Creating Impact with Opportunity Zones.

Introducing the Buckeye OZ Fund. Now Open to Investors.

A Qualified Opportunity Zone Fund (QOZF)

The Buckeye OZ Fund converts rural land in OZ areas to income-producing properties that support sustainable highly-profitable OZ businesses. Staying ahead of growth and development, the Independent Concepts team are beyond fund professionals, they are community builders. The investment into recreational land and tourism business are naturally low risk and high yield assets like RV Camping, offroad vehicle rentals/tours, and old west themed parks and venues. (Land preservation is an indirect benefit to the development projects proposed)

Our Mission

The Buckeye OZ Fund was created to raise the necessary capital of $25 million to invest in ghost towns located in Opportunity Zones.

The Fund Vision

Revitalizing historically significant towns that have been left abandoned and making them economically viable through development of off road recreational attractions; preserving the cultural pastimes of the working class ahead of progress through community inspired development.

The OZ Advantage

The Fund will utilize the tax break incentives created by the Tax Cuts and Job Acts of 2017 for designated Opportunity Zones in the U.S.

Investing in the Future

Why Ghost Towns?

✔ 550% underserved market for adventure seekers and explorers in a $2.6 billion industry
✔ Land and development costs are lowest than all other RE projects
✔ Future land value higher than other development projects once assets reach maximum earning potential
✔ Cash Flow businesses with elevated margins

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$50K

Minimum Subscription

$25M

Round A Target

OZ Overview & Key Benefits

Qualified Opportunity Zones (QOZ) are an economic development tool designed to spur significant tax benefits to investors who re-invest capital gains into long-term investments into communities designated for economic development. There are more than 8,500 Opportunity Zones across the US. Opportunity Zones offer investors the ability to positively impact struggling communities while deferring capital gains tax on realized gains if they are invested in a Qualified Opportunity Fund within 180 days of the sale.

Temporary Deferral of Taxes on Previously Earned Capital Gains.

Investors can defer tax on any prior Capital Gains deposited into a Qualified Opportunity Zone Fund (QOF) until 2026.

Permanent Exclusion of Taxable Income on New Tax Gains.

For investments held for at least 10 years, investors pay no taxes on any capital gains produced through their investment in the Opportunity Fund.

Our Fund Focus

Revitalizing historically significant towns that have been left abandoned and making them economically viable. through development of offroad recreational attractions; preserving the cultural pastimes of the working class ahead of progress through community inspired development.