short bio

Chris Lopez is a Colorado-based real estate investor, host of the Denver Real Estate Investing Podcast and the PassivePockets Podcast, and co-founder of Property Llama. Starting with house hacking and creative financing, he built his own active portfolio before transitioning to passive investments as life got busier with three daughters and rental market numbers stopped adding up. He's now facilitated hundreds of transactions approaching $500 million and specializes in helping investors 2-4x their cash flow through Return on Equity analysis. Chris co-founded Property Llama Capital to structure passive investment opportunities for active landlords ready to go hands-off.

long bio:

Chris Lopez is a Colorado-based real estate investor and host of the Denver Real Estate Investing Podcast who graduated from Virginia Tech with a financial planning degree. Starting with house hacking and creative financing, he built his own active portfolio before transitioning to passive investments as life got busier with three daughters and rental market numbers stopped adding up.

This personal evolution from active to passive investing became the foundation for his business expertise helping other investors make the same transition. He's facilitated hundreds of transactions approaching $500 million through his work with investors seeking to optimize their portfolios.

Chris co-founded Property Llama, a portfolio analysis software platform, and Property Llama Capital, which structures passive investment opportunities for active landlords ready to transition to hands-off investing. He specializes in helping investors 2-4x their cash flow through Return on Equity analysis and smart portfolio pivots.

Chris co-hosts the Passive Pockets Podcast and has been featured extensively throughout the real estate investing community. When he's not analyzing deals, he enjoys spending time with his wife and three daughters in Colorado.

Investing experience

From 2011 to 2019 I was primarily active: house hacking, a flip (one and done), some wholesaling, and then I found my groove with 1 to 4 unit light to medium value-add rentals. I grew the portfolio through acquisitions, value-add improvements, cash-out refis, and 1031 exchanges, sourcing deals both on-market and off-market. I also built an investor-friendly brokerage team that completed roughly $400 million in transactions across Denver and Colorado Springs, though I wound that down a couple of years ago when the numbers stopped making sense. I also co-founded a commercial brokerage focused on multifamily (5 to 150 units) and have partnered and JV'd on a couple of commercial properties, so I have experience on both the residential and commercial sides.

From 2019 on, I've been doing both active and passive investing and still own rental properties today.