Juan Zarate

Juan Zarate is the CEO and one of the founders of Fratelly Capital. He discovered from an early age his self-reliance and entrepreneurship skills from the age of six. Juan opened his first company at the age of 16 with two partners in their 40’s and sold the company two years later for a profit. Born in Bogota, Colombia, he came into the United States with $400 cash in his pocket as an exchange student. He worked three jobs to save and invested in real estate since he was 20 years old.

Juan bought his first apartment building at the age of 25 with his own capital. With over 30 years of self-education and experience in the industry from land development, construction to asset management, all in-house, he is equipped with an extensive background in distressed property solutions. As a matter of fact, with his work ethic, he has developed tremendous skills in creating a meaningful, value-add approach and is exceptionally detailed on due diligence, processes, and procedures before committing any capital to a new investment.

Juan loves to take on new challenges and to be outside his comfort zone. He believes in delegating, to the right “who’s” from teams and partnerships for execution; he has opened multiple businesses outside of real estate from scratch. He is the owner, not the operator. Some of the companies are very successful 20 years later. They are still active and growing, and others turned out to be costly seminars. However, his number one passion has always been in real estate.

Juan does not react; he anticipates. He is resourceful, creative, and solution-oriented (he always finds a way). He is currently finishing a 30+ million dollar development project in North Carolina without syndication (internal capital only). Juan believes in having skin in the game.

When it comes to Real Estate, he is a hands-on operator, and at present, he specializes in deal flow and capital raising. Lastly, Juan focuses on a healthy and balanced life. He enjoys the consistency every day and the persistent pursuit of his potential. Juan has developed and keeps developing new hard, and soft skills in all aspects of life that have value and utility in the marketplace. Not only to serve himself but because he is committed to helping others and giving back to communities.