Real Estate Syndication 101: A Guide for Accredited Investors
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How syndications work, how to vet a sponsor, fees, taxes and risks, explained without the sales pitch.
- Real estate syndication 101
- How to vet a syndication sponsor
- Fees and waterfalls, with real numbers
- The real risks, and how deals fail
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- Meta vs LinkedIn ads for LPs
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The numbers this month
24.3M
US households qualified as accredited investors in 2022 (SEC staff).
$8.41B
DST equity raised in 2025, up about 49% year over year (Mountain Dell).
7.69%
Multifamily CMBS delinquency rate in Aug 2026 (Trepp).
~94%
of Rule 506 capital raised under 506(b), where deals can't be advertised.
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How a syndication actually works
Who puts money in, who runs the deal, and how cash comes back to investors. Our investor library starts here.
How a real estate syndication works
Where the money comes from, where it goes, and how it comes back
For accredited investors
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How to Vet a Real Estate Syndication Sponsor
Track record, alignment, operations, reporting and red flags: a due diligence framework for passive investors.
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Syndication Fees and Waterfalls Explained
Acquisition fees, asset management fees, preferred returns and promotes: what's typical and how they change what you take home.
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Most-read guides
How to Find Accredited Investors for a Real Estate Syndication
A data-backed system for multifamily sponsors and syndicators who have tapped out friends, family and past LPs.
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506(b) vs 506(c): Marketing Rules for Real Estate Sponsors
General solicitation, verification after the SEC's March 2025 staff letter, and compliance-aware marketing that still fills the pipeline.
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Meta vs LinkedIn Ads for Reaching Accredited Investors
2025 cost benchmarks, where each channel fits in an LP funnel, and how to test both without wasting budget.
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