What is the problem we’re solving?
Across the industries we serve — real estate, multifamily, plumbing, electrical, HVAC, landscaping, home services, accounting, financial services, personal development, and construction — the day-to-day work depends on tooling that is fragile, opaque, and slow. Deals are evaluated in spreadsheets nobody fully trusts. Operating data lives in twelve different places. Decisions that should take an hour take a week. Workflows that should be automated are still done by hand because the available software is either too generic, too expensive, or built for a 5,000-unit enterprise that operators can’t identify with.
The result is a quiet, recurring tax on every small to mid market operator: time lost, mistakes made, deals missed, and team energy spent on work that should never have required a human in the first place.
Why is this opportunity bigger now than ever?
Three things shifted in the last five years:
- Modern tooling got dramatically cheaper. Cloud infrastructure, AI APIs, and modern frameworks mean a small team can ship operator-grade software in months, not years.
- Operators got more sophisticated. The owner-operator of a small to mid market business is no longer afraid of software. They’re actively looking for it — they just can’t find tools built for them.
- AI changed the rules. Document parsing, deal analysis, lead scoring, and reporting that used to be impossible at SMB price points are now table stakes.
The window for building meaningful, durable technology businesses around these operators is wide open. That’s where we play.
How does our build, acquire, and compound model work?
Del Val Investment Group works across three connected loops, designed to reinforce each other over the long term.
Build
We build technology enabled solutions from scratch for the painful, repeated workflows operators face every day. We don’t build another generic CRM. We build the specific, opinionated tool an operator wishes existed — and then we use it ourselves before we sell it to anyone else.
Acquire
We acquire profitable, owner-operated small to mid market businesses with durable cash flow and a specific technological niche. We bring operational discipline and technology to unlock the next stage of growth without forcing a flip. The teams stay, the customers stay, and the business gets better.
Compound
Cash flow from acquired businesses funds the next technology bet. Technology wins make the operating businesses more valuable. Each loop sharpens the operating thesis for the next build or acquisition. The compounding isn’t hypothetical — it’s the entire reason we structured the company this way.
Why did we start in multifamily?
Because we lived the problem. Our founder, Manny Del Val, brings 25+ years of information technology experience and invested as an LP and Co-GP across 246 multifamily units between 2024 and 2025. He saw firsthand that broker files arrive in every format imaginable and that underwriting models are hit-or-miss — the good ones are Excel-based and still don’t cover everything an operator needs.
That frustration became Multifamily Deal Analyzer Pro, the flagship product of our affiliate Keptdo. MFDA Pro saves multifamily operators an average of 30 to 50 hours per deal by automating document parsing, financial analysis, and the creation of investor-ready presentations. It is the prototype for what every affiliate we build will look like: built by an operator, used by operators, measurably better than what came before.
What industries are we focused on?
The pattern that produced MFDA Pro — broken tooling, frustrated operators, large measurable time savings — isn’t unique to multifamily. It repeats across every industry where owner-operators run profitable, services-driven businesses. Our current focus areas:
- Commercial Real Estate, with an emphasis on Multifamily
- Plumbing, Electrical, and HVAC
- Landscaping and Home Services
- Accounting and Financial Services
- Personal Development
- Construction
- Medical and Healthcare
If you operate in one of these industries and feel the same friction we saw in multifamily, the playbook translates. See our services page for what we deliver, and our portfolio for who we’ve already built with.
How do we work with operators, founders, and investors?
We pride ourselves on honest, transparent communication. We say what we mean, and we do what we say. If a problem isn’t one we can solve well, we’ll tell you that early — and try to point you to someone who can. That candor is the only way to build the kind of long-term relationships our model depends on.
We work directly with three audiences:
- Operators & Teams — for the workflow you’re tired of fighting with.
- Owners ready for a transition — for a long-term partner rather than a flip.
- Capital Investors — for mission-aligned partners who underwrite long-term value over quick exits.
Where are we going from here?
The next five years are about repeating the multifamily playbook across the verticals listed above — building affiliate companies that each solve a specific, painful workflow, and acquiring operating businesses where technology can unlock measurable growth. Expect more affiliates, more industries, and the same operator-first product philosophy that produced MFDA Pro.
If you’re building in this space or operating in it, we’d like to hear from you.