How Did They Do It? Real Estate

Brian C. Adams is the President and Founder of Excelsior Capital, where he spearheads the investor relations and capital markets arms of the firm. He has 10 years of experience in real estate private equity and has advanced knowledge in best practices for strategic real estate investing. Prior to forming Excelsior Capital, Brian co-founded Priam Properties (an institutional real estate private equ...

Alix Kogan is the President of Ashland Capital Fund and has 20 years of experience in real estate, construction and development.  He started his career in Colorado founding his own high-end construction company and grew it to be the largest and most successful firm in Southwest Colorado.  Over the last 15 years, Alix has successfully completed several townhome, mixed-use and single-family developm...

Pancham  Gupta is the host and founder of The Gold Collar Investor podcast, a professional real estate fund manager and a co-founder of Mesos Capital which controls over $43M in assets. He earned a Masters from Carnegie Mellon University.  Using his engineering background and his 14 years experience in the FinTech industry, he has created systems and successfully built a portfolio which is cash-fl...

Chris Salerno is the founder and managing partner of QC Capital, a well-respected multifamily investing company. Chris has an extreme passion for real estate.  By the time he was 24, he successfully transacted more than $40M in real estate and helped lead the #1 real estate team in the Carolinas to produce more than $140M in annual sales.  He is named Charlotte’s 30 under 30, Elite 50, and nominat...

Terry Moore CCIM, is the co-owner of ACI Apartment Consultants Inc. and is the author of popular book “Building Legacy Wealth”. Terry is an experienced Real Estate Investor and Broker in the San Diego market and has received multiple awards for Brokerage from San Diego Association of Realtors. Together with his team, they have closed more than 4000 escrows. Connect:  Terry's website Terry&apo...

Fritz Ritter is the principle at the Kronos Investment Partners where he directs daily business development, investment packaging, operations, and is active in the capital raising.  He has successfully acquired & repositioned opportunistic multifamily assets with various business partners. Connect: Fritz's website Fritz's ebook Fritz's podcast Facebook - Fritz Ritter

Logan Freeman began LiveFree Investments in early 2018 after the corporate world had let him down one too many times. Real estate has always been his passion and got kicked into full gear after completing his first live-in flip in 2013. Today, with over 80 successful real estate transaction and $13 million completed for investors annually, he has created a proven track record to provide his invest...

Gino Barbaro is an investor, business owner, author and entrepreneur. He has grown his real estate portfolio to over 1500 multifamily units. He is the co-founder of Jake & Gino, a multifamily real estate education company that offers coaching and training in real estate founded upon their proprietary framework of Buy Right, Manage Right & Finance Right.  He is the best-selling author of tw...

Robert Beardsley oversees acquisitions and capital markets for the Lone Star Capital Group and has acquired over $100M of multifamily real estate. He has evaluated thousands of opportunities using proprietary underwriting models and published the number one book on multifamily underwriting, The Definitive Guide to Underwriting Multifamily Acquisitions.  He has written over 50 articles about underw...

Anthony Angotti is a full-time realtor and investor with five years of experience, has a portfolio that consists of 76 units. He is based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Connect: Anthony's website Anthony's instagram Anthony's email Anthony's podcast Anthony's Bigger Pocket

Justin Goodin is the founder and CEO of Next Level Equity.  Born and raised in Indianapolis, Indiana, he has a background in Finance and Supply Chain Management and specializes in multifamily underwriting. Justin has past experience in single family homes but has since shifted his focus to investing exclusively in large multifamily assets in the Midwest. Justin is on a path to achieving financial...

Garrett Lynch is the Director of Acquisitions at Nighthawk Equity, where he manages all sourcing, underwriting, due diligence and closing processes.  He has been in the multifamily investment industry since 2011, and in 2013 he co-founded a firm that grew from 0 to 3,400 units and a management company with 125 employees; he successfully exited that venture and teamed up with Nighthawk Equity.  Con...

Brock Mogensen has been investing in real estate for over two years.  He lives and invests in the Milwaukee, WI market. He holds a masters in Information Systems and comes from an analytical background.  Brock specializes in underwriting and incorporating data models for asset management.  As a principal at Smart Asset Capital, the firm currently has over $8 Million in assets under management.  Th...

Blake Janover is the founder of Janover Ventures, where he and his team have been overseeing, underwriting, managing, investing in, and originating billions of dollars of multifamily, commercial and residential real estate loans with a core-competency in FHA insured debt, GSA financing, CMBS loans, bank, and debt fund.  He is also an honorary member of the 2019 Forbes Real Estate Council. Connect:...

Bill Manassero is the host and top dog of The Old Dawg’s REI Network, a blog and weekly podcast for people 50 years and older who are using real estate investing as a means to fund their retirement years and create a legacy for their children and grandchildren. Bill’s goal is to own/control 1,000 units/doors in less than 6 years. Prior to forming the Old Dawg’s REI Network, Bill and his family wer...

Angel has been involved in real estate investing her whole life but began her personal real estate investing journey in 2003.  She is a Co-Founder of The Academy Presents and a Managing Partner of Lorren Capital, LLC.  Angel has experience in Single Family Home Rentals, small Multifamily Home Rentals, and Passive Investing in Multifamily Syndication deals.  Angel graduated from Baylor University i...

Anthony Vicino is the Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Invictus Capital.  He is a serial entrepreneur who has helped build multiple multi-million dollar companies from the ground up by creating efficient systems that scale, utilizing value-based content marketing strategies, and always focusing on providing exceptional end-user experiences. He is a Best-Selling Author, Investor, and Small Busine...

Over the past decade, Owen Barrett has implemented $35 million dollars of energy projects, including solar PV, fuel cells, LED lighting, and HVAC improvements. His projects save 29.9 Giga Watts hours annually. Owen’s first company hit eight figures in revenue in 18 months. Owen is a Certified Energy Manager (C.E.M.) through the Association of Energy Engineers.  Today, Owen is the President of ZNE...

Sylvia Inks is a business coach, finance expert, and speaker who teaches small business owners how to make sense of their numbers (so they know what to do differently) and build multiple profitable income streams.  She’s helped coaches, consultants, and service providers find hidden opportunities to make more money without having to chase down more leads.  Sylvia is the author of the #1 Amazon bes...

Abel Pacheco is the President at 5T Commercial Real Estate.  He and his wife have been investing in real estate since 2008.  He has experience in acquiring, renovating, and managing both residential and multifamily real estate investments.  Abel has invested in $93M of Commercial Real Estate, totaling 865 doors across 5 multifamily apartment complexes, of which he’s a General Partner in ~400 doors...

Tyler Chesser is the Co-Founder of CF Capital, a real estate investment firm, which focuses on acquiring and repositioning multifamily assets in the Southeast United States, provides institutional-quality services to its residents and outsized returns to its investment partners. Tyler is also the Founder and President of The Chesser Companies, which provides it's cornerstone of exceeding valu...

John Stoeber is a Principal at Kronos Investment Partners, where he oversees all the underwriting, market analysis and financial reporting.  He has a background working as a financial analyst at Fortune 500 company.  John also has experience renovating and operating investment properties in Baltimore, Maryland and actively raises capital. Connect with John: John's website John's book - H...

Gary Lipsky is a Managing Partner of APT Capital Group, which buys value-add B & C class properties. Gary has been a real estate investor since 2002 and has invested in over 1700 units with $17MM AUM. Gary is Real Estate Financial Modeling Certified and has been a successful business operator for over 30 years. Prior to forming APT Capital Group, Gary was the President and Founder of Break of...

Paul Dashevsky is the co-founder of GreatBuildz, an online concierge that connects homeowners with general contractors for their renovation.  Prior to GreatBuildz, he spent over 20 years in real estate investing as Partner at Westcliff Realty and as Partner at RPDK Associates.  Paul has also flipped over 350 homes. Connect with Paul: Paul's email Paul's website Paul's Linkedin

Christina Suter has over 30 years of extensive real estate experience, where she has acquired over 350 doors, valued at over $40M.  In 2019, she co-authored the book You Got This! on real estate investing success.  Additionally, she founded FIBI Pasadena Meetup with over 3,500 members as part of the For Investor By Investor Real Estate Network.  Over the last 15 years, Christina has mentored aspir...