April 30, 2024
How Investors are Paid: MLG’s Private Fund Return Structure
The series of MLG Private Funds provides investors with access to investment opportunities that aim to produce tax-advantaged cash flow and appreciation over time. The Funds focus on growing investors’ wealth, capital preservation and diversification within private real estate investment. Understanding how and when returns are sent to investors is perhaps one of the most important elements of any investment structure. Within the private markets, there are a myriad of different structures that may exist. These structures can be frequently misunderstood. Our Funds utilize a “European equity waterfall return structure”. This is specifically designed to be an investor friendly return structure. This demonstrates our firm’s commitment to investors and our confidence in our ability to execute. MLG Private Funds Return Structure: Our latest Fund, Private Fund VI, intends to underwrite potential investments to a target internal rate of return of between 11% and 15% (net of Fund expenses and fees), on a leveraged basis. Each of our funds utilizes a three-tiered return structure. 100% of available distributions are paid to investors as follows1; (Tier 1) 8% cumulative preferred return on invested equity (Tier 2) 100% return of original principal invested, after a full 8% cumulative preferred return is paid (Tier...
April 11, 2023
Understanding the K-1: A Guide for Real Estate Investors
As an investor in a diversified private real estate fund, you have likely come across the term “K-1” and have wondered both what it is and what it means to you. The K-1 is an important tax form that every investor in a partnership, including a real estate investment fund like the series of MLG Private Funds, receives annually, and is a very important document needed for filing your taxes. Let’s break down what a K-1 is, and more importantly, how this document can impact real estate investors personal tax filings. What is a K-1? A K-1 is a tax form that is used to report a partner’s (investors) share of the income, deductions, credits, and other allocable items of a partnership. It is required to be filed by every partnership (including a real estate investment fund) with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and provided to each partner (investor) annually. The K-1 reports the investor’s annual share of the partnership’s taxable income and is used to prepare the investor’s individual tax return What information is included on a K-1? A K-1 form typically includes the following information (see an example 2022 K1 from the IRS): Your tax basis calculation...
August 5, 2021
Why We Believe the Legacy Fund is the Superior Real Estate Exit Strategy
Over the course of the last few decades, many investors have experienced significant success in the world of real estate ownership. The cash flow, appreciation, and tax benefits provided can be powerful; however, owners of appreciated real estate often find themselves in a bind as they consider divesting their portfolio. After years of long-term ownership, investors are ready to sell and move out of the active oversight of their property, but often have very little basis remaining and as a result can face material capital gain taxes. Though there are ways to potentially defer the realization of these gains, conversations of changes to the tax code leave many in this situation wondering: “what options do I have?” What tax-deferred strategies exist? Possible tax deferred exit strategies include selling the property in a 1031 exchange of “like-kind” property, investing in a Delaware statutory trust (DST) with the proceeds from sale, or contributing the property into an UPREIT. Although each of these exit strategies may potentially achieve tax deferral, they also come with some common shortfalls. Common shortfalls of other tax deferred exit strategies: 1031 Exchange – Timing constraints, trade risk, single asset risk and require active management or oversight DSTs –...
June 22, 2021
Why Contributing Property to the Legacy Fund Could be More Than a Smart Financial Decision
When planning an investment, it’s important to understand the impact it will have for you financially and the time and effort required to oversee that investment. What if one could alleviate the entire burden of ownership without losing the financial component? What value would you place on having more time with the people you love or doing what you love? When selling property and seeking to defer tax, investors often consider 1031 exchanges, Delaware Statutory Trusts or UPREIT transactions. While those offerings enable owners to defer tax, they may have some shortfalls, including time constraints, high fees, single asset risk, and/or public market volatility. While partnering with MLG Capital to navigate the waters of a 1031 exchange could be a better alternative than conventional tax-deferred solutions, an even better idea may be to partner with MLG Capital and contribute your property to the Legacy Fund. Unlike our series of closed-end funds, like Private Fund V, the Legacy Fund is perpetual and designed to allow accredited investors to contribute real property into the fund. It’s a compelling exit strategy for high-net-worth investors with appreciated real estate assets. There are three main benefits to contributing to the Legacy Fund. Passive Ownership Diversification Tax Efficiency One of...
