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What is syndication and why use different rules (506b versus 506c)

What is a Syndicated Investment? A syndication is an investment by two or more parties, such as individual investors or companies, who agree to combine their financial resources to invest in a project that would be too expensive to tackle individually. Compared to other types...

What it takes to Build a Family Office From Scratch

What it takes to Build a Family Office From Scratch Interview with Noah Rosenfarb, CPA Alina: Very nice meeting you, Noah! Thanks a lot for agreeing to be interviewed. Can you please tell our audience a little bit about yourself, your family, your passions in life? Noah: Sure,...

Where do you find the money to fund the properties?

Where to find the money to fund the projects? More often than not, people tend to say, “find the property, and the money will find you.” While we all wish that this stamen is correct, the devil is in the details and in reality, it is...

Out Of The Box Ways To Search For Commercial Properties

Commercial deals can be lucrative, bringing in revenue on a steady basis.  Whether buying RE that is MFH, or SFH, renting it out for years, or just keeping it temporarily, renovating it and then “flipping” it within a certain time frame, can bring big returns...

How (Where to look for?) to Find Syndication Investments

Where to look for Syndication Investments? Investing in syndications can yield returns, which may potentially meet or beat the historic average of the stock market, while also offering certain tax advantages.  If you’ve decided this form of passive real estate investment is right for you, the...

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...

The Pros and Cons of Investing In Assisted Living Facilities

The Pros And Cons Of Investing In Assisted Living Facilities The Baby Boomer cohort, the largest demographic in America, began turning 65 in 2011, triggering unprecedented growth of the elderly population. This demographic shift has significant implications for the housing market given the unique needs and...

Virtual Landlording 101 during the Pandemic and beyond

How to Effectively Manage Your Multifamily Properties virtually during the Pandemic We live in the times that will be remembered in history as the pandemic that captured the whole world hostage. There are numerous opinions as to when the world will be back to normal, but unfortunately,...

What you as a Property Owner must do during COVID-19

What you as a Property Owner must do during the Pandemic There are not a lot of good news recently in the world…let me rephrase that: we are relentlessly bombarded with increasingly grim and terrible news.  Many families already lost loved ones and friends to COVID-19,...

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