Learn the what, how, and why of commercial real estate investing through straightforward, easy-to-read articles.
Property depreciation can be a powerful tool for CRE investors. Read our latest piece to learn more about how depreciation can influence the total return profile of an investment.
The debt service coverage ratio (DSCR) measures an ability of a property to meet its debt obligations. It’s expressed as the ratio between an asset’s net operating income (NOI) and its debt service costs.
The goal of this article is to offer practical guidance on how to begin building a real estate portfolio, and how the risk and return profiles of different assets fit together.
Cap rates are one of the most commonly used metrics in real estate, but what do they measure and how are they used? This explainer will answer those questions and run through a hypothetical example.
You may have heard about Internal Rate of Return (IRR), it's one of the most frequently used metrics for evaluating real estate deals. But how is it calculated, what does it measure, and what are its shortfalls?
The Internal Revenue Code contains several provisions allowing owners of real estate to both defer when their taxes are due and to classify a portion of what might otherwise be treated as income as capital gains, which..
This article explores one of the primary advantages of investing in CRE with LEX: access to liquidity through our secondary marketplace.
From secondary trading to pass-through taxation and more, learn about the features that separate LEX from competitors in the real estate investing space.
LEX structures the securities we offer as publicly traded partnerships to give investors the tax benefits of direct commercial real estate ownership. While each individual taxpayer has unique circumstances, investing...
