Since we focus on value add, the entry cap doesn’t matter at all, as long as we can service our debt
We typically need to get to a 6.5%+ stabilized for a deal to pencil. How quickly we get there plays a role as well (quicker the better for IRR)
This is basically just a gut check to make sure that our leverage isn’t out of control
5. Equity Multiple:
We only check this to make sure that they’ll be enough promote for the deal to be worth our time (no point in 20% IRR and 1.2x EM)
We essentially ignore this metric and expect cashflow to be very low during the hold period (unless we’re working with a specific LP who needs cashflow). Often even have to make (planned) capital calls and have earn-outs built into debt covenants to inject
Investing in only *great* RE has allowed us to outperform