S.E.C. Real Estate Observer

The High Cost of Farm Preservation
Editor’s Note:
An article entitled “Expensive Nostalgia: The High Cost of Farm Preservation” by Claude Gruen recently appeared in the Gruen Gruen & Associates online newsletter, “Trends.” Claude and Nina Gruen are nationally recognized economists. Their firm provides real estate consulting services nationwide and can be found on the web [...]

In many, perhaps even the majority of syndicated partnerships; the cash investor receives a priority return at a nominal rate, plus a share of the profits. Phil Corso, S.E.C, nicely illustrates an example of this financial arrangement in another article in the issue, “Capital Formation Planning - OPM and Safety First.” In Mr. Corso’s article, [...]

OPM and Safety First
There are three fundamental rules of capital formation planning when considering how to attract investors to any real estate venture. In other words, there are some “Golden Rules” for utilizing “OPM,” (other people’s money) to create value for yourself and your investors and, along the way, build your personal estate:
The first rule…and [...]