EPISODE · Jul 26, 2025 · 55 MIN
JF 3978: Team Building, Market Timing, and Legacy Projects ft. Cary Clarke
from The Best Ever CRE Show · host Joe Fairless
On this episode of Multifamily Mastery, John Casmon interviews Cary Clarke, a seasoned developer who shares his journey from working in his father’s multifamily business to launching a 351-unit ground-up apartment development in the DFW metro. Cary discusses how the 2008 financial crisis reshaped his approach to real estate, why he pivoted back into multifamily after decades of homebuilding, and the power of mentorship and community through programs like Apartment Addicts. He also unpacks how he secured land in a booming submarket near Fort Worth and structured a HUD 221(d)(4) loan for long-term, fixed-rate financing. Cary Clarke Current Role: Founder, Founders Development Company Based in: Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas Say hi to them at: www.foundersdevelopmentcompany.com or [email protected] Post your job for free at https://www.linkedin.com/BRE. Terms and conditions apply. Join the Best Ever Community The Best Ever Community is live and growing - and we want serious commercial real estate investors like you inside. It’s free to join, but you must apply and meet the criteria. Connect with top operators, LPs, GPs, and more, get real insights, and be part of a curated network built to help you grow. Apply now at www.bestevercommunity.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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On this episode of Multifamily Mastery, John Casmon interviews Cary Clarke, a seasoned developer who shares his journey from working in his father’s multifamily business to launching a 351-unit ground-up apartment development in the DFW metro. Cary discusses how the 2008 financial crisis reshaped his approach to real estate, why he pivoted back into multifamily after decades of homebuilding, and the power of mentorship and community through programs like Apartment Addicts. He also unpacks how he secured land in a booming submarket near Fort Worth and structured a HUD 221(d)(4) loan for long-term, fixed-rate financing. Cary Clarke Current Role: Founder, Founders Development Company Based in: Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas Say hi to them at: www.foundersdevelopmentcompany.com or [email protected] Post your job for free at https://www.linkedin.com/BRE. Terms and conditions apply. Join the Best Ever Community The Best Ever Community is live and growing - and we want serious commercial real estate investors like you inside. It’s free to join, but you must apply and meet the criteria. Connect with top operators, LPs, GPs, and more, get real insights, and be part of a curated network built to help you grow. Apply now at www.bestevercommunity.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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