Jacob L.

Transactions Analyst | $1B+ in Multifamily Acquisitions & Dispositions | UDR | Former Navy Diver Ψ

Denver, Colorado, United States

About

Jacob Langner is a Transactions Analyst at UDR, a large-cap publicly traded multifamily REIT, where he focuses on acquisitions, dispositions, and preferred equity placements across national markets. Jacob also serves as Managing General Partner of Descent Properties LLC, a multifamily portfolio he founded and operates in the Denver metro area. His prior experience includes underwriting a $1.1B multifamily transaction at Mitsui Fudosan America. A former Navy Diver with six years of service, Jacob was stationed in Guam and Hawaii and operated extensively across Southeast Asia, the South Pacific, and the Middle East. That experience shaped a firsthand understanding of international markets, cross-cultural environments, and high-stakes decision-making under pressure, instincts he applies directly to real estate investment and capital markets. He holds certifications in Excel, Argus, and real estate finance from Eastdil Secured.

Experience

  • Transactions Analyst at UDR - Opening Doors to your future
    Jun 2025 - Present · 1 yr 1 mo

    - Transactions Analyst at UDR, a large-cap publicly traded multifamily REIT, supporting acquisitions, dispositions, and preferred equity placements nationally. - Underwrote and executed full-cycle transactions totaling $1B+ in volume within the first year, including disposition closings as analyst of record. - Responsibilities span financial modeling, due diligence coordination, contract analysis, market research, and IC presentation across market-rate multifamily and mixed-use assets.

  • Managing General Partner at Descent Properties, LLC.
    May 2022 - Present · 4 yrs 2 mos

    - Founded and operate a private multifamily investment firm targeting the 5–50 unit market in Denver metro, with ~$1.3M in LP and GP equity deployed across acquired assets. - Executed value-add acquisitions totaling 20 renovated units across multiple properties; completed full-cycle exits on select assets with a current stabilized hold in the portfolio. - Structure and manage LP capital relationships across six investors, including equity raise, waterfall distributions, and investor reporting.

  • Development Intern at Mitsui Fudosan America
    Jun 2024 - Aug 2024 · 3 mos

    - Underwrote a $1.1B multifamily and for-sale housing project in San Francisco's Presidio Heights, presenting findings to senior leadership. - Conducted financial modeling, market analysis, and budgeting while supporting West Coast development projects for Mitsui Fudosan America, Japan's largest real estate developer.

  • VareCo (Denver, Colorado, United States)
    • Property Manager
      Jan 2022 - Aug 2022 · 8 mos

      Heavily experienced with Fair Housing regulations, Multi-Family Construction, Asset Management, and Conflict Resolution.

    • Assistant Property Manager
      Oct 2021 - Jan 2022 · 4 mos

  • Navy Diver at US Navy
    Mar 2016 - Jan 2022 · 5 yrs 11 mos

    Navy Diver with 432 hours of bottom time across 128 dives. Specializations in Underwater Ship’s Husbandry, Hyperbaric Chamber Operations, Dive Medicine, and undersea repairs on critical weapons, propulsion, and navigation systems.