11. Low Risk, High Reward Multi-Family Real Estate Investing with David Valger, Founder & Partner of DVO Real Estate
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David Valger, Founder & Partner of DVO Real Estate, brings thoughtful and nuanced insights to commercial real estate. He talks with host Aaron Strauss, about his niche approach to investing in multi-family.
David brings an institutional approach to entrepreneurial investing and shares his decades of experience with Aaron about how he does it.
Highlights include:
- Micro and macro factors affecting multi-family real estate investment.
- How his firm is able to out-pace many riskier investment strategies
- Why inflation and stagflation aren’t his biggest worries, but the Fed is.
- How GP co-investment is a key to organic growth and servicing the client.
About the Guest
David Valger founded DVO Real Estate and is responsible for the overall management, operations and investing activities of the firm. A seasoned industry veteran, Mr. Valger has extensive experience in all aspects of real estate investing and finance, including originating, structuring, underwriting and managing real estate and corporate private equity transactions valued at more than $6.3 billion. Previously, Mr. Valger was a partner with RCG Longview Debt Funds, where he was responsible for originating, structuring and underwriting a variety of real estate mezzanine and preferred equity transactions, investing more than $450 million in over 25,000 multifamily units. While there, he developed and led an exclusive Fannie Mae platform.
Prior to RCG Longview Debt Funds, Mr. Valger founded Genesys Holdings, a technology-based service provider and led the sales and marketing efforts of a multi-national packaged goods company called NutriPlus LLC. He is a former member of the Board of Directors and the Executive Committee of the UJA/Federation of New York and a former Board member of The Jewish Community Relations Council of New York. Mr. Valger received a B.A. from Binghamton University and earned an M.B.A in Real Estate & Entrepreneurial Management from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.
Hosted by Aaron Y. Strauss, Managing Partner at A.Y. Strauss
Aaron Y. Strauss is one of the leading legal advisors in the commercial real estate industry, providing insight and guidance for billions worth of transactions during his career. As our firm’s founder and managing partner, he has positioned A.Y. Strauss as one of the region’s most respected law firms for commercial real estate owners, lenders and sponsors, serving the needs of our clients with the utmost in care, integrity and transparency.
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