#53: Real Estate Investment Funds Explained
Discover how real estate investment funds offer a diversified real estate investment fund can generate passive income real estate opportunities through stable, monthly cash flow and reduced risk.
Real Estate Investment Funds Explained
Diversify smarter: stable, passive income through commercial real estate funds.
Commercial real estate doesn’t have to be complicated. In this episode, Zane Schartz of Freedom Commercial Real Estate breaks down how diversified net-lease funds can generate stable monthly cash flow while minimizing risk. Whether you’re reallocating capital or expanding your portfolio, you’ll learn a proven, values-driven approach to commercial real estate investing designed to create predictable returns and long-term wealth.
Takeaways
- Why diversification matters: Spread risk across 10–20 properties, tenants, and locations.
- Investment-grade tenants: Learn why tenants like Starbucks, Verizon, and -----Dollar General provide stability and predictable returns.
- Passive income model: How net-lease structures deliver consistent monthly distributions for investors.
- Deal evaluation secrets: Zane screens 200+ deals weekly—discover his top criteria for selecting low-risk assets.
- 3–5-year exit horizon: Understand timelines, market dynamics, and how fixed-rate debt supports cash flow through market cycles.
- Values-driven investing: Integrity and faith as cornerstones of long-term investor relationships and trust.
- Real-world results: With a 50% reinvestment rate, Freedom’s track record keeps investors coming back.
Chapters
00:00 – Welcome and introductions
00:47 – Zane’s mission: financial freedom through passive cash flow and values-driven investing
03:55 – From private equity to entrepreneurship: Zane’s journey into commercial real estate
06:07 – Introducing the Freedom CRE Fund: structure, diversification, and target tenants
08:30 – How 200+ deals are evaluated weekly for stability and repurposability
12:18 – Why the Sunbelt market and institutional tenants’ matter for portfolio growth
13:58 – Blind pool funds explained: how they work and what investors should know
17:08 – The 3–5-year investment horizon and timing exits based on market conditions
19:51 – Zane’s personal story: from pro hockey to managing hundreds of millions in CRE assets
27:27 – Long-term vision: using real estate to create lasting global impact
31:54 – Minimums, logistics, and how to get started with the Freedom CRE Fund
34:20 – Closing thoughts and next steps for potential investors
Credits
Sponsored by Real Advisers Capital, Austin, Texas
If you are interested in being a guest, please email us at info@AltInvestingMadeEasy.com
Disclaimers
“This production is for educational purposes only and is not intended as investment or legal advice.”
“The hosts of this podcast practice law with the law firm, Ferguson Braswell Fraser Kubasta PC; however, the views expressed on this podcast are solely those of the hosts and their guests, and not those of Ferguson Braswell Fraser Kubasta PC.”
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Zane Schartz
President at Freedom Commercial Real Estate
Zane Schartz is a real estate entrepreneur, investor, and former professional athlete dedicated to creating 100% passive, cash-flowing opportunities for investors while sharing his faith in Jesus Christ. He is the President of Freedom Commercial Real Estate, a private equity firm specializing in institutional-quality assets, and the Founder of Real World Equity, where he leverages tokenization and blockchain technology to revolutionize the real estate investment process.
With a career spanning private equity, commercial acquisitions, and sports ownership, Zane also serves as Partner/Owner of the Allen Americans Professional Hockey Club. Previously, he was Chief Investment Officer at a private equity real estate firm and played professional hockey in the ECHL.
A graduate of Liberty University with a degree in Business, Zane combines his competitive drive from athletics with a disciplined investment philosophy focused on long-term value and reliable returns. His mission is to build a Christ-centered real estate investment firm that empowers investors to achieve financial freedom through passive income.
