ROBERT ROBOTTI
Advisory Board Member

Robert is the founder and CEO of C REX. His primary role is to create and implement significant strategies to develop quality deal flow for the firm's Capital Clients. Since 1994, Robert has been actively engaged and personally vested in the purchase and sale of a broad variety of residential and commercial real estate transactions in 17 states, with a purchase asset value exceeding $2 billion. Robert has also successfully negotiated over $1 billion in commercial debt transaction. Mr. Robotti is also an enterprise level consultant for emerging companies seeking M & A solutions.

Robert is Co-Founder of SCI, a specialist in sponsoring TIC investments, nationwide. At SCI, Robert acted as CEO from 1994-2005 when he semi-retired and remained as Executive Chairman of the Acquisitions Committee. Under his direction, the company acquired REIT quality commercial assets, including multi-family, retail, medical, industrial, student housing and a hospitality development project in San Diego. As a co-owner, Robert has also successfully completed two ground up development projects, $30 million in asset value; one, a retail center in Tucson with a Super Wal-Mart anchor and the other, a West Hollywood 19 unit condo development.

In addition, Robert finished in the top three commercial agents in the country for RE/MAX Commercial in 2003 and 2004. He also co-founded the first ever, exclusively commercial, RE/MAX franchise that grew to nearly 100 agents before being sold in 2004. Mr. Robotti also directs the acquisiton activities of tREO Capital Group, Inc. which is a licensed California Real Estate Broker. The company acquired nearly 100 single family home REO's ($30MM Value) in Los Angeles County in the past two years. These homes were acquired, rehabbed and resold.

Prior to SCI, Robert was a specialist and owner of a private mortgage business, specializing in offering jumbo loan financing products funded through non-traditional private investment sources. Robert retains many of these relationships today. Robert is a graduate of Fordham University, New York with a BS degree in Marketing & Accounting. He is an avid golfer and is very proud of his family in California, New York & Connecticut.