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    SROA Capital Fund X $750M: What Self-Storage Investing Means for Accredited Investors
    Real Estate

    SROA Capital Fund X $750M: What Self-Storage Investing Means for Accredited Investors

    SROA Capital launched Fund X this week targeting $750M to acquire under-managed self-storage properties across the U.S., per the firm's announcement . This follows Fund IX's $1.1B+ close, which exceed

    Jeff Barnes, MBA··7 min read
    Greystone LIHTC Fund II $137M: How Accredited Investors Access Affordable Housing Tax Credits
    Real Estate

    Greystone LIHTC Fund II $137M: How Accredited Investors Access Affordable Housing Tax Credits

    Greystone Real Estate Capital closed its second low-income housing tax credit (LIHTC) fund at $137 million on July 21, 2026, per Affordable Housing Finance , with eight institutional investors and a p

    Jeff Barnes, MBA··7 min read
    BREIT Class L $70M Raise: Qualified Purchaser vs Accredited Investor Explained
    Real Estate

    BREIT Class L $70M Raise: Qualified Purchaser vs Accredited Investor Explained

    Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust filed an 8-K on July 20, 2026 disclosing that it sold 4,805,778 Class L shares for $70 million on July 1, per the SEC filing . The sale was restricted to investors

    Jeff Barnes, MBA··8 min read
    Hurdle Rate in Private Equity: Why the 8% Preferred Return Matters to LPs
    Alternative Investments

    Hurdle Rate in Private Equity: Why the 8% Preferred Return Matters to LPs

    The hurdle rate, also called the preferred return, is the annual return threshold that LPs must receive before a private equity GP can collect carried interest. The industry standard is 8%, per ILPA d

    Jeff Barnes, MBA··7 min read
    Private Equity Hidden Costs: What LPs Actually Pay Beyond 2-and-20
    Private Equity

    Private Equity Hidden Costs: What LPs Actually Pay Beyond 2-and-20

    The headline "2-and-20" fee structure in private equity understates what LPs actually pay by a significant margin. According to ILPA's Reporting Template v2.0 , which became mandatory for institutiona

    Jeff Barnes, MBA··8 min read
    Self-Storage as an Alternative Investment: What Accredited Investors Should Know in 2026
    Alternative Investments

    Self-Storage as an Alternative Investment: What Accredited Investors Should Know in 2026

    Self-storage has delivered the highest total returns of any major REIT sector over the past 30 years, per Nareit data . But 2026 looks nothing like 2021. Occupancy has corrected from a 94% pandemic pe

    Jeff Barnes, MBA··7 min read

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