Multifamily Property Management Firm in Phoenix- Fraud in play

Is anyone else seeing this? It’s clear to me there is fraud happening there. A clear commingling of funds and a super inexperienced and unsophisticated team at the helm. Also heard of controllers leaving due to questionable activities.

They also have been leading with a statement that they have not and will not be calling for capital from investors on any deals in the next few years. This actually doesn’t seem mathematically possible if you know how rate caps work.

Either money is required to be set aside monthly to buy the next rate cap upon expiration, or a huge Capital call will be necessary to purchase a new cap at expiration. Either way… capital call.

But they are still buying deals with large reserves for capex and they launched a fund. I would have to think those funds are getting diverted in lieu of capital calls.

What’s worse is the investors are thinly capitalized and have little to no understanding of the business and don’t know what questions to ask. It’s somewhat sad to see because those folks are investing some hard earned money. They also will not be able to answer a capital call.

So if it hits the fan, it will cascade through their portfolio quickly.

It wreaks of commingling.

Tides bought bad deals with poor structures but had prior experience and deep pocketed investors. This multifamily property management firm in Phoenix has no experience- literally only a few years worth and have shallow pocketed equity.

It will be much worse there in my opinion.

 
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But in all seriousness, maybe I should put a small trademark on the bottom that this was create on WSO so when the WSJ picks it up in 18 months at least this site gets credit.

 

Shouldn't be but I am a little taken aback at the types of groups that were able to raise significant amounts of capital in this run up.

 

I have heard of them take in money $10k at a time- they brag about 300+ investors in each individual deal. Complete disaster

 

Why are you wasting time on WSO? Grab your favorite whistleblower attorney and run on over to the SEC.

 

They are still buying .... posted May 31st:

Closed! Cantebria Crossing Apartments in Dallas, TX. Rebranding as “Rise Oak Creek”

- This is our 43rd Acquisition

- 3rd Acquisition in Dallas, Texas (864 Total Units)

- 146 Individual Investors

- We currently have $1.51 Billion+ of Assets Under Management, all in the Phoenix, AZ and Dallas, TX MSA.
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To some extent this is probably pre-programmed by decisions made months ago.  If they've been in contract for 6 months or something... then it's not surprising there are a few more closings that will trickle across the finish line, regardless of the state of the rest of their portfolio

 

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