Grant Cardone adds $100M bitcoin to $235M real estate deal, aiming to outperform REITs with hybrid model

Real estate investor Grant Cardone has added $100 million in bitcoin to a $235 million property deal, creating a hybrid investment structure combining income-producing real estate and bitcoin within a single LLC. This strategy, building on Cardone Capital's prior $200 million bitcoin exposure, aims to deliver returns between 22% and 32%, outperforming traditional real estate investment trusts (REITs) which cannot hold bitcoin on their balance sheets. Cardone's model also introduces mostly new investors to bitcoin, pairing stable real estate cash flow with bitcoin's upside potential. He plans to compete directly with conventional real estate vehicles and has discussed future plans to tokenize holdings for liquidity and collateral benefits.