CFA®-Led Planning for Real Estate Professionals

Real estate creates opportunity—but it also creates complexity: uneven cash flow, taxes, timing, leverage decisions, and concentration risk. I help real estate investors and real estate professionals coordinate a clear plan for liquidity, investing, and long-term wealth.

For Real Estate Professionals:
I work with you on your personal plan and investments and client education or transaction-adjacent strategy.

Whether you're a Realtor, team leader, lender, or other professional, your financial life is uniquely complex:

  • Variable & cyclical income and taxes.
  • "Feast-or-famine" cash flow and reserves planning.
  • Investing decisions alongside business reinvestment.
  • Concentrated exposure (local market + your business + your personal real estate)
  • Timing big moves: buying a home, scaling a team, taking distributions, considering retirement.

Some clients start with personal planning; others start with a deal-specific question. Either way, the goal is one coordinated strategy.

For Real Estate Investors:
Real estate investing is often a capital-allocation problem designed as a property search.

If you're building a real estate portfolio, you're making repeated decisions about:

  • Liquidity (how much cash you keep vs. deploy).
  • Financing (terms, rates, repayment path, risk controls).
  • Portfolio impact (what you buy and when affects the rest of your balance sheet).
  • Timelines (rehab, rent-up, refinance, sale).
  • Taxes and exit considerations (coordinated with your tax/legal professionals).

I help investors coordinate these decisions into one plan so acquisitions don't create unintended pressure elsewhere.

What sets my approach apart:
  • A disciplined, standards-based process: Your situation is unique and your planning and investing should reflect that.
  • Aligned Investment Management: Investment portfolios coordinated with real estate income and investments.
  • Hands-on Risk Management: Mitigation of risks associated with fluctuating income and inconsistent deal timing.
  • Tax Focused Outcomes: It's not what you earn, it's what you keep. Identification of optimal tax strategies and direct coordination with your tax professional.
  • Direct access, fast coordination: Direct coordination with every member of your team - CPA, Attorney, Insurance Agent, Lender, etc.
  • Values-driven, plain-English advice: Clear numbers, timelines, and next steps on every engagement.
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Sophisticated Strategies for Real Estate Investors

We specialize in assisting real estate investors with intelligently structuring their transactions:

  1. Access existing liquidity (in existing property investments, retirement vehicles, and other portfolios).
  2. Benefit from investment portfolio and real estate portfolio growth simultaneously.
  3. Structuring the portfolio to take full advantage of tax benefits (coordinating with CPA where needed)
  4. Planning for asset disposition that minimizes the tax liability.

Below are the investor profiles we work with most often and how we can assist in scaling their business:

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    Rental Property Owners (Single-Family & Multifamily)

    Use a pledged-asset line for down payments or cash offers while your investments stay invested.

    • Target LTV and collateral mix
    • Down Payment via pledged asset line
    • Cash-offer readiness in 48-72 hours
    • Reserve policy and drawdown guardrails.

    Frequently Asked Questions:

    Can I use SBL for multiple properties at once? Yes. We model collateral mix and draw sequencing so you stay within guardrails.

    Does SBL affect DSCR underwriting? Usually not. We plan around lender requirements.

    Map your next rental purchase - book a 15-minute fit call.
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    BRRRR (Buy, Rehab, Rent, Refi, Repeat) Investors

    Structure SBL draws for purchase and rehab, then repay post-refi.

    • Purchase/rehab draw schedule tied to ARV.
    • Refinance underwriting assumptions and timing.
    • Rent-up stress tests and carry cost caps.
    • Paydown plan post-refi and cash-out.

    Frequently Asked Questions:

    Can SBL cover both purchase and rehab? Yes. We map draws to milestones and ARV.

    What if the refi takes longer than expected? We stress-test timelines and build buffers.

    Plan your BRRRR timeline - book a 15-minute fit call.
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    Fix-and-Flip Operators

    Short holds demand tight cash control.

    • Milestone-based SBL draws
    • Interest-carry budget and max exposure.
    • Contractor timeline and exit triggers.
    • Post-sale payoff plan.

    Frequently Asked Questions:

    Can SBL replace hard money? Often yes, and usually at a lower blended cost.

    What if the flip goes over budget? We build contingency triggers and max-exposure caps.

    Tighten your flip funding plan - book a 15-minute fit call.
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    Business Owners Investing on the Side

    Coordinate business cash flow with SBL guardrails.

    • Coordinate SBL with business seasonality.
    • Distribution-aligned repayment timelines.
    • Liquidity buffers for payroll/taxes.
    • Consolidated cash-flow and risk dashboard.

    Frequently Asked Questions:

    Can SBL help avoid pulling cash from the business? Yes. That's one of the biggest benefits.

    What if my income is seasonal? We align repayment to your distribution cycle.

    Align SBL with your business cash flow - book a 15-minute fit call.
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    1031 or 721 Exchange Planners

    Combine SBL for speed with tax-efficient exits.

    • Cash-offer via portfolio line of credit.
    • 45/180-day timeline coordination.
    • CPA/QI collaboration.
    • Replacement-property modeling.

    Frequently Asked Questions:

    Can SBL fund earnest money deposits? Yes - we model carry costs and payoff timing.

    Do you coordinate with my QI? Yes, coordination is part of our process.

    Coordinate your 1031 + 721 + SBL plan - book a 15-minute fit call.
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    Preparing Your First Acquisition (First Time SBL Users)

    Start safely with proven guardrails.

    • Starter LTV and liquidity rules.
    • Collateral selection and diversification check.
    • First-deal pro forma and sensitivity.
    • Step-by-step draw/repayment checklist.

    Frequently Asked Questions:

    How fast can I get my first draw? Often 14-21 days depending on documentation.

    What if I'm nervous about leverage? We start conservatively and build confidence through modeling.

    Set your first SBL guardrails - book a 15-minute fit call.
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    Optimize Total Cost of Capital (SBL + HELOC + DSCR)

    Blend tools for the lowest all-in cost.

    • Blend HELOC/DSCR with portfolio line of credit.
    • Collateralize to reduce rate/points and speed closing.
    • Model true APR: rate, fees, carry, and timelines.
    • Chose the stack with the lowest total cost of capital.

    Frequently Asked Questions:

    Can I combine multiple funding sources? Yes, we model both APR and timing.

    How do I know which stack is cheapest? We calculate true APR including fees, carry, and timelines.

    Build your lowest-cost capital stack - book a 15-minute fit call.
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    Nationwide Support, Midwest Expertise (Dayton, Cincinnati, Columbus)

    We work with investors across the U.S. and bring Midwest deal sense and lender/title relationships to every engagement. You get a smooth virtual process plus regional know-how when it helps underwriting, timelines, and execution.

    • Ohio/Midwest lender and title networks on call.
    • Familiar with Midwest rent, vacancy, and DSCR norms.
    • Virtual onboarding and secure document flow nationwide.
    • Local partners when you need boots on the ground.

    Frequently Asked Questions:

    Do you work outside of Ohio? Yes, we have a nationwide client base.

    Do local norms matter? Yes, especially for DSCR, rent assumptions, and timelines.

    Work with a nationwide team - book a 15-minute fit call.

Financial Planning, Investing & Tax Management for Real Estate Professionals

Real estate can create incredible income—yet it often comes with financial friction: lumpy commissions, uneven expenses, inconsistent investing, and tax uncertainty.

I help real estate professionals build a repeatable, year-round system that integrates:

  • Financial planning (cash flow, reserves, debt strategy, protection, goals)
  • Investment management (portfolio strategy, implementation, monitoring)
  • Tax management & coordination (estimated tax planning rhythm, proactive decisions, and CPA collaboration)

The profiles we serve:

    Commission-Based Agents

    If your income comes in bursts, the goal isn't "budget harder." It's to build rules that automatically allocate each commission so you can pay yourself, invest consistently, and stay ahead of taxes.

    What we build:

    • A commission allocation system (percent-based rules) for: tax reserves, personal paycheck / owner pay, emergency + slow-season runway, investing, future purchase buckets (home/down payment/investment property)
    • A practical estimated-tax rhythm aligned to how your income arrives (and changes).
    • A "good month / great month" rule set so lifestyle doesn't expand faster than wealth.

    Common outcomes

    • You stop guessing what you can spend.
    • Your investing becomes consistent even when closings aren't.
    • Tax time becomes an execution event—not a surprise.
    I want a system for uneven income—without feeling restricted.
    Team Leaders & Brokerage Owners

    When you run a team, it's easy for business cash flow to blur into personal finances. The result is usually one of these:

    • taxes underfunded,
    • investing inconsistent,
    • growth decisions made without runway clarity.

    What we build:

    • Business runway targets (payroll, marketing, overhead, vendor commitments).
    • Owner pay strategy that doesn't cannibalize taxes, reserves, or growth.
    • A one-page dashboard: runway, tax reserve status, investable surplus, and near-term obligations.
    • Coordination rhythm across you + CPA/bookkeeper so the plan is implementable.

    Common outcomes:

    • You gain confidence in hiring/marketing decisions because runway is defined.
    • You build wealth even while you scale.
    I need structure so the business can grow without derailing everything else.
    High-Income Producers

    As income grows, complexity grows: larger tax exposure, multiple accounts, bigger decisions, and more downside if a market shift hits.

    What we build:

    • A tax-aware planning calendar (what to do each quarter, not just once per year).
    • Investment strategy aligned to timeline and overall risk—especially if your household is already heavily tied to real estate.
    • Liquidity strategy: what stays liquid vs. what gets invested vs. what stays available for opportunity.
    • Decision support for big moves (house upgrade, second home, adding rental property, debt payoff vs. invest, business reinvestment).

    Common outcomes

    • Less "income leakage" from taxes, inertia, and unclear priorities.
    • Better decisions under time pressure.
    I make great money, but I want a plan that matches it.
    Newer Agents

    Early success can be a blessing or a trap. A strong first system prevents the classic cycle: big check → big spending → tax panic → reset.

    What we build:

    • A foundation plan that prioritizes:tax reserves,
      emergency fund,
      debt strategy,
      starter investing system and account priorities.
    • Automation so saving/investing happens even during busy seasons.
    • Guardrails for lifestyle upgrades (cars, housing, fixed monthly commitments).

    Common outcomes:

    • You build wealth habits before lifestyle sets in.
    • You avoid "first big year, first big mess."
    I want to build it right from the start.
    Realtors & Real Estate Investors

    If you're both a real estate pro and an investor, you usually have concentrated exposure already—career + market cycle + property holdings. The investing portfolio often needs to diversify risk, not unknowingly amplify it.

    What we build:

    • A "two-lane" plan:Lane A: long-term investing (retirement, diversified portfolio, consistency)
      Lane B: real estate investing (deals, reserves, capex, acquisition readiness)
    • Rules that prevent one lane from draining the other.
    • Scenario planning: market slowdowns, vacancy, repairs, slower closings.

    Common outcomes:

    • You invest with clarity instead of bouncing between "all market" and "all property."
    • Deals don't disrupt the long-term plan.
    I want to invest in property without sacrificing the bigger picture.
    What We Do:

    Planning: Turn Income into a System
    We design a structure that answers:

    • What happens to money when a commission hits?
    • How much stays liquid?
    • What gets invested—and when?
    • What do we do in slow months?

    Investment Management: Build and Manage the Portfolio
    We create and manage an investment strategy designed to be:

    • consistent,
    • aligned with your timeline,
    • matched to your risk tolerance and your real-estate concentration,
    • implemented with ongoing monitoring and rebalancing.

    Tax Management: A Year Round Rhythm:
    The U.S. tax system is pay-as-you-go, and estimated tax planning is often relevant for self-employed income patterns.

    We build:

    • an estimated tax planning cadence,
    • proactive decision support,
    • coordination with your CPA so planning matches execution.
    Build your next 12 months with intention — book a 15-minute fit call.
    Our Process: What Happens After You Book

    Step 1 — Fit Call (15 minutes)
    We confirm your goals, complexity, and whether we're a fit.
    Step 2 — Discovery + Organization
    Income, accounts, debts, insurance, tax picture, goals, and constraints.

    Step 3 — Strategy Build
    Cash flow system + investment plan + tax management rhythm.
    Step 4 — Implementation
    Automation, account setup/cleanup, portfolio implementation, coordination with CPA.

    Step 5 — Ongoing Advisory
    Quarterly (or agreed cadence) reviews: income changes, goals, taxes, portfolio, and business decisions.

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A Financial Plan That Fits Your Life

You don't need to be a full-time real estate investor—or work in real estate—to benefit from a clear, coordinated plan.

Many people are navigating big decisions in real time:

  • Buying or selling a home
  • Building long-term investments alongside day-to-day life
  • Managing debt intentionally (without turning your plan into a payment schedule)
  • Planning for taxes, career changes, family milestones, and retirement
  • Making sure the next "big move" doesn't create pressure everywhere else

I help individuals and families build a repeatable system for cash flow, investing, and decision-making—so your plan stays steady even when life isn't.

Who This Is For
This page is for you if you want clarity and structure, including:

  • Individuals and families building wealth: People with busy lives and real decisions to make.
  • Dual-income households: People who want a coordinated plan and cleaner "rules".
  • High earners: People who want taxes, investing, and goals aligned.
  • Professionals with employer stock / equity compensation: People who want to reduce concentration risk and plan proactively.
  • Pre-retirees and retirees: People who want an income plan, a tax-aware rhythm, and confident next steps.
  • People who've "done a lot of things right": People who've done the hard work, but want everything coordinated.

If you want plain-English planning, clean numbers, and a clear next step++,++ you're in the right place.

Common Problems We Solve
Most people don't need more information—they need a structure they can run year-round.

Common friction points:

  • Cash builds up, but you're unsure what to do with it (and it sits idle; or doesn't earn a competitve rate).
  • Investing is inconsistent because life and income aren't perfectly predictable.
  • Taxes feel like something that "happens" once a year instead of something you're planning for.
  • You've accumulated accounts, but nothing is coordinated (and decisions feel scattered).
  • You want to buy a home or upgrade, but you're unsure what's safe.
  • You're concentrated in one company/sector/real estate and want smarter risk management.

What We Build: A Practical, Repeatable System
Cash Flow + Liquidity Rules: A plan for what stays liquid, what gets invested, and what stays available for opportunity.

  1. Investment Strategy + Implementation: A portfolio aligned to your goals, timeline, and risk tolerance—then monitored and rebalanced.
  2. Tax-Aware Planning (Year-Round): Not "tax prep." A proactive rhythm that helps reduce surprises and supports smarter decisions (in coordination with your CPA when needed).
  3. Protection + Contingency Planning: Reserves, insurance coordination, and scenario planning so one curveball doesn't derail the plan.
  4. Big-Decision Support: Home purchase timing, debt payoff vs. invest, career transitions, inheritance planning coordination, retirement timing, and more—always tied back to the bigger picture.

What Working Together Feels Like

  1. Plain-English advice: clear numbers, timelines, and next steps.
  2. Disciplined process: standards-based planning customized to your life.
  3. Coordination: we collaborate with your CPA, attorney, insurance professional to ensure everything is aligned.

A Good Fit For Those Seeking:

  1. A plan you can actually follow.
  2. A single, coordinated strategy (not scattered accounts and conflicting advice).
  3. A thoughtful approach to risk, taxes, and liquidity.

Location

4380 Buckeye Lane
Suite 200
Beavercreek, OH 45440
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Direct:
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The Power of Partnerships

By partnering with experienced individuals across wealth disciplines, Morgan Stanley Financial Advisors can align specialized resources with your custom needs and deliver strategic guidance through the familiarity and trust of existing relationships

About Kimberly Nute Jones

Kimberly is a Vice President and Financial Planning Director serving Morgan Stanley’s Private Wealth Management offices in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota and Pennsylvania. She is responsible for helping Financial Advisors with their clients' and prospects' financial planning needs.

Kimberly began her career in financial services in 1991 and joined Morgan Stanley in 2012. Prior to her current role, Kimberly was a Senior Executive Financial Planner at Goldman Sachs Ayco in Deerfield, Illinois and an Associate Vice President and Financial Advisor in Morgan Stanley’s Oak Brook Illinois complex. Kimberly currently serves on Morgan Stanley’s Great Lakes Region Diversity Council and is a member of several firm-led affinity groups. She is an active member of Women Investment Professionals (WIP), and the Association of African American Financial Advisors (Quad A).

Kimberly currently serves on the Museum of Science and Industry’s Black Creativity Advisory Council, sit on various national and local committees for the National Coalition of 100 Black Women, and plans events for Go Fish NFP, a nonprofit organization started by her children.

Kimberly earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Financial Counseling and Planning from Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, Master's degree in Education with distinction from Saint Xavier University in Chicago, and Certified Financial Planning certificate program from Northwestern University School of Professional Studies, Evanston, Illinois. She currently holds her Certified Financial Planner® designation. Kimberly lives in Flossmoor, Illinois with her husband, two children and their dog. In her spare time, Kimberly enjoys doing genealogical research and traveling with her family and friends.

About Mamta Shah

Mamta Shah is the Trust Specialist based in Chicago, covering the Midwest Region. Morgan Stanley provides a full array of personal and institutional trust services to high net worth clients of the firm. Mamta’s responsibilities include educating Financial Advisors and their clients on the open architecture trust service model and helping them identify opportunities to leverage the trust partners on the platform.

Before joining Trust Services in 2010, she was the Wealth Analyst with the Chicago based Wealth Planning Center at Morgan Stanley. Mamta was responsible for providing information and education on a full range of income and estate tax topics and concerns.

Prior to joining the Planning Center team in 2006, Mamta was Vice President of an Independent Investment Advisory Firm. She worked closely with the clients of the firm on a variety of financial planning and investment advisory services.

Mamta obtained her bachelor’s degree from Babson College with a major in Finance/Entrepreneurship. Mamta is a licensed CPA and holds a CFP® designation, She has been in the financial services industry since 1999. She is Series 7, 63, 65 and life/health insurance licensed. She is a member of the AICPA and the Illinois CPA Society. She lives in Chicago with her family.

About Lynn King

Lynn R. King is a Family Office Resource Generalist for the Mid-America region. She has over 15 years of experience working with families, family offices, and their attorneys, CPAs and financial advisors on issues unique to the UHNW client. Lynn started her career as an attorney in Illinois working with closely held businesses across the country on a broad range of topics, including entity structuring, estate planning, business succession and tax. She then joined New York Life Insurance as a Corporate Vice President in their Advanced Planning Group. In this role she expanded on her experience from private practice and engaged with clients on complex business and personal planning needs.
Lynn joined Morgan Stanley in September of 2020. As the Family Office Resource Generalist, Lynn provides advice and strategies to UHNW families. To that end, she assists families with the creation of family mission statements. She also educates adults and children on how to be good stewards of generational wealth. She engages with resources in philanthropy, wealth and estate planning and trust management to ensure the UHNW clients of the Firm are able to accomplish their goals.
Lynn received her undergraduate degree in Finance and Political Science from the University of Illinois- Urbana-Champaign. She attended The John Marshall Law School in Chicago, Illinois where she obtained her Juris Doctorate (J.D.) and is licensed to practice law in Illinois. She also holds her Series 7 and 66.

About Kimberly Emerson

Kimberly Emerson is a Private Banker serving Morgan Stanley Wealth Management offices in Ohio.

Private Bankers partner with Financial Advisors to develop a specialized approach for managing clients’ cash flow, liquidity and financing needs, leveraging our comprehensive suite of cash management and lending solutions.

Kimberly began her career in financial services in 2001, and joined Morgan Stanley in 2015. Prior to joining the firm, she was a Private Banking Relationship Manager at FC Bank. Kimberly has also been a Wealth Management Banker at Merrill Lynch, as well as a Private Banking Relationship Manager at Fifth Third and KeyBank.

Kimberly is a graduate of Ohio Dominican University where she received a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration. She and her family reside in Blacklick, Ohio. Outside of the office, Kimberly enjoys sporting events, concerts, and spending time with her family.
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About Joshua Gilbert

Joshua Gilbert is a Private Banker serving Morgan Stanley’s Wealth Management offices in Ohio.

Private Bankers partner with Financial Advisors to develop a specialized approach for managing clients’ cash flow, liquidity and financing needs, leveraging our comprehensive suite of cash management and lending solutions.

Joshua began his career in financial services in 2001 and joined Morgan Stanley in 2018. Prior to joining the firm, he served as a Business Banking Client Manager at U.S. Bank. He also held numerous roles with progressive responsibilities at JPMorgan Chase Bank, where he notably served as a Branch Manager.

Joshua currently resides in Cincinnati, Ohio. Outside of the office, Joshua dedicates his time to various civic organizations focused on fostering the well-being of others, such as Lighthouse Youth & Family Services, and the Freestore Foodbank. In his spare time, Joshua enjoys traveling, hiking, skiing, and staying healthy and active.
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