CEG SERVICES

Capital Equity Group, Inc. typically provides opportunities for ownership in the same institutional quality real estate as owned by pension funds and insurance companies. The company offers ownership in these properties through a variety of investment vehicles. Some of those investment types include: Tenant in Common Ownership, Delaware Statutory Trusts, Real Estate Investment Trusts, and Limited
Liability Companies.

Tenant in Common (TIC) is a form of real estate ownership where a property owner holds title to an undivided fractional interest with other “co-owners” in a larger piece of property. TIC investments allow individual owners’ access to larger properties in which they may not have access to or the capital to buy on their own.

A Delaware Statutory Trust (DST) is a form of real estate ownership by which investors own a beneficial interest in the DST which is a bankruptcy remote entity. Investors in the DST generally are shielded from liabilities with respect to the property. A DST may also permit a beneficiary to perform a tax free exchange on its pro rata share of the property when it is sold.

A Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) is an investment pool which allows an investor to own the real estate as a shareholder of a corporation. REITs provide certain tax benefits and by law pay out most of their income to shareholders to avoid being taxed at the corporate level.

Limited Liability Companies (LLC) offer the members of a LLC ownership of real property, yet provides protection from liabilities related to the property. Much like a limited partnership, an LLC is typically not taxed at the entity level; therefore investors avoid taxation at both the entity and individual level.

Acquisition Strategy
Capital Equity Group, Inc. specializes in real property acquisitions primarily through the following models:

Institutional Co-Investment Partnering- Partnering with large institutional investors provides several potential benefits in acquiring a property:

  • Institutional underwriting support and experience
  • Often provides better results in debt pricing
  • Enhanced credibility with a seller and an ability to close quickly on an acquisition

Regular Syndication – Acquisition of real properties using a private real estate investment trust (REIT) or limited liability company (LLC) offers several advantages:

  • These structures work ideally with opportunistic plays (condominium conversion properties) and turnaround projects (properties that have been undermanaged)
  • These structures best facilitate partnering with regional firms on an off market acquisition

Like Kind Exchange – Acquisition of real estate through the use of like-kind exchange equity offers the following potential benefits:

  • Provides exchange investors the opportunity to trade up in the quality of real estate owned
  • Like-kind exchange equity facilitates exchanging on a tax deferred basis into future properties