When you operate in the market where you live, it reduces a tremendous amount of risk. It takes years to develop relationships and the historical perspective to have a block-by-block familiarity that stacks the deck in your favor. This intimate knowledge enables you to more easily find deals across asset types and identify great local partners to ensure success. Tyler Cauble, Founder of the Cauble Group, a boutique commercial brokerage firm in Nashville, has also done various development projects including value-add C Class suburban office, ground up townhomes, and more recently, large scale multi-use projects.