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4890 W. Kennedy Blvd,
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(813) 281-1023
contactus@carterfunds.com
4890 W. Kennedy Blvd,
Suite 200
Tampa, FL 33609
Innovative. Experienced. Institutional-Quality 1031 Exchange Properties.
Innovative. Experienced. Institutional-Quality 1031 Exchange Properties.
Carter Exchange (CX), a Carter Funds company, is a national real estate investment and management company that sponsors institutional-quality real estate exchange programs that are intended to qualify for tax deferral under Section 1031 of the Internal Revenue Code. Carter Exchange targets real estate property acquisitions in the multifamily, industrial, and specialty sectors.
With over $2 billion in assets under management, our portfolio includes real estate in sectors that have key long-term demand drivers and offer the potential to provide exceptional value to investors.
Carter Exchange DST Programs seek to offer recurring monthly income, 1031 eligibility, and portfolio diversification.
As of October 2024
Carter Exchange DST Programs seek to offer recurring monthly income, 1031 eligibility, and portfolio diversification
Dallas Whitaker, CCIM, is the Chief Executive Officer and a Co-Founder of Carter Exchange, a national real estate investment and management company that sponsors institutional-quality real estate exchange programs that are intended to qualify for tax deferral under Section 1031 of the Internal Revenue Code. Mr. Whitaker is responsible for strategic day-to-day leadership of the company and establishing long-range goals, strategies, plans and policies. He is also a co-founder and shareholder of Carter Multifamily and Aphorio Carter Critical Infrastructure Fund. Mr. Whitaker has a 37-year career in commercial real estate participating in over $10 billion of acquisitions, development, leasing and capital-raising activities. His expertise comprises a range of investment advisory experience, risk capital management, investment fund formations, and commercial property services.
From January 2015 to November 2018, Mr. Whitaker served in various capacities as a senior executive with Carter Validus, a Tampa, FL-based sponsor of public and private real estate investment programs with assets under management totaling over $4 billion in the data center and healthcare sectors.
As Chief Portfolio Manager and Chief Investment Officer of CV Data Center Growth & Income Fund, Mr. Whitaker’s responsibilities included overseeing acquisitions, portfolio leasing, new fund formations and supporting fundraising efforts for its $3 billion capital raise.
In 2017, he co-founded Carter Multifamily, a sponsor of multifamily investment programs headquartered in Tampa, Florida. In 2007, he founded Greystone Equity LLC., a commercial real estate investment and advisory firm with investments in the office, industrial, data center and multifamily sectors. Previously, from 2000 to 2007, he served as a Senior Vice President with Colonial Properties Trust (NYSE:CLP), where he was a key member of an executive management team that accumulated and successfully went full cycle on a 20-million-square-foot office portfolio. Prior to Colonial, Mr. Whitaker spent the first half of his career focused on leasing, development, brokerage and property management working with regional and national real estate investment and development firms JMB Realty Corporation, Carter & Associates and Daniel Corporation.
Additionally, Mr. Whitaker currently serves on the board of directors of ADISA and has been very active in various industry associations, including serving on the board of directors and as chapter president of NAIOP, CCIM and the Real Estate Investment Council of Tampa Bay. He is a licensed real estate broker in Florida and Alabama, holds the Certified Commercial Investment Member designation and obtained a bachelor’s degree from Furman University.
Gael Ragone is the President of Carter Funds and has a diverse range of experience in commercial real estate and financial services. She specializes in investment sales, product development, acquisitions, due diligence, and financial underwriting. Throughout her career, she has been involved in over $4 Billion in alternative investment offerings and real estate transactions.
As President, Mrs. Ragone oversees the sourcing, due diligence, and underwriting of potential commercial real estate opportunities for Carter Funds. She also manages investment operations, financing, budgeting, and dispositions for the company. Prior to Carter Funds, she worked for Carter Validus as Vice President of Product Management where she was responsible for supporting the company’s $3.5 billion+ equity raise.
Previously, Mrs. Ragone served as the Carter Validus Mission Critical REIT II National Product Manager for SC Distributors where she represented Carter Validus on a national level. In this role, she served as the fund’s expert consultant to the national sales force. She traveled the country, cultivating numerous relationships within the industry, while speaking at broker-dealer conferences, industry events, client seminars, and advisor meetings. In this role, Mrs. Ragone raised over $400 million for Carter Validus Mission Critical REIT II in 2016 and 2017.
Prior to SC Distributors, she served four years at Carter Validus working with the Acquisitions and Credit Underwriting teams for the Carter Validus portfolios, aiding in the execution of more than $2 billion of Healthcare and Data Center transactions for the Carter Validus Mission Critical REIT portfolio. She also coordinated third-party due diligence reports and helped develop new financial products.
Prior to joining Carter Validus, Mrs. Ragone worked in leasing and business development for Penn-Florida Companies, an owner and developer of commercial real estate.
Mrs. Ragone received a dual bachelor’s degree in Mathematics and Economics from the College of Holy Cross and an MBA with a concentration in Finance from the Huizenga College of Business at Nova Southeastern University.
CX sponsors Section 1031-syndicated Delaware statutory trust investment programs or DSTs. Our DSTs seek to provide institutional-quality real estate offerings with recurring monthly income, opportunities for growth, and portfolio diversification.
Participating in a 1031 exchange can be a complex process without the right sponsor. Our goal is to simplify that process and offer tax-advantaged opportunities to invest passively and easily in high-quality real estate that performs in any market cycle.
CX real estate is thoroughly vetted by our experienced team. Every asset is acquired based on a strategic plan designed to maximize value and cash flow and managed by our in-house management team. Our deep-rooted industry relationships aid us in strategically acquiring properties in key markets with strong economic growth.
Founded in 2019, Carter Exchange has built a strong track record ranking as a DST sponsor by market share, and has structured 26 private placement offerings to date. CX’s first two full-cycle deals were completed in 2023 and together produced a 25.54% average annual return and an average total return of 60.98%.
CX is backed by Carter Funds, a fully integrated real estate investment company led by veterans in the industry. The team has acquired more than $3.5 billion of real estate since founding Carter Funds in 2019 and plays an active role in identifying investments, structuring offerings, and providing operational management for CX.
This website and the contents contained herein are neither an offer to sell, nor a solicitation of an offer to buy, any security, which can be made only by a prospectus or offering memorandum that has been filed or registered with appropriate federal and state securities commissions and regulatory agencies, and sold only through registered broker dealers and registered investment advisors authorized to do so. All of the content on CarterFunds.com is the sole property and domain of Carter Funds and its respective affiliates. The content contained on this website may not be relied upon by any person for any purpose without the explicit prior written consent of Carter Funds and its affiliates. All information contained on this website will be qualified by the terms set forth in any applicable offering documents or prospectus. The information contained herein is subject to change for any purpose without notice.
There are a number of significant risks that should be considered and reviewed when considering an investment in real estate or real estate securities. These risks may have significant legal, financial, and tax consequences to an investor and should be considered carefully in consultation with such investor’s applicable advisors. Any such investment is suitable only for investors who have adequate financial means, desire a relatively long-term investment, who will not need liquidity from their investment, and can afford to lose their entire investment. Private placements are speculative.
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