Podcast Summary — Developer Mogul Interview (M19 Podcast) 🎙️🏗️

Episode Snapshot

• Host: Jav Chavez
• Guest: Anthony (developer mogul)
• Theme: Anthony’s origin story, projects (single-family, multifamily, mixed-use), lessons, golf & networking (M19)

Key Projects & Results 🏘️💰

• Rancho Cucamonga mixed-use

  • 176-unit apartment building
  • ~9,300 ft² retail (restaurant, coffee, juice bar)
  • Wrapped construction with parking core; rooftop pool, gym, community center
  • First mixed-use in Rancho Cucamonga; local mandate pushing housing

• Prescott, AZ (30 acres → 52 homes)

  • Semi-custom luxury homes (2,400–3,700 ft² initially)
  • Sales expectation: $950k–$1.05M → actual sales $1.1M–$1.7M, average ~$1.41M
  • Overlooks private golf course; strong inbound migration (CA, Pacific NW, CO, IL)
  • New deal: additional 90 lots (40 then 50) on 120 acres for larger homes (2,600–4,700 ft²), options for 4-car garage, casitas, hobby garages

• Lake Las Vegas, NV

  • In escrow on 2 island lots for luxury custom homes (5,500–6,000 ft²)
  • Market tailwinds: potential NBA relocation, wealthy buyers relocating for taxes/lifestyle

• Los Angeles value-add multifamily

  • Acquired 8 buildings (330 units) from 1920s–1980s under rent-control niche
  • Strategy: swap management, renovate units (~$15k–$20k/unit), raise rents from ~$650 → $2,150 on turnover, refinance to return capital
  • Also executed small-lot subdivision builds in Hollywood/Hermosa/Newport Coast spec homes

Origin Story & Background 👨‍👩‍👦‍👦📈

• Raised in Rancho Cucamonga; parents taught discipline and real estate fundamentals (mother licensed agent; father worked in GE Capital mortgage/appraisal/REO)
• Early hands-on property management and appraisals with family
• Collegiate baseball at Long Beach State (walk-on), learned discipline and teamwork
• Early career: equipment finance, insurance placement, high-interest lending; joined brother in development ~15 years ago
• First projects: flips and spec homes in LA/Newport Coast; raised initial capital from friends, family, business school contacts

Business Strategy & Playbook (Actionable) 🛠️

• Identify undervalued assets in migration-growth markets (AZ, NV, Sun Belt)
• Use phased lot purchases to let market dictate absorption (buy in tranches)
• Value-add multifamily play: change management → renovate on turnover → raise to market rent → refinance & recycle equity
• Small-lot subdivisions: acquire larger lots, subdivide (R3/R4 zoning), build multiple for resale
• Capital raising: friends & family, family offices, golf/lifestyle networking (M19) for GP equity and investor relationships
• Due diligence on migration drivers: jobs, wages, where people live, local demand patterns

Notable Lessons & a Costly Mistake ⚠️

• Lesson: Operational oversights can be expensive and dangerous — e.g., missed code/inspection item (rusted fire escape) triggered a ~$30k required fix during a Koreatown apartment remodel
• Emphasis on compliance, inspections, and liability mitigation to avoid catastrophic outcomes

Lifestyle, Networking & M19 Involvement ⛳🤝

• Anthony uses golf for relationship-building and capital raising (lunches, dinners, courses)
• Joined M19 after seeing it on Facebook; values entrepreneur-focused mastermind + golf trips (Pebble Beach, Pinehurst, Bandon Dunes)
• Travels frequently for acquisitions: evaluates markets in-person (meet brokers, tour land, interview locals)

Current Focus / Roadmap (through 2026) 📆

• Raise GP equity and investor capital for Rancho Cucamonga construction and Prescott expansion
• Close and design luxury Lake Las Vegas homes; work with architects/engineers to add “character” to developments
• Continue travel for deal sourcing, networking, and scaling projects in Sun Belt markets

Personal Note & Contact 📬

• Anthony describes himself as genuine, humble, continually learning, and open to mentorship and connections
• Contact:
  • Email: anthony@southwestsunset.com (as spoken)
  • Instagram: @adventureswith (partial handle mentioned)

Memorable Quotes 🔊

• “Someone might be paying $650 a month. Now you're getting $2,150 a month.” — on rent-up value-add strategy
• “72% of the wealth is with the boomers. Now they’re downsizing … following their kids.” — on demographic tailwinds

If you want, I can extract timestamps, create a one-page action checklist for replicating Anthony’s multifamily/value-add play, or draft an outreach message template to pitch him or similar developers.