The Featherstone Process

Strategy

Execution

Execution -
repositioning the assets

Featherstone 4-step process

1. Deal Funding

• Agency (public) or bridge (private) debt
• 60%-80% leverage on average
• Potential for co-investment alongside select private equity partners

2. Asset Management

• Leasing and occupancy improvement
• Construction oversight
• Budget management and adherence
• Marketing
• Resident profile improvement

3. Asset Improvement

• Address deferred maintenance
• Common areas and amenities
• Landscaping
• Unit interior updates

4. Cash Flow Management

• Expense mitigation (vendor contract negotiation)
• Sustainable rent level increases
• Strategic allocation and deployment of capex dollars

Strategy -
behind the numbers

Projected Growth of Workforce Jobs vs. Workforce Housing (2017-2026)

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Avg Workforce Job Growth
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Expected Annual Workforce Multifamily Unit Growth

Occupied Multifamily Units Paying Rent

Monthly Rent

Rent levels and occupancy

The majority of occupied housing units’ rents fall within the $500 to $999 range (41%), with the $1,000 to $1,499 being the second largest rent range (29%)(3) – balancing rent level increases and occupancy is key to producing optimized cash flows.

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Percentage in the $500 to $999 range
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Percentage in the $1,000 to $1,499 range

Market-specific rents

Using the median household income as a benchmark, we can identify ideal scale of rents achievable based on any given demographics, providing a unique analysis for each market’s metrics and data.

Using the data to make intelligent investments

  • Using demographic and economic data, identify markets with workforce housing demand as well as the economic means to support achievable rent increases while maintaining occupancy levels
  • By taking a more data-driven approach, each property is analyzed using assumptions derived from the surrounding market and its demographics, helping to reduce risk
  • The region, state, city, and neighborhood are all examined in order to determine if rents and income are growing at a similar pace, and at what rate rents can be increased in order to maximize the operating cash flow on a realistic schedule

Target regions with sustainable rent growth

  • Many multifamily investors only consider trending rent growths when considering a market – however, any given market’s population can only withstand rent increases up to the threshold their income allows
  • Markets such as the Pacific West (Washington, Oregon, California) have exponentially raised rents while income lags, making these rents unsustainable
  • Markets such as the Southeast, Mid-West, and Mid-Atlantic have rent to income growth ratios that are either in line or see income growth exceeding rent growth, giving these regions a better ability to withstand rent increases

(1) US Bureau of Labor Statistics, NMHC/NAAVision 2030
(2) ApartmentList.com Rentonomics, June 2018
(3) US Census Bureau American Community Survey, 2017
(4) US Census Bureau American Community Survey, December 19, 2019 release of partial 2018 data

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