MetLife Investment Management

Senior Analyst - Real Estate

Analyst - Hotels

Principal Global Investors

Acquisitions Intern

Selected as one of 38 student leaders to gain insight into UBS business teams and their wide-ranging financial products and career opportunities

UBS Virtual Professional Development Program

Clickstop, Inc.

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Solaris Hospitality Investments

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SpringHill Suites by Marriott

Guest Service Representative

3½ years ago, I left the University of Wisconsin-Madison, no longer able to pursue a path that didn't fuel my passion. 

I returned to my roots: hotels, a cornerstone of my childhood.

At four, my life revolved around the family-run motel in Iowa; we lived there, and I immersed myself in its operation. 

This upbringing taught me the hospitality industry's intricacies and the value of stellar customer service.

Fast-forward, and the former biology student pivoted to economics, joining a commercial real estate firm, taking my childhood pastime from nostalgia to career. In under two years, without formal education in the field, I landed a Senior Analyst role - proof that passion, knowledge, and experience are formidable assets.

Now, I’m committed to sharing what I’ve learned and helping others learn about this powerful asset class.

If commercial real estate, hotels, and hospitality pique your interest, follow my content for weekly insights and career boosters.

-Hemal

Hemal Patel

Ray Mazzie is a Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Southern Waters Capital (“SWC”) and focuses his time on sourcing and operating SWC’s investment opportunities. Ray graduated from Florida State University with an MBA, a dual degree in economics/political science, is a licensed attorney in the state of Florida, and is a former Gubernatorial Fellow for Governor Rick Scott. Ray has extensive experience working with legislators and within government agencies from his time spent at the FL Department of Business & Professional Regulation, Florida Housing Finance Corporation, and the Florida Lottery. Before entering the agriculture and research space, Ray spent time advising corporate clients on business structuring and transactions which included real estate, asset & business dispositions, among other secured transactions. Ray specializes in fostering collaborative business relationships and strategic partnerships that often emerge at the intersection of business and bureaucracy.

Ray Mazzie

The new year always highlights the space between where we are and what #God is asking us to carry.

There’s a saying I return to often….

“The Lord does not choose the qualified. He qualifies the chosen.”

Throughout the Bible, the calling comes first…. and the qualification comes through your work and your faith. 

Moses, David, Gideon, Peter…. none were “qualified,” but they were all chosen dnd molded by God. 

The year ahead DOES NOT require perfection.

It requires #faith and hard work. 

2026 BEST YEAR YET!!!

#realestate #btr #multifamily #buildtorent
Southern Waters Capital Southern Waters Development

Managing Partner at Southern Waters Capital | Real Estate Development | Alternative Investments | Asset Manager

Looks like the singe plat boys are going to be the best alternative.... after all it's just "horizontal multifamily". 🙃 

Honestly, this is probably unconstitutional, but only the Supreme Court can tell us that. 

#btr #buildtorent #multifamily #horizontalmultifamily #realestate Southern Waters Capital Southern Waters Development

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