Jeff Shugarts | Multifamily Investment Sales

The Firm

Brokerage. Development. Management.

US Developments is a Charlotte-based real estate firm that analyzes, develops, manages, and sells real estate assets across the Southeastern United States. The firm's principals are decision-makers with their own hard dollars at risk, not third-party managers, and the leadership team averages more than 25 years of real estate experience.

From land acquisition and entitlement through disposition, US Developments works alongside the region's most active builders and planning firms, with longstanding relationships that include D.R. Horton, PulteGroup, NVR, and TrueHomes. Much of the firm's land never hits the open market; it comes through decades of contacts across the region's business community. The brokerage division brings deep expertise in site selection, valuation, and investment sales across the Carolinas.

Learn more about the full platform at usdevelopments.com.

Platform Capabilities

Investment sales & brokerage
Land acquisition & disposition
Planning, zoning & approvals
Development partnerships
Asset & property management
Broker opinions of value

What I Do

Focused on multifamily. Fluent in the whole deal.

Straight answers on multifamily, from a broker who owns and operates his own units.

Investment Sales

When you sell, the closing number comes down to preparation: a defensible price, a real buyer pool, and a broker who answers his phone. I market apartment communities, townhome portfolios, and mobile home parks across the Carolinas, and I run every sale like it's my own building on the line.

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Valuation & Broker Opinion of Value

Most owners carry a number in their head. I'll tell you whether the market agrees and show you the math behind it: income, expenses, debt scenarios, and what buyers are actually paying right now. You get the real answer even when it's not the fun one.

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Hold vs. Sell Analysis

Selling isn't always the right move, and I'll be the first to tell you so. We compare what the property earns you if you keep it, what it nets if you sell today, and what a refinance or a handful of targeted improvements would change. Clear answer either way, even when the answer is hold.

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Buyer & 1031 Representation

Whether you're placing new capital or racing a 1031 clock, the deal you want usually isn't sitting on a listing site. I source on-market and off-market opportunities through CoStar, Crexi, and owner relationships built door by door, and I underwrite every candidate before it takes up a minute of your time.

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Market Intelligence

Rent comps, sales comps, and what's actually trading in your submarket. I track the Carolinas multifamily market constantly, so when you ask what your property would bring or what a fair rent looks like, you get today's answer, not last year's.

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Land & Development Sales

Development sites are their own game: zoning, utilities, density, and knowing which builders are actively buying. Through US Developments' development arm I have planners, engineers, and builder relationships in-house, so your land gets in front of people who can actually close on it.

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About Jeff

From the offensive line to the closing table

2024 Rising Star Sales Recognition Award*

2025 Top 10 Agent in the Southeast, under 36 months*

3x Big Ten Football Champion, The Ohio State University

*Sales awards earned at a leading national multifamily brokerage, before Jeff joined US Developments.

Jeff leads the USD Multifamily Group at US Developments, working hand in hand with the mom-and-pop owners and private investors who are the backbone of multifamily in the Carolinas. He built his practice starting in 2023, one of the toughest markets in recent memory, and has closed more than $40 million across 400-plus units, one relationship at a time.

Before real estate he protected quarterbacks: over 40 starts at Ohio State, three Big Ten titles, an NFL career from 2012 to 2015, then coaching offensive linemen at Toledo. The full story, including the firm behind the practice, is on the About page.

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Multifamily investment advisory, 4 to 150 units, across the Carolinas.