Beth Gallagher

My name is Beth Gallagher, my husband Pat, and I own Gallagher Property Management. We offer full management services on residential and commercial investment properties throughout Rochester and surrounding areas. We currently manage approximately 700 units and have a full-time team of 10 employees. We are also investors; we own properties in Rochester and two other states, ranging from Single Family homes to condos and up to an 18-unit building. We are actively buying distressed properties where we will buy, rehab, and sell. We have been in the real estate game for the past 20 years. We have 3 children and reside in Greece.

Pat Gallagher

Patrick Gallagher served as a police officer for approximately 22 years (retiring in 2014). As a result of this experience, he became knowledgeable about landlord/tenant laws and real estate investing. In 2000, Pat bought his first investment property after attending several classes and seminars. Since then, he has purchased hundreds of buy-and-holds and short-term rentals. In 2007 Pat opened up a Rochester-based property management company. Gallagher Property Management is a full-service prop Mgt company with approximately 700 units under management. Pat still owns properties in Rochester and in two other states. He is married to Beth, who is also his chief financial officer. Together they have 3 children and reside in the Town of Greece.

Bob Napier

My name is Robert Napier. I am married and have one daughter, two stepsons, and five Grandchildren. I live in Farmington NY and Sebring FL.

In 1998 I Enrolled in a weekend Real Estate seminar and purchased my first rental within a week of attending that seminar. In 2002 I went into full-time real estate investing.

My focus, I’ve invested in residential singles, multi-family homes, vacation rentals, mixed-use, commercial and storage. I prefer commercial real estate and am liquidating my residential portfolio.

I have a long history with FFriea, myself and four other people started Ffreia in the early 2000’s

I keep busy in the industry,  I have also been involved in coaching and mentoring  the next generation of investors..For fun, I enjoy performing music ( I play bass and trombone), hiking, traveling, working out ….running, and swimming.

Scott Speer

My lovely wife of 38 years, Chris (Baby Doll), and I were born and raised in Rochester, NY. after we were married, I went into the Air Force for six years, and we traveled all over the world.  I served during Desert Storm then we came back to Rochester to raise two wonderful children, Trevor and Ashley.
For a number of years, we invested in real estate with rentals, flips, wholesale, and various other real estate investments using our IRA’s, other people’s money, our own money, and bank loans. In 2019 we started selling off our portfolio and transitioned into investing in self-storage.
We purchased our first storage property in August 2018 with partners plus with input and help from many friends and coaches. We currently own over twelve facilities with more than 250,000 SqFt in ten states with different partners.
I am one of the original members of FFREIA and help cohost the FFREIA Subgroup AREIS {Alternative Real Estate Investing Strategies) with my good friend Joe LaBarbera where we discuss alternative ways to make money in real estate other than being a landlord. The main reason we continue to run this group is that we both know many have helped us to achieve the level of success we have, and it is our turn to “Give Back” and help others.
We both have a real passion to help others that are willing to put in the work achieve success in life and in real estate.
All of this has allowed us to achieve a long-time goal in November 2020 of selling our home and living in an RV Full Time traveling this beautiful country, seeing the sights, family, and friends, plus staying where they want, when they want, for as long as they want with no plans to slow down!

Greg Taylor

I am a lifelong Rochester resident living in Irondequoit for almost 40 years with my wife and our dog and cats.

I started investing in real estate in the early 1980s when I bought a duplex in the Pearl/Meigs area. After purchasing the first duplex, I purchased the second across the street within a year. In those days, interest rates ranged from 15-18%. I owned another large duplex on Garson for 19 years enjoying great tenants for years. After reaching retirement age, I switched from landlording to private or "hard money" lending. Locally, I have a history of helping people make connections with employers and within the community. I was finding retirement B-O-R-I-N-G so I became a realtor in 2019. Through my referral network of highly qualified realtors across the country, I serve people seeking "getaway homes" within the state (Finger Lakes & Adirondacks). I provide introductions for buyers who wish to "get away" from NYS and invest in real estate across the country.

My podcast features realtors sharing their career stories and the attributes of their communities, including schools, healthcare, culture, employment, and more.

Kayla Thorp

Kayla is a full-time real estate professional and mom, born and raised in Rochester NY. Although she grew up here (and is happy to be back) her real estate career began in Westchester NY. First, she became a Realtor in 2015, and the next year she became the operations manager for a residential real estate investment firm that flipped dozens of houses a year. While she enjoyed flipping houses, her ultimate goal was to build long-term wealth and independence for herself and her family. She moved back to Rochester and met her husband shortly after. Together they have enjoyed building their residential rental portfolio for the past several years, and their current focus is on multifamily and commercial real estate. Through their journey in real estate Jake and Kayla discovered a passion for building financial and time freedom and empowering others to discover their potential to do the same. To that end, they have become involved with several education and advocacy-related groups in Rochester, and Kayla looks forward to bringing that passion to FFREIA, through RocWire (Women in Real Estate)!

When Kayla’s not busy buying property or talking someone’s ear off about real estate she enjoys spending time with her family, especially her husband and two sons.