About GCA 1031
Real Estate Experience. Rigorous Due Diligence. Thoughtful 1031 Strategy.
GCA 1031 helps real estate owners evaluate what comes next when selling appreciated investment property. We specialize in 1031 exchanges, Delaware Statutory Trusts (DSTs), and 721/UPREIT strategies, with an emphasis on understanding the investor first, underwriting the underlying real estate, and building a strategy around income needs, risk, diversification, and long-term objectives.
Who we are
Rethinking Decades of Real Estate Ownership
Many of the investors we work with have spent decades building real estate portfolios. When the time comes to sell, the decision is about more than identifying another property before a deadline.
Many of our clients are long-term property owners and retiring landlords, ready to simplify ownership without making a rushed decision. We help them evaluate direct real estate, Delaware Statutory Trusts, diversified DST portfolios, and 721/UPREIT strategies. Our goal is not simply to complete the exchange. It is to help investors determine how they want their real estate wealth structured for the next phase of ownership.
Our founder
Founded on Real Estate Experience
Ashley Romiti founded GCA 1031 after nearly 15 years in commercial real estate, during which she personally underwrote more than $500 million of commercial real estate. Her background in direct commercial real estate continues to shape the firm’s approach to evaluating DSTs and other 1031 exchange opportunities.
That experience shaped a simple philosophy that remains central to GCA 1031 today: understand the investor first, underwrite the real estate, identify where the risks actually sit, and recommend a strategy based on the investor’s objectives rather than the availability of a particular product.
Nearly 15 Years
Commercial real estate experience
$500M+
Commercial real estate personally underwritten
Our team
Meet the GCA 1031 Team
GCA 1031 combines real estate investment experience, 1031 strategy, transaction support, and broker-dealer oversight to help investors move from initial planning through identification and investment.
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Ashley Romiti
President
Ashley brings nearly 15 years of commercial real estate experience to 1031 exchange and DST planning. Her background in direct real estate underwriting shapes GCA 1031’s approach to evaluating sponsors, properties, financing, cash flow, and exit strategy.
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Kyle Orcutt
Senior Vice President
Kyle works directly with investors to evaluate 1031 exchange objectives, DST investment opportunities, and potential replacement property strategies while helping guide clients through the investment process.
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Nicole Bradshaw
Operations Coordinator
Nicole handles transaction coordination and marketing support for GCA 1031, helping keep paperwork, timelines, and the many moving pieces of an exchange organized from start to finish.
Professional support
Compliance & Due Diligence Support
Securities are offered through GCA 1031’s broker-dealer, Concorde Investment Services, LLC (Member FINRA/SIPC). In addition to our own review, Concorde’s compliance, supervisory, and due diligence team provides further oversight of the offerings we present and the recommendations we make. GCA 1031 is independent of Concorde Investment Services, LLC.
Concorde compliance & due diligence team
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Jae Lee
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Taylor Konwinski
Compliance Analyst
Who we serve
Helping Real Estate Owners Navigate What’s Next
Many of our clients have owned and managed real estate for years or even decades. Selling can represent a major transition in how they want to spend their time, generate income, and manage their real estate wealth.
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Retiring Landlords
Long-term property owners who are ready for fewer tenants, less day-to-day management, and a more passive approach to real estate ownership.
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Long-Term Property Owners
Investors considering the sale of highly appreciated real estate.
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Commercial Real Estate Investors
Owners evaluating replacement property and diversification strategies.
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Investors Seeking Passive Real Estate
Property owners looking to transition from active management to professionally managed investments.
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Estate & Legacy Planning
Property owners considering how real estate fits into longer-term family, estate, and wealth-transfer objectives.
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Investors Seeking Diversification
Owners looking to reduce concentration in a single property, market, or asset type.
Collaborative approach
Working Alongside Your Existing Advisors
A successful 1031 exchange often involves several professionals. GCA 1031 regularly works alongside an investor’s qualified intermediary, CPA or tax professional, attorney, real estate broker, estate planning professionals, and other financial professionals.
Each professional has a distinct role. Our role is to help investors understand and evaluate potential real estate replacement strategies while coordinating with the other professionals involved in the transaction.
We do not provide tax or legal advice. Instead, we focus on the real estate and investment strategy while coordinating with the professionals advising the investor on tax, legal, and estate matters.
- Qualified Intermediary
- CPA / Tax Advisor
- Attorney
- Real Estate Broker
- Estate Planner
- Financial Professional
The objective is not simply to complete a 1031 exchange. It is to make a thoughtful real estate investment decision with the equity you have spent years building.
Planning to Sell an Investment Property? Start Before You Close.
Starting early provides more time to compare direct real estate, traditional DSTs, potential 721 strategies, and other replacement options before the 45-day identification period begins driving the decision.
Prefer to talk? Call (949) 235-5606.
Important Disclosures
This material is for informational purposes only and does not constitute an offer to buy or sell any investment. It is not intended as tax or legal advice. Please consult your legal or tax professional for specific information regarding your individual situation.
There are material risks associated with investing in private placements, Delaware Statutory Trusts (DSTs), and real estate securities, including the potential loss of the entire investment principal, illiquidity, tenant vacancies impacting income and revenue, general and real estate market conditions, lack of operating history, interest rate risks, competition, including the risk of new supply coming to market, and softening rental rates, general risks of owning/operating commercial and multifamily properties, short-term leases associated with multifamily properties, financing risks, potential adverse tax consequences, general economic risks, development risks, long hold periods, and investors should read the PPM carefully before investing, paying special attention to the risk section.
DST 1031 properties are only available to accredited investors (typically have a $1 million net worth excluding primary residence or $200,000 income individually/$300,000 jointly of the last three years) and accredited entities only. If you are unsure if you are an accredited investor and/or an accredited entity, please verify with your CPA and Attorney.
Securities offered through Concorde Investment Services, LLC (CIS), member FINRA/SIPC. GCA 1031 is independent of CIS. Concorde is headquartered at 3909 Research Park Drive, Suite 200, Ann Arbor, MI 48108. Phone: (248) 824-6710.