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Rodrigo Afanador
Rodrigo Afanador founded Asheville Cash Buyers in 2012, since that time he has been part of 100's of transactions in the Asheville area. He is a past President of the CREIA (Carolina Real Estate Investors Association), a non-profit education group for real estate investors. Rodrigo is also the host of the Who Is Asheville podcast; a podcast about the people, business, and ideas that make up Asheville.
Rodrigo has primarily focused his marketing efforts on direct mail and SEO/PPC. Although, he did build his business through cold calling before multiline dialers were common. In 2021 Rodrigo sent out over 55,000 pieces of mail. From his PPC/SEO efforts he generated just over 100 leads.
Carla Barnard
After graduating from the University of Oxford, Carla worked as a commercial real estate attorney for Hogan Lovells LLP in London, specializing in real estate finance, investment, and complex development work for institutional clients including Prudential, Ford Motor Company, Barclays Bank, HSBC and a number of REITs. She has advised extensively on solar farm and renewable energy producing property transactions and hotel and care home M & A.
Since moving to Asheville in 2013, Carla has used her expertise to move into commercial real estate brokerage where she works alongside investors, businesses, and nonprofit organizations to meet their goals. Carla currently serves as the Broker In Charge at Likewise Commercial Real Estate.
Carla believes strongly in giving back to the community by advancing the goals of non-profits throughout WNC such as Brother Wolf, Western North Carolina Community Health Services, The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina, and the Moog Foundation. She also volunteers on the Buncombe County Board of Adjustment. When she is not working, Carla can be found enjoying a cup of tea, walking her dog, Frank, and spending time with her family.