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, 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 the most intriguing...
May 4, 2021
Two Investment Options: MLG Capital Private Fund and MLG Dividend Fund
Author info Everyone loves options in life and when you invest in our Private Real Estate funds, you can choose from two Fund options to best suit your personal objectives. When Private Fund IV launched in 2018, we introduced a new concept, “the Dividend Fund” as we’ve called them, in conjunction with our historic fund offerings. We’re excited to continue offering this dual structure for investors in our latest funds. While both fund options invest in the same underlying assets across each Fund, both fund options present different tax implications to investors. Let’s take a deeper dive. Why two fund options? One of the primary reasons we created the Dividend Fund structure was to better accommodate tax-advantaged accounts (i.e., IRAs, 401(k)s, etc.). Without this structure, investors using these types of accounts could face unnecessary tax due to Unrelated Business Taxable Income. UBTI is generally incurred by tax-exempt investors when participating in private real estate funds (in our case) due to the fund utilizing leverage on fund assets. The Dividend Fund structure aims to eliminate the risk of UBTI for investors using tax-advantaged accounts. What’s the same? Both fund options invest in the same assets regardless of which option you...
February 2, 2021
4 Major Differences Between REITs and Private Real Estate Investments Every High Net Worth Investor Should Know
A REIT, or Real Estate Investment Trust, is a company owning or financing income-producing real estate. Private real estate investing is the use of private individuals’ money (not a corporation’s funds) to purchase privately held real estate assets, usually for meant commercial use. Both REITs and private real estate investments are organized pools of capital invested in real estate. REITs are often publicly traded, and therefore can be more liquid. Private real estate can have much higher minimums to invest and typically are offered to accredited persons. REITs typically have a low investment threshold, while the minimums are typically higher for private real estate investments since there are fewer people investing per project. REITs are valued every day just like a stock, so they typically have a high correlation to the stock market. In comparison, private real estate typically has a low correlation to the public stock market. Public stock markets do not typically cause as great a shift in the value of private real estate. Let’s dive a little deeper into each of these differences. Correlation One of the biggest differences between a REIT and private real estate investments is correlation to the public stock market exchanges and public...
