Investor Trustee Services Founder Joins NAHR as Charter Member

Peter Quinones, founder of Investor Trustee Services, has joined the National Association for Housing Revitalization (NAHR) as a founding Charter Member. The national trade association is dedicated to returning aged, distressed, and vacant homes to the market as attainable housing. In his role as Charter Member, Quinones will contribute an operator's perspective from the Florida market, though official NAHR positions are determined by the association. Investor Trustee Services buys distressed single-family homes across Florida and places them with a network of local rehabbers who restore them and return them to the market. As an approved bidder in HUD's single-family loan sales, the company plans to begin acquiring pools of HUD-held mortgages on vacant and distressed properties, starting with HUD's HVLS 2027-1 sale.

Quinones emphasized the importance of local operators in revitalizing communities. "These houses already exist, they already have utilities at the street, and they already sit in neighborhoods people want to live in," he said. "They are empty because of condition and title, not because nobody wants them. When a national fund owns the asset, the return leaves town. When a local operator does the work, it stays." The announcement comes as the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, effective January 7, 2027, bars large institutional investors—defined as entities controlling 350 or more single-family homes—from purchasing single-family homes, subject to stated exceptions. Quinones noted, "When the largest buyers step back, somebody still has to take on the houses that need work. Local operators are the ones who can fix them and hand them to a family in livable condition."

Real estate investors, rehabbers, and industry professionals interested in joining NAHR during the Charter Membership period can contact Quinones at [email protected] for a promotional membership code. Florida members who join through Quinones will also be invited to a private network of Florida operators for networking and business opportunities. Founded by Peter Quinones, who has worked in distressed real estate since 2005, Investor Trustee Services is a Florida acquisitions company specializing in distressed single-family homes.