How is a General Partnership Organized in CRE?

There are several kinds of business partnerships commercial real estate investors can enter into, with a general partnership being one of the most common. While a general partner business model is affordable to set up and extremely flexible, it has the potential to burden partners with hefty personal liabilities. That’s why it’s paramount to know how to properly form a ...

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What Are Capital Calls in Commercial Real Estate?

If you’re entering into a partnership agreement with an investment firm, you’re right to do your due diligence on private equity capital calls. Capital calls can happen at any time, which increases your risk for bad deals. However, there are benefits to capital calls, too. In this article, we’ll define capital calls, explain how they work, go over pros and ...

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Sponsor vs Investor: What’s the Difference in CRE?

If you’re an outsider looking into the commercial real estate world, you may think those business people who are buying commercial real estate assets are called “investors.” You’d be right, to an extent. At the end of the day, the individual buying the asset is “investing” their money. What’s the Difference Between a Sponsor vs Investor? You may also correctly ...

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What is a Co-GP Investor?

A lot of sponsors ask me this question. It's a grey area. I don’t really think there’s an exact definition. From my experience, there are four types of co-GP investors. To be clear: None of these are official definitions, but they represent the kinds of co-GP groups I come across in my day-to-day capital raising efforts. 1. True Partnership Co-GP ...

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How High Net Worth Individuals Play a Role in CRE

High-net-worth individual (HNWI) is a term used in various financial circles to describe individuals with a significant amount of wealth. For a real estate investor to be categorized as an HNWI, he must own liquid assets (cash or assets that can easily be converted to cash without being devalued) of at least $1 million. For a real estate investor to ...

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How Do RFPs Work in Commercial Real Estate?

A Request for Proposal (RFP) is a document in which one company or government entity requests detailed information from another company to determine whether or not they should conduct business together. Many governments use RFPs to announce projects, such as building a highway. The request for proposal outlines the scope of the project and then gives potential contractors a specific ...

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Real Estate Mergers and Acquisitions: 3 Examples

For employees, the thought of their company being acquired by a bigger brand can be daunting. Will there be layoffs? Changes in management? No more free coffee in the break room? While real estate mergers and acquisitions often occur to save costs, they also happen to spark innovation and revive dying companies. In this article, we’ll explain what mergers and ...

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Joint Tenancy in Commercial Real Estate: Who Owns What?

Joint tenancy is an investment term that means when two or more parties want to co-own a property — commercial or otherwise — a legal relationship must be defined before signing an agreed-upon contract. A joint tenancy can ensure ownership in a common interest and protect a real estate investment for the owners and stakeholders alike. What is Joint Tenancy? ...

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Brandon Perdeck of Aries Capital on Private Equity, Sale Leasebacks and More

To further lev.co’s mission of democratizing knowledge about commercial real estate, we started an interview series with all kinds of CREF pros: everyone from multifamily and medical to cannabis and construction. This time we connected with Brandon Perdeck, Vice President of National Originations and Business Development at Aries Capital, a diversified, commercial real estate banking and investment firm headquartered in ...

By |2023-05-17T11:05:08-04:00September 30, 2021|Categories: Financing|Tags: , |Comments Off on Brandon Perdeck of Aries Capital on Private Equity, Sale Leasebacks and More

Understanding Joint and Several Liability in Commercial Real Estate

Joint and several liability refers to a responsibility that is shared by more than one party in the same lawsuit. The wronged party possesses the legal right to sue any of the legally responsible parties for damages. All of the responsible parties can be sued if others cannot pay or if the injured party has yet to collect the full ...

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