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Helpful guidance for new private investors

I came to Clive Capital knowing almost nothing about private investments. Keshav has been very helpful in introducing me to private investment opportunities and to tax strategies as a way to diversify my portfolio. The team is always responsive and happy to answer my beginner questions, which made getting started much less intimidating.

BLV is great

Very transparent, solid leadership and experience, timely distributions, great game plan for now and the coming years. We have worked with this leadership in the past and trust them to bring the returns. I strongly recommend this group and continue to up my investments with them.

10/4/2026

Shalehaven Partners

5.0

Different Deal Struture!

I recently entered into an investment with Shalehaven, and from the outset, its structure has differed from any oil deal I have participated in previously. Shalehaven does not receive a share of the profits until I have recovered 100% of my invested capital; only then does the waterfall profit-sharing arrangement begin. It is an interesting approach, and I look forward to seeing how the investment performs. Although it is still too early to provide a comprehensive review, my experience to date has been positive. The team has been highly responsive, communication has been excellent, and I have heard consistently favorable feedback from other investors.

10/2/2026

Timberview Capital

5.0

Timberbiew Capital

"As a personal investor in several of Timberview Capital's alternative investment offerings and a member of the Cobb Club, I have been very pleased with my experience. Dr. Tyson Cobb, Donato Callahan, and Tracy Rommel have been consistently responsive to my questions and open to new ideas and concepts. Timberview has provided valuable education and referrals to knowledgeable consultants, which have helped me better understand both the opportunities and their risks. The Cobb Club fosters a positive, collaborative networking environment where members share ideas and learn from one another. I appreciate the professionalism the team brings to every interaction." — Mark A. Rieger, MD, Pediatric Orthopedic Surgeon Dr. Rieger is a current investor in certain Timberview Capital offerings and a member of the Cobb Club, Timberview's investor mastermind group. As a Cobb Club member, he receives preferred return terms on certain investments that may not be available to other investors. He received no compensation for providing this statement. Dr. Rieger is also a financial professional with an unaffiliated firm; this statement is made solely in his capacity as a personal investor, is not made on behalf of that firm, and is not investment advice or a recommendation. His experience may not be representative of other investors' experience and is no guarantee of future results. Alternative investments involve significant risks, including illiquidity and possible loss of principal.

Hard Pass

I too felt like Kenny Wolfe was trustworthy when I met him and invested in multiple deals over a few years with him. However, I was lucky to get my money back on a couple of them and lost everything on the others due to his poor decisions while running the deals. His communication dropped to nothing. Legal allegations followed and are still pending. I would also avoid Kenny at all costs. There are much better operators to go with out there.

10/1/2026

52TEN

5.0

Trusted Investment Partner

We've had a very positive experience with 52Ten. They are professional, personable, and consistently communicate well throughout the process. The financials are always clearly communicated in a timely manner, and we appreciate the regular updates on existing investments as well as information about future investment opportunities. Their transparency, responsiveness, and personal approach have given us confidence in working with them, and we would gladly recommend 52Ten to others.

Responsive, Transparent, and Genuinely Educational

We're current investors in several Timberview Capital opportunities, and our experience so far has been excellent. The team is accessible, responsive, and transparent. Questions get clear, timely answers, and investor communication and reporting are consistent and well organized. Their underwriting is thorough and conservative, which gives us confidence in the deals they bring forward. What sets Timberview apart is its commitment to investor education. They provide valuable learning opportunities, including sessions on tax mitigation strategies, amongst other topics. They bring in or refer investors to qualified experts in those areas. It's clear they care about their investors' long-term success, not just the next deal. We look forward to continuing to invest with them.

Horrible Investment and Horrible Communication

I invested into the Alto, 108 units in San Antonio, Texas in 2021 with Abel Pacheco of 5 Talents Capital / 5TCRE. The property was bought with floating rate debt, investor communications were horrible, and it is difficult to get ahold of the sponsor. I got a bankruptcy letter notice in the mail from one of the other partners on this project and that is how I found out that the property went under water. I lost my investment. When I called Abel and asked him what happened and he explained, he told me "At least you didn't invest a larger amount" as if losing any capital is ok. The K-1s are chronically late too (late June if not later) if it wasn't bad enough already. I do not recommend investing with Abel Pacheco of 5 Talents Capital / 5TCRE.

9/29/2026

52TEN

5.0

52Ten experience

52Ten lets me invest with confidence and not worry about the day-to-day. Their staff keeps me well informed about my current investments and new opportunities. I'd highly recommend them to anyone looking for a hands-off, trustworthy investment partner.

9/29/2026

Standifer Capital

5.0

Strong Performance & Communication

Standifer Capital has been one of my favorite multifamily GPs. I’m currently invested in four of their investments and have been very pleased with the performance, communication, investor reporting, and, most importantly, the Standifer team’s ability to navigate and perform well in a challenging multifamily market. I also consider their in-house property management platform a significant advantage in their performance. This is one GP I can say has been a pleasure to be an LP with since Day 1. I’ve been very impressed and look forward to continuing to invest with them.

52 TEN

Great company to invest in. Team is good. Income flows as it should without issues.

Great Experience

Disclaimer: I met Tim from WCG several years ago in a mastermind group. I say this for transparency, though I am writing this review as objectively as possible for anyone considering investing in MHP communities as I can appreciate taking a leap of faith with operators you haven't worked with before. After having a very poor experience with another bigger, well-known operator, I was looking for smaller operators who were more active in the business, and who I felt had more skin in the game. In short, my overall experience with WCG has been top-notch. I have been in a deal with WCG for the past two+ years and over that time, communication from WCG has been consistent and transparent and distributions have been too. No issues and tremendously pleased overall. Frankly, it has been my best real estate syndication investment so far (across six active deals spanning multiple asset classes). The other thing that stands out is how they’ve handled the asset and their focus on improving the community, not just doing the bare minimum. They truly care about the community, not just putting dollars in their pockets. Occupancy is at 100% and they're still looking to make further improvements to the community if that tells you anything. Very happy overall and have no reservations in recommending WCG for anyone considering investing in mobile home parks.

Distributions Continue

I invested in Wellings Income Funds 3 and 4 in qtr. 4 2021 and qtr. 1 2022. The funds were marketed as INCOME funds with diversified holdings, geographically dispersed in select asset classes of commercial real estate. Primary focused on Self storage and Mobile Home Park assets. The underwriting promised the following for both funds: Prj Net Avg. Annual Return13-16%; Prj Avg Annual Cash Yield 6-9%, Prj. Net Equity Multiple 2.3-2.6x ; Structure 9% pref, then 80/20, Expected duration 10 years. The pitch decks talked about diversification of assets – the fund is diversified with the physical locations of the assets yet today both funds are leveraged greatly around a few general partners. Fund 3 has 2 GPs that equate to 56% of capital allocated and Fund 4 has one GPs that equate to 42 % of capital. Not exactly what I was expecting with the idea of diversification. The promised monthly cash flow (which was one key reason I invested) to investors was 6-9% for both funds. Fund 3 is delivering close to the low end at ~6% . Fund 4 delivered at the low end of promise for years 1-3 and year 4 was ~4.6%. In recent days Wellings has communicated that the way returns are calculated is changing and appears to affect the monthly distribution and projected to be lower. In the same communication the Wellings team is still projecting the Funds will deliver upon their initial underwriting projections at the conclusion of the Funds hold period. Some other thoughts – the Welling’s team is committed to quarterly communications although each quarter decks are lengthy (Fund 3 Qtrly update was 17 pages and Fund 4 Qtrly update was 30 pages). It is difficult, at times, to weed out the key metrics that matter – financials with NOI (vs Plan) and operating measures of occupancy actual, vs plan, vs last year. Also, seeing status of the debt for assets held has proven to be challenging. I am happy to continue to receive distributions in an era where many syndicators have paused distributions. If you are considering investing in any of the Wellings deals I suggest you ask to see results of full cycle deals-funds and ask deeper questions of fund makeup, and the results with those GP’s. I hope to revise my rating of Wellings Fund 3 & 4 when they deliver fully upon their initial commitments.

Excellent hands-off private investments!

The Clive Capital group has done nothing other than satisfied me with the opportunities they have presented and the results so far. I've been with them for about 1 year and I'm happy with the results, so much that I'm looking into investing some more with them. I do recommend going with them. They are very thoughtful and easy to reach out to (and responsive!) in case you ever need anything.

9/23/2026

Blueline Ventures

5.0

Blueline is excellent!

I've really enjoyed investing in BLV. I love the asset class, which is why I invested in the first place, but I must say I'm most impressed with the transparency and communication. They've done multiple webinars and they are detailed in communications. All distributions have been timely as well. Very happy with this team!

Transparency 1st, Realistic Projections a Close 2nd

I started investing with Wellings a few years back. Like many who are on this site I was looking for some asset diversification while trying to avoid doing something stupid. If your goal is to get rich quick, or even to simply get rich, this is probably not the group for you. I genuinely feel projections are what they think the market can offer, rather than advertising unobtainable returns to raise capital. As an organization, Wellings puts a lot of effort into transparency. There is lots of regular communication and when a specific deal doesn't pan out as expected they aren't afraid to let you know. Everyone involved is very approachable. There are always risks in any investment, but I sleep at night and overall am rather happy with the 3 unique funds I am invested in and suspect that a 4th investment will follow in the new year.

Happy Quad Property Investor

I have been an investor with Quad Property for ~6-7 years now and am currently invested in two investment properties with them, as a passive investor. From the time when the real estate market was "hot" back in 2018-19, through the pandemic and until today, Quad was great about maintaining distributions, attentiveness and communication with investors (me) and issuing K-1s before April 15th and they continue to be. I am invested with a handful of other sponsors in the MF asset class and Quad Property is one I am willing to invest with, again. They are honest investors who "do what they say and say what they do."

Timberview Capital

Timberview Capital clearly has a goal of helping others. They are relatively new and have already created so much value. They do not have a hard line sales pitch, instead they present investing opportunities and how to limit risk. The opportunity is endless by using pooled capital to allow investing in opportunities that otherwise would not be accessible. I have become an investor and look forward to partnering for more opportunities. Everyone on the team has been always available for questions and extremely helpful.

Good Sponsors- Proactive and Responsive

Keshav and John at Clive Capital are always exploring new types of deals and proactively bringing new tax saving strategies to us, typically having done extensive research and having tested them out themselves before offering to their clients. They’ve also been very responsive with any questions, always willing to jump on a quick call. I’m looking forward to seeing what other interesting investments and tax strategies they bring our way in the future.

Change to my way of investing

Over the past 2 years, Timberview Capital has changed how I approach building wealth and addressing taxes. My wife and I have embarked on a path that should allow us to create a very bright financial future. We now longer envision of lifestyle becoming less robust in retirement, but instead sustainable as we add revenue streams and keep more of the money we make. We are excited as we grow wealth that should be a foundation for our kids to thrive and the following generations to enjoy.

A step into Private investment

I work in tech in the Seattle area. Like most people in my field, my investing was almost entirely stocks and index funds, and I'd never wired serious money into a private deal before. My long-term goal is building passive income outside the stock market, along with tax benefits and savings — which is exactly what drew me to Clive Capital. My biggest hesitation was the lockup and the lack of a sell button — with stocks you can exit in seconds, and a private placement felt like a leap of faith. What got me comfortable was the diligence process: transparent materials, regular investor letters, and direct access to Keshav and the team. They answered every hard question I threw at them, which told me a lot. Since investing, communication and reporting have been solid — I've done oil and gas and private credit investments with them, and everything matched the expectations they set up front. What has stood out the most, honestly, is the tax side — the tax savings have been the most helpful part of my experience so far. If you're nervous about your first private deal with a sponsor like Clive Capital, I'd say: do your diligence, ask the uncomfortable questions, and judge the sponsor by how they respond. That's exactly where Clive Capital earned my trust.

9/21/2026

AAA Storage Investments

5.0

Self Storage Succes by Design

Paul Bennett at AAA Self Storage and his experienced team have over three decades of development experience in self-storage. They have transitioned their success in developing single-site investments to a fund model. I like the increased diversification and am in Fund II (almost one year). Normally, with a development, there is such a long lag and a blind pool, but AAA has already purchased sites, vetted them, and obtained permitting and titling to proceed, then sells them at FMV to the fund (I realize they could abuse this, but they use a reasonable FMV methodology). This makes the properties ready to go upon acquisition of funds from investors and speeds up to a 2-3 year process to build out, then stabilize a self-storage facility to where it can be sold. They are super efficient and build out in phases. They are also doing small-bay industrial, a much sought-after CRE subcategory. The key is that they build to a specific yield-on-cost with a healthy margin far above the prevailing, not wishful thinking, cap rate at sale to ensure contingencies, and most importantly, profitability. They have done this on over 30 facilities. They have the team, the expertise, and the connections for exits. Their transparency, eagerness to entertain any questions, and excellent communication are the kind of operator I trust. Finally, look at the self-storage market cycle going from overbuilt during cheap loan days around 2020-2 to underbuilt in the next few years, with growing demand that they will sell into this optimal window. Paul knows his industry and CRE backwards and forwards, and the terms are very rewarding without being overstated or hyperbolic. While I'm waiting for the results, I anticipate participating in more deals in the future.

Deal selling for full loss - zero communication

I am currently invested in a deal with LBC and they are in the process of selling a deal for what seems to be a complete loss. Their communication to investors was only an automated Docusign about taxes in the local state. When you email their team including the investor relations email, two managing partners - no response for multiple weeks. Their website is also down now. I would give them a zero if I could.

9/17/2026

REEP Equity

1.0

Disappointing Leadership and Lack of Transparency

Honestly, this has been a really disappointing experience. The group did a great job highlighting all the benefits of investing with them and their vertical integration, but the actual experience has been very different. I’ve now received my fifth capital call, and I’m increasingly frustrated with the lack of transparency and accountability from leadership. They also let go of the person who was my main point of contact and, frankly— a big reason I invested in multiple deals with the group in the first place. She was first-class and extremely helpful. What’s most frustrating is that they continue to act like everything is business as usual when many properties haven’t paid a distribution in years, they’ve done several capital calls, and continue buying more properties.

9/17/2026

InvestWise Collective

5.0

Professional, thoughtful, and transparent

I’ve had a very positive experience with InvestWise Collective. I’ve invested with them in a debt fund from a different sponsor, as well as an InvestWise Collective sponsored equity deal. What has stood out most to me is their approach to risk, communication and investor alignment. The debt fund was performing well, but when the sponsor stopped providing access to the loan tape, InvestWise made the decision to exit rather than continue without adequate visibility into the underlying loans. I appreciated them putting risk management and investor interests ahead of simply staying invested in a deal that was performing. I’m also invested in one of their equity deals, which reflects my overall confidence in the team. We’re still early in the project’s lifecycle, but it’s hitting milestones and performance / communication continue to meet and often exceed expectations.

Blueline fund - conscientious operators

The Blueline team has been A+ to work with. I can tell that they are thoughtful stewards of my investment and that they operate at an extreme level of integrity and discipline. Communication has been the best I have ever experienced. Returns and distributions have met or exceeded my expectations. I'm very happy to have found these operators and will be reinvesting.

Tough Situation

I believe in what these guys are doing and think that as interest rates come down (eventually) and the housing market unlocks, they will do very well. The idea is great as it takes eye sores out of small towns, old big box retail stores, and creates a value to the town while providing storage options for the community. That is their typical business model, however the deal that I invested in was a take over when the storage facility was already half way completed. The deal has not performed well, and that is part of investing so not upset about the performance of the investment but for a group that publicly talks about how much they communicate and how important they believe communication is, it is very lacking. I have multiple times had to ask for quarterly reporting, there has been no acknowledgment that the deal has not performed well aside from the late quarterly reports. On top of that, there has never been any communication about when distributions might resume unless I call and then everything has to be 'off the record' due to one thing or another. Not disappointed in the deal, just in the communication.

9/15/2026

Blueline Ventures

5.0

Great team to partner with.

I’ve had a great experience investing with Blue Line Ventures. One of the things I respect most about their team is the discipline they have around their investment criteria. They have a very specific buy box, and they stick to it, even when that means walking away from a deal late in the process if something is discovered that falls outside of their parameters. As an investor, that gives me a lot of confidence. They aren’t trying to force deals across the finish line just because they’ve already invested time or money into them. They remain disciplined and focused on protecting their investors’ capital. Early on, I saw this firsthand when a deal was fairly far along and they ultimately decided not to move forward. Rather than passing the costs associated with that deal on to the fund, they covered those expenses themselves. That really stood out to me and demonstrated that they take being good stewards of their investors’ money seriously. Communication has also been excellent throughout my experience with them. They’ve been transparent, responsive, and consistent, and distributions have always been paid on time. Overall, I’ve been very impressed with the way Blue Line Ventures operates. Their discipline, communication, and willingness to put their investors’ interests first are exactly what I look for in a fund manager.

Dennis C.

9/15/2026

VonFinch Real Estate Partners

5.0

A firm with experience and ethics to back it up

I've been acquainted with Steven for almost six years, and Jed since he joined the company. I've invested in two deals with VonFinch during that time, not because I don't want to invest in more, but simply because I have limited free capital to invest. What I can tell you is that where most operators would leave you out to dry if a deal didn't perform as planned, VonFinch does the opposite: they actually guarantee your invested capital return before they'll take any profit off other deals you're invested in, when you invest in more than one deal. I haven't seen any other operators take this bold step, and it says a lot about not only their ethics, but also their confidence in their methods. Schedule a call and get to know them.

David E.

9/15/2026

Pelorus Capital Group

5.0

Investor Testimonial

Personal Pelorus Investor Testimonial I’ve been investing with Pelorus since June 2020, and over the years I’ve invested approximately $1 million with them. As a retired finance professional, I was looking for an opportunity to invest in the cannabis industry. I believed it was an underserved market where good companies had diFiculty getting access to capital. Pelorus stood out to me because they understood the industry, had real experience in the space, and took a disciplined approach to lending. What’s probably most important to me, though, is the relationship I’ve developed with the people at Pelorus. I’ve always felt that they’ve been honest and transparent with me, and that they genuinely care about their investors. That kind of trust is important to me, particularly when you’re investing a significant amount of money. In the early years, my investments with Pelorus produced returns in the low teens, which was considerably better than many of the alternatives available in the market. Then the cannabis industry went through some very diFicult and unexpected times. Like everyone else in the industry, Pelorus had to adjust. Their priority shifted from pursuing new opportunities to protecting the capital of their existing investors. That period reinforced my confidence in Pelorus. I’ve always believed that you learn the most about a sponsor when things don’t go according to plan. Rather than simply selling assets at distressed prices, Pelorus stayed focused on working through the problems and finding the best long-term solutions for the portfolio. I respected that approach. The cannabis industry today is very diFerent from what it was when I first invested in 2020. It has matured, and I believe that maturity will create some attractive opportunities. There are companies with established businesses and track records that need capital, and I think the fundamentals of good lending remain the same: Capacity, Capital, Collateral, and Credit. Having watched Pelorus navigate both the good times and the diFicult ones, I believe their experience gives them an important advantage. They have developed a deep understanding of the industry, along with proprietary knowledge and data-driven metrics that can help them identify and evaluate opportunities. I continue to be invested with Pelorus, and I’m comfortable with that decision. I’ve been through the ups and downs with them, and I’m looking forward to what comes next. I believe the best opportunities may still be ahead. Sue Sparks

Sue S.

9/14/2026

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