Steve A.

I have made investors millions investing with me in real estate. I love investing and helping others building their real estate portfolio Experience: Steve is an expert in commercial real estate and business brokering including valuation, marketing, and financing. Steve has participated in over 500 real estate transactions totaling more than $100 Million as a principal, broker, or lender over his 20 year career. Steve’s current clients include developers, business owners, and investment groups. Steve has developed a reputation in the industry for solving challenges that require creative and critical thinking. Oftentimes, these challenges involve project financing. Steve’s network of financing options for commercial real estate and business buyers includes private equity groups, hard money lenders, regional banks, and credit unions. Steve works with local lenders that are experts with SBA 504 Loans. Mr. Arave has a large network of commercial brokers, business brokers, financial institutions, and private firms to help locate investments that are considered “off market”. Steve utilizes latest software and information available for commercial real estate and business valuation, demographics, mapping, and comparative sales history. All of his commercial and business listings are intensely underwritten, and have full property or business brochures prepared. This marketing material is sent to Steve’s network of qualified buyers and brokers. Steve has participated in real estate and business transactions throughout the country including Idaho, Utah, Wyoming, Montana, Pennsylvania, Maryland, West Virginia, and Virginia. Mr. Arave’s background includes: • Commercial real estate broker representing buyers and sellers including retail, multifamily, industrial, hospitality, office, investment, and raw land. • Business broker helping business owners with valuations and marketing to sell their business. • Developer of residential, commercial, and multifamily real estate. • Principal and broker of a mortgage company. • Managing member in a private equity company that purchased over 120 distressed assets from financial institutions and private companies. • Completing Due Diligence for private equity firms purchasing asset pools from the FDIC. • Steve has a BS in Business Management. Real Estate Goals: Network with real estate professionals that think outside the box. Currently Seeking: Network of private commercial real estate lenders.