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BUILDER & OPERATOR PARTNERS
Trusted Institutional Buyers, Pre-Vetted Exits
Pre-Committed Buyer Strategy
Exit Pathways & Buyer Universe
Lining Up Institutional Exits Before the Deal Closes
Multiple Exit Options
HLP’s shovel-ready lots are sold to a variety of institutional buyers including Build-to-Rent funds, national homebuilders (build-to-sell), and land infrastructure developers. This diversified buyer pool provides flexibility and competitive tension for exits.
Pre-Commited Buyers
Our strategy involves lining up buyers before we even close on a land deal. Build-to-Rent investors, public homebuilders, and others are actively “at the door” seeking ready-to-build lots, so HLP often secures interest or options from 2–3 buyers in advance. This ensures a quick sale once entitlements are in place, and often bidding competition can drive favorable pricing.
Multiple Exit Options
The model is validated by large players – e.g. D.R. Horton’s lot development arm (Forestar) and Lennar’s land strategies – which emphasize asset-light approaches and fast lot turnover. Major builders are aggressively seeking entitled land instead of land-banking for years thebuildersdaily.com. In fact, “builders are lining up at the door” for finished lots in high-demand communities thebuildersdaily.com, underscoring the robust appetite for HLP’s product.
Why Horizontal Land Partners
Short Hold Periods
Each project targets a short ~12–16 month hold period, allowing capital to be recycled quickly into new deals.
Exceptional Returns
100% project-level IRR (2–3× equity multiple) achievable by adding value through entitlements and flipping the land.
Pre-Vetted Buyers
Every acquisition is pre-vetted with at least two committed takers lined up per deal.
Pre-IPO Institutional Platform
Structured as a pre-IPO institutional platform, investing in “the land beneath the housing boom.”
Aligned Incentives
$50M capitalization split into Class A and Class B equity to align interests and facilitate IPO transition.