Jay-Z's J Hotels Construction on Hold

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In these days you gota say f*ck the banks, OPM is where its at. This however, requires a business model that has been tested and has the ability to be proven.

Jamin Stocker of TX 3:42PM June 28, 2009

You never sink all of your money or most of your money into one project. Your large business entities and extremely wealth people spread the wealth out in investments that offer a decent return and play it safe. Jay Z's value is not liquid. That would be retarded. When somebody is worth over 400 million that doesn't mean they have 400 million dollars in a bank sitting somewhere waiting to be pulled out. That doesn't mean he has 2 million just lying around. 66m is a huge chunk of change even for somebody who is worth 400 million. This is where banks and investing partners come into play...you leverage your money by putting the most amount in to maxmize your return but the least amount possible minimizing your risk. in the process keeping the rest of your money safe. If the project falls through or goes belly up 1/8th of your life savings isn't on the line.
In the commercial world right now nobody is playing ball on a big scale. Everybody is talking about it but the economy is on the edge of a cliff and the major players are ALL looking to see what is going to happen next. Nobody wants to partake in anything large because they are scared.
I have shown some of the greatest and largest projects that offer the most potential for return on money in America to some of the wealthiest companies and investment groups. The truth is that although they can salivate all they want the money is not there because the people holding it are to scared to move it.
I'm sure he is feeling the pressure but by not making a risky move to throw a ton of money into something all on your own is the way he is going to ensure his survival through one of the most trying times we have seen.

unknown of FL 1:08PM February 20, 2009

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Derrick E. Vaughan of MD 5:41AM January 11, 2009

Large scale construction projects don't work in that manner especially when there are multiple equity partners. The purpose of entering into joint ventures is to spread the downside risk among investors and allow for a potential greater upside with less individual equity. Any construction project is underwrote primarily on the fundamentals of the project itself and the partners liquid net worth is a secondary concern.

of 2:14PM January 07, 2009

It makes perfect sense that bank financing isn't sufficiently available for Jay-Z's hotel. The banks are forced to hold the funds in reserve against bad debt. That's the foundation of the mortgage crisis and why the federal government will assume much of the bad debt - so that the banks can lend more of their money instead of holding it in reserve against bad debt. Let's just hope that the banks make smarter loans going forward.

Alvin Cooper of TX 12:36PM January 05, 2009

No you have to look it like this...lets say you have $400 and you wanna take $66 of it and make a risky but maybe big pay-off investment in some property but then financially the market starts looking more shaky of course now your gonna look to other investors to cut down your stake in the project because that's a big chunk of your money going to an uncertain outcome duuuuuuuuh doesn't anyone listen to warren buffet? I'm a 21 year old high school drop out from maybe the worst neigborhood of the bronx and even I can see why that would be a smart move.

Geo of 5:54AM January 04, 2009

Why are there banks involved at all? This makes no sense. If they don't have enough liquid capital to do a 60 million job, then I submit somebody is being less-than-truthful about a number of different things.
Jay Z with a 'supposed net worth north of 400 million' can't get funding for a 60 million dollar project? Things simply don't add up and anybody willing to attribute this to the 'economy' is just another sheep.

of VA 9:28AM January 02, 2009