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5 Reasons to Add a Real Estate Debt Fund to Your Portfolio
Most accredited investors eventually reach a point where they stop asking, “How do I maximize upside?” and start asking, “How do I make this portfolio more stable?” Growth assets are important. Public equities, private equity, direct real estate ownership — they all have a place. But they also come with volatility, long hold periods, and […]
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Case Study: How a Private Loan Saved a Real Estate Deal (and Benefited the Investors)
Earlier this year, a Los Angeles developer came close to losing a deal they had been working for months to secure. It wasn’t a “fixer” bought on a whim or a speculative ground-up project – it was a small multifamily property in a strong rental pocket — the kind of asset that typically attracts multiple […]
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Understanding Risk in Private Real Estate Lending (and How to Invest Safely)
Every investment carries risk. Stocks fluctuate, bonds face interest-rate pressure, rental properties deal with vacancies and repairs. Private real estate lending — often called trust deed investing or hard money lending — is no different. What separates experienced investors from anxious ones isn’t avoiding risk.It’s understanding which risks exist and how they are managed. Many […]
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REITs vs. Rentals vs. Real Estate Debt Funds: Which Is Best for Passive Income?
For decades, investors chasing passive income from real estate had a simple choice:buy property and collect rent. Today the landscape looks very different. An investor can now generate real estate income in three fundamentally different ways: All three are tied to real estate.But they produce income through completely different economic mechanisms — which means the […]
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Beating Inflation: How Real Estate Debt Can Protect Your Wealth
Inflation has a quiet way of doing damage. It doesn’t show up as a single market crash or a dramatic headline. Instead, it steadily eats away at purchasing power. Cash loses value. Fixed-income yields fall behind. Even traditionally “safe” allocations can start to feel exposed when prices rise faster than returns. For investors looking at […]
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