Who We Are
Black Swan Real Estate is the values driven, vertically integrated real estate investment company that delivers exceptional returns through a revolutionary private equity structure, with over 1,000 doors and $300M in AUM.
What Makes Us Different
Our unique investor-focused passive investment model demonstrates a radical alignment of incentives with no fees whatsoever, and a 100% return of capital to investors before any splits, followed by decades of infinite returns. Secure your Freedom. Launch your Legacy.
Nick Stageberg: CEO
From software tech start-up veteran to CEO of Black Swan Real Estate, Nick Stageberg has always been an entrepreneur at heart.
Before real estate, Nick enjoyed an extremely successful career in enterprise software. Over 9 years, his first startup went from $13M in venture capital to $100M in private equity sale. After that, he helped the Mayo Clinic create a software development startup which resulted in him leading 13 teams of engineers after only 3 years. Along the way, Nick and Elaine built a real estate portfolio which eventually became Black Swan Real Estate. Nick has been able to leverage the innovative tools and management techniques from the technology world in real estate, which has given Black Swan an incredible advantage over legacy firms in the industry.
Elaine Stageberg: MD, MHA, CEO
Co-owner and Founder of Black Swan Real Estate, a leading national presenter, investment thought leader, and real estate expert, Dr Elaine Stageberg is a psychiatrist, mother of four, and mentor to physicians and real estate investors from all walks of life.
Elaine received an MD and MHA from the University of Oklahoma, and was one of the few selected to complete her elite training in psychiatry at the Mayo Clinic, the #1 rated hospital in the world. Her best-of-the-best pedigree ingrained her in a powerful, deep, and rare understanding of what fundamentally drives people, and how to help them manifest a better version of themselves. Today she teaches everyone ranging from fellow physicians and fund managers to first-time real estate investors that real estate is the most powerful way to leverage mindset. Elaine shows her audiences how to not just turn paychecks into prosperity but create a full and rich life which will launch their legacy.
Elaine is responsible for Investor Relations and marshaling capital at Black Swan. In December 2021 she successfully launched a $11M private equity fund which was raised in a single day. In December 2022 she just closed another $30M private equity fund.
The Stageberg Family Foundation
The Stageberg Family Foundation is a nonprofit organization that supports other nonprofits, activists, and community builders who focus on helping as many people as possible get access to
City parks and green spaces to enhance the quality of life for people. Everyone should have free, equal access to the great outdoors.
Quality, affordable, safe, and sustainable housing for women and children. Changing generations.
Entrepreneurial mentorship, vocational direction, and business skillbuilding for young people — the resources we wish we’d had 20 years before we actually had them!
