Adam Stern

Founder & CEO

Adam has made a career of bringing people together for the betterment of those he works with, lives with, and cares for. As a real estate entrepreneur, Adam launched Strata SFR in 2020 after exiting his previous role and company as president and Co-founder of OwnAmerica, one of the first real estate sales platforms designed to market and sell Single Family Rental properties. Over his tenure, Strata has become one of the most visible and highly respected specialized real estate brokerage and investment companies in the ever-evolving Single Family Rental and Build for Rent industry. Adam is a leading expert and sought-after speaker and writer on the Single Family Rental and Build-for-Rent market. In his role as CEO of Strata, he leads a team that provides guidance on go-to-market strategies for SFR Portfolio Operators, Builders, and Land Developers who are focused on expanding their volume and revenue by servicing the ever-increasing demand for Single Family Rentals (SFR), particularly from large scale investors that own and operate rental homes in the US. As an off-shoot from Strata’s core SFR business, Strata has become a powerhouse land and lot brokerage company, supplying valuable land positions to a network of builders that operate in the Southeast US. Adam is also an authority on the acquisition and disposition of SFR portfolios nationwide. He has helped facilitate SFR transactions totaling hundreds of millions in volume and was one of the earliest to recognize that portfolios of Single Family Rentals were a product type and that they deserved a purpose-built, specialized brokerage service.

Adam is a father of four strapping sons, Lucas: Tyler, Jaxon, and James. Husband to Ainsley, and is one of 4 brothers. He lives and works in Lake Norman, a suburb of Charlotte, and enjoys life on the lake, boating, wake surfing, playing poker, fitness, and spending time with friends and family.