Passive Investing vs. Active Investing/Which is Right for You?

Guest Speaker: Colm McEvilly

Colm McEvilly is a real estate sponsor and developer with years of experience in both mechanical building systems and real estate finance. Colm’s involvement in real estate development goes back to his childhood. The son of a mechanical plumbing contractor, he spent ages 8 to 22 working in the field sorting fittings, excavating, installing piping and learning to read blueprints. He was born with congenital heart defects ( TGA & VSD) and has had to have several open heart surgeries during his life. Due to his experiences with open heart surgeries and the gratitude he has for the doctors that saved his life, Colm is committed to giving back to the medical community that has not only given a life back to him but many others as well. Colm’s goal is to make TGA Investment Partners the leading real estate resource for medical professionals.

Colm attended California Polytechnic State University and graduated with a bachelor's degree in engineering. Upon graduation began a career as a mechanical engineer working in the HVAC industry. He spent years assisting clients in selecting and installing HVAC systems in large multi-million dollar commercial facilities. After several years, Colm began investing in single family properties and amassed a small portfolio of rentals.

At age 30, Colm suffered another heart valve failure. After a successful TAVR procedure and recovery, his entire perspective changed and he realized he needed to spend his time doing personally fulfilling work. After a successful exit from the corporate world, he joined a successful syndication team and worked as the Investor Relations Manager. As a part of this team he learned the importance of conservative underwriting, non-intrusive marketing, and treating other people's capital with greater value than your own. Colm helped scale their investor relationship department and was instrumental in helping three teams raise over $160M collectively from retail investors.