Welcome to Bright Sound Investments
The Bright Sound Investments team has successfully transacted over $500mm in value-add and development real estate ventures, with a proven track record of building strong partnerships and delivering exceptional returns for investors.
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WHY INVEST IN REAL ESTATE?
Cash Flow through Passive Income
Your stake in a real estate investment enables you to benefit from the cash flow the property produces each month. Cash flow is what is left over when you take the property’s income (most often in the form of rent) minus its expenses. Because every investor is entitled to their share of the property’s cash flow based on their amount invested, and because their invested dollars are in a sense “earning” them these sizable distributions directly to their bank accounts, investors have come to refer to it as “passive income”.
Appreciation
In general, property appreciation means an increase of its value over time. The more an asset appreciates in value, the more profit is made on its refinance or sale. In addition to this natural appreciation, we increase the value of our assets by increasing their net operating income, which in turn, further increases their value. This means more money for the investors upon refinance or sale of the property.
Tax Benefits
We are not professional tax accountants and we recommend you seek proper counsel, but owning real estate has always offered incredible tax savings and huge tax advantages when compared to traditional investments such as stocks & bonds. Oftentimes, investors in apartment buildings end up paying little to no taxes because of the legal incentives written into our tax codes. In some cases, you are even able to reduce or eliminate the taxes you pay at your W-2 job when investing in commercial real estate. Please seek your tax professional for personalized tax benefit information.
WHAT IS A SYNDICATION?
A multifamily syndication is a partnership where a group of investors pool their money together to purchase large assets that would otherwise be difficult for someone to acquire on their own. The typical structure consists of general partners and limited partners.
The General Partner, or syndicator, is responsible for overseeing and managing the property from acquisition, signing the loan, due diligence, renovation, and daily operations. They have full liability over the company and its decisions.
Limited Partners are passive partners who invest in a portion of the equity investment and typically are not involved in the daily responsibilities of the company and have no personal liability beyond their investment.
MEET OUR TEAM
Hilary Graves
Hilary Graves is the founder and managing partner of Bright Sound Investments, a private equity group out of York, Pennsylvania. She and her husband, Billy, started building their real estate portfolio with their company Bilary Property Group before partnering with well-established operators on larger multifamily deals. Bright Sound Investments has an extensive portfolio that includes apartment complexes in Pennsylvania, New York, South Carolina, Oklahoma, and Florida. Hilary specializes in educating new passive investors, and has appeared on various real estate podcasts and webinars. Aside from real estate, Hilary is an accomplished pianist, composer, and music educator/advocate, having graduated summa cum laude with a masters degree in music education from Lebanon Valley College.
Jason Pero
Jason Pero is the co-owner of Pero Real Estate, LLC which was founded in 2001 with his wife Nadia. Pero Real Estate is one of the largest real estate companies in Northwestern Pennsylvania. Former President of the Apartment Association of Northwestern Pennsylvania and board member for 18 years, Jason takes pride in educating landlords and real estate investors. An author, frequent guest on nationally recognized podcasts, and a real estate coach/mentor for new and experienced investors, Jason has worked hard to provide value in every aspect of his business. Jason has a broad experience in strategic planning, property and asset management, acquisitions, value add opportunities, syndications and dispositions.
Jennifer Barner
Jennifer is a real estate syndicator and investment specialist with a real estate background in asset management, rehabbing blighted homes and managing rental properties. To date, she has rehabbed 43 properties. She is now the General Partner of over 900 and 1951 total multifamily doors in and across Arkansas, North Carolina, Georgia, and South Carolina. Jennifer started a podcast called "Mastering Money for Moms" where she interviews guests to discuss starting a business and raising a family.
MEET OUR TEAM
Hilary Graves
Managing Partner
Hilary Graves is the founder and managing partner of Bright Sound Investments. She is General Partner in over 2,000 units of multifamily real estate, including apartment complexes in Pennsylvania, New York, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, and Oklahoma. Hilary specializes in educating new passive investors, and has appeared on various real estate podcasts and webinars. In addition to large-scale group investment, Hilary also owns and operates a small portfolio of short and midterm rentals in her hometown of York, PA. Aside from real estate, Hilary is an accomplished pianist and songwriter, having written and produced songs that received radio airplay in the US and Canada. She is also a long-time music educator who graduated summa cum laude from Lebanon Valley College with a masters degree in music education, and spent 25 years as a public school music teacher and private piano instructor.
Pero Real Estate
Partner
Jason Pero is President of Pero Real Estate LLC, founded in 2001 with his wife, Nadia. Jason has owned and operated over $260,000,000 of real estate assets comprised of nearly 3,000 multifamily rental units in Erie PA, Cleveland OH, San Antonio TX, New Mexico, Florida, and Oklahoma. Acting as a KP and GP in a large number of syndications Jason has been able to provide the vision and leadership cultivated from over two decades of property management and investing experience.
Pero Real Estate is one of the largest real estate investment companies in Northwestern Pennsylvania. Past President of the Apartment Association of Northwestern Pennsylvania and board member since 2006, Jason takes pride in educating both seasoned landlords and aspiring real estate investors. Jason is an author, a frequent guest on nationally recognized podcasts, and a real estate coach and mentor for new and experienced investors alike.
Lake City Equity
Partners
Lake City Equity is a privately held real estate investment firm founded by Jon Wells, Sam Wells, and Dr. David “Iggy” Iglewicz—three partners who combine decades of experience in leadership, operations, and real estate strategy. Together, they bring a proven track record of building and scaling multimillion-dollar organizations across industries including real estate, healthcare, retail, and logistics. Their collective expertise spans acquisitions, asset management, investor relations, and business development, supported by a shared commitment to disciplined execution and investor-first transparency.
The partners’ prior ventures include leading high-performing teams of more than 100 employees, managing over $250 million in real estate assets, and successfully growing companies that generated over $100 million in residential sales. Drawing on this operational depth and entrepreneurial mindset, Lake City Equity was established to identify, acquire, and manage high-quality multifamily and alternative real estate opportunities that deliver strong, risk-adjusted returns while creating lasting value for investors and the communities they serve.
Lake City Equity was named to the INC 5000 fastest growing companies in America list in 2025 (they were #74!).
Neighborhood Capital Resources
Partners
Jay Boersma is a Managing Partner of Neighborhood Capital Resources NCR. Jay was born and raised in Stillwater, OK and went to Oklahoma State University where he earned a BS in Finance. Jay has been in residential lending for almost thirty years and has been an investment property owner/landlord since 1998. He started focusing on multifamily in 2019 and has completed 6 acquisitions in AZ and OK ranging from 6 – 124 units. Jay’s experience includes deal sourcing and analysis as well as asset management in affordable housing, vouchers and class C value add multifamily.
Tana Boersma earned her Bachelor Degree from Oklahoma State University, before serving clients for 20+ years in the demanding world of Residential Mortgage Lending. Tana is passionate about building strong relationships with clients and investment partners, ensuring that NCR continues to provide them with the highest level of service and support. Overall, Tana is committed to driving growth, improving efficiency, and ensuring Neighborhood Capital Resources’ long-term success. NCR’s goal is to provide safe, clean and livable communities to its tenants while providing secure investment opportunities for its partners.
Trinity Development Partners
Partner
Bright Sound Investments, along with our team of advisors, has built a strong record of over 5,000 performing multifamily units across the U.S.
HOW TO INVEST WITH US
Bright Sound Investments uses our strict investment criteria to filter and source ideal properties in the multifamily market. These properties will be presented to our investors with information that will allow them to carefully evaluate the opportunity in line with their investment parameters and goals. The majority of our investments are private 506-B placements and can only be offered to investors who have filled out our short investor form and spoken to a member of our team voice-to-voice.
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Portfolio
Jamestown, NY
114 Units
Southern Tier Village
$2.3M Capital Raised
Savannah, GA
176 Units
Timberland Apartments
$12.2M Capital Raised
Savannah, GA
208 Units
Viera Apartments
$21.5M Capital Raised
Charleston, SC
108 Units
Oakleaf Townhomes
$9.3M Capital Raised
Erie, PA
224 Units
Lighthouse Portfolio
$5.4M Capital Raised
Stillwater, OK
124 Units
Bricktown Apartments
$3.3M Capital Raised
Lady Lake, FL
485 Units
Lady Lake
$3M Capital Raised
Summerville, SC
168 Units
Summerville Station
$9.2M Capital Raised
Savannah, GA
106 Units
Spoke Apartments
$3M Capital Raised
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
You can join our free Investor Community HERE. Investors in our Investor Community are the first to receive notifications of new deals.
Most of our deals are underwritten to a 5 year hold, but this can vary based on the business plan and market conditions.
It can vary depending on the deal, but typically $50k – $75k.
Yes! We accept self directed IRA and Solo 401(k) funds. If you don’t know if your account qualifies, please reach out to us to help.
Investors receive profits from the cashflow of the property quarterly.
Once you have decided to partner with us, you can join our investor club to start seeing opportunities. Prospective investors receive an Offering Memorandum which details the fund’s target property types, markets, and projected returns. Investors complete the investment documents and contribute capital. Profit checks and investment updates are delivered to investors each quarter.
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