Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP is an innovator in Single Family Rental (SFR) transactions, representing participants in SFR transactions since the asset class first arose. We represent our SFR clients with a team of Hunton Andrews Kurth lawyers with SFR experience from our Structured Finance, Real Estate, M&A, Tax and Bankruptcy teams. Our lawyers have experience with all aspects of SFR transactions, including securitizations, risk retention, mergers, acquisitions, title reviews, tax matters, bankruptcy-related questions, HOA issues, governmental liens, loan documentation and state and local real estate issues. Our SFR clients include SFR operators/sponsors, SFR securitization issuers, lenders, REITs and private equity funds.

Some highlights of our SFR experience are:

  • SFR securitizations
  • Acquisitions of large and small SFR portfolios
  • Property management agreements for SFR sponsors
  • Mergers and acquisitions of SFR securitization sponsors and of SFR property owners
  • Syndicated warehouse facilities (mortgage and non-mortgage) to SFR sponsors
  • Single lender warehouse facilities (mortgage and non-mortgage) to SFR sponsors
  • Acquisition and financing of build-to-rent communities
  • Mezz, junior and A/B loans to SFR sponsors
  • Repurchase facilities for loans secured by mortgages on portfolios of SFR properties
  • Acquisitions and sales of small balance loans secured by mortgages on portfolios of SFR properties and single SFR properties
  • Fix and flip loan portfolio acquisitions
  • Fix and flip loan warehouse facilities
  • Fix and flip mezz loans
  • Residential property rent to own warehouse facilities
  • Tax advice to private equity funds with domestic and foreign investors and REIT investors in connection with ownership and disposition of SFR properties