In this interview with Sean Kelly-Rand, Managing Partner of RD Advisors, we learn how the firm started and why the sponsor has chosen to focus on real estate private credit in the greater Boston market. Sean outlines the range of real estate projects they tend to lend on, from small, single-family homes to larger projects like construction loans. He also discusses a bridge loan and why they provide it as a financing solution. Sean also gives us his outlook on the current real estate market, if it’s affecting the firm and how they lend, and more.
RD Advisors was founded in 2017 by Mikhail Gurevich (of Dominion Capital, a NY-based family office) and Sean Kelly-Rand (a Boston-based developer and real estate professional). After years of investing in real estate equity and debt deals, the Principals set out to create a Fund with what they believe is a defensive strategy as a preemptive response to the next market downturn. 6+ years later, RD has financed the acquisition, renovation, and refinance of over 280 properties as of October 2024, most of which have been in the Greater Boston area.