What to Expect From a Real Estate Group
A real estate group is an investment organization that pools investors’ money to buy and invest in property. These groups can be very profitable and have many benefits. However, before you decide to join one, make sure that you know what to expect.
Besides being lucrative, working in a real estate team can also be fun. It can help you learn the business and make connections.
Diversification
Whether you’re investing in real estate as a part of your overall portfolio or just adding it to your investment mix, diversification is essential. It helps protect you from losses resulting from market fluctuations and economic downturns. Diversification also helps to ensure that your investment returns are consistent over time.
There are several ways to diversify your real estate portfolio, including by asset class and geography. For example, you can invest in passive rental investments that leave the day-to-day management of your properties to industry professionals or you can pursue a portfolio of different types of property, such as office space, retail, and industrial. You can even diversify by investment strategy, such as buy-and-hold vs. BRRRR strategies. You can also diversify by geography, avoiding more cyclical assets such as hotels and senior housing.
Flexibility
In real estate, flexibility is important for many reasons. It can improve agent productivity and satisfaction, and it can also help agents stay on track with their agency’s objectives. However, flexibility must be paired with structure to avoid compromising on agent performance or accountability.
The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated a structural shift that’s taking place in corporate real estate (CRE) portfolios. This change has created a growing need for flexibility, optionality, and cost efficiency in corporate space.
Flex Space, an alternative to traditional office leases, is gaining popularity in the real estate industry because of its convenience and flexibility. These setups typically have short term leases, which are much more affordable than long-term leases. They can also be easily adapted for different uses and repurposes.
Profits
As the real estate market slows, Redfin and Zillow Group both reported reduced second-quarter revenue. Both companies are seeing lower transaction volume and rising mortgage rates. In the real estate business, profit is key for both agents and brokers. This new study of team profitability reveals that well-run teams have margins more than double the average brokerage firm.
Many real estate investment groups are structured as LLCs to allow for pass-through income on K-1 tax documents. These structures are also used by online real estate crowdfunding platforms that allow accredited investors to invest in debt capital financing or equity in a property through a syndicated deal. These deals are similar to the way content is syndicated in TV and news. These investments can generate substantial passive income from rents and interest.
Fees
When it comes to real estate teams, a dedicated assistant is often an important addition. This person takes the burden off the team leader or other licensed agents and assists with filing, calendar coordination, communication that doesn’t require real estate expertise, light marketing tasks, errands and sign placement, and office organization.
In New York City, broker fees are standard for most apartment rentals and are typically negotiated between the owner and the tenant. These fees are a major sticking point for some renters, especially as NYC’s apartment rents continue to climb to all-time highs.
REIGs benefit from their pooled resources, which allow for multiple investments and can increase returns. However, if REIGs are not run by experienced professionals, they may not yield the desired results.
Legality
Real estate groups are legal entities that allow for pooled capital investments in a variety of property types. These companies are typically structured as partnerships that pass-through all income to investing partners on a K-1 tax form. This structure allows for a more diversified portfolio and increased profits.
Real estate investment groups also allow for limited disclosures and flexibility in management. For example, the group can structure its shares with different voting rights to give equity investors some say in the company’s overall management. The group can also invest in debt capital financing and flip properties, all while maintaining overarching control.
The Group combines specialized legal expertise with extensive business knowledge and practical experience in real estate transactions. They regularly appear on New York City’s top real estate lists, including The Real Deal’s 2022 NYC Dealmakers of the Year and Lawdragon’s 2022 Leading Lawyers in Real Estate.