Austin Real Estate Investing

Hans is a Principal of Box Wilson Equity and a Senior Director at Old Capital Lending, a provider of commercial capital solutions in the Texas market (over $1B in originations last year). Old Capital specializes in 1st lien multifamily lending (but also lends on other commercial real estate). They utilize FNMA, Freddie, HUD, banks, credit unions, bridge lenders, and “soft” and “hard money” on occasion. Old Capital specializes in TX, but lends nationally as well. Their niche is education and assisting clients through the entire transaction. Most brokers/lenders don’t invest in commercial real estate and even less sponsor or syndicate their own deals. However, Hans is a sponsor as well and has created 13 private equity funds with his business partner (together, Box Wilson Equity; ~$35MM+ in equity combined). They have bought or invested in multifamily, self storage, mobile home parks and distressed debt.  Hans has been directly involved in the acquisition, investment and management of over $350MM in multifamily and self-storage assets and has asset managed ~3,700 MF units and has invested in or had equity in ~4,300 MF units and ~2,000 units of self storage.

Ben is a partner and head of Investor relations for HJH Investments. HJH protects and then grows Investor capital through commercial real estate syndications. The investments include industrial buildings, shopping centers, and office buildings which are typically anchored by high credit-tenants with long-term leases throughout the United States. HJH has over $340M in assets under management.
Ben is passionate about educating investors about passive income investing and has written an E-Book called "5 Things to Consider when investing in real estate Syndications".  That can be downloaded at www.HJHinvestments.com/book.  Ben is based in Austin, Texas and has an MBA and CCIM certification.

A lifelong Austinite and UT graduate, Cooper has worked in a variety of roles in the commercial real estate space throughout his career in Central Texas. Most recently, Cooper served in a business development role for Heritage Title for over 9 years. His diverse background serving clients in a variety of roles is an ideal fit for his position at Wildhorn Capital, where he manages the company’s capital relationships and focuses on deal sourcing in Austin.
Cooper is involved in a wide range of Austin organizations. He is a member of the Real Estate Council of Austin’s Executive Council. Cooper is also a school board member of Austin Achieve Public Schools. He has previously served as a board of director for the Urban Land Institute, International Council of Shopping Centers and Hill Country Conservancy. He and his wife, Camille, are Deacons at the Austin Stone Community Church and parents to two wonderful sons.

Blake Choisnet is a real estate investing coach and active investor. Blake coaches 9-to-5’ers and new investors through a simple step-by-step process to building a cash-flowing rental portfolio so they have freedom to spend their time how they want. He built a multimillion dollar real estate portfolio in 18 months while raising over $1M of private money to fuel the beginning of his RE journey. He has since escaped the 9-to-5, retired at age 32 and now spends his time growing his portfolio and teaching others how to get started investing in real estate. He and his wife Brittany enjoy being active advocates for their community in Tyler, TX.

 
Aaron Amuchastegui is a husband, and father of four.  A real estate entrepreneur who hosts the Real Estate Rockstars Podcast (hibandigital.com),compiles foreclosure data and teaches people to become investors with Roddy's Foreclosure Listing Service (flsonline.com) and has bought and sold more than 1,000 investment flip homes and at Homerock, they own and manage hundreds of rental homes. (homerock.com).  His recent book, Bidding To Buy is a best seller published by Biggerpockets.  As part of the entrepreneurial spirit, he and his wife pulled their kids out of school years ago to focus on real world education.  Together they are the best selling authors of The Five Hour School Week, an inspiration homeschool guide.  (fivehourschoolweek.com)  

Cory has 15 years of real estate investing experience and is the co-founder of River City Capital Partners. He has a 518 unit under development on East Riverside currently under construction, 70 acres on Parmer with a 300 unit under development and owns several investment homes.
Prior to founding RCCP, Cory worked as an Audit Consultant for Deloitte, and then later served as the Controller for Keller Williams Realty International. Cory received the distinct honor of being selected by the Keller Williams Realty executive team to attend the Acton School of Entrepreneurship’s MBA program. Upon graduating from this program, Cory was recognized as the top student among his graduating class and returned to Keller Williams Realty International to head up the Commercial Real Estate Division. He later led the Global Property Specialist division and the Young Professionals Division.
Cory obtained a bachelors and masters' degree in accounting from the University of Arizona, and an MBA from the Acton School of Entrepreneurship. Cory holds a CPA and Real Estate license in the State of Texas and has been active in the community as a volunteer mentor for Explore Austin 501(c)(3) and board member of the Central Texas Media Foundation 501(c)(3).
Cory is originally from Phoenix and he moved to Austin 15 years ago.
His favorite restaurants in Austin are Uchi and Franklin's.
Website: https://rivercityatx.com/cory-older/
 
 

Jason Ricks is the Chief Operating Officer for the world's first Single Tenant Net Lease Security Token Fund.
Jason is a thirteen-year commercial real estate executive that has completed over 1,000 lease transactions in his career. Skilled in all aspects of Net Lease operations, development, construction, management and leasing. Recently led a $500M+ private REIT portfolio throughout the U.S. As COO for the Liberty Real Estate Fund he focuses on Asset Management, selection for acquisitions, and strategic direction of the Fund.
Jason received a BS from Oklahoma State University in Business Management, where he was a Team Co-Captain for the Oklahoma State Football Team. He is a Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM), and a International Council of Shopping Center (ICSC) member. Jason currently resides in Austin, TX with his wife Sara and son Callum.
Social Media Tags:
@LibertyFundRE @jasonricks85 – Twitter
Libertyfundre – Instagram
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https://www.linkedin.com/company/libertyfund
https://libertyfund.medium.com/
 
Favorite Restaurant in Austin: Emmer & Rye
                            
 

Puja Talati, has experience overseeing $190M+ in real estate assets. She has expertise in marketing, strategic growth planning, innovation, and operations.
Puja is a former brand manager at The Hershey Company where she managed and marketed iconic brands such as Hershey’s KISSES chocolates, achieving above growth targets for the $420M brand. She also led two brand launches and has experience building brands in international markets.
Prior to her career in marketing, Puja was a management consultant at Deloitte Consulting, where she worked in numerous industries and service areas, including post merger strategic planning for Fortune 500 banks. Puja has an undergraduate degree in marketing from Carnegie Mellon University and a MBA from Duke University.
You can find more information on the social media links below:
Website: www.jtcapitalgroup.com
Instagram: @jtcapitalgroup (Instagram)
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JTCapitalGroup
 
 

Ryan is on a mission to help people make smarter decisions and build their wealth through real estate. As a REALTOR® and personal real estate investor, Ryan knows first-hand how real estate can propel people towards a life of financial freedom.
Ryan is currently ranked as a 2021 “Top 500” agent by Real Producers and has been in the Platinum 50 “Top 500” agents for the Austin market since 2018. He is consistently a million-dollar monthly producer and was in the Top 10 for individual agent sales in the Keller Williams Southwest Market Center in 2020.
Since moving to Austin in 1992 to attend the University of Texas, Ryan has seen the metro area triple in size and transform into a global center for business, providing him a deep knowledge of the ever-evolving Austin real estate market.
Ryan is committed to serving his clients year-round with every aspect of real estate, not just during each transaction. He is known for his attention to detail, high level of communication, and most importantly, his fiduciary duty in putting the needs of his clients first. Not to be overlooked, his wry sense of humor keeps everyone in good spirits throughout the journey.
Ryan is a proud Austinite and stays actively involved in his community. He served for six years on his Westcreek Neighborhood Association board and is the organizer of his neighborhood’s annual 4th of July parade. He also serves as Board Chairman of the Austin-based non-profit Hand To Hold, which helps families before, during, and after a NICU stay or infant loss by providing powerful resources for the whole family. In addition, he supports numerous local charities and organizations including Austin Sunshine Camps, Ronald McDonald House Charities, and St. Catherine of Sienna. Outside of work, Ryan and his wife Andi are busy raising their two young boys Andrew and Spencer and working alongside his clients building their personal wealth through real estate investing.

 
I am an IT Professional with over 30 years if experience and have been working at Microsoft for the past 16 years in Sales/Business Development. I am always expanding my real estate investment education and experience focused in multifamily and self-storage.
I am currently invested in 2,713 total units (100M+Asset Value).
See a list of my investments below:
Oakbrook Apartments – 134 units, Fort Smith, Arkansas co-GPs (closed Dec ’20)Villas at the Curve & Eagle Landing – 393 units, Montgomery, AL co-GPs (closed Jan ’21)The Lynx – 236 units, Lubbock, TX co-GPs (closed Mar ’21)Osprey Cove North – 236 units, Jacksonville, NC co-GPs & KP (closed Mar ’21)River Oaks (formerly Beau Chenes) – 124 units, Lafayette, LA, co-GPs & KP (closing Apr ’21)Astoria Apartments (aka The Flats at 9338) – 88 units, San Antonio, KPSouth Hill Apartments - 174 units, San Antonio, TXUrbana Apartments - 204 units, Fort Worth, TXTesoro at 12 (aka Saffron Village Apartments) – 184 units, Dallas, TXParkwyn (aka Courtyards at Glenview) - 241 units, Dallas, TXCardone Capital Fund V – invested in the fund which owns A Class apartment complexes at Stella at Riverstone, in Sugarland, TX – 351 units and 10X Living at Delray, Delray Beach, FL – 346 unitsHornet Capital Class B Shares – passive investor in this hard money fundDuplex Owner - Waco, TX with professional property management in placeDeveloper of 2 houses in Austin (Homestead and STR Investment house), $2M ARV
Here are some of my past investments:
Recently completed development of our new homestead & rental investment house on the same property. Invested $100K to buy a tear down house in south Austin and built these 2 houses on the lot now valued at $2M in < 2 years• Completed successful full cycle single-family flip in 2018 with a partner, purchased from Wholesaler, used hard money lender• Infinite Banking Practitioner
In 2021 our goals for my wife, Cindy, and I are to join at least 7 investment teams as co-sponsors & 1 Lead GP in Multi-family apartments signing as a KP, providing at risk capital and bringing our investors to join in on these opportunities. Our investment criteria are 100 – 400 unit Class B or C apartment business with value add opportunities, located in growing landlord friendly markets valued between $4M - $30M. We will partner with other experienced real estate team members to implement a comprehensive business maximizing investor returns through NOI growth over a 3 – 7 year hold period. We are currently part of the Brad Sumrok group and the Think Multi-family Group.
Please take a look at my website: https://mckeecapitalgroup.com/, where I have a free eBook on Multifamily Passive Investing. I'm part of a larger book coming out in a week where I'll post the .pdf of that to my site as well.
 
Jeff McKee
President
McKee Family Real Estate, LLC
email: jeff@mckeefamilyrealestatellc.com
Mobile: 425-785-5751
https://mckeecapitalgroup.com/
To schedule time with me please go to: https://calendly.com/jeff-real_estate_investing/30min