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Affordable Housing Investment Firm

Delivering Alpha by Building Communities

Helping family offices, HNWIs, and accredited investors improve their alpha and yield through value-add distressed properties and predictable cash flow.

$65M
Total AUM
550+
Single-Family Rentals
7
Years Buying Section 8
110+
Supporting Team
111 Maywood St, Pittsburgh PA. Purchase $68k. Sold $145k.
Who We Are

A Real Estate Operator Built Differently

We are a real estate operator and fund manager focused on acquiring undervalued single-family homes, executing value-add renovations, and leasing them through housing voucher programs — where the government pays the majority of rent directly to the landlord.
We help family offices, UHNWIs, and accredited investors improve their alpha through real asset investments. Fast cash flow, capital preservation, and high appreciation — not the slow distributions and binary exits of traditional real estate.

Fast Cash Flow

Distributions within months, not years — capital recycling in under 6 months.

Capital Preservation

Government-backed rent eliminates vacancy risk. Real asset protection.

High Appreciation

Buy below replacement cost. Rehab to market. Refinance and repeat.

True Diversification

12+ markets, 500+ properties — exposure spread to protect the downside.

The Problem

Why Traditional Portfolios Are Failing Investors

Allocation Strategy Has Changed

Most Real Assets Don't Perform

The Opportunity

Affordable Housing is America's Greatest Unmet Demand

A perfect storm of rising prices, shrinking inventory, and AI-driven job displacement is fueling unprecedented demand for affordable rental housing — precisely where we operate.
111 Maywood St, Pittsburgh PA. Purchase $68k. Sold $145k.

$445K

Median Home Price

Home prices doubled in 10 years, pricing out millions of would-be buyers who are now renters.

$1,300

Monthly Rent Savings

It's $1,300/month cheaper to rent than to buy — driving a permanent renter class at scale.

3–6.8M

Home Shortage

The U.S. faces a shortfall of 3–6.8 million homes, concentrated in the affordable segment.

11M

Cost-Burdened Families

11 million families spend more than 50% of their income on rent — and the number is growing.

Housing Affordability Crisis

Median Home Price Doubled in 10 Years to $445k

It's Cheaper to Rent than to Buy by $1,300/month · Qualifying income went from $49k (2019) to $105k (2025)

The Solution

Institutional Team with a Track Record of 500+ Properties

We combine +90 years of Real Estate, Private Equity and Asset Management experience, having managed over $1.5 billion in assets and $2 billion in transactions and $900 million in development.

Bernardo Machado

Capital Markets

Capital markets strategy, institutional partnerships, investor communication, and business development.

Michael King

Acquisitions

Drives the acquisition engine and relationship with lenders.

Marcelo Peano

Investor Relations

Managing investor communications and long-term LP relationships.

Joe Berlin

Operations

Oversees portfolio performance, operations, finance, and relationships with housing authority and regulators.

Alex King

Asset Management

Manages rehab, value-add quality, lease, and property management across all markets.

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The Opportunity

Almost No Player Combines Our Track Record With Institutional Management

01

Institutional DNA

Our Managing Partners bring +80 years of Real Estate and Asset Management experience, having managed over $1.5 billion in assets and $2 billion in transactions. Institutional rigor at every level.

02

Startup Speed

Lean, tech-driven, and execution-focused. We move faster than institutions, leveraging data and AI to capture opportunities before competitors arrive in the market.

03

Proven Playbook

While others avoided Section 8, we pioneered it. 500+ acquisitions prove the thesis. We built the systems to scale and now sit years ahead at top-5% performance in the space.

04

Purposely Driven

Our why is clear: housing families, building communities, compounding investor capital with safety. Purpose fuels performance and creates a team that goes further for every stakeholder.

Investment Process

Proprietary Data-Driven Underwriting at Every Stage

We combine analytics that have allowed us to identify and pioneer the best markets and properties before the competition — acquiring at 50% below market comps with cap rates above 14%.

100 Properties / Month

Acquisition capacity built into our operational systems

Ready to Put Your Capital to Work?

Join family offices, UHNWIs, and accredited investors already generating 35%+ annual returns.

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