Meet the Team (orig)

He is the top residential real estate investor in his community, has been a full-time investor since 2003. Josh has bought and sold over 600+ properties since 2003. He is laser-focused on the distressed property niche including his 6 revenue pillars. Those 6 revenue pillars are Bank Foreclosures (REOs), Short Sales, Lease Options, Buyers, Marketing and Raising Capital.

Kyle Garifo is a native of the Northwest Suburbs of Chicago and received a Bachelors degree in Psychology from Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington, IL in 1998 as well as participating in collegiate football and baseball. After graduation, he went on and earned his Masters degree in Counseling Psychology from The Illinois School of Professional Psychology where he then achieved the title of Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor after two years of supervised clinical work. He practiced individual, group, and family therapy full time until 2007 when he decided spending time with his young children was a top priority. So, he quit on a Thursday and closed on his first REO project the following Monday, rehabbing a project that ultimately took him seven months to buy and sell!

DK Kim is a SREC Maverick Mastermind Member, full time flipper, investor and real estate attorney in his market of Orlando, Florida. He comes from a varied background where he utilizes his banking, finance, legal and real estate skills. DK was one of the founding members of GulfShore Bank in Tampa. In addition, he serves as the Treasurer for his homeowners association.

Darren Mancuso started investing in real estate in 1992 with a few rental properties. In 2006 he started flipping properties with a business partner. They flipped 25 house from ‘06 to ’10. In 2012 they started relief properties with Darren as the controlling member. They are on track to do 15 to 20 flips in this year alone.

Mike Gleba is the Chief Marketing Officer and oversees all marketing and sales initiatives at SREC. An internet entrepreneur since 7th grade, Mike has worked in or owned several online businesses and has spent his last 15 years in real estate related businesses. Mike lives with wife and two boys, and spends a lot of spare time playing guitar, reading, and going to concerts.

Roberdo Flanders here. I hail from New York, am married to a New-York Brooklynite, and have two wonderful children. My family and I moved to Cleveland in 2007—though my heart will always stay with the Knicks and Yankees—in a pursuit to advance our education and careers in the accounting and legal fields, respectively, in a city like Cleveland where one could afford a decent education and way of life without susceptibility to foreclosure.

My responsibilities as Chief Financial Officer include all aspects of accounting including but not limited to payables, receivables, payroll, financial statements, human resource management and other projects as assigned from time to time. I have experience in working for both not-for-profit and for-profit based businesses and contribute such experiences to everyday tasks at Strategic Real Estate Coach without obfuscating my colleagues and peers. Notwithstanding “priceless” moments at the office (especially during tax season), working for Strategic Real Estate Coach has truly been a God-send, I love my S.R.E.C. family.

Dan Fradenburgh is the Chief Technology Officer at SREC and Freeland Ventures, in charge of automation, digital architecture, app development, IT health & stability, customization & administration of ecommerce platforms.

Remy Gareau is the Audio / Video Manager for SREC. He is responsible for the production of Digital Media and coordinating the A/V and lighting for SREC Live Events, as well overseeing the A/V department.

Remy enjoys traveling with his wife, playing music in dive bars around Cleveland, and watching TV with his two dachshunds.

Sheila Arthur and her husband of 25 years have been Clevelanders their whole lives. She has a 19 year old son and a dog named Oreo. Sheila has been with Strategic Real Estate Coaching for over 7 years. Started her career with SREC as a negotiator and worked her way up to Customer Service Director. She has always been in customer related jobs first as a Claims Manager, then as a Mortgage Loan Processor and now with Customer Service. Sheila is committed to helping others reach their real estate goals.

Jennifer Pennington is the Customer Service Rep and Accounting Assistant at SREC.

I am the General Manager for Freeland lending and am responsible for all of the day to day operations.

Jan Cottingham is a Loan Closer at Freeland Lending. She coordinate closings and track our loans paying off.

Carrie Rego is the Controller for Freeland Ventures. With her analytic mind and attention to detail, she helps keep any financial details at her disposal in order. Carrie has worked in many different sectors in the accounting field and loves property and financial services accounting the most. Give her a $1 discrepancy and she will find it!