Real Estate Investing for Steady Cash Flow
Specialized Real Estate Investments
Company Profile
Lonicera was created with a goal to build wealth for our accredited families, friends, and ourselves. We find investments that cultivate high returns and add real value. We believe in our own projects and choose to invest our personal capital into each fund. With a clear vision for the future based on our principles of quality, innovation and integrity, we are fully committed to the success of everything we manage.
With over 30 years of real estate investment experience, we have gained the wisdom to operate through all types of market conditions and cycles. Lonicera’s investment strategy includes many aspects of real estate including acquisition, re-positioning, financing, property management, and value add opportunities. Our company owns, manages, and develops a growing portfolio of commercial properties.
Real estate continues to appreciate in value over time.
Appreciation
Steady cash flow with rental activities.
Cash Flow
Benefits of being a direct partial owner of the property while not wasting any of your time with property management.
Ownership without Management
Debt paid down with rental income letting equity continue to increase.
Amortization
Lonicera Management doesn't get paid until you get paid.
Guarantee
Income, deductions and depreciation passed through.
Tax Efficiency
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Accredited InvestorA person who has a special status under financial regulation law. In the United States, the current requirements to qualift are an annual income of $200,000, or $300,000 for joint income, for the last two years with the expectation of earning the same or higher, or a net worth exceeding $1 million either individually or jointly with a spouse.
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Accredited Investor as a CompanyAn entity that was not created for the purpose of purchasing specific security offerings. The company must have assets exceeding $5 million dollars
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Acquisition FeeThis is an upfront fee paid to the investment sponsor (general partner) of a deal for acquiring a new asset. The fee pays for the work that goes into the acquisition, such as due diligence, underwriting, and arranging permanent financing for the deal. This fee ranges from 1-5% of the purchase price and will vary from deal to deal.
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Active InvestingActive real estate investors purchase, sell, and manage all aspects of their real estate investment. The investors are hands-on and involved in every part of the deal. Often, they personally guarentee any debt placed on the property.
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Capitalization Rate (Cap Rate)Cap Rate is a measure of risk and way to compare similar real estate investment property to one another. The cap rate is calculated by dividing the net operating income by the current market value of a property. Example: A commercial property purchased for $12,200,000.00 with a net operating income of $960,029.00 has a cap rate of 7.87%.
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Cash FlowThe monthly cash remaining after paying all expenses. Cash flow is calculated by subtracting the operating expense and the debt services from the effective gross income.
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Closing CostsThe expenses, paid by the buyers and sellers may pay to complete real estate closing. These costs include origination fees, appraisal fees, enviromental inspections costs, application fees, recording fees, attorney fees, underwriting fees, due diligence fees, and credit search fees.
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DistributionsThe limited partners' portion of the profits. Distributions are made monthly, quarterly, annually, upon a sale or refinancing of a property.
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Due DiligenceThe process of confirming that a property is as advertised. Due Diligence is arguably the most important step in purchasing investment real estate. During this process a buyer will audit financials, perform property inspections, and do lease audits.
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Earnest MoneyA payment by the buyer that acts as a security deposit and is a portion of the purchase price. The deposit indicated the buyer is serious and has the means to perform.
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EquityThe unlevered value of your property. Property Value - Mortgage Balance = Equity. If your property is worth $5 million and you own $2 million, your equity is $3 million.
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Exit StrategyThe predetermined plan to sell an investment property at the end of an investment period.
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Gross LeaseWith a gross lease, the landlord pays for all the operating expenses. This type of agreement is not common in commercial real estate.
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Income ApproachA way of calculating an income producing property's value based on the income it produces.
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Interest RateThe amount charged to a buyer, by the bank to use their funds.
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Letter of Intent (LOI)A non-binding agreement created by a buyer with purchase terms they intend to formalize, based off the current information provided by the seller. Also referred to as LOI.
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LeverageLeverage uses borrowed capital or debt to increase the cash-on-cash return on investment. When an investor uses leverage responsibly, they can significantly increase their returns. Example: Putting money as a down payment for a larger loan rather than buying a property out right could produce a 10% cash-on-cash return, whereas investing without leverage might give you 7% cash-on-cash return.
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Limited Partner (LP)A partner whose liability is limited to the extent of their share of ownership. Also referred to as a LP. In commerical syndication, the LP is in charge of contributing financially, to initially purchase property. Additionally, the LP has no obligations to particiapte in daily management or operations.
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Loan-to-Value Ratio (LTV)The ratio of the loan amount to the property value. If you have a 75% LTV on a $1 million dollar property, this means your loan is $750,000 and your down payment was $250,000.
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Modified Gross LeaseModified gross leases can vary from property to property. Similar to a NNN lease, the tenants typically pay a proportionate share on the building insurance, taxes, and some maintenance. Though, unlike in an NNN lease, the landlord will arrange care for the building and grounds.
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Private Placement Memorandum (PPM)A legal document provided to prospective investors that outlines the terms of the investment and risk factors that could be involved.
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Preferred Return (Pref)The pref can be up to an 8% cash-on-cash return on your investment. This percentage represents the return the preferred investors (limited partners) will receive before the sponsors (general partners) on a given deal.
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Subscription AgreementAn investor's receipt when joining a limited partnership. This document tells investors the number of shares they are purchasing, at what price, and what the payout structure will be.
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SyndicationReal estate syndication is a way for passive investors to invest in properties larger than they could purchase individually. Investment sponsors (general partners) pool passive investor (limited partners) cash together, to purchase quality, cash flowing assets.
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Waterfall StructureA waterfall, as it relates to investments, is the process of prioritizing the distribution of profits among passive investors and sponsors. One of the main functions of an investment waterfall is to give the sponsor an inventive to achieve a particular returnm for their investors. Typically, the sponsor does not get paid until the passive investor gets paid.