The Hands-Off Investor - by Brian Burke (Paperback)

About the Book

Book Synopsis

Outsource your real estate investments--and say goodbye to the hassles of tenants, toilets, and trash--with the ultimate guide to passive syndications.

Even for experienced real estate investors, finding the right passive syndication opportunity can be overwhelming. But Brian Burke, a private equity firm CEO with half a billion dollars of real estate acquisitions, will show you how to evaluate opportunities and offerings so you can pick the right sponsors and improve your odds of success.

Inside, You'll Learn:

• How to find and vet an experienced, engaged sponsor
• Red flags to avoid--and the performance metrics and communication standards that will keep you on track
• How to understand income and create realistic, air-tight underwriting and projections
• Typical sponsor fees, profit splits, and debt structure
• How to measure alignment of interest, judge performance projections, and more!

From the Back Cover

Want to invest in real estate but don't have the time? Outsource your investments with passive syndications!

Even if you don't have time to be in the trenches, you can still add real estate to your investment portfolio. Syndication deals provide an avenue to invest in real estate without tenants, toilets, or trash--and this comprehensive guide will teach you to invest in private offerings the right way.

Syndications are to real estate like mutual funds are to stocks: A typical deal involves multiple investors passively financing a fund, while a manager is responsible for picking the real estate and managing the portfolio. Author Brian Burke, a syndications insider with decades of experience with forming and managing syndication funds, will show you how to evaluate sponsors, opportunities, and offerings so you can pick the right sponsors and achieve the highest odds of a favorable outcome.

Inside, you'll learn: