At the end of 2017, Will and Evan Matheson were a few months away from graduating Columbia University’s Masters in Real Estate Development program, and they were faced with a choice; go the traditional corporate route or start their own company. Despite having no track record, no ownership experience, and very little equity, they bet on themselves and opted to start their own company, Matheson Capital. By January of 2018, they had already completed their first acquisition, an $800k duplex in Los Angeles.

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With limited resources, Matheson Capital focused on smaller value-add properties and short-term holds. In the five years since their first purchase, they have completed another dozen multifamily / student housing acquisitions valued at over $100 million. They have worked with high net worth investors, family offices, private equity groups, and Wall Street firms, delivering an average investor IRR of 40% on their six completed projects.