Commercial real estate fund manager.
Two decades. Defense first.
Founder · Rooster Equity Partners · Austin, TX
Ben Kogut
I invest in commercial real estate built to last.
Fund manager, speaker, and Austin community builder. I help investors grow wealth with one rule first: protect the capital.
On stage · Best Ever X Conference
Meet Ben
Two decades in. Still playing defense first.
Ben got his start in commercial real estate in 2005. He learned the business from the ground up, built his own brokerage, and put together a long track record of deals. Today he runs Rooster Equity Partners as a fund manager, focused on steady net lease income and careful use of investor money.
Away from the office, you'll find him on stage, on podcasts, hosting Austin's biggest Chanukah party, or at the lake with his dog, Mazzy.
Read his story →“Return OF capital is more important than return ON capital.”
Ben Kogut
Speaking
On the stage & in the mic
Triple Net (NNN) Lease Investing
How corporate-guaranteed, 15–20 year leases with credit tenants create stable, predictable cash flow — and why they're the quiet workhorse of passive income.
Fund Strategy & Capital Allocation
How a fund manager weighs opportunity, concentration, tenant credit, and downside risk before allocating investor capital.
Downside Protection & Durable Income
Building portfolios that protect principal first and grow second through disciplined underwriting, diversified income, and risk-adjusted returns.
1031 Exchanges & Alternative Assets
Using 1031 exchanges to defer gains and rotate into net lease assets, plus alternative-asset plays most investors never see.
Value
What the room walks out with
Every talk is built to leave people with something they can use on Monday morning — not a highlight reel.
- —Why return OF capital beats return ON capital — and how to structure for it
- —How corporate-guaranteed leases turn real estate into a bond-like income stream
- —The underwriting checklist a fund manager uses before allocating a dollar
- —How portfolio construction changes the way an investor evaluates a deal
- —Where disciplined capital allocation can create durable value
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