Mark Updegraff

Raze Capital LLC

As a busy active real estate investor, have you ever said to yourself
"This isn't exactly what I was expecting when I started down this path, it's A LOT more work that I anticipated?" 
"Why is it that I'm the one that get's roped into maintenance calls in the middle of the night?  Why am I still screening tenants?  Why do I spend so much of my time managing my managers??"

If you have ever had these thoughts, then you are in the right place!

Welcome to Raze Capital! 

We help Active Real Esate investors regain their sanity and build truly PASSIVE income through better financial education and by creating recession-resistant passive income portfolios. 

For tips and strategies on how to start being more passive in real estate and generating more passive income than you were active, sign up for our bi-weekly Newsletter at RazeCapital.com.

Chief Executive Officer

Updegraff Group Realty

Mark is the Broker or record for Updegraff Group, a boutique Real Estate Agency committed to providing exceptional service for the greater Rochester, NY area. Mark believes in building a brokerage that resonates with both new and top producing agents alike. He pioneered the flat fee model in Rochester, well ahead of others in order to help his agents keep more of their commission and build their personal brands fast! He has developed more top producing agents as a percentage of his associates than any other firm.

Real Estate Broker

Updegraff Management

Updegraff Management LLC specializes in the management of commercial and residential real property in Rochester NY and in the Marcellus Shale region of central Pennsylvania.  We have a proven track record of low vacancy, and quality market rate tenants.  We work closely with clients to boost asset performance and our network of trusted local professionals makes us your only call.

Updegraff Services Inc

Updegraff Services Inc specializes in combining modern design, functionality, sustainability, and environment stewardship.  Founded in 2011 Updegraff Services is active across Upstate NY and Central Pennsylvania.  The company looks forward to providing quality built to rent, self-storage, industrial and multi-family space to enhance the regions it serves.

Ward Redux LLC

Redevelopment of deferred housing stock (single and multi family)  in the 19th ward of Rochester NY.

Real Estate Developer

Downtown Redux LLC

Acting Developer and General Contractor for redevelopment of 100 Liberty Pole Way Rochester NY 14604.  Conversion of 16,000 sq ft office building to modern mixed use featuring 10 luxury apartments.

Wedge Redux LLC

Redevelopment of single, multi, and mixed use space in 14620, Rochester NY's South Wedge neighborhood.

Port Redux LLC

Port Redux LLC was established in 2010 to provide the Williamsport Pennsylvania community with quality housing for lease.  We focus on restoring turn of the century architecture to it's original glory, while providing modern amenities for our clients.

Founder

M & M Ventures

M & M Ventures specializes in comprehensive market analysis to produce cash flow with high rates of return in conjunction with below market rate acquisition prices for oil and gas investments in the Marcellus Shale region on Pennsylvania.

Rust Redux LLC

Buy / Sell distressed properties, foreclosures, REOs

Real Estate Investor

I help Active Real Estate Investors regain their sanity and make MORE MONEY 💵 while doing LESS WORK!

Mark C. Updegraff moved to Rochester, NY in 1997 to pursue his Bachelor's of Science from Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) in Imaging and Photographic Technology.  As an undergraduate student he participated in co-operative work academic quarters for NASA, Pictometry, and as an independent 4x5 film photographer.

In 2003, after working for Kodak, Mark took a position in RIT's Center for Imaging Science and began his Master's studies in Color Science.

Mark took a position with ITT Corporation in 2009 where he worked on video quality metrics, end-to-end spectral imaging systems, and electro-optical systems for high altitude aircrafts.  

In 2010, Mark decided to focus his efforts fully on his real estate redevelopment companies; Wedge Redux LLC, Ward Redux LLC, and Raze Capital LLC.  These companies rehabilitate neglected properties into fully refurbished, market rate, rental homes in the greater Rochester area.

Mark now oversees Updegraff companies in the development, management and brokerage of residential, commercial, and mixed-use real property.  His vision for Upstate NY, real estate, and technology are evident through his plans and generated results.  

Mark is a city of Rochester advocate, employer, entrepreneur, and business owner.  He is passionate about striving to provide safe, clean, affordable, sustainable, adaptable, space for the community at large while garnering the best and brightest minds in an effort to stimulate the economy through creativity, innovation, and workforce development.

Currently Mark spends time raising capital for syndications in the industrial, multifamily, self storage and built to rent asset classes while overseeing the operations of the Updegraff Companies.  His leadership style attracts other leaders eager to deploy new technologies, hone their skills and take massive action.  Under his guidance associates are able to independently flourish into peak producers in their own strengths.  When assembled together as a team a colossal amount of creativity is unleashed and goals and expectations are significantly exceeded.

Mike Downey

NEXT GEN AG ADVOCATES, LTD

Estate/transition planning for family farms & matching program to connect young & aspiring farmers to retiring farmers w/o a successor. Also have an advisory program for operations looking for an outside farm advisor/consultant.

Family Farm Transition Specialist

Farm Raised Capital, LLC

A platform for Ag Community to invest together passively to create off-farm income & diversify using alternative real estate investments.

Passive Investing for Ag Community

Farm Financial Strategies

Farm transition & estate planning for multi-generational farms with farming & non-farming heirs.

Estate & Succession Planning

Hertz Farm Management

Professional Farm Management & Agricultural Consulting

Farm succession expert for 300+ family farms • I help Ag professionals Grow-Diversify-Transition their legacies 🎙️Host of 2 Ag meetups • Passive RE investor • Farm owner & Farm raised

There's no more beautiful way of life than raising a family on a farm!

I was born & raised on a family farm but the income from the farm was not enough to support us.

This led me down the traditional path of going to college to receive an ag degree & I've worked in a professional role with farmers and landowners the last 20+ years.

Despite my dream of owning my own farm, I spent the first half of my career investing my future retirement in a 401k.

This changed after the 2008 financial crisis.  I became frustrated with the conventional wisdom of "staying the course, you have time on your side."

This is when my wife & I discovered we could self-direct & diversify our IRA's in alternative investments other than the stock market.

Since then, the passive income from such investments has allowed us to take control of our calendars & leave my ag career to start my own ag consulting company. More recently, it supported a goal in purchasing our 1st farm! - a legacy we wish to pass down to our children. 

Meanwhile, the multigenerational farm I grew up on fell victim to a poor succession plan. In fact, it's estimated 70% of family farms don't have a well written estate or succession plan!

This is where my passion & focus lies today in my ag consulting: 

Helping farmers & other ag professionals grow, diversify, preserve & transition their family legacies.

Want to learn more? Send me a DM & I'm happy to have a discovery call. 

I also host 2 Ag meetups on the first Friday of every month on such topics. They are hosted on the meetup platform & the links to join these are above in my Featured section.

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