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Rob Beardsley is an American real estate investor and founder of Lone Star Capital. Lone Star Capital is a multifamily investment firm focused on owning and operating workforce housing in Texas. He is best known as the author of The Definitive Guide to Underwriting Multifamily Acquisitions, a how-to book teaching investors the art of deal analysis.

Early Life
Beardsley grew up in Atherton, CA in Silicon Valley, where he played football and golf. He initially attended Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, PA to study information systems before taking a leave of absence to start Lone Star Capital. During his time in college, Rob read many books about business, real estate, finance, and self-help, which sparked his interest in taking a more entrepreneurial path in life. After leaving school, Rob moved to New York City to be closer to his business partner and pursue his dreams.

Career
In 2018, Beardsley launched Lone Star Capital and quickly scaled to $100,000,000 in assets under management. Beardsley developed a proprietary underwriting model which has guided the firm to make sound acquisition decisions as well as quickly and robustly evaluate opportunities. Additionally, he started the Capital Spotlight podcast which interviews family offices and institutional investors to learn more about investors' needs and wants, which is often overlooked in the private equity world.

Beardsley's work in real estate private equity has led him to appear in numerous articles and podcasts, including in Yahoo Finance.

Personal Life
Beardsley lives in NYC but is constantly traveling for work and pleasure. He enjoys lifting weights and yoga to stay in shape as well as golfing and piano to relax.