Daniel · Builder, investor, skier
Buying what's overlooked. Building what lasts, from the city to the high country.
01 · About
Sourced on foot.
Built by hand.
I'm Daniel. I've spent my career on the side of real estate that doesn't fit in a pitch deck: sourcing land nobody was marketing, underwriting the line items other sponsors skip, and standing on the site before anyone draws the plan.
The best deals I've found rarely show up in a listing. They come from walking a neighborhood before it has a name, or sitting down with the people who have kept a small mountain town running for decades. I'd rather be early and patient than loud and on time.
Off the clock you'll find me on snow, on a stage with a guitar, or somewhere with a tray of oysters. Skiing is the reason I started looking at mountains, and the reason I look at them the way an operator does: lifts, beds, staff housing, and a town that has to work all year.
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At a glance
- 3Projects: Counterpoint, Treeline and Common Frame
- 17States where we’re looking
- 2Infill lab projects in Jacksonville
- 2027Lab groundbreaking target
- $0Debt. Self-funded and independent
02 · Companies
Three projects,
one approach.
Real estate · Acquisitions & development
Project Counterpoint
Acquiring and improving residential and mixed-use property in growing mid-size cities. A small team, long holds, and hands-on management.
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Mountain real estate · Development
Project Treeline
Projects in mountain communities: lodging, housing for the people who work there, and the places that keep a town busy outside of peak season.
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Attainable & workforce housing · Vermont + Florida
Common Frame
Attainable and workforce housing built faster and for less, using modular, container, robotic and 3D-printed construction. Every community comes with programs and services for residents, delivered in partnership with local government, employers and service providers.
Learn more03 · Map
Seventeen states,
coast to coast.
Where we work · Select a state for details
Project Treeline · 10
- California
- Colorado
- Idaho
- Maine
- New Hampshire
- New York
- Oregon
- Utah
- Vermont
- Washington
Project Counterpoint · 7
- Arizona
- Florida
- Massachusetts
- North Carolina
- South Carolina
- Texas
- Virginia
Common Frame · 2
- Florida
- Vermont
Oldivai · 3
- Oregon
- Vermont
- Washington
Mr. Good Container Homes · 3
- Florida
- Maine
- Texas
04 · Idea Lab
Bring us
the idea.
Have an idea, a startup or a project? Submit it for advice, consulting or investment and get an instant score with your next three steps.
- 01Answer a few questions about your idea
- 02Get a score out of 100 and a recommended path
- 03We read every submission
05 · Capital
Ready to
raise?
Switchback is our capital advisory for real estate developments and startups: education, process, consulting and introductions to the right people when you're ready.
- 01Apply for a free first look
- 02Get funding-ready with a clear plan
- 03Meet the right people in our network
06 · Advisory
Build it right
the first time.
Fall Line is our development advisory for owners, developers and investors: owner's representation, construction management, site selection, cost segregation, procurement, and consulting across development, design and asset management.
- 01Tell us about the project
- 02We scope the right support, from one task to the full build
- 03We work alongside your team through delivery
07 · Podcast
Listen to
Groundwork.
Plain talk on housing, building and starting things, from the people doing it. Hosted by Daniel Kaufman, with a new episode every other Tuesday.
- 01Conversations with founders, builders and town leaders
- 02Short briefings on the Mountain Town Housing Index
- 03Free on the site and in your podcast app
08 · Contact
Bring me the
overlooked one.
A piece of land, a building with a story, or a mountain town with room to grow.
Contact Daniel