Sterling McGregor

Irvine, CA 92620
mcgregor.sterling@gmail.com
(949) 246-9399
Acquisitions, Underwriting, Due diligence, Financing, Asset management, Workouts
, Capital markets
Chief Operating & Chief Marketing Officer
Summary of Skills:
* Skilled at leading complex sales and service companies and managing multi-loca
tions in competitive markets.
* Dynamic, results-oriented skills in marketing, sales, operations, acquisitions
and finance.
* Successful capital raising expertise with long term securities broker-dealer r
elationships.
* 20+ years experience in financing, managing and disposing of large commercial
and multi-family properties nationwide.
* People personality with a self directed "entrepreneurial" mindset and a result
s-oriented attitude.
* Excellent at turnarounds with a focus on stabilization and revitalization, and
a culture of ambition to excel, grow and create value.
Education:
Brigham Young University, Provo, UT, Bachelor of Business Management, Marketing
& Finance, 1982.
Licensed California Real Estate Broker and ex-California Certified General Appra
iser (license expired).
NASD Series 7, 22 and 63 completed and Series 24 pending.
Eagle Scout, Boy Scouts of America.
Professional Experience:
Core Realty Holdings, Newport Beach, CA 3/2005 to Present
(Real estate advisor www.corerealtyholdings.com that acquired over 10M sf commer
cial and multi-family with 70+ employees specializing in the syndication of frac
tional 1031 exchange interests as tenants in common [TIC].)
Executive Vice President Marketing & Chief Operating/Investment Officer
(Set strategic direction and lead the marketing, investment, financing and asset
management for the company. Lead the fund raising activities through broker/de
aler and private investor contacts and presentations. Currently a consultant fo
r the company. One of the founding shareholders of the company and sat on the B
oard of Directors.)
* Increased our selling group from 15 to 120+ firms by hiring experienced nation
al accounts team and wholesaler as well as formalizing our acquisitions protocol
, analysis and due diligence processes.
* Routinely was brought in as the "closer" to meet with retail investors [minimu
m investment was $300k to $1M], internal and third party due diligence officers
of various securities firms.
* Initiated and hosted annual top producer roundtables to promote company produc
ts and services and get feedback on areas of improvement
* Acquisition activity approximated $1.4B for this company.
* Raised $400M in capital through various broker/dealer networks and private inv
estors.
* Formed an income and growth fund to acquire and rehab multi-family properties.
* Secured a $50 million mezzanine credit facility to warehouse properties prior
to securitization in the broker-dealer industry.
Passco Real Estate Enterprises, Santa Ana, CA 3/2002 to 2/200
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(Real estate developer, manager and advisor www.passco.net that acquired over 4.
5M sf of "value added" commercial and multi-family properties and managed over 8
M sf. Shareholder of the company and former Board Member.)
Senior Vice President Acquisitions & Chief Investment Officer
(Set strategic direction and lead the sales, investment, financing and asset man
agement for the company. Lead the fund raising activities through broker/dealer
and private investor contacts and presentations.
* Other activities include sourcing [at par] acquisition financing; establishing
new relationships with top tier real estate brokerage/securities firms and work
ing with high net worth clients.
* Strategic milestones: In May 2003, completed the single largest TIC offering i
n the country of $148 million and in January 2004, consummated the industry's fi
rst TIC conduit loan assumption.

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Triple Net Properties, Santa Ana, CA 7/1998 to 2/2002
Triple Net Properties [successor company Grubb & Ellis www.1031nnn.com], purchas
ed "valued added" [TIC] retail, office and industrial properties nationwide.
Vice President Sales, Acquisitions & Finance
(Responsibilities included sales, acquisition financing, property due diligence,
securities private placement memorandums and investor seminars. Also served on
the Board of Directors of the company's public REIT.)
* Development of market campaigns designed to increase off market deal flow by d
eveloping top 5,000 institutional real state broker databases. Initiated monthly
new closing release to increase deal flow and direct acquisition traffic to our
website. Allows us to see about 75-100 deals per day in selected markets.
* Developed sales logics and IT protocol to meet investment broker-dealer requir
ements.
* Acquired about 4 million square feet in the Western U.S. Sourced all acquisiti
on financing with major Wall Street capital sources without broker intermediarie
s.
* Brought in as the "closer" to meet with accredited investors, internal liaison
for third party due diligence officers of various securities firms.
* Routinely promoted company products and services with capital raising intermed
iaries

Well Fargo Bank, Irvine, CA 1992 to 1998

Vice-President/Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Manager
(Team leader with day-to-day supervision of several portfolio managers and a $1.
2B loan portfolio.)
* Activities included property due diligence and loan risk review, restructuring
troubled loans, property financial and borrower credit analysis plus Argus valu
ations on major institutional assets.
* Accomplishments include a satisfactory portfolio rating with no compliance vio
lations resulting in lower "loan loss" set aside reserves. The portfolio was pre
viously downgraded by bank examiners.
* Originated construction and takeout financing for existing borrowers, as well
as, loan compliance reporting, desktop appraisals, loan workouts and collateral
reviews.
* Key member of the due diligence collateral review team for the $4.5 billion Fi
rst Interstate Bank acquisition.

Cal Fed Syndications, Los Angeles, CA 1983 to 1991

(Cal Fed Syndications Trust was publicly traded on the NYSE and a subsidiary of
the Cal Fed Bank.)
Assistant Vice President Acquisitions & Due Diligence
(Responsible for market research and forecasting, acquisition due diligence and
financing, financial modeling, property dispositions and interfacing with instit
utional clients and credit rating agencies.)