
The real test of a partnership shows up when things get hard — when communication breaks down, when markets...

The real test of a partnership shows up when things get hard — when communication breaks down, when markets...

When I wired $25 million back to the U.S. taxpayers during a government shutdown, it wasn’t a publicity move...

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Real estate investor, advisor and CEO of First Lien Capital, a privately owned investment platform he founded in 2021, specializing in distressed debt and mortgage workout strategies on residential and commercial real estate. Through First Lien Resolutions, he provides Special Assets expertise to banks and funds on portfolio risk, recovery strategies, and profitable arbitrage.
Speaker, host of Debt Doctor and Real Estate Lowdown podcasts, and author of The Storm: Markets Meet Mother Nature (2026) revealing how converging forces are reshaping markets and offering the framework for investors and institutions to navigate what comes next. And Win-Win Revolution: An Insider’s Guide to Investing in the Secondary Mortgage Market (2017), pioneering collaborative approaches to loss mitigation that have helped institutions and investors navigate billions in troubled assets.
