Our expertise spans bank REO, foreclosures and short sales, forced liquidations, workouts, recapitalizations, restructurings, impaired mortgages, and non-performing loans. This diverse skill set enables us to tackle complex challenges and uncover valuable opportunities across the real estate landscape.
Our company boasts a team of experienced specialists in real estate, finance, and management, adept at uncovering opportunities in distressed real estate and assets linked to real estate and commodity interests. While these select team members’ biographies highlight just a fraction of our collective expertise, they exemplify the broad range of talent within LANDCO NEXA.
Specialized service application is in constant search of talent. Each of our projects require imagination, drive and the ability to lead. Join the LANDCO NEXA network to overcome obstacles and create opportunities, and drive a winning solution.
Specialized service application is in constant search of talent. Each of our projects require imagination, drive and the ability to lead. Join the LANDCO NEXA network to overcome obstacles and create opportunities, and drive a winning solution.
CEO and Founding Principal
Director of Operations
Executive Assistant
Research Analyst
Analyst
Project Manager / Analyst
Certified Public Accountant
CMBS / Finance
Esquire, PE
Esquire
We are a company of experienced specialists in a wide range of disciplines. Every project includes a carefully assembled team for optimal investment performance.
Beginning in 1992, Mark committed his full time to a real estate company specializing in acquisitions of apartments in Texas where he helped the company grow by leading the identification and acquisition of property management companies to a point of 7,000 apartment units and 10,000,000 square feet of leased commercial space.
In 1998, Mark co-founded LANDCO NEXA with a group of private investors for acquisition of land assets. LANDCO NEXA redirected its focus to income producing property in 2002 with an emphasis on multi-family units. In 2005 Mark acquired the interest of the other partners and acquired a portfolio of 3,500 apartment units in Arizona and Texas.
Mark currently operates a private equity real estate fund where he participates on the investment committee along with the firm’s principals, participates in evaluating CMBS, whole loan, and direct real estate investment opportunities.
Mark is married to Suzanne Tobin Lester. They have two children, Tobin, 19 attends SMU and Annie 16, attends Notre Dame in Belmont. Mark is an avid fly fishing enthusiast, lover of golf, and enjoys sports activities in general.
Ms. Nishi joined LANDCO in 2006 with 17 years of experience as an accounting and project manager in the real estate investment and development industry. She is currently serving as Director of Operations for LANDCO NEXA. Tami’s extensive real estate experience includes accounting, finance, acquisition, law, project management and property management.
Ms. Nishi began her career in real estate and construction in 1989 with an insurance repair contractor in San Diego, CA where she acquired a vast knowledge of job costing, plan reading, Owner and Subcontractor negotiations and contract administration. In 1994, she moved to a large insulation and drywall contractor specializing in large tracts/phases of single and multi-family production building. She managed the accounting, purchasing and administrative staff and was vital in the development a commercial steel stud framing division.
Mrs. Nishi has spent the six years prior to her tenure at LANDCO NEXA working for various clients, owning her own consulting business and performing multitudes of duties specifically relating to multifamily development and operations, land acquisition and entitlement. She has been involved with the development and operation of over 7500 housing units in five states.
Genesis Turner joined LANDCO NEXA in 2022 as an Executive Assistant, bringing with her over 8 years of administrative experience across various industries. At LANDCO NEXA, Genesis supports the leadership team by managing day-to-day operations, ensuring smooth project coordination, and facilitating effective communication across departments.
Throughout her career, Genesis has developed strong organizational skills and a keen eye for detail, enabling her to streamline administrative processes and contribute to team efficiency. Her diverse background has equipped her with a broad skill set, making her a valuable asset to the team. In her free time, Genesis likes to stay active and spend time with family. She is always focused on improving workflow and maintaining a productive work environment.
Bill Knudson has spent decades working with major financial institutions such as Bank of America, Wells Fargo, and JPMorgan Chase. Bill’s professional expertise includes generating periodic NCREIF performance reports, implementing annual budget processes, identifying, and structuring targeted property and portfolio acquisitions, and performing market research and analysis. The long span of his career has given Bill deep firsthand experience covering every market cycle.
Bill holds a BA degree in Economics and Accounting, from the University of California at Berkeley (1977) and an MS degree in Finance from Carnegie Mellon University (1980).
As an avid researcher and analyst, Bill keeps his hand on the pulse of the market, as chronicled in his weekly posts titled “The Knudson File.”
A real estate professional since 1976, Mr. Rosenbaum has held executive positions in several growth-oriented companies in the San Francisco Bay Area, among them Plaza Pacific Equities, Diablo Lakes Development Corp., Intrust, Senior Equity Resources, and Lynch Investments. His responsibilities have encompassed property management, asset management, acquisitions and sales, construction and development, finance, corporate administration and planning. He has particular expertise in the multi-family housing market, with special concentration in finance, valuation, asset management and marketing.
During the course of his career, Mr. Rosenbaum has acquired, sold, financed and/or managed nearly 12,000 apartment units, over 500,000 square feet of retail space, and more than 500,000 square feet of commercial space. In addition, he has been instrumental in developing and building residential condos, garden office buildings, single family homes, and 860 acres for residential subdivision. Four times in his career, Mr. Rosenbaum has helped implement 10-fold growth in the companies he has joined. Today, he is a LANDCO NEXA Principal – designing and executing real estate investment opportunities with the company. Mr. Rosenbaum received a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Illinois at Urbana in 1972 (English Literature) and a Master’s degree from the University of California at Berkeley in 1976.
Originally from Dallas, Texas, Taylor graduated with honors from the University of South Carolina with a Bachelors in Business Administration in Finance and Marketing in 2007.
Following graduation, Taylor worked as a Tenant Representative at Transwestern Commercial Services, where he was charged with business development and negotiating office and industrial leases on behalf of clients.
In 2013 he joined CBRE overseeing Financial Planning and Analysis of CBRE’s Global Workplace Services division at their corporate headquarters in Dallas. In 2015 he relocated to San Francisco to work directly with several of CBRE’s GWS clients, most notably Union Bank (MUFG), PG&E, Synopsys, TD Ameritrade, and Uber. While in that role, Taylor was focused on guiding clients in cost optimization, site selection, economic incentive negotiation, and portfolio strategy.
Taylor currently resides in San Francisco with his wife, Sophia and their son, Tucker. He is an avid golfer and outdoorsman, and an active member of The Guardsmen, a non-profit organization raising money for at-risk Bay Area youth.
Mr. Beason has in excess of 30 years estate experience with approximately 20 years home building experience with a top 50 home builder.
Gary is a seasoned financial and accounting executive with large company real estate development and home building experience, capital market fund raising, SEC reporting experience, successful tenure as an entrepreneur, and a big-four public accounting background.
Prior to his association with LANDCO NEXA, Gary served as chief financial officer for the CorkyMcMillin Companies where he reported directly to the chairman. there he resided on the Company’s executive committee and information systems executive committee. Additionally, Gary supervised the corporate finance, treasury and accounting and control functions with approximately 100 personnel.
Gary holds an MBA and is a certified public accountant (CPA).
Robert Woodard is a seasoned fixed income investment professional with a proven track record of developing and executing investment strategies tailored to achieve objectives in both stable and volatile market environments. His extensive experience spans the analysis and trading of bonds rated from AAA to CCC, as well as unrated securities, including municipal bonds, ABS, CDOs, CLOs, CMBS, CRE CDOs, RMBS, and alternative investments such as asset-based lending (ABL), direct lending (DL), private equity (PE), real assets, venture capital (VC), corporate bonds, private placements, and project financings across multiple currencies.
With deep expertise in portfolio structuring, relative value analysis, credit analysis, and risk management, Robert consistently delivers results aligned with Total Return and Asset/Liability Management objectives. Recognized for innovative and independent thinking, he has a history of driving portfolio outperformance by identifying improving or deteriorating credits and sectors well ahead of market trends and taking decisive action. Robert is highly skilled in conducting detailed fundamental and forensic analysis, ensuring informed investment decisions.
A consistent alpha generator, Robert is a collaborative team player with robust credit training and a reputation for excellence. He is currently open to new opportunities to leverage his expertise and drive value in the investment landscape.
As an attorney, Mr. Steidtmann has over 20 years of experience representing clients in a broad array of real estate and real estate tax matters. In addition to running his private law practice, Mr. Steidtmann serves as an officer of LANDCO NEXA, advising from time to time on legal matters as well as coordinating appropriate counsel for the formation of various single-purpose entities necessary for LANDCO NEXA to carry out its work.
A graduate of the University of California, Berkeley and the University of California at Los Angeles Law School, Mr. Steidtmann also holds a Masters of Law in Taxation from New York University. Until 1998, Mr. Steidtmann was a partner at the San Francisco law firm of Tichell, Maltzman, Mark, Bass & Ohleyer. He then left to create his own practice devoted entirely to commercial real estate transactions and tax issues.
