STRW: Tenant relationships driving a portfolio of skilled nursing real estate

Strawberry Fields REIT (STRW) operates as a self-managed, self-administered healthcare REIT that acquires, owns and leases skilled nursing and post-acute facilities. The business monetizes by signing long-term, predominantly triple-net leases and master-lease frameworks with experienced operators, transferring most operating costs and capital expenditure responsibility to tenants while collecting stable rental cash flow. For investors, the key lever is lease durability and tenant credit: master leases account for the majority of rental revenue and therefore concentrate economic exposure.
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How the tenant model actually works — the operating characteristics that matter

Strawberry Fields is a rent-first REIT. Long-term, non-cancellable, triple-net leases are the backbone of revenue generation, with tenants responsible for taxes, insurance, maintenance and many capex items. The company organizes many assets into master-lease groups — 15 master leases cover a large share of the portfolio — which creates a framework that simplifies administration but also introduces cross-default and cross-collateralization risk across multiple properties.

• Contracting posture: Predominantly long-term triple-net leases and master leases that lock in predictable cash flow while shifting operational risk to operators.
• Concentration and criticality: Roughly 84.1% of annualized rental revenue flows through the 15 master leases, making those counterparties critical to cash flow stability.
• Geographic footprint: The portfolio is broad across the U.S. Midwest and South (11 states), though Indiana and Illinois account for a disproportionately large share of beds and properties, implying state-level reimbursement or labor shocks would be meaningful.
• Relationship role and stage: The REIT acts as landlord/seller of leased real estate; operators are active service providers. Virtually all properties are leased and operational.

These are company-level signals drawn from SEC filings and year-end operating results; they describe the structural constraints that govern STRW’s revenue durability and counterparty risk.

The named tenants and what they imply for cash flow (each cited)

Below are every customer relationship referenced in recent disclosures and press, with a concise plain-English takeaway and the source cited.

• Hill Valley
  Hill Valley is identified as a new tenant operating skilled nursing facilities and described as a fit for STRW’s portfolio, indicating an operator-level addition to active leases. This was stated on the Company’s 2025 Q4 earnings call. (Strawberry Fields REIT, 2025 Q4 earnings call, March 2026)

• Willie and Michelle Novotny of Advenicare
  Strawberry Fields executed a new triple-net master lease with Willie and Michelle Novotny of Advenicare for an initial ten-year term plus two five-year extension options, reinforcing the REIT’s preference for long-dated, renewal-friendly contracts. (2025 Q4 earnings call, March 2026)

• Tide Group
  Eight facilities were leased to Tide Group and added to a master lease that began in August 2024, increasing annual rents and demonstrating growth through acquisitions paired with master-lease coverage. (GlobeNewswire press release, Feb 19, 2026)

• The Tide Group (separate reporting)
  Strawberry Fields acquired nine skilled nursing facilities in Missouri for $59 million and leased them to Tide Group under a long-term agreement, which the company projects will raise annual rents by about $5.5 million. (Intellectia/earnings coverage summarizing FY2025 results, March 2026)

• Reliant Care Group L.L.C.
  One facility was leased to an affiliate of Reliant Care Group L.L.C., indicating STRW’s use of third-party affiliates as operators within its master-lease structure. (GlobeNewswire press release, Feb 19, 2026)

• Infinity Healthcare of Illinois
  Infinity Healthcare of Illinois is named as one of the operating tenants across the portfolio, reflecting STRW’s strategy of leasing to regional healthcare operators. (Intellectia summary of FY2025 operating results, March 2026)

• Infinity Healthcare of Indiana
  Infinity Healthcare of Indiana appears in the company’s tenant roster, further illustrating multi-state operator relationships within STRW’s leased portfolio. (Intellectia summary, March 2026)

• Infinity Healthcare of Tennessee
  Infinity Healthcare of Tennessee is listed among portfolio operators, showing the same operator brand spans multiple states within STRW’s footprint. (Intellectia summary, March 2026)

• BRIA Health Services
  BRIA Health Services is included in the portfolio roster of tenants, consistent with STRW’s focus on regional skilled nursing operators under long-term lease arrangements. (Intellectia summary, March 2026)

• Zahav of Des Plaines
  Zahav of Des Plaines is cited among operating tenants, an example of local or single-site operators contributing to the REIT’s rental income. (Intellectia summary, March 2026)

• Continent Health Care
  Continent Health Care is another named operator within the portfolio, underscoring the diversity of third-party operators in STRW’s lease structure. (Intellectia summary, March 2026)

• Creative Solutions
  Creative Solutions is listed among operators occupying leased properties, demonstrating STRW’s approach of partnering with a mix of regional and local providers. (Intellectia summary, March 2026)

What these relationships mean for investors — risks and upside

Collectively, these tenant relationships show a portfolio strategy optimized for steady rental income rather than operator profit exposure. The upside for investors is clarity of cash flow: long-term triple-net and master leases convert operating volatility into predictable rent streams. However, there are concentrated risks:

• Master-lease concentration is critical. With 84.1% of annualized rent in 15 master leases and cross-default provisions, a default by one large counterparty could cascade through the portfolio.
• Related-party concentration is material. More than half of annualized base rent is tied to related-party tenants per company disclosure, which raises governance and renewal risk that investors must monitor.
• Operator execution still matters. Triple-net leases shift capex and staffing risk to operators, but tenant insolvency or operational failure will directly threaten rent collection and property valuation.

These characteristics make STRW a yield play anchored to counterparty credit and master-lease health rather than operational upside from facility management.

Bottom line and next steps for analysts

STRW’s revenue model is durable but concentrated. Investors should monitor master-lease counterparties, related-party tenant performance, and state-level reimbursement trends in Indiana and Illinois. For transaction diligence or monitoring of tenant-level developments, the company’s filings and press releases provide the primary evidence behind each relationship cited above.

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