Daniel Paul, MBA

SFR Acquisitions and Construction

Tampa, Florida, United States

About

Experience

  • Longmark Group (Full-time · 4 yrs 4 mos)
    • Head of Strategic Acquisitions
      Mar 2022 - Present · 4 yrs 4 mos

    • Head of Property
      Jan 2025 - Jul 2025 · 7 mos

  • Team Lead/Manager, Negotiations at Entera
    Dec 2020 - Mar 2022 · 1 yr 4 mos

  • Progress Residential® (Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area)
    • Acquisitions Manager
      Jan 2019 - Jul 2020 · 1 yr 7 mos

      Led a team of analysts responsible for deploying $50-$100MM per month in the Florida region. Managed and maintained relationships with 3rd party brokers and sourcing partners. Provided ongoing training/feedback to team to ensure accurate targeting and underwriting of potential assets. Major Achievements • Successfully acquired 1,800 single-family homes totaling $480MM. • Achieved rental accuracy of 99% on homes acquired. • Revised tax underwriting for Florida region, resulting in better asset selection and improved NOI.

    • Acquisitions Analyst
      Jul 2016 - Jan 2019 · 2 yrs 7 mos

      Developed and executed single family rental investment strategy to deploy $5-$20MM/month in Jacksonville, FL and Memphis, TN. Worked closely with construction teams to develop a defined renovation scope and finish level to optimize returns. Major Achievements • Successfully acquired 600 single-family homes totaling $120MM. • Achieved rental accuracy of 99% on homes acquired. • Revived Jacksonville market from being shut down to acquiring 40+ homes a month.

  • Broker/Owner at Reliance Realty, LLC
    Jan 2007 - Jul 2016 · 9 yrs 7 mos

    Represented investors in the purchase of single-family homes in the Tampa Bay region. Major Achievements • Brokered 58 single-family rental assets for Tricon American Homes totaling over $5MM in 2014. • Developed foreclosure auction strategy and served as auction bidding specialist in Hillsborough and Pinellas County for Blue Mountain Homes, resulting in over $6MM worth of single-family asset purchases in 2015 and 2016.

  • Evaluator/Underwriting Manager at Waypoint Homes
    Oct 2012 - Nov 2013 · 1 yr 2 mos

    Helped open the Tampa office and develop the acquisitions practices for the Tampa Bay Region. Directed teams of analysts, associates, and inspectors in the Tampa Bay and Orlando markets. Finalized and approved underwriting for all acquisitions. Major Achievements • Successfully acquired 200 single-family acquisitions totaling $30MM. • Implemented new tax underwriting resulting in tenfold increase in acquisitions volume.