Principal-Led Real Estate Advisory & Brokerage

What TFI Real Estate Advisors Is

TFI Real Estate Advisors is the real estate advisory and team brand led by Ian Johnson within Libertas Real Estate, LLC, an Arizona-licensed real estate brokerage. When the work involves licensed brokerage services—representation, negotiation, listings, leasing or transaction execution—those services are provided through Libertas Real Estate, LLC under its designated-broker supervision.

TFI is built for clients who want direct broker involvement and analysis tied to the actual property—not a relationship that is handed off through a large platform. The decision may involve a home, commercial building, multifamily property, lease, portfolio, development question, 1031 exchange, private-capital relationship or another consequential real estate matter.

We start with the decision you actually need to make. Before recommending a path, TFI works to understand the objective, the evidence already available, the constraints, the timing, the risks and the other professionals the decision may require.

Who TFI Serves

TFI works with:

• Home buyers, sellers and owners navigating purchases, sales, relocations and major life transitions
• Business owners evaluating occupancy, leasing, acquisition, disposition or capital decisions
• Commercial and multifamily owners, landlords, tenants, developers and investors
• Individual investors, family offices and private ownership groups evaluating property or portfolio strategy
• Clients who need real estate execution coordinated with legal, tax, lending, title, appraisal, engineering, wealth-management or other professional advice

Some engagements lead directly to a purchase, sale or lease. Others begin with valuation, underwriting or market comparison and ultimately support a decision to hold, improve, refinance, reposition or wait. In either case, the work follows the same principle: understand the property and objective, compare the viable paths and execute the selected strategy responsibly.

Experience Across the Property Life Cycle

Ian Johnson’s background includes residential and commercial sales, leasing, property management, ownership, investment analysis and private real estate fund management. That range is useful because a property decision rarely stands alone.

A purchase can change financing, reserves and future liquidity. A lease can shape operating flexibility and occupancy risk. A sale can affect taxes, reinvestment and timing. An investment decision depends on basis, income durability, capital expenditures, leverage, downside exposure and exit assumptions. TFI keeps those wider consequences connected to the real estate decision without pretending every issue belongs to the broker.

This operator-informed perspective supports work across:

• Residential homes and relocation
• Office, retail, industrial and land
• Multifamily properties and portfolios
• Tenant and landlord representation
• Acquisitions and dispositions
• Valuation, pricing and underwriting
• Development and capital strategy
• Private real estate relationship frameworks

Direct Access and Accountability

TFI is intentionally principal-led. You work directly with Ian Johnson on the core analysis, strategy and brokerage execution rather than being introduced through one relationship and then passed to an anonymous team.

Direct access does not mean one person should perform every specialized function. It means you know who is responsible for the real estate work, how the decision is being evaluated and when another professional should be involved. TFI coordinates with your selected attorney, CPA, lender, qualified intermediary, title and escrow professionals, appraiser, inspector, engineer, investment adviser and other specialists as the assignment requires.

How the Related Entities and Relationships Fit Together

TFI Real Estate Advisors and Libertas Real Estate, LLC

TFI Real Estate Advisors is a real estate team and advisory brand operating within Libertas Real Estate, LLC. Licensed real estate brokerage services are provided through Libertas Real Estate, LLC. Ian Johnson is an active Arizona real estate broker currently employed as an Associate Broker with Libertas Real Estate, LLC.

Tesseract Financial Investments

Tesseract Financial Investments is the separate context for a potential TFI-sponsored private real estate relationship or structure. A TFI-sponsored investment would exist only if an appropriate opportunity were identified, a formal legal structure established and the required governing and offering documents put in place. This website does not represent that a current offering, committed capital, assets under management or available investment inventory exists.

Desert Rose Capital Management

Desert Rose Capital Management is a separate registered investment-advisory firm. Any portfolio-management or securities investment-advisory relationship must be evaluated and engaged separately through Desert Rose or another adviser the client selects. A real estate brokerage relationship with TFI does not automatically create an investment-advisory relationship.

Greater Phoenix Area Core and Broader Assignment Scope

The Greater Phoenix Area is TFI’s core market and where its residential, commercial and operating experience is deepest. For work elsewhere in Arizona, we evaluate the property type, location, available market evidence, licensing and the practical requirements of execution.

Selective national reach applies to larger commercial, multifamily, investment, portfolio, development or capital-driven assignments where direct TFI involvement and qualified local coordination add value. The scope is defined for the specific assignment rather than presented as national office coverage.

Review Markets We Serve for the complete geographic framework.

Long-Term Relationships Built Around Decisions

TFI is not built around transaction volume for its own sake. The goal is to support clients through recurring property decisions, changing markets and different stages of ownership.

That kind of relationship has to be earned through candid analysis, direct communication, realistic expectations and consistent follow-through. You should understand what TFI is doing, why it matters, what evidence supports the recommendation and where uncertainty remains.