Craig McGrouther is the Director of Business Development at Lone Star Capital. He has a passion for sharing his enthusiasm for multifamily investing and serving Lone Star’s investors. With nearly a decade of real estate experience, Craig is responsible for nurturing and developing new and existing relationships at the firm and sourcing and structuring equity for acquisition opportunities. Before joining Lone Star Capital, Craig was in the real estate sales industry and sold over 100 homes. He graduated from the University of Arizona with a degree in Urban and Regional Development.
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Brett
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Craig
I’m doing Brett, I’m doing great. Brett, how are you? Let’s do well. We talked
Brett
about the first day of the new year recording this thing. I guess it’s the sixth day. It’s the first Monday back. So things are going to be a little bit maybe out of sorts. But corporate
Craig
America is coming back today. This is a brutal day. Everyone’s email is way too overflown, I haven’t spoke in a professional manner in front of a mic like this in two weeks. And just like you Brett, you know, I’m doing 10 meetings a day, basically zoom or so phone calls every day. You know, being professional, being crisp, recording at least probably two podcast, street podcast week. That has not been the case for the last three weeks, so I’m going to crawl, stumble and fall through this one. But nonetheless, grateful for you, grateful for the opportunity to speak today and to kind of share some sentimental and nostalgic thoughts on what the Bay Area will used to be, what it’s like now, perhaps, and everything else in between, when it comes to the real estate world in 2025 Absolutely,
Brett
we’re just talking about mass Absolutely, we were just talking about basketball. And growing up, you played golf at St Francis, uh, amazing school in the Bay Area, and I played at Rocklin High School. And we were all in 2001 for the final four of the High School Division Two men’s men’s basketball. And so we were up by four. The crowd was all sold out, you know, like, it was a home game for us. Both gyms were sold out. The TV stations. It was, you know, we had won the section title, or the top in the area and all this really cool stuff. And, you know, deep into the playoffs, and we’re up by four points in our point guard, we have the game. We have the game. Our point guard goes for these two seals. And I’ll never forget, I’m, like, why did he go for the steals? Like they were like, they were, like, out. They weren’t, like, a great steal. It wasn’t like, oh yeah, go for it. It wasn’t just thoughtful, right? It wasn’t thoughtful. It was kind of a risky steal. Anyways, their point guard, who’s a star, ends up hitting two threes back to back possessions on like, the same play over the same two steals, and they go up by two and literally, like, the all the momentum gets pulling out of the room. And so that was the end of our that was my junior season. That was the end of it. And then they went on to lose to Dominguez Hills, which had Tyson Chandler, who, you know, not a bad person to
Craig
lose to. He was in the NBA, yeah, yeah. He’s incredible
Brett
play for the Mavericks. Got a title all the stuff anyways, but you played golf that’s cool. Tell us a little bit about that. Growing up playing golf, Saint Francis in the Menlo Park and the whole thing.
Craig
Yeah. Well, it’s kind of funny. Uh, growing up, Golf was not cool. So Golf was kind of lame. Golf was stuffy. Now, obviously, Tiger Woods definitely made golf a little more in vogue and trendy. It gave a little more of an attitude and a flare than what was there before that obviously came up around that, as you mentioned, 2001 time frame when you were in high school. I’m sure you remember Tiger Woods kind of setting records, and was basically being a phenom. Had all the Acolytes. Was doing great, but golf wasn’t really cool growing up, and then it wasn’t until
COVID, where golf did get cool, but played golf in high school. Grew up in the Menlo Park area, in the Bay Area. And it’s kind of funny, I actually grew up wanting to sell real estate. I loved homes when I was a kid growing up, you know, we’re talking about sports. We could probably talk all day about sports. I grew up doing two things or watching two things. Really, I watched ESPN and HGTV. Why the two? I don’t really know. I love flipping shows. So I always wanted to sell homes. And, you know, growing up in the Bay Area, not really the cheapest area, so I figured, hey, you sell big homes. You make a lot of money, right? So, cool. Great thought.
Started my career song homes.
Brett
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About Craig McGrouther
Craig McGrouther is the Director of Business Development at Lone Star Capital, where he plays a vital role in expanding the firm’s footprint in the multifamily investment space. With a dynamic background and nearly a decade of real estate experience, Craig brings a unique blend of strategic vision, relationship-building expertise, and deep market knowledge to his work. His passion lies in creating lasting value for investors and building strong, trust-based partnerships that support Lone Star Capital’s mission of delivering stable, risk-adjusted returns through institutional-quality multifamily investments.
At Lone Star Capital, Craig is responsible for nurturing and developing both new and existing investor relationships. He also leads efforts in sourcing and structuring equity for the firm’s acquisition opportunities—ensuring each investment aligns with the firm’s core principles of operational excellence, disciplined underwriting, and transparent investor communication.
Prior to joining Lone Star Capital, Craig built a successful career in residential real estate sales, where he sold over 100 homes and earned a reputation for his client-first approach and strong negotiation skills. This experience not only sharpened his transactional expertise but also laid the groundwork for his transition into commercial real estate and private equity.
Craig holds a degree in Urban and Regional Development from the University of Arizona, where he developed a foundational understanding of real estate markets, land use planning, and economic development. His academic background, combined with hands-on experience across various real estate disciplines, enables him to contribute meaningfully to Lone Star’s investment strategy and long-term growth.
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