Our Story
The genesis of Smart Capital was Raj’s passion for doing things the smarter way and helping others do the same. Raj started investing in Real Estate since 2012, while still working at his W2 job. Over the years he had invested in several condos and a small multifamily. Managing these assets was still a lot of work. He realized that he was working hard for the money vs the other way around. It did not leave much time for some of his other passions – family, travel, photography and golf.
In 2016 he took a hard look at investing passively in Real Estate through syndications (aka group investments) and how to leverage his expertise in data analysis to identify the right opportunities. In 2017, Raj left his W2 to launch Smart Capital, with a vision of helping busy individuals diversify and grow their wealth through passive investing in commercial real estate.
Set your heart just on doing good.
Do good over and over again and you will be filled with joy.
-Buddha
Smart Capital has built a strong network of seasoned real estate professionals and trusted partners. It has a free educational platform including in person Meetups to share syndication knowledge with other investors and real estate enthusiasts
Key Bios
Raj Tekchandani
FOUNDER & MANAGING PARTNER
Raj Tekchandani, founder and managing principal of Smart Capital, is a full-time real estate investment professional and has been investing in real estate since 2012. With a background in business, tech and data analytics, he is able to leverage data-driven insights to analyze markets and deals in order to maximize returns while minimizing risks for his investors.
Prior to founding Smart Capital, Raj was a successful product marketing and technology professional. He holds an MBA from the D’Amore-McKim School of Business at Northeastern University and Bachelors degree in Computer Science from Indian Institute of Technology.
Raj manages over 1200 units as a GP in Apartment syndications primarily in Texas, Georgia, and Florida. He also owns and manages his own rental portfolio including a small multifamily in Massachusetts and 9 condos in Orlando, FL.
Raj is also a Member of the Forbes Real Estate Council where he frequently contributes on the use of Technology in Real Estate. He also manages the Facebook groups – Apartment Investing and Multifamily Syndication (AIMS) and Data-Driven Real Estate Investing.
He is also on the board of the Boston chapter of Pratham – a nonprofit devoted to providing education and helping underprivileged kids in India. He lives with his family in the Boston area and enjoys travel, golf and photography.
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Investing Partners
Kavitha Baratakke
Kavitha Baratakke founder of Cherry Street Investments is an Austin-based Passive Income Coach, Syndicator, Life Insurance Broker & Realtor. She has 10 years of investing experience in single-family and multi-family real estate. Prior to real estate, she spent 19+ years as a Technology Professional working for IBM and Atlassian.
Kavitha currently owns and manages her own rental portfolio in the Central Texas Area and is invested in over 2200 doors as a Limited Partner and over 1500 units as a General Partner. Besides being an active investor herself, she is very passionate about educating investors and helping them on their journey toward financial freedom.
She hosts regular webinars on various investment strategies, tax planning and other investment-related topics, featuring high quality speakers from around the country. She connects and educates her investors through Cherry Street Investor Education Youtube Channel and Purely Passive Investor Group Facebook group.
Besides syndications, Kavitha actively helps her clients set up Infinity Banking policies for their investments & businesses to enable them to protect their life while creating a high-yield savings account.
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Ramesh Natchiappan
Ramesh is the Founder & Managing Principal of GK Capital in Avon, CT and also the creator of Passive Investors Millionaires Club. He focuses on affordable, multifamily apartment buildings with upside growth potential.
Ramesh has been investing in Real Estate since 2008. He has an entrepreneurial mindset with focus on honesty and integrity. His GP Portfolio consists of 2200+ units (over $200M value) in Atlanta, Indiana and Texas. His LP Portfolio consists of 500+ units. He has completed a full cycle – 2 projects as LP (2017 & 2019) and 3 projects as GP (2018).
Ramesh holds an MS in Mathematics with a strong financial background. Prior to becoming a full time real estate professional, Ramesh was the Director – Risk, Governance and Compliance at The Hartford, CT.
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Advisors
Charles Dobens
Charles Dobens is principal at Dobens Law and founder of the Multifamily Investing Academy, successful attorney and consultant to multifamily investors all over the country. Charles Dobens has personally acquired over $20,000,000 of apartments and been involved, on behalf of his clients, in over $3B in multifamily transactions.