Our Team

Nico Salgado

Founder and Managing Partner

Nico has a BS in Business Marketing and Management and a minor in Economics. He also holds a Masters degree in Spanish Language Education and spent the past 19 years as a Spanish teacher.

Apart from teaching and investing in real estate, Nico is an entrepreneur, coach, mentor, and leader. He is an avid surfer, woodworker, traveler, and extremely proud father.

Nico began investing in real estate in 2012 with a single-family development project and has since scaled to owning over 200 units as a General Partner, going full cycle on 194 units.

He hosts a monthly Meetup group titled the Multifamily Investors Network NY. Nico also hosts the Small Axe Podcast where he interviews industry leaders in multifamily, where he believes “it only takes a small axe to build a lasting empire”.

As founder and visionary of Small Axe Communities, Nico is responsible for developing and executing the company’s long-term objectives, growth strategies, and initiatives as well as overseeing day-to-day operations as an Asset Manager, investor relations and acquisitions specialist.