The investment information on this website can only be offered to residents of the State of California. The securities laws require interested investors to be accredited to receive any private placement prospectus.
David Zussman, J.D., is Chairman, and President of Realty Fund Management, Inc. He is also currently Chairman and President of three prior managed Funds, Property Hedge Fund Management, Inc., the Managing Member of the Yield & Profit Lien Fund I, LLC., Tax Lien Management I, Inc., the Managing Member of the Tax Lien Income Fund I, LLC and R E Tax Lien Partnership, Inc. the Managing Member of the R E Tax Lien Fund I, LLC. since 2004. He was Chairman and President of American Certificate & Title, Inc., a distressed real estate consulting service to private investors, from 1999 to 2003.
Mr. Zussman was the Chairman and President of Cyber Information, Inc (1995 to 1998), an internet marketing company whose stock was publically traded on the OTC exchange. In 1980, Mr. Zussman created, produced, and co-hosted the popular financial investment television program, "Financial Inquiry," broadcast nationally on major cable networks for 14 years. He has been an instructor of securities and investment classes at junior colleges throughout Los Angeles. He holds a lifetime instructor's credential in law, banking, securities and investments and has a California real estate license. He was a registered investment advisor with the SEC and State of California from 1979 until 1992. Mr. Zussman received his Juris Doctor in Law in 1974. He lives with his wife of 31 years in Newport Beach, California.
Stephen Verchick, J.D., is Legal Counsel to Realty Fund Management, Inc., the Managing Member of the Distressed Realty Fund I, LLC. He is the legal counsel for Property Hedge Fund Management I, Inc., the Managing Member of the Yield & Profit Fund I, LLC, and of Tax Lien Management I, Inc., the Managing Member of the Tax Lien Income Fund I, LLC. He served as legal advisor to the R E Tax Lien Partnership, Inc., American Certificate and Title Inc and Cyber Information, Inc. He has served as legal counsel/advisor to Mr.Zussman for these management companies from 1995 to present. For 15 years, he was a partner in Trinity Capital Corp., a New York-based investment banking/venture capital firm, and its successor firm, Unity Capital, LLC. He was a general partner in a real estate development group that later became the second largest owner of single-family homes in Phoenix, Arizona and a partner in the Granada Inn, a development in Las Vegas, Nevada, that included a hotel/casino operation and multi-unit apartment buildings. Mr. Verchick practices law in Woodland Hills, California and lives with his wife of 44 years in Tarzana, California.
All houses displayed on this site are currently or have been owned by one of the three prior funds, affiliates of the managing member, operating in Memphis, Atlanta, Phoenix, and elsewhere. Some of the houses are currently listed for rent or sale and some have been rented or sold.
The current real estate recession started in 2002, when millions of eager homebuyers were purchasing houses with a minimal down payment. Mortgage loans were easily acquired without having to prove any loan application information. Meanwhile, Wall Street brokerage firms bundled billions of dollars of home mortgages into securities and sold them to investors around the world.
Everybody was happy, until it all collapsed in 2008, when the economy nose-dived into a deep recession. Suddenly, millions of subprime borrowers could not pay their monthly mortgage payments or property taxes. The result was a massive quantity of lender foreclosed REO (real estate owned) houses/properties, acquired redeemable tax deed houses and deed houses by government agencies that are now available in the U.S. In turn, this surplus of available foreclosed and acquired houses/properties has caused a major decline in the value of all houses nationwide.
The Distressed Realty Fund I, LLC was created to take advantage of the current distressed residential home buyer's market. The Fund is designed primarily to purchase selected foreclosed houses, REO houses from lenders, pre-foreclosed and short sale houses. The Fund may also purchase condominiums, townhomes, duplexes, 2 to 4 unit buildings and residential buildable lots. The Fund may purchase redeemable tax deed houses from county treasurers and deed acquired houses from various federal and state government agencies. Realty Fund Management, Inc., the Managing Member of this Fund, will purchase houses/ properties that are expected to produce rental incomes to the Fund of 10% to 50% per year and/or profits to the Fund of 20% to 40% per sale.
The Fund will purchase houses while raising the $3,000,000 of investment capital from accredited investors via the Private Placement Memorandum (PPM) offering document and continue to purchase additional houses throughout its operating life. All purchased houses will have titles recorded in the Fund's name. Houses will be purchased in larger cities where there is normally strong local employment and expected future growth.
The timing has never been better for a private Fund to offer Investors the opportunity to participate in purchasing distressed priced houses/properties. Since 2006, most houses in the U.S. have lost 25% to 50% of their value. It has been estimated that over 2,000,000 houses have already been foreclosed. Some economists predict that there will be several million additional houses foreclosed by 2012. Now is the time to invest, while there are thousands of available distressed houses/properties to purchase in every major city.
After each purchased house has been renovated, it will be listed for rent or sale. Managing Member anticipates selling at least 50% of all renovated houses and renting the balance. Due to the current weak economy, renting is fast because of high demand. Rented houses will later be sold for expected higher net profits to the Fund.
The selling price of each renovated house will be based on current real estate comparable values of other like - kind houses recently sold in the immediate neighborhood. A licensed real estate appraiser may be hired to submit a report on some houses suggesting the rental and selling price. Each owned house will be insured for fire loss during renovation, while listed for sale, and when rented. To further protect the Fund, each house will also be insured under a $2,000,000 blanket liability policy.
Accredited Investors will enjoy the benefits of both rental and sales income streams. When renovated houses are rented, Investors will receive part of the rental income each quarter. As renovated houses are sold, Investors will receive part of the net profits each year. The process of producing net profits includes purchase, renovation and selling the house/property that may take several months.
Realty Fund Management, Inc. is the Managing Member of the Distressed Realty Fund I, LLC. David Zussman is the Chairman and President of the Managing Member. He also currently manages three prior distressed property Funds; the R E Tax Lien Fund I, LLC, the Tax Lien Income Fund I, LLC and the Yield & Profit Lien Fund I, LLC. These three prior Funds have purchased and renovated numerous houses in Atlanta and Memphis. Most of them have 2 - 3 bedrooms, 2 - 3 bathrooms, and range from 1,400 to 2,000 square feet. Houses purchased in the suburbs are around 20 years old, while those in the city are over 35 years old. The purchase price of these houses has averaged $55,000, with additional costs for renovation averaging $30,000, for a combined total cost averaging $85,000. To view all houses in Atlanta and Memphis the three prior Funds own, please visit the Fund's website.
Most renovated houses have been listed for sale at $120,000 and sold for an average net profit of 20% to 40% ($20,000 to $30,000) per house to the Fund. Renovated houses will rent for $950 per month. The rented houses are expected to produce an annual net income of 7% to 8% to the Fund. Houses listed for sale up to $417,000, can be purchased using FHA Government financing of 96.5%, requiring only a 3.5% down payment. Also, the federal government is currently offering tax credits to house buyers.
When the Fund buys a REO house from a lender, it receives clear title in its name at close of escrow. When buying an acquired house from a government agency, the Fund receives either a redeemable tax deed or deed title in its name. The sale is final when buying foreclosed and acquired houses from the federal government. The houses can be redeemed, when buying a redeemable tax deed from the county treasurer.
Every REO house must meet the Managing Member's due diligence standards prior to purchase. All REO houses include termite and structure inspections done by local licensed professionals. Inspectors provide written reports with supporting photos indicating existing problems. If a house requires normal renovations, the Fund usually completes the purchase within two weeks. If any serious structural, mold or termite damage is found, the Managing Member may renegotiate a lower purchase price, require the seller to make the repairs, or withdraw its offer.
The Fund will continue to purchase, renovate, rent, and sell houses for the next three years. The Managing Member expects this Fund to be able to purchase houses similar to those already acquired by the three prior managed Funds and with the same average cost and profitable percentages. As the economy improves and demand for houses increases, the purchase and renovation costs are expected to increase along with the final selling price. The Managing Member expects that it may cost more to acquire and renovate houses in other parts of the country.
The Managing Member expects the average purchased house to cost approximately 30% to 40% of the final selling price. The average renovation cost and selling expenses (escrow, title, and commissions) of each house are expected to cost 30% to 40% of the selling price. The average net profit from the sale of each house is expected to produce a 20% to 40% profit to the Fund.
Assuming the current average house will cost approximately $85,000 (including renovations) and that $3,000,000 will be raised (net $2,760,000 available to invest) from the PPM offering, the Fund could initially purchase and renovate up to 32 houses. During the Fund's operating life of 5-6 years, the Managing Member expects to purchase, renovate and sell 100 to 150 houses. The Managing Member expects each sold house to produce a $20,000 to $30,000 net profit to the Fund. If additional investment capital is raised and/or the Fund uses leverage from borrowed capital, the Fund is expected to purchase additional houses to renovate and sell for a profit.
At the end of the third operating year, the Managing Member will decide whether the Fund should operate for an additional one to two more years while liquidating its inventory of houses. If the Managing Member continues the Fund's operations, all newly purchased and acquired houses/ properties will only be sold, after necessary renovations. All remaining rented houses will be listed for sale as their leases expire. During each quarter of the final operating year, the available original invested capital, rental income, and the split of net profits from all sold houses will be distributed to Investors.
The Managing Member will receive the following fees each time these specific services are provided; an acquisition fee of 1.25% of the purchase price of each house at the close of escrow and a renovation fee of 1.25% of the total cost of each renovated house. The fee for renting houses will be a 1.25% per year, (paid quarterly) of the total cost of each rented house. The Managing Member will receive a minimum fee per year of 3% (paid quarterly) of the total cost of all houses owned by the fund.
Investors will receive their quarterly income payments and annual net profit payments at the same time. The return of investment capital to Investors is expected to be at the end of the final operating year of the Fund.
| Fund Offering Amount: (green shoe/over-allotment up to $5,000,000) | $3,000,000 |
| Minimum Investment Amount per Unit: | $25,000 |
| Annual Projected Rental Income (paid quarterly): | 1% to 4% |
| Annual Projected Profits (from house sales): | 6% to 12% |
| Anticipated Annual Total Return to Investors: | 7% to 16% |
| Investment Period: | 5 to 6 years |
Investor Suitability: Accredited Investors and Qualified Retirement Plans for SEPs, IRAs, Keoghs & 401(k)s.
The confidential Private Placement Memorandum offering document ("PPM"), website, brochure, and all advertising and marketing materials contain forward- looking statements that involve risk and uncertainties. They contain projections of income, earnings, and profits that are based on assumptions and expectations that may not be accurate. The information and projections contained in all marketing and advertisement documents, as well as the PPM offering document are based on numerous assumptions more fully described in the PPM offering document. The results are necessarily hypothetical and there is no guarantee that the income and profit projections will be achieved. Statements in the PPM offering document, website, brochure, and marketing documents are as defined in Regulation D, promulgated under the Securities ACT of 1933.
Neither Realty Fund Management, Inc. the Managing Member, its directors, officers, employees and consultants, nor the Distressed Realty Fund I, LLC guarantee any Fund results. The Fund nor the Managing Member has any control over the supply of desirable REO/residential houses/properties, tax deed houses, deed houses, the volatile real estate market, rental amounts, selling prices, the availability of financing, mortgage interest rates, or the local or national economy. The Managing Member strongly recommends that Investors consult their own financial advisors, attorneys, and CPA before investing in this Fund.
This website nor the attached brochure do not constitute an offer to sell nor a solicitation of an offer to buy any security. Such offers can be made only by the confidential Private Placement Memorandum ("PPM"). Please be aware that this website and the attached brochure can not and does not replace the PPM and is qualified in its entirety by the PPM. This investment involves various degrees of risk, including the speculative market and financing risks associated with the fluctuations in the real estate market. Please refer to the "Risk Factors" section of the PPM. The materials and information contained herein are Investment objectives of the Fund. There is no guarantee these objectives will be met.
Federal and state securities laws require that the investment information offered on this website can only be offered to residents of the State of California. The securities laws require interested investors to be accredited to receive any private placement prospectus.
The Fund's management will make all decisions regarding the acquisition, renovation, rental and sale of all foreclosed houses throughout the nation. All foreclosed houses that are purchased and renovated are paid for in full by check. Because, the Fund will not have any mortgage to pay, it can produce higher rental income and stronger sales profits for the investors. This is a LLC investment Fund, so investors have limited liability for any transactions the Fund makes.
Investors will receive quarterly reports including income payments and an annual payment of a share of the net profits. Management expects the Fund to operate for 5 to 7 years. Management estimates the Fund will produce a potential 10% to 20% annual total return to investors.
THIS INVESTMENT IS A REGULATION D 506 PRIVATE PLACEMENT OFFERING. IT WAS NOTICE FILED WITH THE SEC AND SEVERAL STATES INCLUDING CALIFORNIA. THIS FUND CAN RAISE UP TO $5,000,000. EACH INVESTMENT UNIT IS SET AT $25,000.
INVESTMENTS CAN BE MADE WITH IRA MONEY FROM A SELF-DIRECTED RETIREMENT ACCOUNT, PERSONAL, TRUST AND CORPORATE CAPITAL.
THIS INVESTMENT FUND IS CURRENTLY RAISING MONEY FROM INVESTORS TO PURCHASE FORECLOSED HOUSES.
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