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Mastering Multifamily: Preparation Lessons from the Masters Tournament

December 10, 2024

Lone Star Capital 2024 Annual Letter

January 2, 2024

Lone Star Capital 2023 Annual Letter

Capital Spotlight Revamp

The Landing at Pinewood Park Case Study

Demystifying Refinance Implications

Verandas at Bear Creek Case Study

The Shifting Middle Market

Breaking Down Acquisition Volume Targets

February 9, 2023

Initiatives for 2023

January 6, 2023

Lone Star Capital 2022 Annual Letter

December 5, 2022

Loan Prepayment Penalties

November 3, 2022

Getting Deals Done in Today’s Environment

November 1, 2022

An Overview on Structuring Debt & Equity

September 22, 2022

Briar Court Transaction Key Takeaways

September 12, 2022

Timberwalk Transaction Key Takeaways

September 12, 2022

5 Oaks Transaction Key Takeaways

September 8, 2022

Structuring and Raising Debt & Equity for Real Estate

August 22, 2022

Preferred Return Vs Cash Flow

August 22, 2022

Refinancing in a Partnership Structure

1031 Exchange in Syndications

3 Key Steps Before Making Your Next Multifamily Investment

Current Debt Environment

Multi-Class Vs Dual Tranche Equity Structures

February 28, 2022

Bringing Property Management In-House

February 1, 2022

Is Ignorance Bliss in Investor Reporting?

January 31, 2022

Cranbrook Forest Case Study

January 10, 2022

Lone Star Capital 2021 Annual Letter

December 11, 2021

Capital Calls and How to Avoid Them

November 12, 2021

Skills and Processes to Run Acquisitions

October 5, 2021

Synergy in Multifamily and How to Underwrite It

Solving for the Right Return Hurdles

COVID Reserves: Preferred Equity Case Study

Creekside South Case Study

February 21, 2021

Rob Beardsley: Young Real Estate Investor on a Mission and Wants to See You Win

February 16, 2021

8 Multifamily Finance Secrets

January 15, 2021

3 Things You Must Know That OMs Never Tell You

December 26, 2020

The Nuances of Preferred Returns

December 20, 2020

Undervaluing Income, Overvaluing Growth

December 15, 2020

Fixed Vs Floating Rate Debt

December 13, 2020

The Nuances of Quarterly Reporting

November 28, 2020

Six Secrets to “Juice Up” Your Underwriting

October 26, 2020

Price Discrepancy Between Bridge Vs Perm Debt

September 15, 2020

Partner with Lone Star’s Preferred Equity

September 8, 2020

How to Underwrite Preferred Equity Investments

Don’t Forget About Risk!

What Strategy Makes Sense Today?

Alignment of Interest is Broken

Return Drag from Reserves

Volatility in Public vs. Private Markets

February 1, 2020

You’ve Been Promoted! (not in a good way)

January 24, 2020

Property Tax Underwriting

January 20, 2020

Promote Crystallization

January 10, 2020

The Two Stress Tests You Actually Need to Do

January 3, 2020

Beware of Demographic Promises

December 16, 2019

Debt-Related Underwriting Nuances

December 2, 2019

The Elegance and Importance of ‘Return on Cost’

September 29, 2019

Dual-Tranche Syndication Structure

September 14, 2019

Tertiary Markets Discussion

August 13, 2019

Active vs Passive Investing

August 12, 2019

Why Our Model is Conservative

The Promises of Secular Demand Drivers & Value-Add

Why Personality is Only Getting More Important

Risk-Adjusted Returns Throughout the Capital Stack

The Business of Signing Bad Boy Carve-Outs

How to Invest in Real Estate with a Self-Directed IRA

Refinancability

Confidence Vs Room for Error in Underwriting

Six Ways to Invest in a Low Return World

The Case for Floating Rate Debt

February 12, 2019

Why Bridge Loans Are Okay Now

September 26, 2018

Reinvesting Cash Flow

September 24, 2018

Howard Marks’ Memos Recommendations

September 20, 2018

How to Invest at Market Highs

September 11, 2018

Underwriting Page

August 30, 2018

NREI Commentary 82518

Quality Asset Not Quality Investment