01Mar

What is a better investment: private equity real estate syndication or REIT?

What is a better investment: private equity real estate syndication or REIT? Folks from all walks of life want to improve their families’ financial standing through investing. However, there are so many investment vehicles available to investors that it is not uncommon to confuse similarly sounding investments,...
04Dec

What is Private Equity vs REITs Investments

Private Equity vs REITs Investments One of the most important considerations for choosing to invest capital in commercial real estate is with the goal of minimizing risk while optimizing investment returns. Two of the most popular investment choices are through a Private Equity Real Estate (PE)...
14Jun

Building Relationships to Raise Private Money

Building Relationships To Raise Private Money Relationship building is a critical component of large-scale real estate investment.  This article discusses steps new investors should take while they build their portfolio to simultaneously establish and maintain a network of investors designed to support future opportunities.  Connecting with...
08Jul

How to find wealthy investors

How To Find Wealthy Investors Hopefully since reading “Where can I find investors?”, you’ve started taking action and building momentum towards establishing your investor network. Once your confidence identifying and communicating with potential investors increases, consider focusing your efforts on connecting...
13Oct

Deciphering Syndication Investment Terminology

Deciphering Syndication Investment Terminology So, you are at the point where you finally received your first Executive Summary (also known as Offering Memorandum) from a syndicator. As you glance through the summary, you will immediately notice that it contains quite a bit of terminology that you...
09Mar

Securities offering documentation

Securities offering documentation When it comes to investing in an apartment building syndication, you will have to review a number of documents including but not limited to executive summary, private placement memorandum, subscription agreement, operating agreement, and several others. Let’s cover each of them separately: 1. An Executive...
18Feb

Where to begin when it comes to passive real estate investing

Where to begin when it comes to passive real estate investing The most critical part when starting something new in life is first learning how to do it! Passive real estate investing is no different. Education is key! In addition to reading articles at SAMO Financial...
08Jan

Don’t put all eggs in one basket

Don't put all eggs in one basket During the days when I invested only in the stock market, I always remembered one golden rule; "Diversify".  So, I did.  I invested in stocks, bonds, and mutual funds. And then within each class of stock market investments I...