Commercial Real Estate Investing Resources & Insights

Field Notes from a Private Family Office

Plain-English analysis on NNN commercial real estate, 1031 exchanges, direct ownership, and the strategies America’s wealthiest families use to compound wealth.

Passive Real Estate Investing for Accredited Investors: How the Options Compare

Passive real estate investing for accredited investors covers at least five different options, and not all of them are truly passive: REIT investing, direct ownership, syndication partnership, DSTs, and direct net lease ownership. We explain all of them here. In this article, we’ll cover what passive means — both in...

Jason Milton
July 29, 2026
12 min

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Family Office Real Estate: How Family Offices Invest, and How You Can Too

Family office real estate is one of the largest holdings for the wealthiest families. When a family with real money invests in property, it rarely...

Jason Milton
July 24, 2026
10 min

1031 Exchange Boot: What It Is and How To Avoid It

A 1031 exchange boot can turn a tax deferred deal into a partly taxable one, often by accident. Selling an appreciated property outright is already...

Jason Milton
July 21, 2026
11 min

Gas Station 1031 Replacement Property: A Practical Guide for Accredited Investors

Sell a commercial property at a gain, and the 1031 exchange often decides how much stays invested. Reinvest through the exchange, and the tax bill...

Jason Milton
July 17, 2026
11 min

DST vs REIT: Key Differences for 1031 Exchange Investors

For investors deciding where to place the proceeds from an appreciated property, the DST vs REIT question comes up early. Both structures let an investor...

Jason Milton
July 14, 2026
11 min

1031 Exchange Replacement Property: Rules, Options, and How to Choose the Right One

The 1031 exchange replacement property is the the most important part of the 1031 exchange. The appreciated property has sold. The proceeds are sitting with...

Jason Milton
July 10, 2026
12 min

Why Choose Commercial Real Estate Over Stocks?

Let’s start with an honest admission: we’re a private family office that specializes in absolute NNN real estate. We are not completely unbiased, but this...

Jason Milton
July 7, 2026
12 min

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The Definitive Guide to Medical Real Estate.

One of the most comprehensive references on single-tenant medical real estate anywhere on the internet. Urgent care economics, specialty-medical credit analysis, dental and optometry cap rate trends, and the demographic tailwinds compounding through 2040 — compiled by the Custom Capital acquisitions and diligence team over two years.

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