LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--RealtyMogul.com, a leading online marketplace for real estate investing, today announced it will accept retirement funds from self-directed IRAs into its online income real estate investment trust, MogulREIT I.
This new option means investors can gain exposure to commercial real estate and enjoy the potential benefits of passive income in their retirement accounts. RealtyMogul.com also announced a new feature that allows investors in MogulREIT I to automatically reinvest their dividends, thereby offering the possibility for compounded returns, making the REIT even more investor friendly. This feature is especially useful for self-directed IRAs (SDIRAs).
With the declaration of another distribution in February, MogulREIT I has now returned six consecutive distributions equal to 8% on an annualized basis*. RealtyMogul.com has reached several new milestones including $250 million in funded investments,100 full cycle deals and over 100,000 registered investors on its platform.
RealtyMogul.com announced the addition of two new properties to its REIT including Parkway Plaza, a $3.4 million mezzanine debt investment related to the acquisition of a well stabilized office complex with national tenancy located in San Antonio, Texas. The mezzanine debt investment has a fixed preferred return of 10.0%. MogulREIT I recently acquired a $1.45-million preferred equity investment related to the acquisition of a flex property that is 100% leased to the Animas Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson. The preferred equity investment is in West Chester, Pennsylvania, and it has a fixed preferred return of 10.5%.
Structured as a real estate investment trust with a low minimum investment of just $1,000, zero commissions and very low fees, MogulREIT I is open to nearly all** investors and offers the potential for consistent cash distributions.
“Our goal in creating MogulREIT I was to make it easy for just about any investor to invest in commercial real estate, with no sales commissions, very low fees, consistent distributions and the opportunity to benefit from potential appreciation in property values,” said Jilliene Helman, CEO & Founder of RealtyMogul.com. “These new investment additions help diversify the REIT portfolio and our flexible new investment features make MogulREIT I a versatile and convenient passive income solution for all the investors on our platform.”
Investors should carefully consider the risk factors involved in MogulREIT I before purchasing shares. Risk factors include the overall risks of the real estate market as well as the minimal operating history of the REIT and the ability of the REIT to implement its investment strategy. For a more complete set of risk factors please review the Offering Circular.
About RealtyMogul.com
RealtyMogul.com is an online marketplace for real estate investing, giving individual investors real-time access to commercial real estate and professional real estate companies easier access to capital. Through crowdfunding, RealtyMogul.com gives investors tools to browse investments, do due diligence, invest online and have 24/7 access to an investor dashboard to watch how their investments are performing. RealtyMogul.com partners with professional real estate companies to source investment opportunities and curates all of the investments. For these real estate companies, RealtyMogul.com offers JV and preferred equity as well as mezzanine and first position debt. For more information, visit www.realtymogul.com.
* MogulREIT I declared the following cash distributions since it started its operation: $0.10 per share for the period from 8/15/16 to 9/30/16, $0.1333 per share for the period from 10/1/16 to 11/30/16, and $0.0667 per share for the periods from 12/1/16 to 12/31/16, 1/1/17 to 1/31/17, and 2/1/17 to 2/28/17. All distributions equate to approximately 8% on an annualized basis of a $10.00 per share price. The annualized basis return is not a guarantee or projection of future returns, and the Manager may in the future declare lower distributions or no distributions at all. While the Manager is under no obligation to do so, the annualized basis return assumes that the Manager will declare distributions in the future similar with the distribution disclosed herein. Investors in MogulREIT I will not be charged any sales commissions and organization and offering expenses are anticipated to be approximately 3% of the target total raise amount.
** An investor in MogulREIT I, LLC must be a qualified purchaser as defined under Regulation A. Investors must also meet applicable minimum investment amounts, and suitability, know-your-customer, and anti-money laundering requirements. We reserve the right to reject an investor’s proposed investment in whole or in part for any reason, including if we determine in our sole and absolute discretion that such investor is not a qualified purchaser for purposes of Regulation A.
Equity securities are offered through North Capital Private Securities Corp., registered broker/dealer and member FINRA/SIPC.