For a real estate private equity beginner, layering sales tax incentives into a real estate private equity model may sound intimidating. Like other incentives, however, accurate modeling comes down to understanding how the incentive is calculated and the timing of receipts. Sales tax incentives are not allowed in all states, but there are enough that […]
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Breaking down insider lingo is one of our chief strategies at Leveraged Breakdowns. Real estate private equity for beginners can seem daunting with acronyms and phrases that sound familiar, but until you know them inside and out, you won’t be able to interview like an insider. And interviewing like an insider is the key to
The original three posts under this title were extremely well-received (Part One, Part Two, Part Three), so we have decided to write two more. The goal of these articles is to explain real estate private equity for beginners in layman’s terms. If you’re fresh out of college or looking to make a career change, finding
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This series covers the top real estate private equity firms. Each post briefly describes the subject fund’s size, history, and key real estate equity investments and concludes with questions to help develop your investing mindset by critically reviewing the firm’s key transactions. For a real estate private equity beginner, these posts will broaden your industry
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Rarely will a real estate project be funded solely with owner/investor cash. This may be wise in certain instances, yet not often. For properties that will generate cash flow, leverage helps to lower the cost of capital and boost investment returns. Beyond vanilla mortgages for stabilized properties, construction financing introduces additional complexities. Banks and credit
This post kicks off our series on real estate private equity for beginners. Here, we focus on most important financial statement in real estate private equity: the trailing twelve month operating statement. You may also know this statement simply as “the TTM” or “T12.” Either way, understanding the T12 is a fundamental real estate private
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