National Diversified Fund 7 is Live!
Diversify Your Real Estate Investments
A Real Estate Investment Company from Lon Welsh that allows investors to hit the "easy button" to achieve thoughtfully diversified real estate investments.
Investments Overview
National Diversified FundS

Our National Diversified Funds (NDFs) are diversified along the three dimensions of risk management: Strategy, geography, and Asset Class.

A typical NDF of $12-15 million will generally invest in 8-10 projects, with $1 to 3 million per project. This amount enables us to get exclusive access to premium projects and often receive better terms than small investors.

SHort Term INcome Fund

Our Short Term Income Fund (STI) provides investors with significantly higher income (7-8% annually) compared to money markets with a good level of liquidity.

It’s diversified among 200+ loans. It’s run by commercial bankers, who apply rigorous underwriting. STI is taxed at the lower REIT tax rate (20% at federal level), resulting in tax savings for many (consult your CPA).

Deal-by-Deal Investing

Build your real estate portfolio, one investment at a time. Find multifamily value add projects, new development and build to rent projects. 

Many of these investments are also included in our National Diversified Funds. Invest directly or through our NDFs.


Why invest in real estate?
Hedge Against Inflation and Reduce Volatility
Historically, real estate is a great hedge against inflation. Many investors are moving their capital to real estate during these high inflationary times.
Get off the stock market roller coaster and dismal bond returns by investing in real estate!
After seventeen years of active real estate investing, Lon Welsh looked for an easier way. He started selling rentals to invest passively using his NDF strategy. Thirty-five passive investments later (Funds 1–4), he is on track to earn 15-20% annual returns. He decided to launch Ironton Capital to allow accredited investors to invest along with him.
Here’s the great news! In the current real estate market cycle of higher interest rates, passive investments make about as much money as active real estate investing. There's potential for similar returns, but without the hands-on real estate management work and associated headaches, which is a win in our book.
Whether you're an active investor or new to real estate investing, Ironton Capital is here to help you achieve your investing goals. Many people have wanted to invest in real estate, but didn't have the time to hunt, find and manage rental properties. Passive investing with Ironton Capital is the "Easy Button!"
Diversification is Key to Our Performance
Diversification is key to mitigating risk and maximizing performance.
47 Investments

Highly Diversified

17% IRR

From Completed Projects (NDF1)

7.8% Annual Income

Short Term Income Fund

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Fund 1 - Build to Rent Development - McKinney TX

New built-to-rent (BTR) single-family homes in an affluent Dallas suburb. 56% actual IRR.

  • Funding Date
    January 2020
  • Target Annualized Return
    15.5%
  • Actual Annualized %
    Return
    56% Actual IRR - Finished
    Project
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Fund 1 - Multifamily Development - Arlington, TX

Target 15% net IRR. Actual 33.8% IRR.  A Luxury, 331-unit Garden-Style Multifamily Development in High-Income Area of Dallas-Fort Worth MSA.  

  • Funding Date
    January 2019
  • Target Annualized Return
    15%
  • Actual Annualized %
    Return
    33.8% Actual IRR - Finished
    Project
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Fund 1 - Value-Add Multifamily - Atlanta, GA

A garden-style apartment community consisting of 396 units in 36 three-story buildings located on 29 acres in the desirable and affluent Roswell submarket of Atlanta. 

  • Funding Date
    January 2019
  • Target Annualized Return
    13.5%
  • Actual Annualized %
    Return
    16.3% Actual IRR - Finished
    Project
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Fund 1 - Student Housing Development - North Dallas

PA 132 unit / 426 bed, Class A, luxury student housing development. Located in Denton, TX, next to the University of North Texas

  • Funding Date
    January 2019
  • Target Annualized Return
    13.5%
  • Actual Annualized %
    Return
    13.5% Actual IRR - Finished
    Project
What Our Investors Say
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heidi wendling

Investing with Ironton Capital provided my husband and I with an unmatched level of confidence and ease after undergoing thorough due diligence with Ironton management, tax professionals, our financial advisors, as well as, running comparative investment analysis.

The National Diversified Fund (NDF) provides us access to a geographically and sector diverse real estate portfolio that is carefully curated given well-defined investment parameters, targeted sub-markets and established development partners.

Relative to other bespoke, privately offered real estate funds, the structure, transparency and modest approach of NDF is well-suited for investors that have the capital to put at risk, but are perhaps newer to the investment class.

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jesse kajer

I have known and had the pleasure of working with Lon for many years.

Lon’s approach to investing in real estate and other business ventures has always been very thoughtful, analytical, and deliberate. 

Lon takes the time to really understand what he is looking at in a particular deal and thinks it through from multiple angles. 
He invests based on principals and a proven methodology while maintaining a very grounded approach to his analysis. 

Lon’s investment platform takes a very unique approach to identifying and underwriting investment opportunities based on historical analysis and proven modeling techniques.

5/5
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Shalom Kaiser

Although real estate investing can be a lucrative and rewarding venture, it comes with its own set of risks. When considering my personal investment options, I have placed a strong emphasis on the relationships and trust within those relationships. 

I chose to invest with Ironton Capital not only because of the potentially strong returns they offer, but also because of the collective expertise and experience of the founders. Their track record of making sound, responsible investment decisions gave me the confidence and conviction to invest in the fund. 

It is clear that the founders of Ironton have the knowledge and expertise to make informed, strategic decisions with my capital, while also prioritizing safety and responsibility.

5/5
Your Choice
Growth vs Income:
Which is Right For You?
Diversify with a mix of both Growth and Income Investments
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National Diversified Fund
Our flagship Growth fund enables you to achieve diversification and earn a financial return, without the need for active portfolio management.
Short Term Income Fund
This real estate debt fund is a great opportunity for our investors to have a short term or rainy day cash reserve option into an investment vehicle that offers a 7-8% return with the ability to request capital back, and have it returned within 90 days.
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Deal-By-Deal Investing
Build your real estate portfolio, one investment at a time. Find multifamily value add projects, new development and build to rent projects.
Our Team
Meet our team
Lon Welsh
Founder & Managing Partner

• MBA, Vanderbilt
• 8 yr strategy consulting: Deloitte, Accenture • 20+ years of commercial RE acquisition, development and value-add
• 20%+ average IRR over lifetime
• Founder/CEO largest independent Colorado brokerage, Your Castle Real Estate, 750 agents

Chris Lopez
General Partner - Chief Marketing Officer

• 20+ years digital marketing experience
• Runs largest CO RE investing Podcast
• 10+ years of owning and managing rental properties
• Host of the Denver Investment Real Estate Podcast
• Host of Bigger Pockets’ House Hackerz Show

Vital Aelion
General Partner - Chief Investments Officer

• BSc, MS at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• MBA, New York University
• PhD, Carnegie Mellon.
• Extensive experience corp finance, M+A
• Owns and manages 90+ residential rental properties
• 20%+ average IRR over lifetime

Brent Guyor
General Partner - Portfolio Management

• 20 years RE acquisition, development land use across multiple states
• 20%+ average IRR over lifetime
• 15+ years owning resi rental properties

• Experienced in Urban and Resort RE markets • Accountant KPMG, BS Accounting MI State

Richard McGirr
General Partner - Chief Technology Officer

• 8-year background in Fortune 100 Software Consulting & Venture Capital

•Co-Chair of the Real Estate Committee of US Chamber of Commerce of Hong Kong

•Founder of real estate portfolio analytics SaaS platform Property Llama

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Lon Welsh
Founder & Managing Partner

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Chris Lopez
General Partner - Chief Marketing Officer

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Vital Aelion
General Partner - Chief Investments Officer

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Brent Guyor
General Partner - Portfolio Management

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Dr. Sara Cheng
General Partner - Marketing

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Richard McGirr
General Partner - Chief Technology Officer

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