Meet The Managing Partners
Colby Long
Managing Partner
Acquisitions & Investor Relations
With a decade of experience as a real estate investor, Colby Long has built a diverse portfolio across five different markets. Beginning with a single-family home near Disneyland, Colby started hosting guests, which led to the successful acquisition of six short-term rentals and a small multifamily property. His current focus has shifted to boutique hotels, where he leverages his extensive expertise to craft unique, high-quality guest experiences in this rapidly growing sector.
Kevin Leong
Managing Partner
Operations & Hospitality Management
Kevin Leong specializes in the operational and systems side of hospitality strategy, drawing from his experience scaling a short-term rental and corporate housing portfolio to 184 units in under two years. He primarily partnered with multifamily landlords, leasing and operating multiple units while delivering consistent performance through standardized processes.
His background centers on building repeatable systems across pricing, guest experience, unit operations, and team workflows. These operational foundations translate directly into boutique hotel environments, where efficiency, consistency, and execution determine long-term success.
Kevin focuses on creating reliable, five-star guest experiences through strong systems rather than guesswork, ensuring assets are run cleanly, predictably, and at scale.
Lorenzo Mercado
Managing Partner
Investment and Asset Management
Lorenzo leads investment and asset management at Solvarra Group. He is responsible for underwriting opportunities, making investment decisions, and maintaining asset-level accountability.
His background includes residential redevelopment, where he developed a practical foundation in underwriting, construction oversight, and value-add execution. He takes a hands-on, risk-first approach to evaluating value-add hospitality opportunities, with a focus on downside protection, capital preservation, and operational feasibility before pursuing upside. Lorenzo works closely with the firm’s acquisitions and operations partners from acquisition through ongoing asset oversight to ensure decisions made on paper translate into real-world performance.