Equitide is a vertically integrated real estate trust open to everyone, not just the wealthy. We build attainable housing by aligning every party in the development stack. Lower costs mean better returns for investors and more attainable rents for tenants.
First offering opens June 30, 2026
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Why housing costs so much
Developers depend on financing and the people who provide it. When interest rates move a couple of points the whole project stops making sense.
The developer wants to build for less. The contractor wants to earn more. These interests are fundamentally opposed, and someone always loses.
Every markup at every stage flows through to rent. Margins are so tight that vacancies can jeopardize the mortgage. Renters pay the price for a broken system.
The Equitide model
In a conventional deal, every participant extracts margin during construction and renters pay for it through higher rents. In the Equitide model, margin is deferred to exit. The project gets built for less, the surplus is larger, and everyone including small investors gets a better outcome.
How proceeds are distributed
Investors receive their preferred return first, typically 12% annually on capital deployed, prorated by time. Capital is returned before any other participant sees profit.
If the landowner contributed land below market value, they are brought up to an agreed market rate price from project proceeds before the remaining surplus is divided.
The builder constructs at cost. Their margin, typically 15% on hard costs, is paid from proceeds rather than baked into the project budget upfront. Less risk for everyone.
The developer is compensated for entitlements, project management, and deal origination. The fee reflects the scope of their contribution and is agreed before the project begins.
Whatever remains after all participants are made whole is divided between investors, builder, developer, and landowner based on a waterfall agreed at the start of the deal.
Because no one extracts margin during construction, the surplus at exit is larger than in a conventional deal. That surplus is what funds the waterfall and gives investors at every level a better outcome than they could access alone.
Why this works
When the developer, builder, and renters all hold equity, everyone has the same goal: build efficiently, maintain well, keep occupancy high.
Building components in a controlled factory environment reduces build time and cost significantly. Faster delivery means less interest expense, which means lower rents.
In the Equitide model, risk is distributed across investors, the developer, and the builder. A bad outcome hurts everyone a little rather than one party a lot.
The first eREIT is managed by Wells and Co as developer and builder. Future eREITs can bring in other developers who adopt the same model.
Join the waitlist and be first in when we open June 30. Accredited and non-accredited investors welcome.
First eREIT · Golden Hinde I
A fully entitled 171-unit build-to-rent community in Carrollton, Georgia. Sponsored by Huffman Group, a vertically integrated developer with a proven track record in this exact market.
Cedar Mill · Carrollton, GA
Neighborhood-style rental homes, 1, 2, and 3 bedroom, on 12.38 acres just outside downtown Carrollton. Fully entitled, plans approved, Land Disturbance Permit imminent.
The Equitide advantage: By pooling capital through the Golden Hinde eREIT, investors at any level access the same preferred return tier as a $500,000 check, starting at just $100.
Why we selected this deal
Cedar Walk Phase I, 47 units, same sponsor, same street, is running at 95% occupancy and achieved the highest rental rates of any apartment complex in Carrollton at $2,600/month.
Fewer than 100 traditional multifamily units built in Carrollton in the past decade. 520 new jobs arriving within 3.5 miles over the next 36 months.
Huffman Group develops, builds through Huffman Built, and manages through SimpliRent. Margins stay in-house. The people building this deal also operate it.
Site plan approved, entitlements in place, A&E complete, two lenders with term sheets at 80% LTC. Risk is execution, not entitlement.
This offering opens to verified investors
June 30, 2026
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Target returns are projections only and are not guaranteed. Investing involves risk including possible loss of principal. This is not an offer to sell securities. Any offering will be made only pursuant to applicable offering documents.
Early access
We are opening soon to accredited investors. Non-accredited investors are coming soon after. Join the waitlist now and we will reach out with details when your opportunity is ready.
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