Our People

Robert (Jake) P. Jacobsen, CEO, Principal and Founder:

Mr. Jacobsen is the Founder and the primary Principal of Sagebrush Capital and affiliates founded in 2000. Mr. Jacobsen has managed, both as a principal and a non-principal, numerous successful business entities for the last 25 years. Mr. Jacobsen  has been active in commercial real estate since the 1994.

Since 2001, Mr. Jacobsen has been responsible for the successful development of $115,000,000 in residential properties and the acquisition of multi-family apartment properties consisting of over 3,600 rental units, with an aggregate acquisition cost of over $300 million. Mr. Jacobsen has led the company through 11 years of profitable growth both for the company and its partners. Mr. Jacobsen profitably navigated the company  through two major economic downturns.

Todd Heinzeroth, Principal / CFO & Controller:

Mr. Heinzeroth is the Controller for Sagebrush Capital and manages the financial reporting and day-to-day operations of the accounting group. Mr. Heinzeroth holds a BA in accounting with an emphasis in computer science from Luther College.  During his 40 years in the accounting, reporting, and finance areas, he has served for 20 years as Sagebrush Real Estate Operations Controller.  He has also served as Vice President of Finance and NASD Series 27 Financial Operations Principal for DE Frey & Company, Inc., Manager of Financial Reporting for Newmont Mining, and Senior Manager of Audit for Deloitte & Touche.

Dan Ezra, Strategic Partner:  Mr. Ezra, a former Sagebrush employee in charge of development and construction, is a strategic partner in providing 3rd party owner's representation for all of Sagebrush's multifamily projects.  Mr. Ezra graduated from the University of Maryland in 1985, with a degree in Civil Engineering.  He joined the Donohoe Companies shortly thereafter and developed a successful career as a Project Manager and Estimator for Commercial and Residential construction projects.  In 1993, he moved to Colorado and joined M. A. Mortenson where he specialized in pre-construction estimating and design services.  Mr. Ezra subsequently started his own consulting practice, DAE in Denver after completing the Portofino Tower high rise condominiums for Sagebrush in 2003.  Currently he is the Senior Managing Partner of DAE, which is currently managing a portfolio of $200,000,000 in Owner Representation and Construction Management Services.