DOC ASHER ( CENTER FRONT ) WITH THE TEAM FROM ASHER INVESTMENTS
W . L . ( Doc ) Asher
BY ED SCHELL
Dr . Asher began his apartment ownership career in 1973 with the purchase of a 36 unit property in Denver ' s Capitol Hill . At the time of his retirement in 2015 he had bought , sold or converted 37 properties in Colorado and 10 others in 5 states across the country for a total of over 8,000 units . During this time he maintained a part time medical practice and was a leading force in the American Society of Bariatric Physicians , a national organization . However , the apartment industry remained his driving passion . His pride of ownership was evident as he constantly strove to improve value for the properties and residents alike . During his many years of involvement in the Denver multifamily industry , Dr Asher encouraged many of his staff to get involved through AAMD , contributing countless hours to education and volunteerism Dr . Asher lived by the motto : “ The difficult we do immediately ; the impossible takes a little longer .
Lauren Brockman
Growing up in Amarillo , Lauren raised prize winning pigs . Yep , pigs . His favorite was called Herman . Bet he made some good tasting bacon ! That tidbit came from his beautiful wife Lynett of 16 years , whom he met each other at an NAA function in Chicago .
Speaking of NAA , Lauren was the national chairman of the NAA PAC in 2001 . He was also President of the AAMD in 1999-2000 and was instrumental in setting up the first reserve account for AAMD when no one thought it would work . Now the balance is over $ 1.5M . Lauren also served as CAA President .
BY MARK WINDHAGER
LAUREN BROCKMAN
Lauren has acquired or developed over 10,000 units in Colorado and Texas valued at over $ 925M with Allied . Lauren is a wonderful person and a wonderful person who would gladly give the shirt of his back to anyone when needed .
Ray Baker
BY DREW HAMRICK & DENNIS MALONE
Ray Baker led the charge on creating a foundation to make sure rent control was defeated when it first appeared many years ago . He also led the stand to make sure apartments were taxed as residential properties rather than commercial properties , saving owners millions .
Ray was also one of the leaders that got the first Vacancy & Rent Study completed with researcher and author Gordon Von Stroh . At one of the initial meetings Gordon famously asked , “ what am I supposed to do ,” to which Ray responded , “ you ’ ve got to make us happy .”
Ray is also the founder of the Gold Crown Foundation , which has worked to educate kids through sports and enrichment programs – over 6,000 kids to date .
RAY BAKER
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