Investment Objectives
Quality Projects
Everyone likes quality, but does everyone know how to identify it? We pursue investments that carry strong land, building and tenant values that we understand and feel comfortable with. Our team’s combination of real estate, development and business ownership expertise help give a well rounded approach to screen each opportunity.
Inside Knowledge
Our extensive knowledge of Texas, commercial real estate, niche businesses and deal structure provide an edge that we know we can win. We stay in the lanes we know and can get a competitive advantage in.
Mid to Long Term Horizon
Our desire is to position every investment for 5-15 yr hold. This brings focus on high quality opportunities, correct deal structure and appropriate leverage so that we can maximize our returns through numerous economic conditions.
Overall Return Focus
All projects will be developed, and managed for the best overall return focus with as limited risk as possible. If debt is used on a project, we do so conservatively and appropriately. Raw land plays are positioned to make money on land lease, build to suite or outright sale and cash reserves are managed prudently so that we can always have our cash working for us.
Shared Risk
We all have limits even if we don’t want to admit it. Our investment experience has proven this fact to be true and outside of a select few individuals, the maximum returns of an investor will be achieved through a shared risk, professionally managed portfolio. Tempus investors can invest like the pros, without being a pro themselves specifically in commercial real estate in Texas. Our larger pool of shared funds can be used to negotiate, diversify and invest in larger projects, different asset classes much better than an individual who makes there living primarily from something besides real estate. Tempus investors also carry the unique ability to learn, ask questions and see the details of investments in real time vs being lost in some large REIT.
No Personal Guarantees
All investors in Tempus know exactly what is at risk for their investment which is the cash invested, not additional contingent liability on a loan. Debt can be used appropriately to maximize the returns on equity, but it also can work the opposite way as well. We committed to not put Tempus investors in that risk category as we have witnessed too many get into financial trouble by unknowingly singing on partnership agreement loans, lines of credit and other debt instruments.