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Uncover valuable expertise and advice on real estate investing in Central Texas from native Austinnites who have many dedicated years of experience.
Unpacking Austin’s Market Shift: Beyond the Headlines
Whole Fund vs Deal by Deal Investing: A Comprehensive Strategy for Portfolio Growth
How To Invest in Austin Real Estate – All Your Burning Questions Answered
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Adding Ground-up Development To Our Menu
In January this year we launched a new type of deal for Wildhorn–our first ground-up development asset. If you’ve been following our story over the last couple of years, we’ve been talking about our decision to stay rooted in our native backyard of Central Texas and...
Winterizing: Defending Against Texas’ Freezes
Here in Central Texas we are suffering through a blazing and historically hot summer, with a new record of 45 consecutive days of over 100-degrees. Our grass is all scorched, trees look stressed and the City of Austin recently went to Stage 2 Water Restrictions. A...
Wildhorn 2022 Recap
As most folks do this time of year (and every year), we spent the last few weeks at Wildhorn reflecting on 2022 and the incredible year we had. And, given the current uncertainty in the economy at large, we’ve been thinking a lot about what 2023 could look like. To...
Investing In An Investor-First Approach
The Investor-First Philosophy at Wildhorn Capital From Day One at Wildhorn Capital, we have been an Investor-first company. I’ve often said that we’re in the relationship business—not the real estate investment business. Every decision we make as a company is...
Leaning In (And Giving Back) To Our Local Politics
In this month’s article Cooper weighed in to take a look into the local political environment in Austin that has helped define our growth–and set to continue it. With the election upon us in the next couple of weeks, we’ve also included a Voter’s Guide put together...
Unlocking the Power of Multifamily Investments with 1031 Exchanges
The Unique Appeal of Wildhorn Capital's Investment Opportunities There are lots of reasons that investors are attracted to the investment opportunities we put together at Wildhorn Capital. Sure, we may like to think it’s our track record. Our conservative...
Creating Incentives For Our Teams
If you have spent any time at all investing with, talking to, or just checking out Wildhorn Capital, you’ll know that we pride ourselves on being local. Our whole business is focused on multifamily assets in the Austin and San Antonio corridor. We were...
Growing Our Team – The Outside In Approach
When we started this business in 2016, it was a solo mission. Real estate has always been a team sport, and we found ways to create and build partnerships where they made sense. But we didn’t have (nor did we need) a team at Wildhorn. The focus was on...
Staying Conservative – How We Sleep At Night
Earlier this week we had a new experience, as we were on a Zoom call with a potential investor – that he was taking from his Private Jet. The wonders of technology made it happen, and it mostly worked. I walked away from that call in awe of the connectivity the world...
Time Flies When You’re Having Fun
Editors Note: For anyone that actually reads this stuff, you’ll know that I like to write. Over the last 5+ years I’ve written nearly 100 blog posts on this site. We always hope you find them educational, informational, or at the very least they provide a small...
Industry Articles
Discover fundamental terms and principles through the lens of experienced professionals.
How (And Why) We’re Leveraging Revenue Management
For the better part of the past year, we’ve been running a grand experiment across our portfolio. Most of our assets have been running some form of revenue management software, utilizing one of the three main providers in the space, while a couple of assets have...
Build To Rent Homes: The Future of Rental Living
As the world evolves, so does the way we live. Increasing property prices, high mortgage rates, and lifestyle changes have led to an increase in the number of people choosing to rent instead of owning their homes. The monthly cost of homeownership became 35% higher...
Why More Americans Are Choosing Single Family Rentals
The Shifting Landscape of Housing: Single Family Rentals This month, we’re zooming out and taking a break from all the conversation about interest rates, the Fed’s next meeting, and the immediate-term topics that everyone has been talking about so much lately. ...
Revisiting The Tax Benefits of Investing In Real Estate
Enhancing Investor Experience: Our Commitment in Real Estate Investment When it comes to managing our Investor experience, we have two Golden Rules at Wildhorn Capital. These are non-negotiables that are ingrained in our DNA. First, we’re going to send out an update...
The Top 5 Reasons We’re Selling Our Residential Portfolio
If you have followed our story, you’ll know we got our start in this business buying duplexes and fourplexes—ultimately scaling that to 76-units. You can read about how we did that here. Today, we are in the process of selling off that portfolio and the monthly cash...
Four Reasons to Rebrand Apartments – Apartment Syndication
I love the apartment syndication game. (I call it a game because I have so much fun day in and day out.) I love building relationships with brokers and investors. I love the chase of looking for good deals. I could go on and on. But one of my favorite things about...
Takeaways From Our Biggest Equity Raise To Date
We recently closed on a 192-unit apartment deal in San Antonio, and learned a lot of lessons. This deal constituted our largest equity raise to date. We raised nearly $6.5mm, all from private investors. As I reflect on what we accomplished, a few realizations about...
Four Lessons Learned From Closing on 192-units
Yesterday we closed on a 192-unit apartment complex in San Antonio, Texas. After touring over 30 properties this year in San Antonio alone, this was an asset we had circled as a fantastic opportunity and we are thrilled to add it to our portfolio. We first toured this...
Six Creative Ways To Add Value
My articles always seem to start out talking about branding, marketing, relationships, etc—the fluffy stuff related to being a great Real Estate investor. It’s my background, and it’s also important. Today, I want to change it up and talk about Creativity.Wow, big...
How To Create A Great First Impression
I’ve written a lot about my background as an advertising guy and the influence that has on me as a real estate investor and apartment operator. When we walk properties and evaluate deals, I’m always thinking about the overall brand potential for the asset and...
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At Wildhorn Capital, we believe in the power of knowledge and the importance of sharing our insights. That’s why we’ve created this blog – a resource hub where we share our expertise, industry trends, and investment strategies. Our articles go beyond theory – they offer practical insights that you can apply in your investment journey. From due diligence tips to portfolio management advice, our blog is designed to equip you with the knowledge you need to succeed.
