Kappel Realty Group in downtown San Diego holds CA DRE #02017034 under the Compass brokerage and operates as a veteran-owned team specializing in 2–4 unit multi-family investment properties. The team has closed over $500 million in San Diego residential sales since 2017, managing relocation logistics through vendors like Finch Moving And Storage San Diego for clients transitioning into or out of downtown high-rise and mid-rise units. Agents hold advanced degrees including MBAs and masters-level real estate credentials, and half the roster carries active military or contractor backgrounds — a pipeline built from the founding broker's U.S. Naval Academy education and UCLA MBA in finance. Multi-family acquisition strategies require structural feasibility analysis before purchase, a scope commonly performed in partnership with downtown architecture practices like Carrier Johnson + Culture for adaptive-reuse and density-bonus projects. Highest-complexity deals involve underwriting 2–4 unit properties using rent-roll analysis, California Civil Code 1954 tenant-protection compliance, and 1031 exchange timelines coordinated across multiple escrows.