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Four Seasons Apartments

Columbia, SC · 33 units · Government-contracted multifamily — taken from near-abandoned to 100% occupied and fully stabilized.

Four Seasons Apartments
The Opportunity

A government-contracted asset, poorly managed

Four Seasons Apartments is a 33-unit complex of four buildings in Columbia, SC — 32 residential units plus a management unit we've repurposed as our on-site office — operating under an existing government housing contract.

When we found it, it was severely under-managed. Of the four buildings, only one was partially occupied — another sat damaged and completely abandoned, and the rest weren't far behind. At acquisition, only about 20% of the property was livable. But the in-place government contract — plus the obvious value-add upside — is exactly why we partnered with one of our capital investors to acquire it.

How the Contract Works

Reliable, government-backed rent

Unlike a typical Section 8 voucher — where a tenant chooses the property — Four Seasons Apartments operates directly with the local housing authority.

1

A shared waitlist

The housing authority maintains a waitlist of approved applicants and shares it with us.

2

We screen & propose

We run background checks and put forward the candidates we'd like to place in the property.

3

Rigorous approval

Each proposed tenant goes through a thorough vetting process with the authority before moving in.

4

Direct payment

The housing authority pays the landlord directly — dependable, government-backed income.

What We Did

A full reposition — inside and out

Renovated every unit across all four buildings
Rebuilt the exterior and re-paved the entire parking lot
New perimeter fencing
Top-of-the-line security camera system
Rebuilt the management office — now RealTreo's base of operations in South Carolina
Built & refined an automated tenant-placement process with the authority
The Result

Fully stabilized, 100% occupied

From roughly 20% livable to a fully repositioned, fully leased asset — with a strong, compliant relationship with the housing authority.

100%
Occupancy
0%
Vacancy
Rent growth ($206K → $496K/yr)
$4.8M
Appraised value

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