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Strategy, structure, and valuation — written the way we underwrite: downside first, evidence weighted, no noise.

Underwriting· June 2026

Pricing Risk Into the Basis, Not Around It

Most buyers run from disclosed problems. Disciplined investors put a number on them and get paid for the spread.

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Valuation· June 2026

When Location Beats Size: Reading Price-Per-Foot Correctly

The biggest house in the comp set often posts the lowest price per foot. That's not noise, it's the signal.

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Strategy· May 2026

The Exit Is a Tax Event: Timing Dispositions Around the Code

The IRS hands real money to investors patient enough to structure for it. Most leave it sitting on the table.

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Capital Markets· May 2026

Anatomy of a Participating Note: Debt Downside, Equity Upside

A floor plus a share of the profits, and why hybrid paper keeps a sponsor and a lender rowing the same way.

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Acquisitions· April 2026

The Discount-to-List Buffer: Manufacturing Equity at Entry

You make your money when you buy. Here is what that worn-out line actually looks like on a real deal.

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Underwriting· April 2026

Underwrite Like a Lender, Operate Like an Owner

Credit training rewires how you read a deal: downside first, collateral always, and the story dead last.

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Capital Markets· March 2026

Creative Capital Stacks: Layering Debt and Equity Without Breaking Either

Senior debt, subordinate notes, preferred equity, participation, and why the order of operations matters more than the instruments.

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Valuation· March 2026

A Working Methodology for Price-Per-Foot Analysis

PPSF is the most abused metric in residential real estate. Filtered correctly, it's also the sharpest.

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Execution· February 2026

Renovate for the Buyer Profile, Not the Design Awards

Every dollar of scope should map to something your specific end buyer will actually pay for. The rest is vanity.

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Strategy· February 2026

Patience as Alpha: Getting Paid to Wait

Most investors are forced sellers of their own attention. The ability to wait is a return stream you can build.

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