"I know where the fund manager lives. We meet at the local taqueria. No PO Box. No Wall Street address. Just Houston."
"Invierte en Houston. Dos horas de casa. En dólares. Con alguien que conoces."
Ruby Houston Fund is a community-rooted private equity fund built on two Houston properties. Your $100,000 stays in Houston — in neighborhoods you know, managed by someone you can find.
Your investment goes into two real Houston properties you can drive by, touch, and see transform. No abstract financial instruments. No offshore accounts. Just bricks, concrete, and community.
We meet at the local taqueria. The fund manager drives a 2008 F-150, lives in the neighborhood, and shops at the same stores as you. Every dollar saved on overhead goes into your returns.
Blackstone is buying Houston neighborhoods. We are keeping Houston wealth IN Houston — invested by a Houstonian, for Houstonians, in the neighborhoods we all call home.
"5 min drive to the Texas Medical Center. Not 1 hour in traffic from the suburbs."
The Marlive Advantage"Morning coffee on your private rooftop garden. Evening walk to a Downtown concert."
The Walker Lifestyle"We are not selling apartments. We are selling 2 hours of your day back to you."
The Ruby Philosophy"Original Picasso. Live opera. The Rockets. The Astros. All within a short light rail ride or less than $10 Uber."
Houston Culture"Saben donde vivo. Conocen mi departamento en la Colonia Juárez."
Para nuestros socios de MéxicoThink about the best truck commercial you have ever seen. They never show engine specs. They show a person driving toward the horizon — free, powerful, alive. That is what we sell.
Ruby Houston Fund tenants do not buy square footage. They buy back 2 hours of their day. They buy the ability to walk or take a short light rail ride to world-class opera, original Picasso masterpieces, live symphony, professional ballet, and NFL football — all in the same city. All within reach.
Houston is one of only 5 cities in America with permanent, professional resident companies in ALL major performing arts disciplines. Your tenants live at the center of all of it.
And when you invest in Ruby Houston Fund — you make that lifestyle possible for your community.
Rendering Coming Soon
An existing 9-unit building transformed into luxury townhouse-style residences. 3-bedroom, 3-bathroom units with private rooftop gardens, home office, and 2 covered parking spaces. Tuscan villa architecture. 5 min drive to the Texas Medical Center.
Rendering Coming Soon
100% new construction. No constraints, full creative freedom. 8 luxury 3-bedroom, 3-bathroom units with rooftop amenities, Italian-inspired architecture, and podium parking. 3 miles from Downtown Houston. Light rail 2 blocks away.
*Projected figures subject to market conditions. Not guaranteed. Concept designs only.
Houston is one of only 5 cities in America with world-class opera, ballet, symphony, AND theater — all permanent professional companies. Your tenants and your community live at the center of it all.
"After a 12-hour shift at the Medical Center, you walk to your rooftop garden. Saturday — original Picasso at the MFAH. Sunday — free concert at Miller Outdoor Theatre."
"Friday night — Houston Grand Opera. Saturday — Rockets game at Toyota Center. Sunday brunch — Discovery Green. All within a 10 minute walk or one light rail stop."
Two properties. Two phases. One elegant sequence that transforms $1.8M in current portfolio value into a projected $7.75M — while paying investors double their money.
Raise $1.25M from 12 Limited Partners. Add a third floor, expanding four units into luxury 3-bedroom townhouse residences. Refinance at new valuation and use equity to fund Walker.
Use $1.85M from Marlive refinance to demolish and rebuild Walker as brand new podium-design luxury building. Refinance Walker to pay all Limited Partners their 2X return.
*All projections subject to market conditions. Not guaranteed.
We do not promise the moon. We promise discipline, transparency, and a clear path — subject to market conditions we monitor closely and honestly.
*All projections subject to market conditions. Returns not guaranteed. This is not a solicitation of funds.
Roberto (Ruby) Trevino is not a fund manager in an Armani suit managing your money from a Manhattan skyscraper. Ruby is a proud Latino immigrant, LGBTQ community member, former university professor, and dedicated Houstonian who has spent 15 years quietly building a real estate portfolio in the neighborhoods where they live, shop, and sometimes take public transportation.
When a property needs repairs, Ruby picks up the tools. Meetings happen at the local taqueria — not expensive steakhouses. The fund manager drives a 2008 F-150 and that is a feature, not a bug. Every dollar saved on personal overhead goes into your returns.
Inspired by Warren Buffett's philosophy — live simply, invest wisely, give back completely — Ruby's long-term vision is to donate all accumulated wealth back to the community when the mission is complete. This is not about building a dynasty. It is about building a legacy.
"Invierte en Houston. Dos horas de casa. En dólares. Con alguien que conoces."
Ruby Houston Fund es un fondo de inversión inmobiliaria comunitario construido en Houston, Texas. Gestionado por un inmigrante latino que conoces. En propiedades que puedes visitar. En dólares que protegen tu patrimonio de la volatilidad del peso.
Tu inversión va en dos propiedades reales en Houston que puedes visitar, ver y ver transformarse. No instrumentos financieros abstractos. Solo bienes raíces reales en una ciudad que conoces a dos horas de casa.
Vuelos directos económicos desde Ciudad de México. El administrador del fondo visita México cada 8 semanas y tiene departamento en la Colonia Juárez. Saben donde vive. No es un extraño en Wall Street — es alguien de tu comunidad.
"Miles de mexicanos visitan Houston cada año — el Centro Médico de Texas, la Galleria, para hacer negocios. Ya conocen Houston. Ya confían en Houston con su dinero. Ahora dejen que su dinero trabaje aquí mientras están en casa."
Protege tu patrimonio de la volatilidad del peso. Inversión en dólares americanos en bienes raíces de Houston — una de las ciudades de mayor crecimiento en Estados Unidos con la cuarta economía más grande del país.
No pressure. No sales pitch. Just a conversation over coffee — or at the local taqueria — about whether this opportunity is right for you. We are looking for 12 people who believe in Houston, believe in community, and want their money to work harder than a savings account.
"No funds are being solicited at this time. This is an expression of interest only."
By submitting this form you are expressing interest only. No investment commitment is being made. No funds will be solicited until all regulatory requirements are met.
IMPORTANT DISCLAIMER: This website is for informational purposes only. No funds are being solicited at this time. All architectural renderings, floor plans, and visual representations are artistic concept interpretations only and do not represent final architectural or construction plans. All financial projections are estimates subject to market conditions and are not guaranteed. This offering, when made, will be conducted pursuant to Regulation D, Rule 506(c) of the Securities Act of 1933. Only verified accredited investors will be eligible to participate. Real estate investments involve risk including possible loss of principal. Consult your financial, legal, and tax advisors before making any investment decision.
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