TIC Talk provides you with a short list of critical areas to address when considering TIC ownership as an investment/replacement property option. This litmus test cannot envelop all areas of TIC investment; however it will allow you to quickly separate the pretenders from the contenders. FORT Properties is always available to answer any questions about the FORT product as well as the TIC industry.

	Who are they? What real estate experience do they have? Are they pre-capitalized?
	What are the assets in the offering? Who are the tenants and what are the lease details? What is happening in the market and the submarket?
	Is the Sponsor a syndicator ("raises equity")? Does the Sponsor acquire property prior to sale to TIC investors (pre-capitalized)? Has the due diligence been completed?
	Who renders the tax opinion? What is the "Level" of the tax opinion? May the initial investors rely upon tax opinion?
	Is their product offered as securities (with a PPM) or real estate? What are the ramifications of how the product is offered? Which form (security or real estate) do most product providers use?