Strong Fundamentals Will Be Integral to Opportunity Zone Buys

Catherine Holmes

There are mixed reviews on the benefits of opportunity zone fund investments, but in the end, opportunity zones require the same analysis and scrutiny as standard investments. Catherine Holmes of Jeffer Mangles Butler & Mitchell says that strong fundamentals are integral to investing in opportunity zones, but if investors follow the same guidelines that they would for any real estate investment, they can be a good investment prospect.

“Investors should be looking for projects that have strong fundamentals—including developers with strong track records of prior successful developments, reasonable capital appreciation potential based on market research, and developers with skin in the game,” Holmes, chair of JMBM’s Investment Capital Law Group, tells GlobeSt.com. “In this respect, investing in Opportunity Zone projects requires the same analysis of risk and potential reward as other investments.”