Deals
Wipe Out.
A syndication deal goes to zero. Yes, it happens.
Real Estate Syndication
Capital Call
Capital Calls 4, 5, maybe 6 ... and one positive surprise
The capital calls keep coming in 2024 and we get some unrelated good news.
portfolio
Portfolio Assessment at End of 2023
The year 2023 has meant tough times for pretty much everyone investing in real estate. That's been true for multifamily real estate syndication investors along with just about everyone else. Maybe there's been more pain in office, for instance, but multifamily has not been immune. As
Returns
Another deal goes full cycle (Fall 2023)
We're in the midst of this downturn for multifamily syndications. Concerns about real estate are swirling in every direction. And then: we got some good news in our inbox this week. A deal we invested in not quite three years ago is selling for a profit. Before we
Choosing
What questions should I ask a prospective syndicator?
The main purpose of this site is to help people who want to make investments in real estate syndications. In a series of posts, we've outlined what we look for in a syndicator. The five traits we look for are: trustworthy, experienced, conservative, communicative, and values-aligned. In each
Losing Money
How to lose money in real estate, part 2
Today's Wall Street Journal has a scary piece about Multifamily Real Estate: "A Real Estate Haven Turns Perilous With Roughly $1 Trillion Coming Due." If you missed it, the gist is summed up for small investors like this: A new crop of private real-estate firms, funded
Choosing
The number three trait in a syndicator: conservative
The third key trait in any good syndicator: they underwrite deals conservatively. They don't just say they do; they actually do it.
Choosing
The number two trait in a syndicator: experienced
The second trait we insist upon in a syndication partner is experience.
Choosing
The number one trait in a syndicator: trustworthiness
There is one most essential element in a syndicator: trust. You can't do without it given the nature and size of syndication investments and the structure of the LP/GP relationship.
Syndication Basics
How do you choose a syndicator?
In a world of too little trustworthy information and too much hype, how do you choose a syndicator to entrust with your investment?
Foreclosure
Large syndication foreclosures: what can we learn?
First of all, welcome to the new members who have signed up here at Syndirater! We are so excited to have a small-but-growing community of limited partners who are interested in bringing more transparency to the multifamily syndication space. We are so glad you are here. This week we are
Fees
Fees: What You Are Paying Syndicators
As a limited partner, you get a lot of advantages: no hassles from the three Ts (tenants, toilets, termites), no handling of non-paying tenants (managing evictions), and just the upside of the cash flow and gains on disposition or refinancing. So what do the syndicators get? Answer: All that and