terms, there is cap rate, capital stack, NOI, ROI, and now IRR…

How To Cultivate A Financially Successful Mindset Your life-long personal financial management and investing journey can feel like a roller coaster. You get a raise, yeay! The stock market crashes, boo. You find a quadplex at a steal, score! Foreign transaction fees hit your credit card, thumbs down. Occasionally, the extreme highs, lows, and multiple…

Many investors gravitate toward real estate syndications after dabbling in the residential real estate space and realizing there’s a grand opportunity to earn returns without being a landlord. The transition from residential to commercial real estate investments is accompanied by an overwhelming number of new and more complicated terms and calculations. You may have heard…

I know I’m not alone in wondering what’s missing from our parenting practices as I’m irked by the constant question, “Can I have this?” from my kids, meanwhile the continuous job of reminding them to turn off lights and quit wasting water looms large. As parents, it’s easy to feel like the kids have no…

You take your financial security seriously. You listen to industry-leading podcasts and follow the financial gurus’ advice. You dream of financial freedom, yearn for cash flow confidence, and you know passive income is the key to getting there. But you know that to build wealth, you’ve got to start saving money first.  Sounds easy enough,…

comThink back to the last time you bought a home or a car and you can quickly recall the mind-boggling amount of fine print and fee disclosures you waded through and agreed to. Well, when it comes to investments, there are fees too – that’s how those who research and manage the investment are compensated…

It’s okay if you haven’t heard of “house hacking” before or don’t know what it is. Anyone can do it, and you might already be doing it without realizing it! If you’ve felt the desire to reduce your living expenses or if you’ve been trying to figure out how to have renters pay down your…

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…

Have you ever known a new mom? She likely has stashed packages of baby wipes everywhere. In her purse, the diaper bag, multiple places in the baby’s room, in the master bedroom, in the car… it’s likely that anywhere she and the baby might be, a stash of baby wipes is near. The purpose, of…