Platform Ventures Enhances Commercial Real Estate Investment Support for Financial Advisors

FAIRWAY, Kan., Jan. 16, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Platform Ventures, a real estate investment management firm that, through certain investment management subsidiaries, invests and manages more than $1.1 billion in assets¹ and has originated over $950 million of loans located throughout the United States, today announced it is enhancing the services it provides to support financial advisors and their clients. In addition to fund-level investments, the firm now supports advisors in managing their clients' real estate portfolios through their 1031 exchange solution.

Built and supported by Platform Ventures (formerly known as Mariner Real Estate Management), the RealtyClub platform uses technology aimed to support financial advisors with commercial real estate services. Whether the resources are used for existing investments or used to evaluate new opportunities, the RealtyClub platform combines high-quality real estate investments with on-demand tools designed to assist financial professionals in the active management of their clients' real estate portfolio.

Platform Ventures, through the RealtyClub Platform, offers the following services within its 1031 solution:

• Identify replacement properties
• Connect the property owner with a Qualified Intermediary
• Provide assistance in underwriting properties
• Manage acquisition due diligence
• Provide financing quotes and coordinate closing²
• Performance reporting
• Annual tax reporting
• Day-to-day management services including lease negotiations, property management oversight, and budget preparation

A properly structured 1031 exchange allows a property owner to sell real estate, to reinvest the proceeds in a new property and to defer capital gains taxes. This allows property owners the ability to apply the earning power of the deferred taxes toward the acquisition of a future property(s). Property owners can continue to exchange properties as often as they wish, thus deferring capital gains taxes for many years.

According to Terry Anderson, co-president of Platform Ventures, "We have long recognized a challenge among the advisors we work with of managing their clients' real estate portfolios. I am thrilled to now offer this solution, which allows the advisor to bring real estate investments under the same umbrella as the rest of the clients' holdings, while also offering the client a level of real estate service not previously available."

"Our team's experience with the acquisition, analysis, management and disposition of real estate assets made the introduction of a 1031 exchange service a natural extension of the services we provide," said Ryan Anderson, co-president of Platform Ventures. "I believe advisors who offer this solution to property owners will be able to increase the scope of services they offer, but more importantly, enhance their relationships with those clients by offering a tailored perspective and much needed commercial real estate guidance."

About Platform Ventures
Platform Ventures is a firm that, through certain asset management subsidiaries, manages and invests in real estate, real estate-related assets, real estate technologies and real estate-focused companies located throughout the United States. Platform's experienced team seeks to add value to client portfolios by applying its knowledge of the long-term cycles and macro-economic trends that shape the real estate market in order to create price-to-value dislocations.
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Disclaimer: All information herein is relating to general business information and is intended for informational purposes only. Nothing herein constitutes an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any security and may not be relied upon in connection with the purchase or sale of any security. In addition, nothing herein constitutes investment advice.

¹ Please note, this includes affiliates and does not represent Regulatory Assets Under Management as defined by the SEC.
² Please note, this service is limited to states in which we are licensed. Please contact us with any questions.

SOURCE Platform Ventures