The Westward Fund

Equity Capital Group (ECG) of Phoenix, Arizona, has established the Westward Fund to take advantage of the unprecedented real estate opportunities in today's depressed market. The recession has produced a surplus of high-quality real estate assets available at substantially lower than normal prices in Arizona, Nevada, California, and Texas.

The ECG Team consists of real estate specialists whose expertise is so highly regarded in the industry that they have been invited by several financial institutions to analyze pre-REO and REO portfolios before the assets are made available to the public. Team members believe so strongly in the prospects of The Westward Fund that they have agreed to match all outside investments with a percentage of their own capital.

ECG's talented team of experts is dedicated to personally overseeing each stage of the acquisition and sales process. They will also leverage the relationships of trust and cooperation established during their 50 plus years of experience in real estate, homebuilding, commercial construction, and lending.

All investment decisions are based on ECG's proprietary Market Analysis System, and the Group will only purchase real estate that can be negotiated at deeply discounted prices, with the goal of producing the highest possible returns and profit margins.

This is not a solicitation for sale or purchase of securities without the appropriate exemption documents being provided to prospective purchasers. The information above is for informational purposes only and is not a solicitation as to any real estate investment product. This information is inherently limited in scope and does not contain all of the applicable terms, conditions, limitations and exclusions of the real estate investment described herein.

ECG uses empirical data to identify, purchase and sell significantly discounted real estate at high profit margins. While residential real estate will make up a significant portion of acquisition targets, buying decisions will ultimately be based on those assets offering the highest value proposition. The company locates off market assets before they are liquidated by lending institutions, hedge funds, private investors, private equity funds, homebuilders, and investors, and makes all-cash offers to obtain the real estate assets at the lowest possible price. Next, they evaluate current worth by using "market comps" sale prices of neighboring real estate with a high degree of similarity. The comps are less than 90 days old, and the most recent sales are weighted more heavily. The company then projects future potential using a systematic, time-proven buying formula. After purchasing the real estate assets and making necessary renovations, they then resell a majority of the assets to established wholesalers with whom they have reliable and longstanding relationships. The Group also retains select assets for retail sale, with the intent of capturing a higher profit. ECG will only buy real estate that can either be resold profitably to a wholesaler, or sold retail at a premium.