Director of Investments

The Director of Investments will be responsible for underwriting, acquisitions, and managing investment opportunities from deal sourcing to closing. This includes presenting deals to senior management, conducting initial underwriting, negotiating acquisition and disposition agreements, and enhancing the company’s investment process.  This role will require team leadership, relationship building, and securing third-party services. The Director of Investments must possess the skills and leadership necessary to manage a growing investment function, including employee planning, organizing, staffing, directing, and coordinating with the underwriting team.

What you have already achieved: (Requirements) 

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, economics, business, or a related field.


• 5 years of experience in real estate investment, acquisitions, underwriting, or a related field. 


• Track record of sourcing, negotiating, and closing real estate investment transactions, including acquisitions, dispositions, and financing.


• Experience in leading and mentoring a team, managing underwriting staff, and coordinating with internal and external stakeholders to drive investment decisions. 


• Strong ability to identify opportunities and risks within potential investments and develop strategies to optimize portfolio performance. 

What you are great at: (Responsibilities)

• Learn DLP’s acquisition buy box and underwriting guidelines. Become fully equipped on DLP’s underwriting model, process, and tools.


• Network and build relationships with multifamily sponsors and brokers to generate acquisitions, joint ventures, and lending opportunities.


• Work with investment analysts, portfolio managers, construction & development to evaluate investment opportunities.


• Lead napkin and full underwriting of deals assigned such as developments, acquisitions, equity and debt. 


• Lead drafting of ICOM reports and completion of investment and loan summaries. 


• Quarterly re-underwriting of the asset, sponsor, business plan, and construction progress.


• Create quarterly internal and external (equity deals) asset update reports. 


• Create quarterly sponsor summary update reports. 


• Monitor cash, cash flow, income, expenses, taxes, loan covenants and maturities. 


• Monitor construction progress  and lender draws. 


• Help refine the investment box.


• Draft LOIs and PSAs. 


• Participate in quarterly sponsor portfolio review meetings. 


• Support and negotiate with acquisition agreements, JV agreements and term sheets. 


• Be an active member in onsite due diligence of potential investments. 


• Make investment recommendations by identifying strategic housing investment trends and opportunities. Recommend target markets, deal profiles, risk characteristics, and geographies.


• Manage your deal pipeline.


• Secure third-party services by leveraging existing relationships across the Southeast for debt, equity, renovations, deal sourcing, legal, and tax advisory.


• Visit target markets, potential acquisitions, and existing portfolio properties.


• Present and lead investment meetings as required. 


• Attend company and industry events. 

What you’re motivated by: 

• Making an impact. Whether it's the residents who call our Thriving Communities home, the investors who trust us to be stewards of their capital,  or the sponsors we work with to 10x their business, everything we do is about making an impact. 


• Challenges. You see roadblocks as opportunities and are proactive in finding solutions. 


• Growth. We’ve been named to the Inc. 5000 as one of the Fastest-Growing Private Companies in America for eleven consecutive years. 

Who We Are

What We Do In One Sentence:

We finance the building of Thriving Communities. 

Our Mission:

We are changing the nation through the building of Thriving Communities. We are the leader in funding the building of Thriving Communities centered in safe, attainable housing. 

Our Purpose:

To passionately make an extraordinary impact by transforming lives and building Thriving Communities. 

Our Big, Hairy, Audacious Goal (BHAG):

To positively impact and transform 10 million lives by funding the building of 5,000 Thriving Communities, becoming one of America’s 100 largest private companies.

Our Culture:

• We work hard, marching towards ambitious goals driven by a purpose that’s bigger than ourselves. 


• We are impact-driven, seeking to make a difference not just on the affordable housing crisis but also in the lives of our employees, investors, and partners. 


• We are disciplined, following our exclusive Elite Execution System to develop personally and professionally. 


• We strive to Live Fully, finding fulfillment in all areas of our lives.

Our Core Values:

Driven For Greatness: We are driven by the pursuit of knowledge and the paramount importance of a growth mindset, cultivating greatness both personally and professionally.

Living Fully: We prioritize living fully with a dedication to achieving optimal health in all aspects of life: faith, family, friends, freedom, fun , fulfillment, fitness, and finance. . We are intentional with our time, integrating the 8fs of our life to achieve our goals & God’s goals.

Grit: We have the endurance and unshakable commitment necessary to achieve our visionary long-term goals.

Community: We elevate the greater good over individual interests, magnifying our impact and cultivating thriving relationships with investors, sponsors, residents, and our colleagues.

Authenticity: We are true to ourselves and others, steadfast in our beliefs and values. We hold ourselves and others accountable, fostering open dialogue to propel growth.

Prepared to Win: We apply discipline to our thoughts and our actions, which leads us to put forth consistent effort and commitment doing the important proactive work despite the urgent priorities we face each day. We plan to win, and are prepared for volatility and challenges.

Kingdom Impact: We share God's love and transformative power through our labor, serving everyone in God’s likeness. The world will know God more through our work and how we do it.

Twenty-Mile March: We march towards clear, well-defined goals and objectives with unwavering focus, constantly evaluating our performance and course correcting as needed.

Stewardship: We are guided by our commitments to those who trust us with their capital, their communities, and their careers .

Servant Leadership: We lead with high standards & deep devotion. We display as humble confidence as we build deep relationships and trust. We show the way through the forest, empowering growth, accountability, and a founder’s mentality, with team members regularly asking “What else can I do to achieve the desired results?”

Benefits and Perks:

Unlimited PTO, health/dental/vision/life insurance, 401(k) matching, learning/educational incentives, Volunteer Time Off, well-being programs, company events, self improvement/productivity tools, & the incredible feeling of making a difference.

Equal Opportunity Employer:

DLP is a committed Equal Opportunity Employer. If you are a qualified individual with a disability and require assistance in searching for a position or submitting an application, please contact HR at hr@dlpcapital.com. Offers of employment are conditional upon satisfactory completion of pre-employment background verification (including E-Verify). California applicants can view our California Data Privacy Policy here.