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Value-Add - #2 Alan Donenfeld: Real Estate Private Equity Fund investing through CityVest

#2 Alan Donenfeld: Real Estate Private Equity Fund investing through CityVest

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04/05/23 • 39 min

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Date recorded: March 3, 2023
In this episode, I sit down with Alan Donenfeld, the CEO of CityVest to learn more about investing in real estate private equity funds. CityVest gives accredited investors access to vetted real estate private equity funds at lower minimum investment amounts through their platform.
Alan has been in the financial industry for close to 40 years. He’s gone from working on mergers & acquisition (M&A) and private equity (PE) deals at investment banks, to running a broker-dealer and a hedge fund for a large part of his career. He’s been an investor in both public and private markets for longer than most of us have been alive. So listening to him talk about his experience, his conviction in real estate as “the best asset class,” and his advise to young investors was very educational.

I urge you all to watch the interview through the end as there are a number of hidden educational gems throughout this interview that benefited me, that I believe you will benefit from too.

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CityVest Overview

  • Focus has been on multi-family in growing markets
  • Investment Terms:
    • 12% Preferred Return
    • 80/20 Split in Profits
  • Fees: 1.75% per year
  • Minimum Investment: $25,000
  • AUM: $50M
  • Track Record:
    • 15 Feeder Funds
    • Funds have experienced high returns on paper because of the great real estate market over the past decade (10-75%), but only one has exited so far
  • Typical capital lockup period: 4 to 7 years often with 1-2 years extension
  • Only open to accredited investors

What you can expect in today’s episode
- Why Alan started CityVest
- Real estate investing options
- Benefits of investing in real estate private equity funds
- Overview of CityVest’s real estate investment platform
- CityVest's due diligence process
- CityVest's track record
- Future outlook for CityVest and the real estate market
- Alan's personal investing experience and tips
- Future of portfolio diversification
- Alan's thoughts on the accreditation barrier
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04/05/23 • 39 min

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