This guide exists to help investors make better investment decisions. Whether you are a young professional who has started to consider investing or a veteran investor interested in being more thorough in your analysis of real estate investment opportunities, this guide can help you to accomplish your goals. The guide features three fictional case studies which illustrate potential issues in real estate investments and describes some of the ways investors can think through these issues in order to make a more responsible investment decision. Professionals rarely have the time, expertise, or risk-tolerance to acquire and manage private real estate investments. Instead, they usually invest with experienced operators who propose and carry out investment projects. The case studies below are representative of the kinds of deals you may have the opportunity to buy into at present or in the future. The case studies include a range of moving parts—including some details that sponsors might not share with investors—in order to provide the reader with a broad exposure to investment opportunities for limited partnership investors. The case studies are supposed to appear realistic but any details that resemble actual real estate professionals, firms, or deals is coincidental.
