ABOUT US

Real Estate at its core...

Present Equity (PEQ) was formed in early 2007 for the sole purpose of investing, directly or indirectly, into income producing properties across the United States, with a preference for tax-free states and those assets where a levered 9% yield can be achieved by year 2. These include: (i) Multi-Tenant last mile industrial projects and (ii) Multi-Tenant Shopping Centers. At a time when the US economy was virtually shut down to normal property transactions, PEQ levered its expertise, market knowledge and available capital to acquire retail, multi-family and individual residential units (condominiums and Single-Family homes). Leveraging its principal's 20+ year experience in commercial real estate investment and operation history.

In some cases, properties were purchased pre-foreclosure, and stabilized, allowing the original occupants to remain in residence while relieving the pressures of evictions.

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As the local economies recovered, the company’s focus shifted towards value-add retail, and multi-family- defined as having some vacancy or below market rents. Properties are purchased by placing responsible debt, yielding an immediate cash flow from current occupants. 

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Present Equity Advisors, is a full service brokerage and asset management platform, which operates all of the assets, and provides third party advisory & consulting services for retail properties in Florida.

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ACQUISITION CRITERIA

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We generally look for Value-add retail & small bay industrial assets in FL and the South Eastern United States, having any 4 out of the following 6 elements:

1. 1.    In-place rents, at the time of purchase, that are below the market for the immediate area

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   2.    In-place vacancy of 15% or more, for immediate upside.

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   3.    Price per Square Foot, below replacement cost.

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   4.    A going-In cap rate that can produce a 9% cash on cash return by year 2 (varies w/ borrowing rates)

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   5.    Retail anchor lease terms that “dead end” in 10 years or less, where the rent is below market

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   6.    National-Credit tenancy

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** In all cases, properties must be located where population density is at least 60,000 people in a 3-mile radius and where AHHI is at least $50K.

What we are…
…is an active real estate operator, with a value-add strategy, leveraging its expertise in the Florida markets, relationships with local lenders and experience in operating and repositioning commercial assets to maximize returns to our Limited Partners. We seek to acquire for a long-term, cash flowing hold period, but look to refinance out our original equity in 3 years or less.

What we are not…
…is a passive buyer of long-term, coupon-clipping, low octane investments, whose only upside is built-in modest increases in rent. That is the very product we strive to produce in order to realize the “development” profit.