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Co-Founder & Managing Partner · The Bascom Group

Jerome (Jerry) Fink

Three Decades of Disciplined Multifamily Investing

Jerry Fink co-founded The Bascom Group in 1996 around a disciplined approach to multifamily investing: acquire well, improve operations, and focus on realized results. That approach has guided more than $22 billion in transactions over three decades.

Jerome (Jerry) Fink, Co-Founder and Managing Partner, The Bascom Group
2004
Apartment Executive of the Year
CCIM · CPM
Plus CTP & CM&AA Designations
2016
E&Y Entrepreneur of the Year
Speaker
ULI · USC · UCLA · UC Irvine
 
"Underwrite the risk before the return."
The discipline at the core of Bascom's process since 1996
About Jerry Fink

The Operator Behind the Strategy

 

One discipline has guided Jerry's career: acquire undervalued apartment communities, improve them through operations, and measure success in cash returned to investors, not paper marks.

As Co-Founder and Managing Partner of The Bascom Group, which he launched in 1996 alongside Derek Ming-Dar Chen and David Kim, Jerry leads the firm's transaction process: sourcing, due diligence, financing, execution, and disposition. To date, Bascom has completed more than $22 billion in multifamily value-add transactions across 367 properties nationwide.

Jerry holds an MBA in Real Estate and Finance and a BS in Electrical and Computer Engineering, both from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Licenses & Designations
Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM)
Certified Property Manager (CPM)
Certified Turnaround Professional (CTP)
Certified Mergers & Acquisitions Advisor (CM&AA)
Licensed Real Estate Broker, State of California
Speaking Engagements
Urban Land Institute
UCLA & UC Irvine
University of Southern California
Industry conferences nationwide
What Makes Bascom Different

Built to Operate Through Cycles

Jerry leads transactions at a firm whose scale reflects three decades of disciplined multifamily investing:

30 Years
In Business Since 1996
$22B+
In Multifamily Transactions
367
Properties Acquired
01
Realized Returns, Not Paper Marks
Bascom's philosophy is to measure success by cash actually distributed to investors, not paper valuations. Returns are reported when capital is in investors' hands.
02
Operators First
Value is pursued at the asset level, through property management, targeted renovations, and expense discipline. The focus is operations, not market timing.
03
Aligned Incentives, By Design
Bascom's principals and senior team invest personally alongside investors in every fund. The fee structure is backend-weighted, and asset management fees apply only to capital actively invested.

All investing involves risk, including the possible loss of principal. Real estate investments are subject to risks such as illiquidity, leverage, changing market and economic conditions, and the possibility that distributions may be delayed, reduced, or not occur. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

A Bascom multifamily apartment community interior
 
The Bascom Approach
Reinvestment That Keeps Housing in the Supply

Without ongoing investment, aging communities deteriorate and eventually leave the market, tightening supply for the people who depend on it. Bascom's value-add approach interrupts that cycle by restoring quality to workforce housing.

Recognition

Recognized Across the Industry

  • 2025     Distinguished Alumni Award, Wisconsin School of Business, University of Wisconsin-Madison
  • 2018Real Estate Forum Multifamily Influencers
  • 2016Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year, Orange County
  • 2011Featured Recognition, Multi-Family Executive Magazine
  • 2008Rising Star Award, UC Irvine Center for Real Estate
  • 2004Apartment Executive of the Year, Real Estate Conference Group
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Connect with The Bascom Group

Jerry Fink works closely with Bascom's acquisitions and business development team on active opportunities and investor relationships. To explore whether Bascom's approach aligns with your investment objectives, schedule time directly with Chad Sanderson and Joseph Ferguson.

Chad Sanderson
Chad Sanderson
Senior Principal, Business Development & Acquisitions
Joseph Ferguson
Joseph Ferguson
Vice President of Acquisitions

This is an introductory conversation. Chad and Joseph work directly with Jerry Fink and Bascom's principals on investor relationships.

 

Forward-Looking Statements

This material contains forward-looking statements, which are based on current beliefs and expectations of Fund VI's management and are subject to significant risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially. All information is as of the date hereof, and Bascom has no obligation to update any forward-looking statements.

Important Disclosures

This material is for informational purposes only and is not an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy interests in Fund VI. Any offering will be made only by the confidential private placement memorandum ("PPM") of Fund VI, which should be reviewed carefully before investing. Investment decisions should be made only after reviewing the PPM and consulting the investor's own legal, tax, and other advisors.

An investment in Fund VI is speculative and involves a high degree of risk. There is no assurance that Fund VI's objectives will be achieved or that investors will receive any return of or on their capital. Past performance is not necessarily indicative of future results.

This material does not constitute an offer or solicitation in any jurisdiction where it would be unlawful. The securities referenced have not been registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933 or any other securities laws. No regulatory authority has approved or disapproved this material, and any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.