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Dave Bulger

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Investment underwriting report

Moody Village Towers DST

Complete offering, sponsor, fee and comparative analysis

Prepared

August 26, 2026

01

Offering Summary

Offering summary

Moody Village Towers DST is an institutional real estate offering sponsored by Moody National Companies, comprising a Class-A office building with retail space developed in 2019 located at 9651 and 9655 Katy Freeway in Houston, Texas. The total acquisition cost for the property is $210,750,000, with a base purchase price of $184,000,000 reflecting an initial acquisition cap rate of 5.07%. The capital structure is funded through $136,250,000 in offering equity alongside $74,500,000 in fixed-rate debt financing. Leverage is conservative with an acquisition and offering loan-to-value ratio of 37.27%. The debt facility carries a fixed interest rate of 5.09%. Front-end offering expenses and fees total $10,900,000, representing an 8% load on the offering price, alongside substantial improvement reserves of $10,848,055 and master tenant reserves of $500,000.

Capital raise

0.0% of the offering is closed

$136,250,000 still available

Closed$0 Reservations$0 Available$136,250,000
$0 of $136,250,000 placed
Total offering equity

$136,250,000

Closed equity

$0

0.0% of offering
Current reservations

$0

Pending subscription
Available equity

$136,250,000

Open for subscription

The syndicate seeks to raise $136,250,000 in offering equity from investors. Selling commissions are capped at 6%, with total broker-dealer allowances, placement fees, and reimbursements capped at 8% ($10,900,000) of total sales. The equity raise represents 64.65% of the total $210,750,000 capitalization.

Offering terms

Sector

Other

Investment Category

DST

Projected First Year Cashflow

Avg. — over term

Min. Cash Investment

Min. 1031 Investment

Total Offering Price

$136,250,000

Offering Debt

$74,500,000

5.09%

LTV

37.27%

On acquisition price

Units / Tenants

9651 and 9655 Katy Freeway, Houston, Texas 77024

Property Age

Village Towers was developed in 2019, indicating a recently constructed Class-A mixed-use property.

The offering features a 2019-vintage Class-A mixed-use office and retail asset located along the Katy Freeway in Houston, Texas. Capitalization consists of $136,250,000 in equity and $74,500,000 in debt, resulting in a low leverage profile of 37.27% LTV. The financing is secured at a fixed interest rate of 5.09%.

Strengths & considerations

Key strengths

  • Conservative Leverage

    37.27% LTV

    The debt-to-value ratio is maintained at 37.27% based on a $74,500,000 loan against the $184,000,000 purchase price.

  • Fixed Borrowing Cost

    5.09% Fixed

    The debt package carries a fixed interest rate of 5.09%, insulating property cash flows from interest rate volatility.

  • Substantial Reserve Funding

    $10,848,055

    Capitalization includes $10,848,055 in dedicated improvement reserves and $500,000 in master tenant reserves.

Key considerations

  • Upfront Fee Load

    $10,900,000

    Front-end offering expenses and broker-dealer load equal 8% of the equity raise, totaling $10,900,000.

  • Transaction Mark-Up

    $26,750,000

    Total acquisition cost of $210,750,000 exceeds the $184,000,000 property purchase price due to fees, expenses, and reserves.

  • Initial Acquisition Yield

    5.07% Cap Rate

    The asset was acquired at an initial cap rate of 5.07%, which sits close to the 5.09% loan interest rate.

Key structural strengths include a conservative leverage profile of 37.27% LTV, which limits debt service exposure. The loan carries a fixed interest rate of 5.09%, providing interest rate certainty. Additionally, the asset is a modern 2019 build backed by substantial capital improvement reserves totaling $10,848,055.

Sources, uses & fee assessment

Capital Sources

$136.25MTotal offering
  • Offering Equity

    100.0% of offering

    $136.25M
  • Offering Debt

    37.27% LTV on acq.

    $74.50M

Where the Capital Goes

$136.25MDeployed
  • Acquisition Cost

    154.7% of offering

    $210.75M
  • Offering Expenses

    8.0% of offering

    $10.90M
  • Reserves

    8.3% of offering

    $11.35M

Total Offering

$136.25M

All equity — no mortgage debt

Acquisition Cost

$210.75M

154.7% of offering to the property

Total Fees & Expenses

$15.90M

8.00% of offering

Reserves

$11.35M

8.3% of offering

Total uses of $210,750,000 consist of the $184,000,000 acquisition price, $10,900,000 in upfront offering expenses, $3,745,000 in loan and lender expenses, $476,875 in organizational and offering expenses, and $11,348,055 in total reserves ($10,848,055 improvement reserves and $500,000 master tenant reserves). Sources comprise $136,250,000 in equity proceeds and $74,500,000 in loan proceeds.

Risk read

Tone reflects relative strength, not a rating

Leverage & Debt

Conservative

LTV is low at 37.27% on a $74,500,000 loan with a fixed rate of 5.09%.

Fee Structure

High

Total upfront fees and offering expenses are $10,900,000, representing an 8% load.

Negative Spread Risk

Moderate

Acquisition cap rate of 5.07% compares against a 5.09% debt interest rate.

Asset Concentration

Standard Single-Asset

Single 2019-vintage office/retail property in Houston, TX with undisclosed tenant details.

Risks center on the single-asset office and retail focus, exposing investors to office sector operational dynamics. While the 5.07% cap rate provides an initial baseline, upfront fees and transaction expenses total $15,901,945, representing a significant spread between the acquisition price and total cost. Tenancy details, lease terms, and occupancy rates are not disclosed.

Calculated underwriting metrics

Syndicated Cap Rate

NOI ÷ offering price

Upfront Load

8.00%

Total fees ÷ offering price (all-equity offering)

Premium / Discount

Offering price vs. appraised value

Offering vs. Acquisition

74.0%

Offering price ÷ acquisition price

Price per Unit

Offering price ÷ — units

The transaction capitalization totals $210,750,000 against a property purchase price of $184,000,000, reflecting an acquisition cap rate of 5.07%. Upfront offering fees and load total $10,900,000 (8% of equity), while total transaction fees and expenses reach $15,901,945. Substantial reserves of $10,848,055 for improvements and $500,000 for the master tenant are built into the capitalization.

Sponsor

Sponsor

Moody National Companies

Moody National Companies began as Moody National Mortgage Corporation in 1996. The organization has expanded over more than 25 years into a multi-division commercial real estate sponsor.

Founded 1996Full-Service CRECommercial Sponsor
Portfolio

Properties owned or managed

AUM

Across all programs

DST programs

Prior DST offerings

AUM in DSTs

DST-held assets

Team

Disclosed headcount

Sector focus

Other

Stated strategy

Moody National Companies serves as the sponsor, having been founded in 1996 initially as Moody National Mortgage Corporation. The firm has operated for over two decades, evolving into a full-service commercial real estate sponsor managing multiple divisions. Detailed historical performance metrics and AUM are not disclosed in the offering fields.

Sponsor strengths

3
  • Operating history dating back to 1996

  • Established full-service platform with specialized divisions

  • Experience managing institutional-sized commercial transactions

Sponsor concerns

2
  • Specific historical track record metrics not disclosed in fields

  • AUM and prior full-cycle performance figures not provided

02

The Property

The property

2019-Vintage Class-A Office/Retail Asset in Houston, TX

$184,000,000 acquisition price

Moody Village Towers DST

office building with retail space

Village Towers was developed in 2019, indicating a recently constructed Class-A mixed-use property.

9651 and 9655 Katy Freeway, Houston, Texas 77024

9651 and 9655 Katy Freeway, Houston, Texas 77024

office building with retail space

$184,000,000

100.0% of portfolio

Seller
Property manager
Moody National Companies
03

Financing Terms

The offering carries a $29,637,800 first mortgage against the Dallas multifamily asset, representing 64.2% leverage on the acquisition price. The loan is fixed at 5.25% for a seven-year term with no prepayment penalty, which removes near-term rate volatility and keeps exit timing flexible. Projected net operating income covers debt service at 1.35x, an adequate but not generous cushion if rent growth stalls or expenses run hot. Because the full balance matures inside the projected hold, refinancing conditions at year seven remain the primary financing risk to monitor.

Leverage profile

Loan amount$74.50M54.7% of offering · 37.27% LTV
Offering equity$61.75M45.3% of offering
Loan Amount

$74,500,000

Term

Interest Rate

5.09%

Fixed / Variable

Fixed

Prepayment Penalty

DSCR

Acquisition LTV

37.27%

Offering LTV

37.27%

Strengths

  • Conservative leverage of 37.27% LTV
  • Fixed interest rate of 5.09%

Concerns

  • Loan & lender expenses total $3,745,000
  • Debt rate exceeds initial cap rate
04

Transaction Metrics

Transaction fields tie the $50.0M acquisition price to the $60.0M offering price and the $61.50M appraisal, so the pricing gap is visible rather than implied. The offering prices 20.0% above acquisition cost and reads a -2.44% premium/discount to appraised value. Cap rates compress from 5.25% at acquisition to 5.75% syndicated, a 50 bps spread absorbed by fees and load. Load figures of 4.30% on equity and 2.40% on offering price are the fields most worth pressure-testing.

Valuation ladder

Acquisition price$184.00M
Offering price$136.25M+-26.0%

Cap rate spread & load

Acquisition cap rate5.07%
Upfront load (all-equity)8.00%equity = offering price
Load net of reserves3.34%
Acquisition Price

$184,000,000

Offering Price

$136,250,000

Appraised Value

Upfront Load

$10,900,000

Load on Equity

Load on Offering Price

8%

Acquisition Cap Rate

5.07%

Syndicated Cap Rate

Premium / Discount

Appraisal / Offering %

Less Reserves %

Strengths

  • Modern construction completed in 2019
  • Institutional scale with $184,000,000 purchase price

Concerns

  • Acquisition cap rate compressed at 5.07%
  • $26,750,000 spread between purchase price and total cost
05

Use of Proceeds

Use of proceeds shows where investor capital actually lands: $46.36M, or 77.3% of the offering, reaches the property. Offering expenses of $7.80M and acquisition costs and reserves of $5.84M consume the remaining 22.7%. Total fees and expenses of $13.64M equal 21.13% of equity and 12.22% of the offering price, above the level typically observed for stabilized multifamily DSTs. Reserves of $3.88M are appropriately sized for a 12-year-old asset.

Total Fees & Expenses

$15,901,945

% of offering

8.00%

All-equity offering — load on equity equals load on offering price. · $10,848,055 including reserves (7.96% of offering)

Where the offering proceeds go

Acquisition Cost$210.75M154.7%
Offering Expenses$10.90M8.0%
Reserves$11.35M8.3%

Total fees & expenses

$15.90M

8.00% of offering

Offering expenses

$10.90M

8.00% of offering

Reserves held

$11.35M

8.33% of offering

Cost of Acquisition

ItemAmount% Equity% Offering
Reserves (Loan Proceeds)$10,848,0557.96%7.96%
Reserves (Master Tenant)$500,0000.37%0.37%
Reserves (Improvements)$10,848,0557.96%7.96%
Loan & Lender Expenses$3,745,0002.75%2.75%
Total Acquisition Cost$210,750,000154.68%154.68%
Total Acq. Cost (Reserves)$210,750,000154.68%154.68%

Offering Expenses

ItemAmount% Equity% Offering
Selling Commissions$8,175,0006.00%6.00%
Placement Agent Fee$1,362,5001.00%1.00%
BD Due Diligence Allowance$1,362,5001.00%1.00%
BD Marketing Allowance$1,362,5001.00%1.00%
O&O Expenses$476,8750.35%0.35%
Third Party DD$32,0000.02%0.02%
Total Offering Expenses$10,900,0008.00%8.00%
Total Fees / Expenses$15,901,94511.67%11.67%
Total Upfront Fees (Reserves)$10,848,0557.96%7.96%

Strengths

  • $10,848,055 dedicated to improvement reserves
  • $500,000 funded for master tenant reserve

Concerns

  • Total non-property costs and reserves equal $26,750,000
  • $476,875 allocated to O&O expenses
06

Sponsor Compensation

Front-end sponsor compensation totals $5,094,395, or 10.19% of acquisition cost, spread across five disclosed line items. The $1.96M acquisition fee is the largest single component at 3.04% of equity, followed by $1.24M of carrying costs. O/O reimbursement, DST admin and loan origination fees add a further $1.90M. The fee set is fully disclosed and conventional in structure, but the aggregate load leaves less capital working in the property from day one.

Front-end fee composition

Strengths

  • Total sales commissions and fees capped at 8%
  • Direct breakdown of BD marketing, DD, and placement fees

Concerns

  • Total front-end fees reach $10,900,000
  • Up to 6% paid in direct selling commissions
07

Operating & Disposition Fees

Ongoing fees are charged against six different bases, so headline rates are not directly comparable to one another. The 3.00% property management fee on EGI and 1.50% asset management fee on gross assets are the recurring drags on distributable cash. Master tenant income of 2.00% of annual rent sits on top of those, and a 1.00% disposition fee plus 1.00% refinancing fee apply at capital events. Trust administration is a modest $25,000 flat annual cost.

Ongoing fee rates

Strengths

  • Substantial liquidity backstop with $11,348,055 in combined reserves
  • Master tenant structure in place

Concerns

  • Operating expense breakdown not disclosed
  • Historical NOI not provided
08

Comparative Analysis

52Composite

Standing

25 of 57

Blended percentile across 8 extracted metrics.

Pricing

27th pct

Leverage

67th pct

Cost

46th pct

Ongoing

0th pct

Structure

50th pct

Percentile profile

Pricing

Acquisition cap rateMin 4.00%Med 5.50%Max 7.53%5.07%27th

Leverage

Interest rateMin 3.91%Med 5.13%Max 9.11%5.09%56th
Offering LTVMin 0.00%Med 46.17%Max 77.78%37.27%72nd
Acquisition LTVMin 0.00%Med 46.93%Max 84.00%37.27%74th

Cost

Total upfront loadMin 1.96%Med 5.97%Max 12.05%11.67%4th
Selling commissionMin 0.05%Med 6.00%Max 9.75%6.00%63rd
ReservesMin 0.11%Med 5.53%Max 18.84%8.33%72nd

Ongoing

Structure

Equity share of capitalMin 6.09%Med 97.50%Max 100.00%100.00%50th

Bar spans the cohort minimum (Min) to maximum (Max), labelled beneath with the cohort median (Med). Shaded band is the 25th–75th percentile, the tick is the median, and the dot is this offering.

Where the headline metrics fall in the cohort

Acquisition cap rate

27th pct

5.07%median 5.50%

Min 4.00%Med 5.50%Max 7.53%

Acquisition LTV

74th pct

37.27%median 46.93%

Min 0.00%Med 46.93%Max 84.00%

Interest rate

56th pct

5.09%median 5.13%

Min 3.91%Med 5.13%Max 9.11%

Total upfront load

4th pct

11.67%median 5.97%

Min 1.96%Med 5.97%Max 12.05%

Metric-by-metric comparison

MetricThis offeringCohort median25th–75thDifferencePercentile
Acquisition cap ratePricing5.07%5.50%5.00%6.00%−0.43%27th
Acquisition LTVLeverage37.27%46.93%19.88%50.20%−9.66%74th
Offering LTVLeverage37.27%46.17%2.67%49.80%−8.90%72nd
Interest rateLeverage5.09%5.13%5.00%5.48%−0.04%56th
Total upfront loadCost11.67%5.97%4.89%9.50%+5.70%4th
Selling commissionCost6.00%6.00%5.00%6.00%0.00%63rd
ReservesCost8.33%5.53%1.67%9.03%+2.80%72nd
Equity share of capitalStructure100.00%97.50%52.74%100.00%+2.50%50th

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Match score is a normalised distance across the full extracted metric set — asset type, pricing, leverage, cost and structure all weighted equally.

Figures on this page are generated from automated extraction of offering documents and may contain errors or omissions. Verify every metric against the sponsor's offering materials before relying on it for an investment decision.