About - Vacation Rental Real Estate

WHO WE ARE AND WHAT WE’RE DOING

An idea born out of COVID, Vacation Rental Real Estate, LLC. was founded in 2021. The founding members have decades of experience working with some of the best institutional private equity real estate firms in the U.S. VR is targeting some of the highest yielding vacation rental properties with its data driven investment thesis. It is through our research and diligence backed by historical unit metric data that we can try and achieve success for our investors.

We’re Gathering Data to Produce the Best Return

We are taking data from the largest property management companies and industry data sources to identify and acquire the best vacation rental homes in the country to produce the best return for our investors.

The Benefit of our Dynamic Pricing

Unlike the mom-and-pop rental approach, our dynamic pricing adjusts in real time to maximize rental income and protect us against inflation measures that long-term rentals are unable to adjust with.

Will the Property be a Worthwhile Investment?

Through proven algorithms, we will be able to devise a conclusion of how likely the home will be as a worthwhile short-term rental through a series of rankings.

Real Estate Team

STEPHEN HESTER | FINRA Series 7 and 63 securities licenses, CFA

Stephen’s career began in the hedge fund industry as a professional securities trader and evolved toward complex and alternative investment analysis for large financial institutions. His latest roles were Director of Due Diligence at Ladenburg Thalmann and Advisor Group, two of the largest independent broker/dealer networks in the U.S., where he was involved all aspects of investment and operational due diligence. He has presented institutional quality investment and risk analysis on opportunities in commercial and residential real estate, private equity, private debt, infrastructure, and energy. He has authored over 100 research articles on REITs and the real estate sector. He obtained his BA in Economics and MS in Energy & Earth Resources with a concentration in Petroleum Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin. Stephen has his Series 7 and 63 securities licenses, is a CFA Charterholder, and a long-term participant in the Big Brothers Big Sisters program. Stephen leads firm strategy, acquisitions, and data analysis.

BRAD THOMAS | AD HOC Advisor

Brad has more than 25 years experience in commercial real estate, where he’s formulated a deep understanding of development, finance, and securities analysis. He is CEO of Wide Moat Research, author of multiple books on REITs, and a regular guest lecturer at NYU and other premier universities.

Fund Capital Markets

BRANNON McPHERSON | FINRA Series 7, 63 licenses, MBA

Brannon is the founder of Vacation Rental Real Estate Group –targeting the acquisition of vacation and work-from-anywhere short-term rental homes. Brannon has extensive knowledge in alternative investments and has served as subadvisor and manager to several alternative investment funds.

Brannon has over 25 years of financial industry and investment product syndication experience. He has personally raised more than $1 billion of capital and structured more than $4 billion on behalf of his real estate and alternative investment clients. He has over 300 broker dealer relationships and stays connected with thousands of advisors, family offices and registered representatives. He has successfully raised capital on behalf of multiple innovative real estate, credit and energy platforms, many of which were launching first funds in new capital channels. Brannon’s prior clients include CIM Group, Gladstone Companies, OFS and Amcap, among others. Brannon has spent the past decade building out capital markets distribution groups for nontraded alternative investments. He has held leadership positions with Evolv Capital (Co-founder), Timbrel Capital, Atlas Energy and TIAA-CREF.

He has served on the Boards of Denver Urban Scholars and Youth Opportunity Foundation providing opportunities for at-risk youth in Denver, CO.

Brannon received BA and MBA degrees from Regis University. He holds the FINRA Series 7 and 63 licenses. He enjoys skiing, mountain biking, hiking and cooking. He is also author of Front Range Fatties: A Mountain Biking Guide Book to Colorado’s Front Range. Brannon lives in Denver with his wife, three kids and family dog, Moses McPherson.

Marketing

MONICA TURNER | Creative Director, Brand Strategist

Monica has nearly two decades of branding, graphic design and marketing experience in the tourism and lifestyle industries. She is the owner of MonicaLauren design, a creative marketing studio helping adventure, lifestyle and wellness companies (re)define their brand, develop intuitive websites, and effectively communicate their stories across all media platforms. Prior to that, she was a designer at a tech agency in Denver, and the Art Director for iHeartMedia in New York City where her work was featured on billboards in Times Square, at Madison Square Garden events, and in the digital media space from Boston to LA. She has a BA of Graphic Information Design and Marketing from Central Connecticut State University and was a member of AIGA and the Connecticut Art Directors Club. Monica also helps to provide positive outlets for at-risk youth in the Denver Metro area by teaching painting classes and sharing her passion for creativity.

When she’s not being creative, Monica loves playing competitive volleyball, mountain biking, skiing, and exploring Colorado with her husband, two young children, and rescue pup.