What an opportunity looks like when it reaches you.

Every opportunity we send arrives as an investment memo in this format: the numbers first, then the thesis, the downside and the exit. The example below is illustrative. Its figures show the structure, not a current opportunity.

The memo

One asset, one document, the same sections every time.

12-unit residential portfolio, Vake

Tbilisi Home investment opportunity. Strategy: value-add and stabilization.
Illustrative format
Asset12-unit residential portfolio
LocationVake, Tbilisi
Acquisition$3.2M
Renovation$300K
Total basis$3.5M
Projected annual gross rent$280K
Projected NOI$220K
Stabilized yield6.3%
Five-year projected IRR17.2%
Equity requirement$2M
Debt$1.5M, only where a lender's indicative terms are in hand
Target exitYear 5
Exit assumptionSet per opportunity from comparable sales

Investment thesis Why this particular asset?

What makes this building, this seller and this moment mispriced relative to the district, and what has to be true for the thesis to hold.

Market Why this location?

District price and rent benchmarks from our quarterly report, transaction volumes, foreign-buyer share, and where this asset sits against the district median on price per square metre and rent.

Acquisition Why is the entry price attractive?

Comparable sales, the seller's position, the negotiation path, and the discount to comparable transactions at which we recommend buying.

Operations How will the property generate cash flow?

Rental comps by unit type, target occupancy, operating expenses, management structure and the renovation scope with its fixed budget.

Downside What happens if rents are 15% lower?

The downside case, stated in dollars: rents 15% below the assumption, six months longer to stabilize, and what that does to yield, cash flow and the exit. Base case and upside case sit beside it.

Exit Who buys it from us?

The realistic buyer for this asset in this district, unit by unit or as a portfolio, the settlement range below asking we would plan for, and net proceeds after commission and tax.

Risks

Currency, liquidity, regulatory, construction, tenant and market risk, each quantified where possible and never omitted.

Tbilisi Home's role

Source, due diligence, acquisition, renovation, leasing, property management, reporting, exit.

Figures above are illustrative placeholders in the format we use. A live memo carries sourced, dated numbers for one specific asset. Debt is shown only where a lender's indicative terms are in hand; the base case is presented unlevered.

Underwriting checklist

Every memo carries all of these. None are optional.

Investment thesis
Entry price
Comparable sales
Rental comps
Gross yield
Net yield
NOI
Cap rate
Cash-on-cash
IRR
Equity multiple
LTV, where debt applies
Renovation budget
Operating expenses
Tax
Exit assumptions
Downside case
Base case
Upside case
Liquidity
Risks
Legal structure
Timeline
Tbilisi Home's role

The questions that follow

"I've looked at the deal. I have a few questions." This is where the memo has to hold up.

"How did you arrive at the rental assumption?"
Rental comps by unit type and building, from our own listing collection, with the date of each.
"Why do you think we can exit at that valuation?"
Comparable sales in the district, the settlement range below asking we plan for, and who the buyer is.
"What happens if the property takes six months longer to stabilize?"
The downside case, already in the memo, in dollars.
"What's the legal structure?"
Direct title or your own entity, explained with our counsel and yours, with the tax treatment in both jurisdictions.
"Who handles the renovation?"
Our own crews, to a fixed budget agreed before purchase, with milestone sign-offs.
"Who manages the property?"
Tbilisi Home, with monthly statements and a permanent payment ledger in the owner portal.
"What happens if I want to sell?"
The exit process: valuation, listing, settlement range, commission and capital-gains treatment, with the net proceeds calculated for you.
"Can this be repeated?"
Yes. The second memo follows when the first asset is reporting, and the process is identical.

Compensation

There is no buyer-side acquisition commission. On transactions where the seller or developer has a brokerage agreement with us, our commission is paid by them. Services outside the transaction, such as renovation management, property management, asset management, portfolio reporting, due diligence coordination and leasing, are agreed separately and in writing. Licensed legal, tax and technical partners bill their diligence work directly and transparently.

Disclaimer

Tbilisi Home is a real-estate brokerage and property-management company in Tbilisi, Georgia. It is not an investment adviser, fund manager or financial institution, and it does not pool, hold or manage client capital. Investors acquire assets in their own name or through their own structure, with independent legal and tax advice. Worked examples illustrate formats and mandate shapes, not current inventory. All figures are sourced as cited. Nothing on these pages is investment, legal or tax advice.

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