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Victoria Brown, a staple in the real estate community, began her career in 2007 as a real estate agent before transitioning back into corporate America in 2009. When the market began to rebound, Brown re-entered the investment space just before the COVID-19 pandemic. Today, she runs Knight Growth Investments alongside her family, continuing to make a strong impact in the market.
Through her experience, Brown and her team have found that strategy is key to success in real estate investing. Having a clear plan, paired with thorough due diligence, is essential to being fully prepared for each project. In today’s market, her team has the ability to flip a home in as little as 30 days, emphasizing how critical it is to maintain an efficient and well-structured renovation timeline.
“You have to set a timeline—a timeline that makes sense. While you’re waiting for title work and preparing for closing, go ahead and set that timeline.”
Brown was also one of the first clients of Avalon Capital. She values the trust and family-oriented approach Avalon brings to the table.
“We haven’t had to be tied up with debt-to-income ratio constraints. They have faith that you’ll do right by their money while also improving the city. We wouldn’t be who we are today without Avalon Capital.”
Avalon is grateful for investors like Victoria Brown who continue to trust the team and grow alongside them. Avalon is proud to highlight Victoria Brown as this week’s Investor Spotlight.
Lender · Los Angeles, CA · Member since 2018 · 2k+ posts · 1k+ votes
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Great spotlight, @Robert Bell. Victoria's point about setting the timeline while you're still waiting on title work is the part most people skip.
I can also vouch for the Avalon side of this. I've handled a lot of payoffs on Avalon loans from the refi end and it's consistently clean. Terms are what they said they'd be, the team actually answers the phone, and they know their market instead of underwriting from a spreadsheet three states away. That last part is rarer than it should be and it shows up in how their borrowers perform.
The family office structure is underrated too. When a lender isn't answering to a warehouse line, they can look at the borrower and the project instead of a DTI box. That's exactly what Victoria is describing when she talks about them having faith in the operator.