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Strategic Long Term Focused Real Estate Investment

Darby Group, LLC specializing in acquiring and managing industrial and multifamily real estate with a long term focus on appreciation and tax benefits.

Our Vision

At Darby Group, LLC, we focus on real estate investment opportunities tailored for high net worth individuals. Our 35+ years of experience acquiring, leasing, and managing buildings empowers us to provide exceptional management on behalf of investors of industrial and multifamily real estate, primarily along the West Coast.

Our Story

Darby Group, LLC was formed in 2005 by Michael Smith as a vehicle to purchase investment properties for long term growth. 

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Since 1988, Michael Smith has been a licensed agent/broker specializing in industrial leasing and sales in Southern California. He formed Team LA Commercial (www.teamLAcommercial.com) where he has advised high net worth clients through four recessions. He has sold and leased hundreds of industrial properties valued far in the excess of $1 Billion.

Why Choose Us

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Investment

We offer strategic investment opportunities that meet the unique needs of high net worth individuals, allowing for long term appreciation and tax benefits

Management and Leasing

35+ years of experience leasing and managing buildings allows for boots on the ground decision making with real time information

Long Term Tax Advantages

Darby Group, LLC focuses on acquiring assets that take advantage of accelerated depreciation through cost segregation studies to lower taxable amounts for high net worth investors

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