Analysis, Investment, Management
Company Profile
Since 1981 our multi-family real estate investment success has taught us to value people and relationships, above all else. We do more than just invest in and manage properties on a nationwide scale; we create communities.
Through the relationships we build - with our team members, those who live in our communities, and those who trust us with their investments – we improve the lives of those around us every day.
We specialize in locating, acquiring and managing multi-family investment properties in which we have identified a significant dislocation of asset value. These properties are located in sub-markets we have targeted that have a location-based advantage.
Our exclusive AIM Real Estate Investment System™ allows us to control every phase of the real estate investment process – Analysis, Investment and Management.
It is through this investment system, and the relationships we value, that we are able to succeed and love what we do each and every day.
Our Experts
David W. Snyder
President and Chairman of the Board
David’s expertise comes from more than 30 years of commercial real estate investment experience. During that time, he has overseen and managed a wide variety of real estate investment transactions.
Over the course of his career, David has directed real estate investment activities for pension fund, insurance, syndication and private clients. He has also helped to liquidate and/or restructure the classified assets of syndication groups and financial and government institutions. He has purchased in excess of $2 billion in investments of commercial and multi-family real estate for his clients and sponsored investment funds. He is a member of the board of directors of the National Multi-Housing Council and serves on the board of several non-profit organizations.
David attended Colorado State University, where he studied Construction Management, Solar/Chemical Engineering, and Business Administration. He previously served in various capacities with Van Schaack and Company, Commonwealth Mortgage Company, Worldwide Exchange Group, and Snyder Investment Corporation, a real estate investment company he founded in 1979. He lives in the Denver area with his wife and two children.
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Jack Kern
Chief Investment Research Officer
Jack Kern is the newly appointed Chief Investment Research Officer at Continental Realty Advisors, a Denver, Colorado based owner and manager of investment grade properties across the United States. In his new role, Kern is responsible for all research initiatives, knowledge management programs, and acquisitions and investor relations support. Kern brings to CRA over 25 years of experience in real estate research, with particular expertise in evaluating and forecasting markets, opportunities and operating platforms. Prior to joining Continental Realty Advisors, Kern was the managing director at Kern Investment Research for over 4 years, specializing in the multifamily sector. Previously Kern directed the research unit at publicly traded Archstone-Smith, based in Englewood, CO where he was responsible for all research programs nationally as well as in Europe.
Kern is a recognized expert in multifamily real estate research, markets and operating platforms and is a frequent speaker and panelist at industry events. He writes a nationally followed blog on Multihousing News called the Accidental Economist and publishes articles and commentary in the magazine as well as Commercial Property Executive. Kern has been frequently quoted in the Wall Street Journal, Multifamily Executive, Multihousing News, Units, Apartment Professional, Crains and various other business journals. Previously Kern served as the vice chair of the research committee for the National Multihousing Council, vice chair of the planning committee of Multihousing World, and has spoken at industry events such as MFE, ULI, Apartment Finance Today, Multihousing World, Association of Real Estate Research Professionals and many others. Kern has consulted with a wide variety of hedge fund, pension fund and institutional investors world-wide prior to accepting this newly created post.
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Warren Horvath
Director of Acquisitions
Warren brings over 10 years of housing investment and finance experience to CRA, is proficient in financial and partnership structuring of transactions, and has significant experience with the financial, tax and legal and regulatory implications multifamily housing. Prior to joining CRA, he served as President of Mercy Housing’s Loan Fund, where he was responsible for overseeing the performance of its portfolio, developing new business, raising investor funds, managing staff and programs and for the overall strategic direction of the fund.
Prior to joining Mercy, he was Chief Investment Officer of a national, private, hybrid multifamily REIT based in New York, which acquired and/or financed over $650 million and 25,000 units during his tenure. Mr. Horvath is active with several charitable and philanthropic efforts, has served as financial advisor to Habitat for Humanity International’s capital markets program, and in 2008 was honored as a national young leader in housing by Affordable Housing Finance magazine. He holds a BA in Urban Planning from Rutgers University’s Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy. He and his family reside in Littleton, Colorado.
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Jason Rosa
Director of Research and Due Diligence
Jason has 17 years of experience in investment real estate. In the course of his career, he has compiled economic and real estate overviews of many major market areas including Denver, Phoenix, & Dallas/Fort Worth. As Director of Research and Due Diligence, he oversees market research and analysis, to help identify potential growth-oriented properties for acquisition.
Jason has a degree in Architectural Construction Technology, and varied experience in civil engineering, sales, and marketing.
He lives with his wife and three children in Castle Rock, Colorado.
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Paul Priebe
Fund Manager
Mr. Priebe brings over 10 years of multifamily asset management experience to CRA. He is proficient in the development of formal business plans, redevelopment strategies, as well as asset management reporting systems to proactively track and manage property performance.
He most recently worked as a Regional Manager with Greystar Real Estate Partners in Denver where he oversaw the day-to-day operations of a 2000 unit multifamily and 100K sq. ft. commercial portfolio. Previously, he served as SVP of Asset Management for RedHill Realty Investors based in San Diego where he was responsible for overseeing the property performance and construction management of a 4000 unit value-add
multifamily portfolio.
Mr. Priebe also has worked as an Asset Manager for CIG in Denver where he established operational and reporting functions and was point person for all leasing, business plans, and capital expenditure initiatives for a diverse $600M portfolio of commercial assets. He began his career at Northwestern Mutual in Southern California where he was in charge of a $450M portfolio of value-add apartments and industrial development transactions. He holds a MBA with an emphasis in Real Estate and Construction Management from the University of Denver and a BS in Finance from Valparaiso University. He and his family reside in Highlands Ranch, Colorado.
Bert Bertelson
Vice-President of Asset Management
Bert has extensive experience in construction, renovation and management in real estate markets in Colorado, Texas and Oklahoma. He has 25 years experience directing interior and exterior renovations, supervising more than 3,000 units, including
two 20-story high rise commercial and residential buildings. His previous titles have included: Property Supervisor
for Balcor Property Management, General Superintendent for Vesteq Construction Company and Prudential Insurance
Company, and Vice President of Construction for Snyder Investment Corporation.
He and his family live in Castle Rock, Colorado.
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John Bennett
Director of Special Projects
John brings over 22 years of professional business experience in domestic and international marketing, operations and general management. His experience includes strategic business development, sales, marketing, operations, project management, program development and Internet and multimedia marketing experience for start up and established companies. He is a serial entrepreneur and has helped many companies both in the U.S. and internationally with their strategic business planning and expansion.
John is a graduate of the Cox School of Business at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, TX with an MBA in Marketing and Operations. He is also a graduate of Michigan State University with an MA degree in Telecommunication. His undergraduate work was in Electrical Engineering and German at Michigan State University. He speaks conversational French and technical and business German. He and his family reside in the Denver area.
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Ryan D. Snyder
Investment Manager
Ryan currently works on the acquisition team and is principally involved with the deal generation, due diligence and negotiation of potential real estate investments and conducts economic and market research in U.S. investment markets. Since joining CRA and the acquisition team, Ryan has been involved in over $240,000,000 of multi-family acquisitions. Mr. Snyder is also heavily involved in the fund management and asset management duties of the various in-house equity funds. Mr. Snyder has a BS / BA in Finance/Real Estate and Marketing from Colorado State University.
Ryan was born and raised in Denver and has an intense passion for the community. Mr. Snyder has completed several leadership programs within the Denver Metro Chamber Leadership Foundation. He is focused on continuing studies in transit issues and Transit Oriented Developments, Affordable Housing and Mixed-Use Housing Developments. Mr. Snyder is an active and engaged member of the Urban Land Institute and currently serves on the Young Leaders Executive Committee and has served on various other committees and volunteer roles within ULI. Ryan is a CCIM candidate and pursuing his CCIM designation. He is also a member of Toastmaster's International.
Mr. Snyder is a Private Pilot and enjoys snowboarding, traveling, kayaking, fly-fishing and backpacking. He loves to travel and is currently a board member of S.O.U.L., a non-profit NGO in Uganda, which focuses its initiatives on helping Ugandans create their own sustainable businesses, women empowerment, and fostering educational opportunities for the youth.
Robert Ireland
Investment Analyst
Robert Ireland is an Investment Analyst at Continental Realty Advisors. Mr. Ireland has spent the last several years working in the Multi-Family Industry with experience in both brokerage and acquisitions. Mr. Ireland's responsibilities include the identification and analysis of potential assets, the gathering and interpreting of key economic data within CRA’s target markets, and providing assistance in the coordination of the Due Diligence process.
At CRA, Robert has been a major factor in the negotiation and due diligence of over $125,000,000 of multi-family investments. Mr. Ireland graduated from Colorado State University with a degree in Finance and Real Estate.
Robert is currently a candidate for the CCIM designation. He resides in downtown Denver and is an avid fly fisherman.
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Tyler Ideker
Investment Analyst - Level II
Tyler recently completed his graduate work at the University of Denver obtaining a Masters in Business Administration and Masters in Real Estate and Construction Management. During his graduate work Tyler was heavily involved with real estate organizations that included; The Burns Real Estate and Construction Management Club, NAIOP, ULI, and CCIM. Tyler served as Vice President of Programming for the RECM club and established mentorship programs between ULI and CCIM real estate professionals and Daniels students. Tyler’s participation with NAIOP included winning the Rocky Mountain Real Estate Challenge in 2009 acting as a lead presenter. These activities earned Tyler the Outstanding Leadership Award from the Burns School at the University of Denver.
Prior to attending the University of Denver Tyler worked as an associate broker for Marcus and Millichap’s Denver office and specialized in acquisition and disposition of multifamily assets. Tyler was born and raised in Colorado and enjoys spending time with his family, in the mountains, and on the golf course.
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Ben Hrouda
Controller
Ben has over 10 years' experience in the real estate industry working with large institutional and high net worth investors. Since 2004, Ben has been involved in over $950 million in real estate acquisitions and
$675 million of real estate dispositions. Ben's experience has also included implementing large-scale real estate focused reporting and budgeting systems. Ben is actively engaged in the local community as a member of the AICPA, NAIOP and board member of the Colorado Society of CPA's. He is also currently a board member for the School of Accountancy at the University of Denver.
Prior to joining CRA, Ben was a Director - Portfolio Accounting of Alliance Commercial Partners, a private commercial real estate investment firm. Before Alliance, Ben was a senior auditor with Ernst & Young in the Real Estate, Construction and Hospitality practice. Ben is a 4th generation Colorado native and holds a BS and Master's degree in accounting from the University of Denver and is a CPA. He enjoys spending time with his wife and 2 daughters in addition to other outdoor activities such as skiing, hiking and playing golf.
Lisa A. Ike
Senior Accountant and Administration
Lisa's professional experience within the Real Estate and Multi Family Industry include real estate sales, on-site property management and property accounting for several apartment communities, commercial properties and home owner associations. Some of Lisa's responsibilities at CRA include, but are not limited to, accounting and asset management auditing.
She is a member of the Denver Board of Realtors and holds an active Colorado Brokers Associate license. She enjoys being a "soccer mom" and loves to spend her time with her family playing sports, hiking, and camping.
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Samuel B. Gregory, III
CPA and Tax Advisor
Sam has considerable experience serving law firms, medical groups, homeowners’ associations, and real estate firms. He graduated from Wittenberg University in Springfield, Ohio and has been a practicing CPA since 1985. He oversees all corporate and affiliate accounting for Continental Realty Advisors and all sponsored investments. He and his family live in Denver, Colorado.
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