Mr. Cozart has been developing and building projects in Chaffee County/Salida CO for the past 5 years. Projects include a 51-acre subdivision on Weldon Creek (Cozart Estates), Mesa View Townhomes (40-unit townhome project in Poncha Springs completed in Jan 2018), Salida Crossings located on Hwy 50 in Salida, CO (a 122-unit Condo/Commercial Mixed-Use project built in 2 phases with underground parking garages). The Salida Crossings project was petitioned by a small political group in Salida, Mr. Cozart navigated through the referendum, passed a citywide vote of the citizens and will be breaking ground in August 2019.

Mr. Cozart currently owns a large Custom Home Contracting firm (Karver Homes) with offices in Salida, and a newly formed Real Estate sales firm with 5 agents with Offices in Leadville and Salida, CO. He is a leading advocate for Affordable Housing and is involved with several housing authorities and is a panel expert for Central Colorado forums. Mr. Cozart understands small town politics and how to gain support of local governments for development projects.

Matt has is associated degree in building construction technology, and bachelor’s degree in construction management from Ferris State University. Mr. Lamar is President and owner of L4 Construction and Environmental, a commercial and civil construction company operating primarily in Colorado. Mr. Lamar’s passions are leaving a legacy of sustainable projects that will have a long lasting and positive effect on the local environment and community. He also enjoys spending time with his family, especially his daughter Sadie, passing on knowledge, skills and stewardship that were so deeply instilled in him by those before him.

Mr. Ferris also has experience on the equity side, partnering with and providing funds to residential builders. His public accounting experience consisted of 6 years of general audit, financial and tax work at a variety of companies from manufacturing to real estate firms to high net worth individuals. Mr. Ferris gets satisfaction from contributing as part of a successful team and is able to balance that with being Will and Turner’s dad.

In addition to providing various consulting and forecasting services, he has worked extensively on financial statement audits and tax planning and tax return preparation. Mr. Parker is a contributor to the Novogradac Journal of Tax Credits and leads professional development training efforts on various complex taxation concepts. Mr. Parker received a bachelor’s degree in accounting from the University of Southern California and is a certified public accountant in California.

Mr. Shomo advises clients over the entire life cycle of projects – from conceptual planning, ownership and joint venture structuring, land assemblage, design and land use entitlements, through financing, development and construction, leasing, operations and disposition. He has over 25 years of legal experience, including 7 years as in-house counsel for a large multi-family REIT. Mike was a practicing architect before turning to the law. His career-long involvement in the real estate industry enables him to see the dots and how they connect.

Paul has represented clients involved in some of the highest profile Denver-based real estate developments in recent years, including the Denver Metropolitan Major League Baseball Stadium District, the owner of Coors Field, The Castle Rock Factory Outlets in Castle Rock, Colo., and The Landmark, a 250-unit luxury residential and mixed-used real estate development in Greenwood Village, Colorado.

Paul represents banks and other financial institutions in the documentation and closing of commercial real estate loans and asset-based financings, including equipment leasing and accounts receivable and inventory financing. He also counsels receivers, buyers, and sellers of real estate loan portfolios, loan participants, and lead banks, as well as servicers of syndicated lending arrangements and structured financings.

Prior to joining Better City, Mr. Hughes worked for various real estate development firms including Property Reserve Inc., and PEG Development. Formerly he was a CPA and Manager in KPMG’s Transaction Services Practice Group in McLean, VA. Mr. Hughes holds a Bachelor of Science in Accounting and a Master of Business Administration from BYU’s Marriott School of Management. Mr. Hughes is a licensed real estate agent, Realtor, and a member of ICSC.