Mesa Capital Partners

Overview

Investment Leader & Innovator Uses Technology to Scale Without Hiring

Mesa Capital Partners, a boutique real estate investment firm based in Atlanta, faced a dramatic uptick in deal flow in 2024 while operating with a lean team. To stay competitive, the firm turned to Archer. What followed was a transformative experience: significantly faster underwriting, increased deal throughput, and the ability to explore previously overlooked opportunities.

At the center of this transformation is Ty Mitchell, Mesa Capital’s Director of Investments and newly minted CIO. Ty led the firm's return to active acquisitions, guided its tenth fund to close, and drove the adoption of Archer—all while juggling investor relations, acquisitions, and development. His forward-thinking approach helped Mesa move with the speed of a much larger firm—without hiring a single new analyst.

This is the story of how Archer empowered Ty and Mesa Capital to scale smarter, act faster, redefine what a small team can accomplish, all while saving money for the firm.

The Challenge

Too Many Deals. Too Little Time.

In 2024, Mesa Capital found itself at a critical inflection point. After a pause in acquisitions due to market volatility, the firm returned to dealmaking with renewed vigor—successfully closing its tenth fund, a $250M vehicle. But a lean team and manual processes left the firm scrambling to keep pace with mounting deal flow.

“We were seeing three to five deals a day, each taking three to four hours to underwrite. It was like trying to drink from a fire hose.”

The workload had become unsustainable. Even with aggressive triage, the firm felt it may be missing compelling investment opportunities—some of which, in hindsight, could have delivered strong returns.

The Solution

Turning Skepticism Into a Strategic Advantage

Mitchell discovered Archer through a peer referral and approached the demo with healthy skepticism. That changed quickly.

“Watching the live demo was the turning point. We sent them a deal two minutes before the meeting to test the product in real-time. The speed and accuracy were exactly as advertised.”

At the time, Mesa wasn’t evaluating any other software vendors. The plan was to hire an analyst to handle the surge in deal flow. But after experiencing Archer firsthand, that plan was shelved. The platform delivered exactly what the team needed—speed, capacity, and accuracy—without the cost or ramp time of a new hire.

Ty and his team quickly realized that continuing their analyst search—or even looking at other software solutions—would be a waste of time. Archer had already hit it out of the park.

Archer’s parsing and underwriting tools were the immediate draw, but the firm quickly saw value across its full pipeline—especially for deals outside their typical strike zone. A perfect example is Venture at Long Shoals, an 86-unit property outside Asheville, NC marketed by CBRE. Traditionally, Mesa would’ve skipped it due to the small unit count—but Archer made it easy to run the numbers quickly and surface hidden potential.

“It’s the kind of deal we wouldn’t have even bothered to download before. But because of Archer—and because of the Asheville market—we were able to run it fast and see the opportunity.”

Mesa chose to invest in Archer instead of expanding headcount, realizing the platform could provide the horsepower they were missing.

Mesa Capital's experience with Archer is a blueprint for modern investment firms: lean, tech-enabled, and ready to act fast in a competitive market.