This episode is sponsored by Origin Investments.

We've talked a lot on this podcast about investing in real estate deals but today we are going to look at deal structuring. And who better to ask than a lawyer. Daniel Cocca is a  lawyer, entrepreneur, real estate investor, and Co-Founder at Alpha Investing. He's a New York City corporate attorney by trade but now serves as Managing Director and Principal of Alpha Investing, and has capitalized over $3B of acquisitions over the past six years.

0:00 Introduction
1:20 Starting off as an investor
2:44 The value of an operating agreement
3:33 Structuring an operating agreement
4:46 What investors need to know about limited partnerships
7:12 Understanding waterfalls
9:12 What is private placement? 
10:25 The SEC's role in private investments
13:36 The impact of the current real estate market 
17:13 What the bond buying taper could mean
19:32 How sponsors get started
23:31 Origin Investments ad
24:52 How to put a deal together
26:24 What is mezzanine financing? 
29:08 Understanding capital calls 
31:21 Impact of supply chain concerns
34:56 What inflation means for real estate
38:40 Hot markets for multifamily
43:18 Minimum holds for Alpha Investing
49:21 Alpha Investing's plans to scale