The Capital Stack Is Cracking: Eric Sussman on What LPs Need to Know | Bigger Pockets Video
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What do experienced real estate investors do when deals don’t pencil, the capital stack is shifting, and the data feels contradictory? In this episode, Jim Pfeifer and Paul Shannon are joined by real estate investor, CPA, and UCLA professor Eric Sussman to explore how sophisticated LPs should think about today's economic signals, capital markets, and sponsor behavior.
Eric brings decades of experience across syndications, private equity, and academia to this conversation. He dives into how inflation data, rate policy, and lending trends are impacting both sponsors and investors and why understanding the real risk lies beyond cap rates and projected IRRs. The hosts and Eric discuss debt mismatches, how institutional players are positioning, and why trust and underwriting discipline matter more than ever.
Plus, Eric shares his candid take on why some deals should fail and why that’s ultimately healthy for the market.
Key Takeaways
đźž„ How to interpret mixed signals in the real estate and macroeconomic data
đźž„ Why sponsors are struggling to refinance and recapitalize
đźž„ The impact of capital stack misalignment on passive investors
🞄 Why some LPs aren’t getting paid—even when the deal is “performing”
đźž„ What Eric looks for in a sponsor beyond the deck
đźž„ How institutional players are preparing for distress
đźž„ Why a wave of failed deals could actually benefit long-term investors
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