Catalyst Land Group

Who We Are

Catalyst is a premier real estate services firm designed to help investors navigate the complexities of purchasing, selling and owning real estate. Our focus is to help you create a better performing real estate portfolio by introducing new opportunities in planning, cashflow, and tax efficient, liquid 1031 exchanges.

Founded in 2022 and headquartered in Laramie, Wyoming, our vision is simple: make the 1031 exchange more accessible across America.

Shannon Markle, our founder & CEO, spent the last 25 years as a financial advisor helping helping individuals, families and businesses invest for a better future. After seeing the lack of education and misinformation in the market, he set out on a mission to build a business dedicated to support 1031 exchange transactions.

We work directly with the real property investors to:

Identify the opportunity for 1031 exchanges,
Find a replacement property, and
Provide transaction support through our bespoke expert network.

Whether you need immediate help navigating a 1031 exchange transaction or are planning for your future, let our team of experts lend a hand!

Helping You Find Your
Perfect Replacement Property

Our mission is to provide tailor made solutions to help you navigate your 1031 exchange. Our primary job is to help those who are looking for a replacement property find the perfect fit.

Our experience tells us that the most difficult part of completing a 1031 exchange isn't the paperwork or knowing the rules. It's actually finding a suitable replacement property worth buying! Finding any qualified replacement property with similar value and debt leverage can be tough if not impossible under the time constraints of a 1031 exchange - this is why the average exchanger pays a 20% premium for replacement properties and many investors fail to complete their exchange altogether.

We manage a readily available inventory of replacement property specifically designed for 1031 exchanges. We coined the term Perfect Fit Exchange ("PFE") and introduced a liquid innovative solution that lets you match dollar-for-dollar the value and debt leverage on your former property that satisfies the 1031 exchange requirements.

Our
Leadership Team

SHANNON MARKLE

Founder & CEO

Shannon is a seasoned business owner and financial expert with over 28 years of entrepreneurial experience. Shannon began as an adviser at Cuna Brokerage Services in 2002, where he was a recurring recipient of the Members Excellence award for five consecutive years. He then transitioned to Cambridge Investment Research as a registered representative in 2011, finishing out as an Investment Adviser Representative in 2019. Following this, Shannon started his own firm, Markle Financial, which is currently thriving and in operation to this day.

In 2022, Shannon formed Catalyst Land Group to help clients navigate the complex Section 1031 Exchange transaction process. As a real estate investor of over 24 years, he understands the value in having control over your investments. Through Catalyst, he now aims to bring that control through creating a system of efficiency and collaboration within the Section 1031 Exchange space, allowing investors to achieve the highest and best use of their real property through long-term investment.

Shannon holds a Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor (CRPC®) designation, providing him with the tools and knowledge to assist clients in planning, executing and sustaining their retirement.

LOU WELLER

General Counsel

Lou Weller is a nationally recognized attorney specializing in taxation of real estate transactions. He previously served as National Director of Real Estate Transaction Planning and National Director, Section 1031 Exchange Services at Deloitte Tax LLP. He has extensive experience designing and implementing strategies for real estate and business asset acquisitions, transfers, exchanges, leases, financing, work-outs as well as , partnership and joint venture formations. He also owned and for more than 20 years operated one of the first Section 1031 Exchange qualified intermediary businesses. Lou has consulted with large institutional and individual property owners on Section 1031 matters for many years.

Lou graduated cum laude with a B.A. in Political Science from Yale University and earned concurrent J.D. and Masters in Public Policy degrees from the University of California, Berkeley. He has published many articles dealing with real estate tax issues and is author of the treatise Real Property Exchanges.