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An alternative asset investment is a financial asset that does not fit into the traditional stocks, bonds, or cash categories. Alternative assets often refer to private equity and real estate among other asset classes. As alternative assets are not traded on the public markets, they are often less liquid and require a longer investment period.

Alternative assets provide an opportunity to diversify your portfolio and risk and return profiles by accessing a larger pool of investments. Additionally, with a low correlation to the stock market performance, alternative assets can potentially provide a hedge against inflation with the goal of reducing overall risk.

This varies by investment and is determined at the discretion of the General Partner. Please create an investment account and verify accreditation for more details regarding a specific investment.

Accredited Investors who are approved to join SageStreet can browse the marketplace for free. For those accredited investors who choose to invest, there are fees associated with each investment. The fees depend on the type of investment and the nature of the transaction. In addition to administrative and legal expenses, the fees will cover the ongoing reporting and communications for the investments. You can find the specific fee structure for each deal when you browse through the respective investment opportunity.

Yes. Similar to investing in the stock market, there is no guarantee when you are investing in real estate. The real estate market has economic cycles, and it is difficult to know how and when the economy will change. SageStreet implements a strict due diligence process, with the goal of reducing overall risk.

In short, no, investments found on SageStreet are not like those traded on the public stock market and restrictions vary by individual investment and can be restrictive. You should not invest with SageStreet with the intent or expectation to resell your investment.

A capital contribution is the amount of money invested into an opportunity by investors. Also known as paid-in-capital, the amount of contributed capital depicts investor’s stake in the partnership.

Different properties have different expected hold periods. A hold period is the anticipated time investors will be involved with the investment until the underlying property is re-sold or the loan on it is paid off. It is important to read the offering documents for each investment opportunity for a deeper understanding of the hold period for each investment.

An investor will receive a return on their investment when the operator or sponsor distributes money. Typically, there are two types of returns that investors can receive:

1. Distributions of cash flow from operations over the hold period, and/or
2. Proceeds upon sale of the asset.

Distributions are never guaranteed in amount or timing, and you should carefully read the offering documents on the specific deal you are interested in to fully understand the projected distributions and what risks are involved.

While the goal is to achieve target returns, performance is never guaranteed, and you should carefully read the offering documents on the specific deal you are interested in to fully understand the risks involved.

A cash-on-cash return, also known as COC, is a rate of return calculation that provides the cash income earned on the cash invested, commonly known as cash yield. COC can be calculated by dividing the investment’s pre-tax cash flow by the total cash invested. COC is typically used in a real estate investment.

Internal rate of return, or IRR, is a metric used in financial analysis to estimate the profitability of an investment. The Internal Rate of Return (IRR) is the rate at which each dollar you invest is projected to grow for each period it is invested. IRR accounts for the concept of the “time value of money,” the fact that each dollar received and reinvested today is worth more than a dollar received and reinvested next year.

Multiple on invested capital, or MOIC, is a measure of the total return paid to an investor. It is calculated by dividing the cumulative distributions received by the original invested capital.

The preferred return, or hurdle rate, is a profit distribution preference whereby profits, either from operations, sale, or refinance, are distributed to one class of equity before another until a certain rate of return on the initial investment is reached. Typically, this hurdle rate must be reached by returning capital to the investors first before the operator or sponsor can begin receiving their promote or carried interest.

The promote, or carried interest, is essentially a profits interest that is significantly greater than a sponsor or operator’s capital (investment) interest. Typically, an operator or sponsor cannot begin receiving a promote until investors have received their disclosed preferred return. Investors should carefully read the offering documents on the specific deal they are interested in to fully understand the fees and promote structure.

A K-1 is a tax form used by partnerships to provide investors with detailed information on their share of a partnership’s taxable income. Partnerships are generally not subject to federal or state income tax, but instead issue a K-1 to each investor to report his or her share of the partnership’s income, gains, losses, deductions, and credits. The K-1s are provided to investors on an annual basis so that each investor can include K-1 amounts on his or her tax return.

While we recommend each sponsor or operator  send out K-1s by the 15th of March annually. With the complex nature of these forms, there is no guarantee that all K-1s will be received before tax deadlines. We do recommend that investors discuss filing tax extensions with their tax advisor.

In short, yes, as long as the sponsor accepts them, and the investor’s custodian approves the investment. Provided that there is sufficient time before the closing, many SageStreet sponsors are equipped to accept investments from a self-directed IRA account. The process is straightforward but may take up to 10 business days for the custodian to fully process and remit funds. For this reason, sponsors who have an expedited closing date may be unable to accept IRA investments.

Unrelated Business Taxable Income (UBTI) refers to income that is produced by a tax-exempt entity by the ways of taxable activities. Many of the offerings or investments offered by SageStreet utilize debt financing. It is expected that investors will have some UBTI exposure. In general, most business or trade activities will be subject to UBTI. Please reach out to your tax preparer or CPA for additional information about unrelated business taxable incomes.