For more than 37 years, our core focus has been working to preserve our investors’ wealth and producing tax-advantaged income and appreciation over time through investment in private real estate. Learn more about investing in our fund offerings.
Our people are at the heart of MLG Capital. A commitment to absolute integrity and making a difference while making a living drive what makes us different from any other real estate investment company out there.
We’re excited to be your guide through private real estate investing.
Our real estate investment funds provide access to opportunities that aim to produce tax-advantaged cash flow and appreciation over time. These opportunities are thoroughly reviewed and vetted by our team and through the lens of our 35+ years of experience.
Our funds target investments in multiple asset types, states and even with multiple real estate managers. Our Private Real Estate Fund structure targets 25-30 investments.
Generally, private real estate has a low correlation to the public markets and may be uniquely positioned to perform in a growing economy.
We wrap quality tax planning around our transactions. Our team utilizes a range of sophisticated investing strategies targeted to address tax burden and enhance after-tax cash flow.
Real estate takes time. The time spent building a real estate portfolio may be rewarded by producing cash flow and appreciation over time through the execution of business plans to improve asset cash flow.
Reliable income from real estate investments can potentially make a greater return comparative to markets, with less volatility.
The ability to use depreciation and other write-offs can create powerful tax benefits and enable investors to enhance their after-tax returns. Learn More.
During times of inflation, private real estate investments can perform well. Short-term leases in multifamily and other asset classes allow for the potential to move rents with inflation.
Private real estate investment returns do not mirror returns achieved in the public markets, offering the potential for greater stability. See below for a comparison of the S&P 500 (public equities index), IYR ETF (public REIT index), and NCREIF (private real estate) over the last 20+ years.
Source: Yahoo Finance | NCREIF
We’ve shown that our competitive advantage lies within the relationships we’ve developed for over three decades. Our experienced professionals are able to leverage these relationships to consistently source exclusive and differentiated investment opportunities in these targeted markets for our investors. We have offices located in Wisconsin, Texas, Florida and Colorado.
Data below as of 3/31/2025
Whether you are looking to sell a multifamily, industrial, retail, office, or another real estate asset, partner with a trusted real estate company for joint venture, or contribute your owned asset to our Legacy Fund – we want to learn more about your property and deal.
Each year, MLG Capital issues its Market View commentary to offer a clear, data– driven perspective on the state of the private commercial real estate market. In Spring 2025, CEO Tim Wallen, President Billy Fox, and CIO Dan Price convened to discuss market trends and where they see opportunity in the market today. The following highlights from our 2025 Market View discussion explore where we see risk, where we see resilience, and why we are actively deploying capital in the current environment. Key Themes from the Spring 2025 Market View Discussion Soft net operating income (NOI) is creating tactical entry points, not permanent impairments. Operating income across multifamily assets has come under short–term pressure due to record supply deliveries in 2023 and 2024, particularly in high-growth markets such as the Sunbelt. This temporary imbalance has generally reduced occupancies, flattened rent growth, and increased concessions. MLG views this softness not as structural deterioration, but as a cyclical occurrence that is already beginning to normalize in select markets. As operational performance recovers, assets acquired during this window may benefit from meaningful NOI growth over the mid– to long–term. The supply and demand imbalance is correcting and setting the stage for future…
The public markets are experiencing high volatility—driven by sweeping tariffs, geopolitical uncertainty, and investor anxiety around a potential economic slowdown. In this kind of environment, many high-net-worth investors are re-evaluating their asset allocation strategies. One increasingly popular question: Is it time to move beyond the public markets? While publicly traded REITs (Real Estate Investment Trusts) offer exposure to real estate, they behave more like stocks than the underlying real estate itself. This is because public REITs trade on exchanges and are subject to the same sentiment-driven swings as the broader equity markets. This disconnect highlights the key difference between public REITs and private real estate investments: private real estate is less correlated to public markets. At MLG Capital, we track and compare the performance of public equities, REITs, and private real estate using trusted benchmarks like the S&P 500, the IYR ETF (for public REITs), and the NCREIF Property Index (for institutional private real estate). Historically, and continuing into this volatile 2025 environment, private real estate has shown considerably lower volatility and less correlation with the ups and downs of the stock market. Overexposure to highly correlated, and currently volatile assets, may result in increased risk when compared with a…
I’m thrilled with our relationship with MLG Capital and the Legacy Fund. At a time when our family needed a solution for reinvesting our capital, MLG Capital was there to provide a solution. MLG went above and beyond my expectations to facilitate our transition into the MLG Legacy Fund.
We have had an investment relationship with MLG Capital for over 15 years and during that time have invested and partnered in over 20 real estate transactions. While the team has grown in number, capability, experience, and breadth of coverage area, the core focus on finding unique “diamond in the rough” types of real estate opportunities has remained unchanged. The organization is built on a partner-centric foundation that starts at the top and permeates through every level and which has been successfully tested in both good and challenging economic environments.
We have personally invested with MLG Capital for many years as it offers a great alternative and diversification within an overall investment portfolio with outstanding tax efficiency. We have also introduced many of our clients to MLG and many of them have invested into the MLG Private Real Estate Funds for the same reasons. MLG is very astute & knowledgeable in all aspects of real estate investment & management and we completely trust them to manage the real estate portion of our portfolio.
Initially, I invested in the MLG Capital fund as part of my diversification strategy. I’m not a real estate pro, so when given the opportunity to invest in real estate through an organization I know and trust, it was an easy decision. My first investment was small as I wanted to “get my feet wet” and gain experience with real estate investing. Returns in the fund have been strong and the experience has far exceeded my expectations. The talented MLG Capital team finds opportunities to create value in the marketplace. Their capabilities continue to grow and expand, and I have made additional, larger investments in the subsequent funds, and referred family members and friends. Many have invested and are also very pleased with their decisions. Investing in MLG Funds is clearly the best investment decision that I have made in the past several years; it’s now a core element of my investment plan.
My family has millions invested in various segments of the market. Of all our investments, we feel most comfortable with the money in MLG when considering return on investment versus risk. Our family has worked closely with MLG for more than five years and I highly recommend investing with Mike Mooney and his knowledgeable group.
Investing with the MLG group has proved to be a smart business decision. Their knowledgeable team has a proven track record for investing in the right properties at the right time and knowing how to grow asset value over time. I have enjoyed working with and learning from the wonderful people at MLG. They are honest, efficient, caring and knowledgeable—the true secret sauce for success!
MLG Private Fund real estate investments have been a great addition to our portfolio, creating a steady stream of cash flow and tax deferral benefits. Since we are conservative investors in retirement we liked MLG’s business plan of leveraging properties well below others. Their knowledge of the real estate market has provided us with a first class list of diversified properties. We look forward to continued success with the MLG family for many years to come.
While diversifying our portfolio, my wife and I had the good fortune of being introduced to Tim Wallen, CEO of MLG Capital. Our returns have been consistent thanks to their intelligent, comprehensive, nationwide investment strategy in commercial real estate development. I wish our paths would have crossed 20 years ago.
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The individuals giving the testimonials referenced above are investors of MLG and have not received any compensation for such testimonials. Testimonials may not be representative of the experience of other customers and are not a guarantee of future performance or success.
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