Investors

The Muirfield Company was formulated to specialize in the management of multi-family investment properties. The principals of the company have extensive experience in investment, property management, renovation, and brokerage. The Muirfield Company now brings their successful approach to outside clients in effort to support them in meeting their needs and property related goals. 

Effective management is the art of handling people, property, time, and capital wisely. The best real estate investment will only realize its full potential when it receives the personal attention of an astute asset or property manager. It takes innovative thinking and an aggressive attitude to remain at the forefront of the real estate industry.  

We believe each property, as well as their owners, have unique characteristics and needs. Our personal approach is to assess ownership objectives, property features, and market considerations in order to develop a management plan which is consistent with your own developed goals. We operate income properties with proven techniques to safeguard the investment. The result is a higher return from the property during the ownership and a higher value when the property is eventually sold. 

When investing in multi-family real estate, there are three different methods: 

  1. Invest, manage, and renovate the property yourself 
  2. Purchase REIT's from public markets
  3. Invest with the Muirfled Company in a private equity format

Our professional practices have been successful  not only for our own portfolios, but for Real Estate Trust Departments of major banks, General and Limited Partnerships,  individual investors, and other national firms such as J.E. Roberts, Goldman Sachs, and Greystar.

Presently, we are seeking equity investors who otherwise run their own companies but wish to invest in midsize conservatively aggressive apartment communities along the Bay Area peninsula and South Bay regions.  

Why we Recommend Investing in Apartments

The most prudent long term investors diversify their asset allocations predominantly in three areas: stocks, bonds, and real estate. For those who have significant holdings in stocks or equity options, real estate by way of apartment investment provides a stability quotient not available in stocks or bonds.

We recommend apartments because: 

  • You can control it; it's yours, a tangible multi-family investment located nearby in a quality infill environment 
  • For reasons of appreciation, tax benefits, and leverage in apartment investing, you can put 40% down and control an asset more than double your down payment. Not the case in stocks and bonds as these are bought at par, unless bought on margin.
  • There is tax depreciation and reduction in loan principal benefits which enhance the annualized rate of return.
  • There is immediate cash flow. Between 2-5% of the down payment. 
  • Apartments are very helpful when doing estate tax planning for children or grandchildren. Again, features not found in stocks or bonds. 
  • Each and every day the Bay Area, real estate gets a little older. Fewer than 10% of all owners are aggressive or rehab their properties. This works out well for us as we renovate the exterior and interior units in a dramatic way and strive to push the asset value upward. 
  • Along the Peninsula and South Bay, the leasing demand for apartments is consistently strong. 
  • Apartments are very predictable and the most consistent to run compared to other commercial real-estate asset classes such as; office, retail, and R&D.
  • At the time of sale, historically, buyer demand for this product type is very good. 
  • Rent rolls are continually rising for those who remodel their properties.