Canadian investors seeking an intelligent strategy for taking advantage of drooping U.S. real estate prices owe it to themselves to get to know Fabrizio (Fab) Lucchese of Richmond Hill, Ont.

Approachable and knowledgeable, Lucchese knows the U.S. market as well as any Canadian and a heck of a lot better than most. He's taking this opportunity to introduce himself and his company, the Jaymor Group, to those still unacquainted with this rising Canadian real estate investment team.

Jaymor boasts more than $500 million in assets and has applied its know-how and experience to the structuring of numerous tax-advantaged projects that have helped more than 2,000 passive investors to diversify their portfolios while minimizing their tax payouts.

As Jaymor's active operating partner and president, Lucchese has repeatedly demonstrated that the syndicated purchase of carefully selected rental properties can bring investors reliable returns and tax advantages, combined with only moderate risk and limited liability.

Fab Lucchese

Jaymor operates via a highly successful formula that has made buckets of money for investors, most of whom have never regretted their decision to enter into a syndicated purchase agreement. At the moment, Lucchese is directing his energies towards the soft real estate market south of the border.

"Everybody knows the U.S. economy will turn around at some point," says Lucchese. "That makes real estate a quality investment for the long term. But it makes no sense for risk-averse buyers to go down there on their own, to take their chances, unaided, in an unfamiliar market. If they partner with Jaymor, which has an outstanding track record in these areas, they have a much greater opportunity to profit from the experience."

With Jaymor, you're able to participate in the purchase of lucrative U.S. rental properties, each managed by the company's own U.S.-based property management subsidiary, while leaving all the administrative and management headaches to Lucchese and his competent, trustworthy team. "Most recently, we've been concentrating on the state of Texas, where we're finding a number of outstanding opportunities," Lucchese continues.

In most cases, Jaymor conducts its real estate purchases this way: Passive investors are invited to come aboard and join a limited partnership that has purchased under-managed, under-valued properties in carefully-targeted neighbourhoods of a promising city such as Houston or Dallas. Jaymor has done equally well in other American states, including Florida and North Carolina.

As a matter of policy, the company targets revenue-producing residential properties, most of which are low-rise, multi-family dwellings in underrated neighbourhoods, where property values seem destined to appreciate over the medium to long term. Where necessary, renovations and other improvements will take place.

But there's much more to Jaymor than the acquisition of rental properties and the syndication of limited partnerships. This is no one-trick pony.

Since incorporating almost two decades ago, Jaymor has rapidly evolved into a fully integrated real estate team, operating its own property-management subsidiaries and branching out as an outstanding real estate developer in its own right, with active real estate developments in Ontario and the U.S.

"Jaymor operates on its own unique model," says Lucchese. "We've worked hard to differentiate ourselves from the competition. Here's a good example: Unlike others, we don't look for money from investors in order to finance the acquisition of an asset. As a rule, we buy the asset first and invite the investors to participate after the fact. That reduces risk for our investors.

"We identify the asset, proceed with due diligence, raise the cash to finance the purchase, and then acquire the property long before our investors get involved," he says.

Each Jaymor acquisition is structured in such a way as to provide Canadian investors with a highly attractive package of tax deductions throughout the first five years of ownership.



"Those investors who borrow 100 per cent of the stake required to participate in our process have been thrilled to discover that there's enough short-term cash flow and tax savings involved to put them significantly ahead of the game during the early phases of our limited partnership agreement," Lucchese says.

"And once we're able to turn a property around, generally within three to five years, we offer our investors a chance to take some equity off the table via refinancing. After five to 10 years, most of the initially attractive tax advantages are gone, but now we're looking at disposition for a final return to investors."

Does it work? And how. In 19 years, Jaymor has never lost on an investment deal and has never been foreclosed upon.

Nor has any investor ever lost a dime.

This is a credible, efficient, well-respected team that is well worth a closer look.

For additional information, please access the Jaymor website (www.jaymorgroup.com) and feel free to get in touch via this toll-free number: 1.800.572.3564.