Plain-English, data-backed guides for passive investors — how to verify the sponsor behind a syndication before you commit capital.
Check a syndication sponsor against SEC EDGAR, enforcement databases, and FINRA in about 15 minutes — and learn how to read what you find without overreacting.
Read guide →A Form D is the one public document a syndication sponsor must file. Here is how to read it, field by field, and what it tells you that the pitch deck won't.
Read guide →Most LP losses trace back to the sponsor, not the property. Here is a checklist of sponsor-level red flags, and how to tell a real one from a false alarm.
Read guide →Sponsors lead with their track record. Here is how to verify it independently — through SEC filings, county property records, and references — instead of taking it on faith.
Read guide →A capital call is a request for more money after you have already invested. Here is when a sponsor can make one, what happens if you say no, and where it is governed.
Read guide →A projected 18% IRR is only as real as the assumptions under it. Here are the four assumptions to pull out and pressure-test before you believe the number.
Read guide →A clear, ordered checklist for passive LPs: what to verify about the sponsor, the deal, the documents, and the debt — in the order that catches problems earliest.
Read guide →Federal bankruptcy records are public. Here is how to check whether a sponsor or its principals have a Chapter 7, 11, or 13 history — and how to read what you find.
Read guide →Most syndication fraud follows a few recognizable patterns. Here are the warning signs and the public-records checks that catch them before the wire goes out.
Read guide →A free chatbot will read your PPM in four minutes. It still has no idea who is behind the deal. Here is the honest split of what AI does and does not do for LP diligence.
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