How do the Regional Centers work?

Usually, a limited partnership is set up to operate within the Regional Center. The limited partnership has a general partner, who runs the project on a daily basis, and numerous limited partners, who provide the financing for the project. Some projects pool together as many as 200 limited partners ($100 million).

In general, there are two types of projects:

1. the limited partnership offers equity shares in a project, usually a real estate project, and each limited partner receives a share of the profits according to a percentage stipulated in the partnership agreement; or
2. the limited partnership provides financing to a corporate third party, usually with some guarantee and/or collateral offered, and each limited partner receives interest on the loan.

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