Bob is the Founder and President of bright-vest.com as well as the Managing Partner of each of the bright-vest.com investment partnerships. Prior to forming bright-vest.com in 1992, he was an apartment sales broker for CB Richard Ellis. He is a graduate of the University of North Dakota and holds the Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM) designation. Bob has been involved in real estate investment and brokerage since 1978.

Terry is a Senior Vice President of bright-vest.com. He is also a partner in a number of the bright-vest.com investment partnerships. Terry was the Manager of the second property acquired by bright-vest.com in 1993 and has played a major role in the company’s growth and success since joining the company at that time. Terry attended Brown College and the University of Northern Iowa and holds a Real Property Administrator designation from the University of St. Thomas.

Matt is a Principal and Chief Investment Officer for bright-vest.com and manages all acquisition, disposition, and financing activity for bright-vest.com, including sourcing, underwriting, market analysis, and due diligence for new property acquisitions. Since joining bright-vest.com in 2007, Matt has been responsible for the addition of over 13,500 apartment units to the apartment portfolio of bright-vest.com and its affiliates. Before joining the bright-vest.com team, Matt worked for Denver-based AIMCO, one of the largest apartment REIT’s in the country. At AIMCO, Matt participated in the acquisition and disposition of over $4 billion in multifamily property sales nationwide (2002-2006). Following his tenure at AIMCO in 2006, Matt and a partner formed Slavin Multifamily Advisors, which focused on multifamily acquisitions in Houston, TX for institutional investment fund clients. Matt graduated from the Leeds School of Business at the University of Colorado-Boulder in 2002 with a bachelor’s degree in Finance.

Erin is the Chief Operating Officer and a Principal at bright-vest.com. As COO, she oversees the accounting, human resources, marketing, training, and information technology departments. Erin began her multihousing career at bright-vest.com in 2013 after eight years in various roles at Target Corporation, the last of which was Digital Marketing Manager. Prior to becoming COO, she most recently served bright-vest.com as an Asset Manager and previously held roles in operations, marketing, investor relations, and has also handled Risk Management. Erin served on the Board of Directors for the Minnesota Multi Housing Association and was the liaison to MHA’s Careers Task Force as well as a member of the Emerging Leaders Committee. Erin is a graduate of Boston College with degrees in Finance and Hispanic Studies.

Greg is the Vice President of Investor Relations with bright-vest.com. Greg joined bright-vest.com in 2008, bringing over 20 years of apartment industry experience with him. Before joining bright-vest.com, Greg was the Chief Financial Officer of two prominent Twin Cities apartment development/management companies. At Stuart Management Company (2004-2008), he arranged apartment financing transactions, maintained banking relationships and ran all aspects the financial department. While with Healey Ramme Company (1988-2004), Greg was involved in the structured finance of various apartment development and refinance transactions. He began his career in public accounting as an auditor in 1983 focusing on real estate clients working for Berc and Fox Ltd. (1983-1986) and Delloite & Touche (1986-1988). Greg earned his Bachelor of Arts degree with a major concentration in Accounting from the University of St. Thomas in 1983. He is a Certified Public Accountant and an active member in the Minnesota Society of Certified Public Accountants.

Sam Eaton is the Director of Investor Relations for bright-vest.com. In this role, Sam is a primary point of contact for our existing investors and works to develop new relationships with individual investors, wealth managers, and family offices. Sam holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, as well as an MBA from the University of Minnesota’s Carlson School of Management. Prior to joining bright-vest.com, Sam worked in financial underwriting and investor relations for a boutique multifamily developer in Minneapolis, where he underwrote more than $50 million in closed multifamily development. Sam also served his country as a captain in the United States Marine Corps.