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§ 01OPERATORS

The people you will actually talk to.

Operators who review every deal personally — and who pick up the phone when you call.

$2B

Underwritten

36,000

Units

20+

Years
The builder.

David Diaz

Co-Founder · CEO

David brings more than two decades of experience in real estate finance, construction, and institutional investment. He has been directly involved in over 36,000 single-family and multifamily units, completed more than 1,200 renovations, built over 300 new homes, and transacted on more than 4,000 residential lots.

David began his career in commercial mortgage banking, where he underwrote and marketed more than $2 billion in structured real estate debt for agency, life company, and conduit lenders. He transitioned into operational leadership with a focus on value-add investment and large-scale residential platforms.

A graduate of Florida State University and the University of Central Florida.

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$1.5B

Equity structured

12 yrs

Wall Street

Capital

Markets
The structurer.

Roger Lehman

Co-Founder · COO

Roger brings over a decade of experience across capital markets, real estate finance, and development. He began his career on Wall Street working in equity and credit derivatives before transitioning into real estate investment and private lending.

At Australy International, Lendmarq, and Bluenest Development, he helped structure residential and commercial credit products while managing investor relations across diverse capital stacks.

Roger ensures every Coastal loan pencils — for the borrower, for our balance sheet, and for the institutional partners who back us.

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28,000+

Transacted

20+

Years

BTR

Developer
The growth engine.

Daniel Barres

Chief Growth Officer

Daniel is an entrepreneur at heart — a new-urban and build-to-rent developer, an acquisition machine, a men’s coach, and, his favorite title, Dad. He builds and scales innovative businesses, with tech and the culture inside them. Across 20+ years in real estate he has transacted on more than 28,000 properties — land, homes, and developments — for investors and builders.

Daniel’s intention for borrowers and partners is simple: get capital into the hands of builders and investors creating real value — with the speed and certainty to close, and a lender who treats every deal like his own. The way he sees it, financing should feel like a partnership, not a transaction.

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20+

Years

U.S. Army

Veteran

CRE

Finance

Andre Cuadrado

VP - Loan Operations

Andre is a commercial real estate finance executive, entrepreneur, and U.S. Army veteran with nearly 20 years of experience spanning lending, underwriting, credit risk, and loan operations. His background includes multifamily, bridge lending, commercial real estate, single-family rental, and residential transition loans.

Andre is passionate about improving transaction execution through process design, financial modeling, workflow automation, and technology-driven solutions that help borrowers, lenders, and investors achieve their goals more efficiently.

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