Book Review
Book Review: "Investing for Good"
Do you imagine making investments that allow you someday to receive income while you sleep, do good for others, and do anything you feel like with your time?
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All articles written by Syndirater's staff.
Taxes
Tax Time!
OK, so you're a syndication investor. What does that mean for your tax reporting? Mostly it has been good news for us as LPs. The tax benefits of investing in syndications have been tremendous. From regular depreciation to bonus depreciation (an advanced topic that we'll get
Syndication Basics
How to get started learning about real estate syndications
Let's imagine you have a loved one who is very smart, a savvy investor, and curious--and who expresses an interest when you first mention you've been investing in private real estate deals. Of course you could just bore her with all of your many insights about
Cap Rate
What are Cap Rates and why do they matter to syndication investors?
You might wonder what kinds of metrics should guide your decision-making process as you consider one investment opportunity as compared to another. At Syndirater.com, we emphasize the track record of the syndicator / sponsor / operator (people tend to use these terms more or less interchangeably) you are working with. Those
Returns
Private Real Estate Syndications vs. Public REITS
You might be wondering: when I am considering investing in a private real estate syndication, what is the closest alternative? And how best can I compare my options? This question is right on the mark. The most obvious competition to a private syndication is to sink your money into a
Inflation
Inflation: Is it a Good Thing or a Bad Thing for Syndication Investors?
You've seen the headlines: inflation has hit 7.5%. Debates rage about whether it is a long-term trend or just a temporary blip. You hear also that the Federal Reserve is going to raise rates--maybe once, maybe many times this year. What does this mean for syndication investors
Tax
What is a 1031 exchange and why should syndication investors care?
Investors often talk about a "1031 exchange." What does it refer to? And why should it matter to you as a syndication investor? The term "1031 exchange" refers to a section of the United States revenue code. It's often good to go right to
Syndication Basics
What to expect at the end of a syndication deal
You've done everything right: you decided to invest in a syndication, you planned out your area of investing (say, multi-family apartments in the Sunbelt of the United States), you researched and found a great syndicator, you invested $50,000 with them a few years ago, you collected monthly
Syndication Basics
What to expect once you are invested in a syndication deal
The most annoying answer is probably "it depends" but that's the truth in this case. It does depend on the kind of syndication deal you've invested in and the expectations that you've been given by the syndicator. But let's look
Syndication Basics
How can I get started in syndication investing?
This site is geared toward helping people all along the spectrum of syndication investing--from people just realizing that it exists (yes, a whole new world opens up in front of you...) to those who have been investing in syndications for decades (or generations; yes, the wealthy have been syndicating deals
Getting Started
Why does Syndirater exist?
We started this site for you, the investor, who wants more transparency in the marketplace for private syndication investments. When you go to choose a mutual fund, ETF, stock, bond, or just about any kind of investment, you can typically get a bunch of data about it before you make
Syndication Basics
What to expect when you make your first syndication investment
OK, you've done your homework. You have narrowed down the options for your next investment from the infinite down to multi-family, self storage, and mobile home syndications. You've landed on multi-family apartment syndications. You defined for yourself a set of investment criteria. You found a reputable