Daryl J. Carter, a 41-year veteran of the commercial real estate industry, is the Founder, Chairman, and CEO of Avanath Capital Management, LLC. Mr. Carter directs the overall strategy and operations of the Company, a California-based investment firm that acquires, renovates, and operates apartment properties, with an emphasis on affordable and workforce communities. Since its formation in 2008, Avanath has acquired $3.5 billion of properties across 14 states in the U.S., comprising 15,000 apartment units. Avanath is vertically integrated and is an SEC-registered investment advisor and institutional fund manager.

Links

Avanath Capital Management - https://www.avanath.com/

Daryl on LinkedIn - https://www.LinkedIn.com/DarylCarter

Brandon on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/bsedloff/

Juniper Square - https://www.junipersquare.com/

Topics:

(00:00:00) - Intro

(00:00:55) - Daryl’s background and career

(00:06:15) - Did you know you wanted to be in Real estate?

(00:07:53) - What got you interested in architecture?

(00:09:24) - Starting Capri Capital

(00:18:28) - The myths of investing in affordable housing

(00:26:36) - How has the affordable housing industry changed over the past 15 years?

(00:32:06) - What do you hope will happen for housing affordability?

(00:37:09) - What is your unique advantage as a firm?

(00:41:08) - What attributes are requirements for communities you own?

(00:45:19) - Are 3-4br apartments going to be the norm in the future?

(00:47:50) - How is the industry doing in bringing a more diverse workforce together?

(00:54:07) - What do you think are markers of great leadership?