Demetrius Investments LLC is a privately held real-estate investment company and master-planner, highly respected for its stewardship and redevelopment in New Orleans, and Tampa Neighborhoods.
With diversified operations throughout Tampa, and New Orleans, Demetrius Investments plans and brings to life balanced, sustainable communities with a full range of housing, job, retail centers, schools, recreation, and permanently preserved open space.
Demetrius Investments is committed to long-term ownership of a high-quality portfolio, the breadth and quality of which are unmatched in the industry. With each property positioned at the top of its class, the company’s holdings include Apartments, Vacant Land, and Single-Family Homes. And soon to come office buildings, retail centers, marinas, hotels and golf clubs. These investment properties primarily lie in Florida & Louisiana.
We buy commercial real estate in Emerging Markets. They produce good cash flows with a strong back-end. We’re always looking for investor partners, and we’re willing to give you an equity position.
- We take a conservative approach.
- If you’re interested in investing, we give our investors the majority of the cash flow and the majority of the equity. We want you to have a lot of incentives to participate in our deals.”
- “We only buy in areas where this is a predictable path of progress: The jobs are coming, where the new businesses are moving in…. And we do a lot of research with the local Chamber of Commerce, Economic Development Groups, and the US Census Bureau. They provide a lot of extensive information that we have to use to identify where we are going to acquire our investments.”
- “Most of the time we like to buy, B&C Properties in A or B areas.”
- “Our Exit Strategies are: Value Add Play, & Momentum play”.
- We typically want to be in & out of the marketplace within 3-5 years depending on where we come in the cycle… That’s the emerging cycle.”
- Since our company is SEC Compliant, we follow all the rules & regulations put forth by the SEC. What I would like to do, is send you the Accredited Investor Forms. Once I receive them back signed & dated, I’ll call you to set up a meeting. I can answer all of your questions at that time.”
Demetrius Investments also maintains a long tradition of philanthropy and environmental stewardship, including its dedication of Vacant Land in the historic 9th Ward in New Orleans preserved open space.
The company traces its roots to the early 2000’s with the formation In Pinellas County Florida.
If you would like more details, we would be happy to talk with you.
Our WHY is to give back add value to society by opening learning centers in poverty-stricken areas around the globe and provide QUALITY Housing to people all over the world.
Mission
Comprehensive Planning
We focus on long-term master planning and master building, while attending to every detail.
Thoughtful Stewardship
We strive to build and operate our properties in a sustainable, environmentally sensitive way. We care for the properties and land — both that which is developed and that which is conserved.
Pride in Tradition
We appreciate the heritage of Demetrius Investments LLC, history of the company and the land, and properties it owns.
Ethical Conduct
We are honest in our actions and follow through on our commitments.
Exceptional Service
We deliver a best-in-class customer experience. We continuously seek new and better ways to serve our customers.
Collaborative Citizenship
We are actively involved in our communities – working with stakeholders on key public policy issues and meeting critical needs through our community involvement.
Employee Engagement
We recruit the best employees, provide them with training and advancement opportunities, and empower them to become leaders.
Grail Management Group, LLC
Ron Wenzel has 30+ years of property management experience. Vesteco management specializes in repositioning and stabilizing class B & C assets. Vesteco managed this property in 2004 before the asset was sold to new owners. At one time, Vesteco Management had a portfolio of 15,000 units overseeing 50+ Class B assets located in Florida, Maryland, Virginia, Texas, and Arizona. By bringing Vesteco and Grail Management together, we will be able to effectively implement the business plan while aggressively minimizing turnover. Collectively Grail & Vesteco Management have 60+ years of experience, with both companies having the experience of going through various economic cycles. This experience is vital to understanding lease-ups and creative ways of advertising to keep occupancy levels high.
Kevin Grail with Grail Management currently has 1159 units under management in Georgia and Florida. With 30+ years of experience, Kevin Grail with Grail Management has been through multiple economic cycles has learned, through trial and error, how to weather the storm in all market cycles. Grail management specializes in repositioning class B & C assets, effectively identifying ways to increase efficiency, ultimately affecting the bottom line NOI to increase the value substantially. Grail Management has been identified as the top tier prospect to assist with the day to day management and operations of the property. (Resumes can be provided upon request)
As an involved community entrepreneur, Demetrius focuses his charitable contributions on regional education, homeless shelters, and lecturing kids in the local communities. Demetrius has given significant monetary charitable contributions during his lifetime. Finally Demetrius is also a member of other societies and organizational institutions and will soon start a giving Foundation.
Bryan Sykes
Real Estate Attorney. Mr. Sykes with Meridian Partners Law, P.A. will handle all of Florida real estate related transactions for Value Capital Partners. They are an investor-friendly title company with more than 80% of their business coming from investors.
Mauricio Rauld
SEC Attorney. As a nationally recognized expert on private placements, Mauricio works with elite entrepreneurs who seek to increase and protect their wealth through syndications. Mauricio specializes in Reg D exempt offerings and educates investors from around the world on how to navigate the complex world of securities laws. With over 18 years of experience, Mauricio has previously been selected as a “Southern California Rising Star” by the Southern California Super Lawyers Magazine, recognizing him as one of the top 2.5% upand-coming lawyers in Southern California. A graduate of The University of California at Berkeley, Mauricio obtained his Juris Doctorate degree from Loyola Law School in Los Angeles, where he was a member of the Scott Moot Court Honors Board.
Vinney (Smiles) Chopra
Mentor, Coach & Mastermind Group. When Vinod Chopra came to the United States from India more than 40 years ago, he had only $7 in his pockets. With a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, he entered The George Washington University to seek a master of business administration degree in marketing and advertising. There’s a reason Vinney’s nickname is “Mr. Smiles,” which is evident even through just hearing the demeanor in his voice! He has always believed in individuals’ ability to shape the world around them through positive thought and selfless actions, and he has been a passionate motivational speaker and teacher for over three decades. After getting a taste of sales and marketing while pursuing his MBA, Vinney decided to leave engineering altogether and become a motivational speaker and fundraiser. He worked tirelessly to build clientele that would work with him annually to raise the funds to meet their goals and dreams.With the challenge and benefits of public speaking, fundraising for non-profit organizations and real estate investing. He earned his real estate broker’s license.Vinney Chopra has achieved success in a number of arenas: marketing, motivational speaking and real estate investment. He manages four successful companies that include Moneil Investment Group, Moneil Management Group, Multifamily Academy and Youth Academy.
His diverse experience has allowed him to gain sharp insight into acquisition, syndication and property management of multifamily properties. He has developed proven techniques and strategies for multifamily syndications that have earned impressive returns for his investors and his companies. Vinney’s diversity of experience in Multifamily arena makes him unique . He has successfully completed 26 syndications and has over $300MM in his Multifamily Portfolio. He has his own Property Management company with 60+ personnel and has over 3100 units under management.. He is the actual deal maker who walks his talk.
- Over $300 Million Multifamily Portfolio
- Over 3800 units under management
- 18% to 43% Investor returns per annum
- Over 35 years as Consultant, Speaker, Syndicator
- Over 10,000 speeches given by Vinney