As second-generation owner of Property Solutions and Services (PSS), Asher has spent his lifetime growing a passion for real estate, consulting, and non-profit housing. Asher witnessed the beginning of PSS when he was a boy, as his mother and father started the business from their family living room in 1988.

Asher’s career began with a BA in Hotel Management from Johnson & Wales University. After college, Asher began his career in real estate, starting with hotels. His first ventures were with the Hotel Viking in Newport, RI and then with the Queen Mary in Long Beach, CA. He then moved back to Minneapolis and began working for PSS on a variety of roles over the course of eight years. In 2019, Asher and business partner, Patrick Moore, purchased PSS from the past owner, Asher’s mother, Catherine Breier. PSS provides Asher with the ability to fulfill his personal passion of providing affordable housing in the Twin Cities community.

Asher brings his passion, strategic thinking, entrepreneurship mindset, and execution experience to his team and clients. He is a licensed real estate broker with experience in property management. His funding expertise includes Section 8, LIHTC (Low Income Housing Tax Credit), MARIF, and HOME, and he maintains relationships with various government funding agencies including HUD, MHFA, AHC, Metropolitan Council, ST. Paul PHA, and the MPHA, as well as local municipalities. In 2018, Asher was invited to join the Hennepin County COC funding committee to provide strategic insight on behalf of the landlord community.

Asher’s vision for PSS is to continue to help its clients reach their ultimate potential in providing housing for those in need.

After 10 years of working for PSS in a variety of roles and growing his passion for real estate, Patrick purchased the business with partner, Asher Gavzy, in 2019. In his multi-dimensional role as COO, Patrick oversees the PSS Section 8 portfolio and the Compliance Department.

Patrick brings 14 years of property management experience to PSS. In addition to managing a variety of PSS properties, he was integrally involved in the rehab of three substantial rehabilitation projects under the Tax Credit program. He first got his interest in property management as a site manager and continued to build his skillset as he received his CAM certification in 2007 and AHM certification in 2009.

Patrick works closely with owners, architects, and contractors during major renovations, providing recommendations on product selection and design. He meticulously works to minimize the disruption to families who are being relocated on and off-site during construction and meets and understands the strict timelines to lease-up the property, maximizing the available credits.

Patrick enjoys spending time with his 14-year-old son, traveling, scuba diving, and relaxing in a hammock with a good book. Before PSS, Patrick spent 2 years as a Peace Corps volunteer in the country of Suriname.

Dana Lee Thompson joined Property Solutions & Services in January of 2016.  Fresh to the world of Property Management, within the first 2 short years, Dana has successfully managed Jamestown Homes, a 73-unit Project Base Section 8 property in St. Paul, while it underwent a substantial rehab.  She effortlessly relates with the residents and supports their needs, while efficiently executing all of the varied Site Manager responsibilities including, but not limited to: processing applications, submitting compliance paperwork, overseeing the site caretakers, conducting unit inspections, reporting maintenance work orders, maintaining resident files, corresponding with property vendors, and rent collection.  This is all done while she promotes fair housing and handles the everyday unexpected occurrences of a lively and diverse community.

While Dana has recently discovered her talent in the role of Site Manager these last few years, she has been a working professional actor for over 15 years.  Born and raised in Kansas City, Missouri, Dana landed her first acting role at Theatre for Young America in 2001. This was an experience that inspired her to earn her BFA in Theatre Performance at Missouri State University.  After spending a year in the Professional Acting Internship at The Black Repertory Company in St. Louis, Missouri, Dana brought her artistry to the Twin Cities in 2009 when she landed a spot in the Performing Company at CLIMB Theatre, touring plays all over the upper Midwest of the country for several years.  Dana has established herself in the Twin City theatre community performing on stages like Mixed Blood, Park Square, Artistry, and Phoenix, just to name a few.  Rooted in the thriving art scene and conquering the complex business of managing subsidized housing, Dana continues to flourish.

Kim grew up living in subsidized housing, receiving public assistance, and participating in the free and reduced lunch program at school. When she was the first in her immediate family to graduate college in 2012 from Hamline University, she started working at Property Solutions and Services as an Assistant Site Manager immersing herself into all things Project-Based Section 8 and Tax Credits. She worked her way up to Associate Site Manager when she decided she wanted to educate people, particularly first-generation immigrants, on how to get out of the cycle of poverty and build wealth by owning property so she became a Real Estate Agent. After realizing how much sales and hitting quotas it involved, she went back into affordable housing but as a Compliance Specialist for Section 202 and Section 811 properties with over 350 units. She was then approached by MN Housing for the Compliance Officer position in 2018. There she monitored over 160 properties to ensure they were in compliance with multiple funding programs such as Tax Credits, HOME, MARIF, ARIF, POHP, PARIF, and LTH. She conducted over 25 property inspections within 2 months. In 2020, she came back to Property Solutions and Services as a Human Resources Manager/Site Manager where she’s able to be as versatile as she can be in all areas of affordable housing.

Kim is currently a student at St. Mary’s University for an Accelerated Master’s in Business Administration degree expected to graduate December 2021. Her mom and her bought their first home in 2017 and she bought her 2nd home with her husband in February 2021. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her husband, Robert, furry baby, Blitz, family and friends, participates in two book clubs, a volleyball league, a Dungeons and Dragons adventure, and works in group homes with adults that have developmental disabilities.

Bob joined Property Solutions & Services in 2009 as a Caretaker. He grew up doing construction projects with his family in Midwest Minnesota and the caretaker position was a way to get out of working in the cold weather. He moved up to the Cities to attend Northwestern College (now Northwestern University) for two years and decided to start working in construction full-time.

Since joining PSS, Bob has continued to move up in the company; first, becoming a maintenance technician, then onto coordinating/supervising, and now as the Director of Facilities overseeing the whole maintenance and painting department. He holds a Special Boiler License, Universal EPA Certification, LEAD-Safe Renovator Certification, O&M Asbestos Certification, Contractor’s License, HQS Inspector Certification, and CRMT (Certified Residential Maintenance Technician) through MMHA.

Outside of work, Bob enjoys spending time with his family and coaches several of his kids’ sports teams.

Sarah joined Property Solutions & Services, Inc. in 2022.  She grew up in the apartment industry, completing her CRM and CRMT with MHA in 1997.  After spending several years in market rate housing, she joined CommonBond in 2008 managing Section 42, HOME, MHOP and LTH for multiple sites.  In 2015 she accepted the Property Director position with Central Minnesota Housing Partnership, Inc. in St. Cloud overseeing 21 properties consisting of Section 42, Rural Development, HOME and LTH.  In 2017 she accepted a Senior Property Manager position with focus on permanent supportive housing with Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese St. Paul and Minneapolis funding sources included GRH, LIHTC, HOME, RAD, PBV, CoC along with HMIS and Sage reporting. She is COS certified and has held a MN Real Estate License since 2004.

Frances has been with Property Solutions and Services since 2000. She manages our biggest portfolio, Liberty Plaza, which is a 173-unit property comprising of townhomes and apartments. It is located in Ward One of St. Paul where she grew up and lives. She is proud of working in this community as well as being an active community member.

She has extensive experience in property management and affordable housing programs such as Tax Credits and Section 8. She also has strong relationships with agencies and community organizations throughout the metro to assist with housing those that need affordable housing and programs for kids that reside at her property. She is highly culturally competent and this is one of her greatest strengths that make her an outstanding Site Manager. Under Frances’ leadership, Liberty Plaza won a MADACS Award in 2011 for Property Excellence for Affordable Housing.

Susan has been with Property Solutions and Services since September 2020. Susan is a qualified and performance-driven Site Manager with 2+ years of experience overseeing all aspects of property management, and managing all daily operations, as well as conducting property tours. She has excellent communication skills, strong independent work abilities, a great teamwork player, and the ability to work and perform well under pressure. She have extensive knowledge with tax credit funding and is AHM certified through Quadel. Susan also works with long-term homelessness households and service providers.

Susan previously held the position of Site Manager at The Reserves Network in Atlanta, Georgia. She managed all facets of CFA Staffing needs as a Staffing Manager. Susan’s career started in information technology at Purdue University. She worked as a campus-wide IT Service Desk Representative.

She has a Bachelor of Science in Information Systems and Computer Programming from Purdue University and a Master of Human Resource Management from Ashford University. In her spare time, Susan loves to spend time with her family, watch TV, and traveling the world.