A real estate syndication is simply many people pooling their investment dollars together to purchase real estate that they normally would not be able to purchase on their own. Real estate syndications provide people the opportunity to invest in certain assets that they may know little about other than that it is an up and coming trend, such as mobile home parks, storage units, warehouses, etc. The general partners in the syndication will have the expertise to select the best assets for your investment dollars.

Yes, Dirty Boots Capital is both a GP and an LP. As a limited partner (LP) we invest our money with general partners (GP) that we know and trust. Because we’re well connected to several GPs sometimes we will occasionally partner with them as a GP when it meets the needs of our clients. Either way, we look to provide investors the best solution which may not always be to invest with us directly.

An active investor participates in the daily, weekly, monthly management of a property whereas a passive investor relies on professionals to manage the property on their behalf. If you work for Apple and have stock, you are an active investor in Apple. If you are retired and own Apple stock you are a passive investor.

Yes and no. According to the answer above, you can be an active real estate investor through hands-on management, or a passive real estate investor through a syndication or other investment approach that puts the management responsibilities in the hands of someone else.