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Exclusive Interview with Kyle Kazan of Beach Front Properties & Glass House Brands
Kyle Kazan is the Founder and Chairman of Beach Front Property Management, Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Beach Front Properties LLC, and Founder & CEO of Glass House Brands, a vertically integrated cannabis investment company. His portfolio spans residential and commercial properties across the U.S., China and Germany with a focus on distressed properties, earning Kazan a reputation as both an “impact investor” and “vulture investor.” He is a recognized expert in repositioning rundown properties into stable assets as well as a court certified expert in property management. In addition to real estate investing, Kyle has also been involved in the management of venture capital. He has been a Director of the Dalton Distressed Mortgage Fund, Dalton High Yield Mortgage Fund and Kings Bay Investment Company, Ltd. Prior to forming BFPM and BFP, Kyle was a special education teacher and subsequently served for five years in law enforcement where he garnered his expertise in gang and drug identification/eradication. Kyle has extensive experience in repositioning troubled assets, turning them into pride of ownership properties with high occupancy, above market rents and high ratings from residents. He guest lectures about management and investing at NYU Stern Business School, UCLA Anderson Business School, USC Marshall School of Business and at various industry events. Kyle received his BA degree in History from the University of Southern California.
Michael Derk is an Executive Managing Director at MMCC. Michael is responsible for securing commercial debt and equity financing for an array of property types including multifamily, office and industrial, retail, seniors housing and hospitality. He is well connected with national, regional and local funding sources including, but not limited to agency lenders (e.g. Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac), commercial banks, CMBS lenders, life insurance companies, private and public funds and bridge lenders. Michael has more than 22 years of commercial real estate finance experience and has closed more than $4 billion in transactions. He specializes in structuring multifamily, retail and industrial products as well as other special purpose properties. During his career with MMCC, he has been honored with the firm’s National Achievement Award every year since 2005. He was also featured in Southern California Real Estate Magazine’s "40 Under 40" in 2004 and 2010. Mr. Derk achieved the highest revenue of all MMCC loan originators in California in 2004 through 2006, 2008 and 2009. He is a graduate of St. Bonaventure University, where he earned a bachelor's degree in accounting and finance. He also earned a master’s degree in real estate from the University of California, Los Angeles and studied abroad at Oxford University in England. He holds a sales license from the California Department of Real Estate and is a member of the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA).
Links to people and organizations mentioned in the video:
Michael Derk Bio: https://www.marcusmillichap.com/advisors/michael-g-derk
Connect with Michael on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-derk-307628148/
Contact Michael directly at [email protected]
Connect with Danny on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kyle-kazan-5432a820/
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By Michael DerkKyle Kazan is the Founder and Chairman of Beach Front Property Management, Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Beach Front Properties LLC, and Founder & CEO of Glass House Brands, a vertically integrated cannabis investment company. His portfolio spans residential and commercial properties across the U.S., China and Germany with a focus on distressed properties, earning Kazan a reputation as both an “impact investor” and “vulture investor.” He is a recognized expert in repositioning rundown properties into stable assets as well as a court certified expert in property management. In addition to real estate investing, Kyle has also been involved in the management of venture capital. He has been a Director of the Dalton Distressed Mortgage Fund, Dalton High Yield Mortgage Fund and Kings Bay Investment Company, Ltd. Prior to forming BFPM and BFP, Kyle was a special education teacher and subsequently served for five years in law enforcement where he garnered his expertise in gang and drug identification/eradication. Kyle has extensive experience in repositioning troubled assets, turning them into pride of ownership properties with high occupancy, above market rents and high ratings from residents. He guest lectures about management and investing at NYU Stern Business School, UCLA Anderson Business School, USC Marshall School of Business and at various industry events. Kyle received his BA degree in History from the University of Southern California.
Michael Derk is an Executive Managing Director at MMCC. Michael is responsible for securing commercial debt and equity financing for an array of property types including multifamily, office and industrial, retail, seniors housing and hospitality. He is well connected with national, regional and local funding sources including, but not limited to agency lenders (e.g. Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac), commercial banks, CMBS lenders, life insurance companies, private and public funds and bridge lenders. Michael has more than 22 years of commercial real estate finance experience and has closed more than $4 billion in transactions. He specializes in structuring multifamily, retail and industrial products as well as other special purpose properties. During his career with MMCC, he has been honored with the firm’s National Achievement Award every year since 2005. He was also featured in Southern California Real Estate Magazine’s "40 Under 40" in 2004 and 2010. Mr. Derk achieved the highest revenue of all MMCC loan originators in California in 2004 through 2006, 2008 and 2009. He is a graduate of St. Bonaventure University, where he earned a bachelor's degree in accounting and finance. He also earned a master’s degree in real estate from the University of California, Los Angeles and studied abroad at Oxford University in England. He holds a sales license from the California Department of Real Estate and is a member of the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA).
Links to people and organizations mentioned in the video:
Michael Derk Bio: https://www.marcusmillichap.com/advisors/michael-g-derk
Connect with Michael on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-derk-307628148/
Contact Michael directly at [email protected]
Connect with Danny on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kyle-kazan-5432a820/