Mitch Painter

Investing with discipline. Operating with purpose.

Since co-founding Prestige Properties in 1998, Mitch Painter has focused on acquiring and operating real estate with a long-term perspective.

Prestige Properties is vertically integrated, bringing acquisitions, property management, renovations and asset management together in one organization. That structure gives the company clear visibility into how each property performs and keeps it closely involved in every investment.

Mitch Painter reviewing construction plans with members of the Prestige Properties team on a job site

Investment philosophy

Buy with discipline

Good investments begin with understanding the property, its market, its operating performance and its risks.

Create value through operations

Performance depends on more than the purchase: effective management, thoughtful improvements and attention to residents all matter.

Build long-term relationships

Trust, reliability and consistency underpin every relationship with sellers, lenders, employees, partners and investors.

Take a long-term perspective

Meaningful value often comes from patience, disciplined execution and looking beyond short-term market conditions.

Invest in people

Strong businesses are built by talented teams who take ownership, communicate well and deliver results.

Business snapshot

Founded
1998, Cincinnati, Ohio
Co-founders
Mitch and Matt Painter
Apartments owned
Approximately 1,000
Transactions
More than 1,500 since 1998
Projects and acquisitions
More than $250 million since 1998
Real estate owned today
Approximately $100 million
Operations
Acquisitions, property management, renovations and asset management in-house

Visit Prestige Properties

Mitch Painter and Matt Painter shaking hands with a colleague in the Prestige Properties office
Mitch Painter pointing out details on construction drawings during a site visit Mitch Painter talking with colleagues inside a Prestige Properties project under construction