Our Approach
Rainbow Realty Group does not invest directly in cannabis equities. Rainbow Realty Group is a real estate financier who works with cannabis tenants and borrowers in the U.S. Rainbow underwrites retail and industrial real estate based on its non-cannabis value. Rainbow will purchase or mortgage real property, depending on the operator’s needs. When reviewing potential deals, our analysts focus on LOCATION, BUSINESS, PRICE & TEAM.

Fundamentals
Patience
RRG and affiliates have been operating in the real estate industry since 1962 and in the cannabis industry since 2014. RRG has transacted on less than 2% of the transactions it has underwritten. RRG has flourished during the last 3 years – the most challenging times that the cannabis industry has faced – due to careful underwriting with security backed by hard assets.
Diligence
When reviewing any potential deal, our team conducts rigorous diligence to best quantify the risk and opportunity. We consult local real estate brokers who know the market, and we speak to cannabis industry insiders that know the counterparty. Our real estate valuations are based on market non-cannabis rents for traditional retail and industrial users in the given location. RRG does not finance ground up construction. This standard diligence and underwriting practice has kept Rainbow Realty Group safe. RRG has recorded 0 losses on 57 properties financed, including two profitable workouts on legacy deals.
Selectivity
Rainbow Realty Group has taken a very conservative approach to the industry. 95% of opportunities we review do not make it past step one, which is the real estate evaluation. Once we are satisfied that the real estate, we will then dissect the counterparty’s business model to ensure we believe in the plan and viability of the business.

Sale-Leasebacks
- 10-13% non-leveraged going-in cap rates based on purchase price
- Term: 10-15 years, multiple 5 or 10 year extension options available
- Absolute NNN leases
- Tenant improvement allowances available in certain instances

Senior Mortgage
- Senior-secured, non-leveraged loans
- 11-15% interest rates
- 17-23% IRRs (including fees)
- 60-70% LTV (real estate value)
- 30-45% LTV (cannabis value)
- 2-4 year loans with extension and prepayment flexibility
Case Studies
Repaid Loan
In October 2024, our tenant in Cincinnati, Ohio, purchased the building and paid off the loan that was made in 2022.

Counterparty
Cannabis Dispensary
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio
Type
Loan
33%
24 Months
1.65x
31.50%
Profit Participation Interest
Hold Period
Equity Multiple
Actual Unlevered Deal IRR
Repaid Loan
In August 2024, a private lender refinanced a loan that was made in November 2021.

Counterparty
Cannabis Cultivator and Processor
Location
Bridgeport, West Virginia
Type
Loan
$4,200,000
33 Months
1.36x
16.11%
Loan Size
Hold Period
Equity Multiple
Actual Unlevered Deal IRR
Repaid Loan
In May 2024, a private investor in Euclid, Ohio purchased the building and paid off the loan that was made in 2022.

Counterparty
Cannabis Dispensary
Location
Euclid, Ohio
Type
Loan
33%
19 Months
2.16x
65.00%
Profit Participation Interest
Hold Period
Equity Multiple
Actual Unlevered Deal IRR
Repaid Loan
In March 2024, our tenant in Ravenna, Ohio, purchased the building and paid off the loan that was made in 2022.

Counterparty
Cannabis Dispensary
Location
Ravenna, Ohio
Type
Loan
33%
17 Months
1.69x
52.16%
Profit Participation Interest
Hold Period
Equity Multiple
Actual Unlevered Deal IRR
Repaid Loan
In December 2023, Fund I was refinanced out of a loan it made in January 2021 by a private lender in California.

Counterparty
Cannabis Dispensary
Location
Ventura County, California
Type
Loan
$2,000,000
36 Months
1.26x
11.70%
Loan Size
Hold Period
Equity Multiple
Actual Unlevered Deal IRR
Repaid Loan
In October 2023, Fund I was refinanced out of a loan it made in June 2021.

Counterparty
Cannabis grower, cultivator, & distributor
Location
Detroit, Michigan
Type
Loan
$10,500,000
27 Months
1.34x
14.53%
Loan Size
Hold Period
Equity Multiple
Actual Unlevered Deal IRR
Completed Sale
In early 2022, Fund I completed the sale of 5 assets purchased in 2019.

Counterparty
Cannabis cultivation and dispensaries
Location
Denver, Colorado
Type
Sale-leaseback
$3,400,000
39 Months
$4,750,000
33.00%
Acquisition Price
Hold Period
Sale Price
Actual Unlevered Deal IRR
