Principals
Kelly Leeper is a 3rd generation California real estate broker and 2nd generation real estate appraiser. Mr. Leeper has been working in the real estate industry since 2003 and is responsible for market assessment for Trident Realty Partners.
Mr. Leeper began his career as a Real Estate Appraiser covering Orange, Los Angeles, and San Bernardino Counties in California. He transitioned to REO assent management, being responsible for the assessment and management of hundreds of properties each month for disposition on behalf of institutions such as Freddie Mac. He has personally managed the operation and disposition of well over 10,000 REO properties in multiple states between 2006 and 2015 for major lenders such as Freddie Mac, Bank of America, and Chase Bank.
Mr. Leeper has transitioned from REO management to multi-family property market assessment. His unique experience of valuating and managing multiple properties has given him the needed knowledge and skills to assess different markets and trends to find the best investment opportunities.
Education – Vanguard University of Sothern California
Bachelors in Business Administration
Licenses - California real estate broker
CalBRE 01773858
Robert is a partner with Trident Realty Partners in charge of design and construction. He has more than 25 years of experience providing due diligence, design, and construction services. His understanding of trends for residential construction and costs associated with these areas make him an invaluable player to the success of new and renovated assets. Robert brings many examples of value add ideas to the implementation for the improvements to a multi-family project.
After graduating from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, Mr. Lawrence joined McLaren/Vasquez Architects as project architect for several multi-family projects which clients included, William Lyon Homes, The Rancho Santa Margarita Company, and the Irvine Company.
Now with over 25 years of experience in design and construction, Mr. Lawrence continues to lead the design and construction efforts for multi-family renovation and development projects.
Recent renovation projects include working with companies such as HFF, UDR, and The Bascom Group.
Education – Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
Bachelors of Architecture with Construction Management Minor
Licenses - Architect, State of California
General Contractor, State of California
Tim Palmquist has 30 years of Real Estate experience with The Irvine Company, Irvine Apartment Communities, and other real estate development ventures.
As Managing Member for Trident Realty Partners, Mr. Palmquist oversees the Apartment Advisory team including: asset identification, underwriting, due diligence, and financial analysis.
A graduate of Cal Poly San Luis Obispo with a degree in Business Administration, Real Estate Finance Concentration, Mr. Palmquist built his first apartments for the San Luis Obispo Housing Authority in 1983. Utilizing a financial model for apartment acquisition and syndications first developed as a student at Cal Poly, Mr. Palmquist continues to underwrite multi-family investment and re-investment opportunities, while focusing on apartment economics on a national level.
Prior to his role as Vice President of Development/Reinvestment for the Irvine Apartment Communities, Mr. Palmquist was the senior financial analyst for the Irvine Company Land Sales group. As Vice President of Development / Reinvestment for Irvine Apartment Communities Mr. Palmquist was responsible to oversee the reinvestment and repositioning all efforts for the IAC portfolio. Utilizing this experience, Mr. Palmquist now oversees the investment decisions for Trident Realty Partners.
Education – Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Bachelors in Business Administration
Real Estate Finance Concentration
Construction Management minor emphasis.
Robert Lawrence
Kelly Leeper
Tim Palmquist
