Dustin and Adam sit down with Ian Colville, founder and managing partner of Carpathian Capital Management, who oversees roughly $150 million in residential real estate assets.

Ian's path to US real estate started in an unlikely place – running equity sales for Deutsche Bank and Citigroup in Moscow during the early 2000s BRIC boom – and the risk perspective he built there shapes everything about how he evaluates deals today.

The conversation digs into the structural housing shortage that Ian believes still defines the US market. He explains why affordability concerns are real but don't point toward a crash when supply remains as constrained as it is.

Ian also walks through his approach to due diligence – how he uses AI to extract and organize data from PPMs across a 70-item checklist, and where human judgment still matters most. He shares real examples of deal terms he’s reviewed, including egregious examples that favored the sponsor over the investors from day one.

Passive investors will come away with a clearer sense of what to look for in fee structures, waterfall arrangements, and sponsor incentive alignment – and where simplicity crosses the line into misalignment.

Episode Release Notes & Resources:

• Carpathian Capital Management: https://carpathiancapital.com
• 70-point due diligence checklist: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1shEbVZ8m6eDOKyCwYcDbxDTFoKPOoFa7
• Ian’s free deal due diligence course: https://webinar.carpathiancapital.com
• Ian’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/micolville

Watch episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7mHhArpniHA

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