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Damian J. Esparza

Building the Trust Layer in Reserve Studies

📍 San Diego, California, United States🔄 Updated November 2026💼 4 investments📅 25 years investing🗓 Last invested Feb 2014𝕏 @upgrade_to_unlock
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2017
Founder
Dec 2017
SmartProperty is a capital reserve planning platform that provides property managers with innovative tools that make their jobs so much easier and changes their lives so profoundly that they’ll never even think of going back to the old way of doing things. SmartProperty helps you forecast your property’s capital reserve expenditures, so you’ll never be caught by surprise again. Capital Reserve planning used to be complicated and tedious, but not anymore… not with SmartProperty.“Fun, fast, and flexible” is our motto. We help property managers do their jobs better so that their owners can enjoy where they live, stress less about the future, and just be happy. ➨➨ See for yourself what SmartProperty can do for you - Sign up for a free trial of and enjoy access to all of our top-notch features. Come check us out at SmartProperty.com
2014
Boy Scouts of America, San Diego - Imperial Council
Member of the Board
Feb 2014
2011
The New Majority - San Diego
Board Member
Sep 2011
2010
Water Conservation Garden
Board Member
Dec 2010
2001
Shareholder
Jun 2001
Barrera & Company, Inc. is a second-generation, family-owned business established in 1980 by the late F. Shawn Barrera. In 1984, the Company completed its first reserve study for a Carlsbad homeowners’ association (HOA). Two years later, California passed the Davis-Stirling Act, which regulated the HOA industry and would soon mandate reserve studies by law. In 1991, Chris Sanders joined Barrera and helped consolidate the entire reserve study process in-house, enabling the company to speed up its process and evolve. Around this same time, Hawaii enacted its own legislation to regulate condominium associations and Barrera took a leadership position once again, becoming one of the state’s first reserve study companies. In 2001, Damian Esparza joined the Company and began working with Chris Sanders. Together, they have successfully expanded the business into new markets and continually invest in the quality of the reserve study experience. For example, Barrera was the first reserve study company to develop web-based software, enabling clients to develop reserve budgets in real time, at any time, any place. Throughout its history, Barrera has always demonstrated leadership through innovation and a commitment to improving the customer experience. The Company completes over 1,000 reserve studies a year throughout the United States, advising owners and investors to see the value in planning for the future.
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