BROKER DEALER SERVICES
John Freeborn ..... Director of Broker/Dealer Sales
Mr. Freeborn became a licensed securities broker in 1976 and continued his career as a securities principal and wholesaler in association with the Canadian Securities Institute, Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) and Securities Exchange Commission. During Mr. Freeborn’s 40 years of experience he has been involved in real estate for 36 years. His responsibilities included due diligence analysis, structuring real estate and tax credit programs, private placement offerings, real estate oversight, review boards, financial analysis, negotiations, budgets, marketing and wholesaling investment programs. In 1998 Mr. Freeborn joined RK Properties, Inc. as Director of Broker/Dealer Sales and part of his responsibilities included educating real estate investors and securities brokers on real estate investing, past and current markets of real estate and 1031 Tax Deferred Exchanges through a series of educational workshops across the country.
Matthew Ferguson ..... Wholesaler
Mr. Ferguson joined RK Securities in 2020. He has over 15 years of real estate investment experience. At RK Securities his responsibilities include communicating with securities broker dealers and registered investment advisors. He began his career in the securities industry at Ameriprise Financial and held the position of Vice President of 1031 sales at AEI Capital Corporation. At AEI he focused on securitized real estate sales through the broker dealer and RIA community and helped place hundreds of millions of dollars in 1031 exchange capital. Mr. Ferguson has a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Wisconsin-River Falls. Prior to his corporate career he served eight years in the United States Army (Infantry) with two tours of duty in Iraq.
Clayton Coleman ..... Wholesaler
Mr. Coleman joined RK Securities in 2021. He has over seven years of real estate investment experience. At RK Properties, his responsibilities include educating real estate investors and securities brokers on real estate investing, past and current markets of real estate, and 1031 Tax Deferred Exchanges. He began his real estate investments career at NexPoint Securities as a Regional Sales Consultant and has since held the position of 1031 Product Specialist where he specialized in Multifamily assets. At NexPoint, he focused on raising capital and marketing their DST platform through the broker dealer and RIA channels, helping place approximately $400 million in 1031 exchange equity over a two-year time frame. Mr. Coleman received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Corporate Communications and Marketing from the University of Kentucky.