About Us
Karl Krauskopf - Managing Partner: Karl got his start in real estate flipping houses. His focus has always been on acquiring and renovating under market value properties in areas experiencing tremendous market appreciation. As Karl diversified and scaled his efforts, development was the natural next step, and after attending a masterclass hosted by a local real estate leader, he, equipped with the education he needed, tapped his new network of colleagues and found a permit-ready lot to build four townhomes and two single family homes in south Seattle. That project turned out to be a raving success returning 36% COC to its investors in just 15 months, and it propelled Karl into more developments, as well as multifamily acquisitions as part of a team at Auroras Investment Group (AIG) with Chris. At AIG, Karl primarily focuses on acquisitions, underwriting, and negotiations. He also devotes a lot of his time to networking, events, investor relations, and podcasting. Before real estate, Karl obtained his MBA from Palm Beach Atlantic University. He left a position of 10 years to pursue real estate full-time where he was running strategic planning and business development for a business services healthcare company that grossed $100M annually.
Chris Bowen - Managing Partner: Chris began real estate investing in 2011 with the purchase of a “househack” where he rented out bedrooms to offset monthly costs. Since that time, he’s purchased 60 units consisting of flips, developments and both long-term and short-term rentals. Chris invests in-state and out, and he’s been successful in small towns and big cities. At AIG, Chris runs business and on-site operations, contractor and property management relations, and anything that has to do with design… everything from kitchen tile to our website to our offering memorandums. Being a budget, schedule, and list lover, Chris keeps the business organized and projects on track ensuring details aren’t being overlooked. Born and raised in Washington State, Chris didn’t stray far for college attending Pacific Lutheran University where he played baseball and earned a degree with honors in advertising and public relations. After college, Chris spent 10 years in creative project management facilitating creative development projects and advertising budgets as high as $250M for some of the world’s top brands: Disney, Marvel, ESPN, Amazon, Microsoft, Dell. With his personal time, Chris enjoys being with his family, cooking, watching movies, listening to music, fishing, and being in the mountains at his cabin or out on the Puget Sound crabbing, shrimping, clamming and taking in the beauty of the Northwest.