Our Story
Mike and Tim met while living in the Windy City after college. Their interests in real estate, construction, and an abundance mindset brought them together. They began by helping each other build their individual real estate companies. During that process, they witnessed an extensive amount of unethical behavior in “off-market” home sales. These transactions were littered with lying, shadiness, and pushy sales tactics. The homeowner was always left with the short end of the stick!
They realized that they could build a better company that provided only transparent, honest off-market transactions. A company built on win-win solutions. Built on relationships. They decided to combine forces and founded Green Street Home Buyers – the rest is history.
Meet Our Team
Mike Kehoe – Co-Founder
Mike is a born entrepreneur and thrives off of solving big picture problems. He’s also a long time real estate investor and an expert at creative financing solutions. His business acumen and energetic approach to complex problems allows our team to make great offers that other companies simply can’t compete with. Property owners love working with him!
Mike, his wife Kacey, and their 2-year old son love taking trips together and trying new restaurants. Their most recent family project includes renovating their own 1940’s 2-story brick flat together. They just may be the next HGTV stars!
Tim McGarvey – Co-Founder
Tim is passionate about construction, real estate… and wine. He was born and raised in wine country and went to college at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. He has spent the majority of his career in Operations in the construction industry. He’s worked as a project manager on large commercial buildings, small home renovations, and everything in-between. He specializes in making projects more efficient and getting them done ON-TIME .
Tim and his wife Christina enjoy winding down at the end of the day with a glass of wine. They spend their free time traveling, cooking for friends/family, fishing, and taking their dog Chapman on outdoor adventures. Tim is known as a baseball statistic encyclopedia, and thrives on catching games at DBAP, whenever possible.
Connor Teddy – Acquisitions
Connor is a West Coast transplant that came to North Carolina so his girlfriend could attend Grad School at Duke. Originally from Seattle, Connor studied Finance at Washington State University and has a background in property management and multifamily acquisitions. He realized quickly that the key to long term success comes doing what you love. He’s passionate about working with people, finding creative solutions, and making deals that work for everyone involved.
In his free time you can find Connor, his girlfriend Caroline and their dog Filson exploring the local brewery scene in Durham or searching for any place that has PAC-12 football on the TV.
Wes Smith – Acquisitions
Wes comes from humble beginnings and grass roots, growing up in a small town in Indiana. He’s built a successful career in sales working the oil and gas, minerals, and energy industries. Over the past few years, he’s carved out a niche in real estate. He’s passionate about helping people achieve their goals and helping solve their problems.
Wes is a musician and music lover (ask him how many times he saw Tom Petty!) He’s a family man with a beautiful wife and 2 baby girls that he adores and loves spending time watching them grow.
Mathew Swingle – Acquisitions
Growing up in Ohio, Mathew has found a new home on the east coast. He helps our sellers solve their real estate problems with active listening. Our sellers find that he is reliable and resourceful to come up with the best offers possible. He brings a proactive and disciplined approach to our team.
In his time away from work, Mathew loves being outdoors (at the beach) and getting his daily workout in. He is also interested in learning about modern and ancient cultures, through food and study. He’s on a journey to develop into the most well rounded version of himself possible.
Kaila Delahunty – Transaction Coordinator
A St. Louis native who now resides in Colorado, Kaila is experienced is all facets of real estate transactions. Her background working at title companies has given a deep understanding of the closing process. Kaila is a natural problem solver and uses those skills to facilitate smooth transaction for our sellers. She consistently comes up with creative solutions to solve complex closings.
In her free time, Kaila loves being outdoors and is avid skier and golfer. Family is a huge part of her life and travels frequently to visit them.
Enier Cruz – Inspector
Enier manages our Inspection process. He was born and raised in Havana, Cuba where he studied Civil Engineering. He is passionate about architecture, construction, and home renovations. His keen eye to detail and his energetic, enthusiastic approach to working with people creates enjoyable experiences for all of the property sellers he works with.
Enier is a foodie, music lover, and the biggest Tolkien fan you’ll ever meet. He even met Gandalf (Ian McKellen) during his 80th birthday theater tour in Hull, England and acted out a sword fight with him on stage! Enier, his partner Nancy and their 7 year old son spend their time traveling, cooking, playing volleyball and spending time with friends & neighbors.
About Green Street Home Buyers
Green Street is a real estate investment company based out of Durham, NC that serves the entire state of North Carolina. We are a small team of investors who buy properties directly from Homeowners and Landlords with all-cash offers. Because we buy “off-market” there are no extra fees, commissions, or expenses when we buy your house. The price we agree on is the amount you’ll receive at closing.
You can choose the closing date. We’ve streamlined the house selling process to remove agents, banks, and contractors, so we can close very fast. We always buy properties in “as-is” condition. No repairs are required as we perform any renovations needed ourselves.
We specialize in providing win-win solutions to help property owners get out of sticky situations. We often deal with situations like foreclosure, tax problems, burdensome/ugly properties, inherited properties, bad tenants, or anything else (we’ve seen it all). Green Street focuses on providing you with a solution to your situation so you can focus on the things you love to do.